Want a Good Arm Workout? Carve 6 Pumpkins!

Pumpkin carving is a pretty serious thing, in case you didn't know - just check out the picture. Lol (That's my fiance's son and I)

I have spent the last 2 days gutting and carving pumpkins and it's been a great workout for my arms. See? Workouts don't have to be traditional all the time. I was actually starting to sweat and was amazed at how much you actually use your arms and shoulders while carving pumpkins. And...it should be noted that I didn't use a regular knife. We do have a pumpkin carving knife thing, but I don't know that it's actually all that much easier or more convenient to use!

If you're interested and haven't carved any pumpkins yet, you still have about a day left! Carve between 3-5 pumpkins and you'll really start to feel it towards the end!

Happy Halloween everyone!

How do you do Your Halloween Costume Shopping?

Halloween is fast approaching, do you have all the costumes you need?

Ever since I can remember I have been buying costumes from Halloween Costume Stores online. I hate shopping in stores, period. I will never shop inside of a store unless I absolutely have to. I hate the crowds. I can almost always find great deals online and free shipping too, so I always buy the Halloween costumes that I need for my family, online. If you're into saving money (which, who isn't these days), then I suggest you try compare shopping for Halloween costumes online too.

There are many benefits to shopping online for Halloween costumes and the biggest advantage I can think of is being able to compare prices with dozens of different stores. You'd be surprised to see how much the prices can differ on one costume sold on several different websites.

Another nice benefit to shopping online is you don't have to drive around to different stores wasting gas trying to find the perfect costume. When you shop online, you can choose from thousands of costumes right at your fingertips!

Not only can you find Halloween costumes, but you can find Christmas Costumes as well. Can you believe Christmastime is almost here? It's crazy how fast time is flying by!

Happy Halloween!

90 Minute Full Body Workout!

Here's an amazing full body workout for you to try - cardio included! It's a different kind of cardio routine, but that's what makes it fun and you'll be surprised by how much it makes you sweat!

*Adjust the weight lifted to what is comfortable/challenging enough for you. This is kind of more of a beginner routine or someone just starting out with weightlifting, but anyone will benefit from the workout.

45lb flat bench - 3 sets x 15

30lb barbell curl - 4 sets x 6

30lb bent over rows - 4 sets x 12

5lb overhead dumbbell press - 3 sets x 15 (ouch!)

35lb seated rows - 3 sets x 15

35lb leg extension - 3 sets x 15

35lb leg curl - 3 sets x 12

15lb tricep overhead extension - 3 sets x 12

30lb barbell twist - 4 sets x 15

overhead crunches - 4 sets x 15

CARDIO CIRCUIT

Jump rope - 110 rotations

Side bends - 100

Incline reverse crunch - 15

Jump rope - 110 rotations

Side bends - 100

Incline reverse crunch - 15

Jump rope - 120 rotations

Side bends - 100

Incline reverse crunch - 15

Jump rope - 150 rotations

Side bends - 100

Incline reverse crunch - 20 (these are KILLER!)

Chest Workout - Up to 75 lbs and I'm sick! :)

I have been neglecting my chest workouts a little bit the past couple of weeks, so I trained them pretty hard recently. I surprised myself and was able to bench 75 pounds...and I'm sick! Now I can't wait until my next chest day so I can see how much I improve!

Here's what I did:

Flat Bench

35# - 1 set x 12 reps
45# - 2 sets x 10 reps
55# - 1 set x 6 reps
65# - 1 set x 4 reps
75# - 1 set x 2 reps, 1 set x 1 rep

I'm really loving that pink bench! Maybe someday I can convince Roger to buy me one of my very own. :)

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This past weekend has been hell! Well...the highlight was that I found my wedding dress! But...I have been sick ever since. The worst cold I've had in a long time. I have no voice, my throat hurts and my head feels like it's going to explode.

On the bright side of things, I have some deals for you that you might wanna check out!

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Arm Workout + New Back Photo

As promised, I took a picture of my back this morning and it's definitely starting to look smaller and more toned, which is exactly what I was hoping for so I'm pretty happy about that!

I can also see a bit more bulge in the bicep area so my arm workouts must be working alright.

Here is my most recent arm workout:

• Preacher Curls: 20# 3 sets x 20 reps
• Hammer Curls: 15# 3 sets x 10 reps
• Tricep Pushdowns: 35# 3 sets x 6 reps

All I worked out was arms and I actually worked up a pretty good sweat. I probably rested no more than one minute between each set.

How to Stay Motivated to Workout

I just saw the weather forecast for the upcoming week and it's supposed to be cool and rainy for about the next 4 days. I am not excited. Some days it's hard enough to be motivated and productive, but when the weather is dreary, it can be even harder.

I have written an article on eHow called, "How to Stay Motivated to Workout". It was featured on their home page a couple of months ago and I think it can be really helpful for people to read if they're having a hard time staying motivated. I have listed 5 things that you can do to help keep yourself motivated so you don't lose your 'fitness focus'.

If you have any tips or advice to recommend, please feel free to leave a comment here and I can keep adding to the list!

*Also, I will be posting a new, updated picture this week!

A Full Body Workout = Sore Muscles for Me!

Every once in awhile I like to a do a whole or full body workout consisting of exercises for arms, back & legs. I think this workout only took me about 25-30 minutes because I used weights that were somewhat heavy for me and I did my sets quickly to the point that I worked up a sweat during my first set of deadlifts.

I think maybe next week I'll post another picture of my progress so you can see that I'm not just talking about of my butt or making stuff up. :)

(the picture shown is from July 2008)

Here's the full body workout I did:

• 6 assisted pull ups. Try as I may, I cannot do a pull up on my own! I will do one someday. All by myself. I promise!
• 50# deadlifts - 3 sets x 12 repetitions each
• 50# bent over rows - 2 sets x 8 reps each and 1 set x 6 reps
• 20# preacher curls - 3 sets x 12 reps
• 25# tricep pushdowns - 3 sets x 12 reps
• 45# leg extensions - 3 sets x 12 reps
  

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