7 Weeks to go

Tue 24 May 2011

My past week has been fantastic with an abundance of energy to burn.  I’ve been up early for cardio; the alarm is set for 5 but I seem to be in a habit of waking at around 4.45 and getting right into it.  Morning spin sessions start with a warm up, a strong coffee and a dance CD…the last week I’ve spun my way through some HedKandi which is very ‘housy’ but perfect for getting stuck into the bike work. I dish out some tough hills to myself, speed work and high resistance to keep things interesting and using the beat of the music to keep up to.

As I mentioned last week, I have changed my cardio on the treadmill to 1 min run, then a rest to the side of the track for 30 seconds before carefully getting back on. I’ve also been concentrating on my stride; opting for long strides and powering up my legs than shorter stepping. I can handle a speed of 15k but don’t think I’ll push it any further (well for now) as my calves definitely feel the effects of it and I don’t want to injure myself.

No flat pancake!

With my bike and treadmill work I try to use as much of my glutes as I can.  I used to have the most flattest bum (like a flat round pancake) so over the years I've worked my tooshie into a nice round curve which I hope to keep as long as I can!

Weights/cardio last week was as follows:

Tuesday.  Food 100%.  Morning Spin 45 mins. Trained Shoulders/Tris                   

Wednesday. Food 100%.  Morning Spin LifeSprints. Trained Back

Thursday.  Food 100%.  Morning intervals. Speed 14.7. 1 min on, 30secs off x 20. Trained chest/bis

Friday.  Food 100%.  Morning intervals.  Speed 15. 1 min on, 30secs off x 15 – must remember to stretch well as calves were damn tight after this and for another couple of days. Trained legs

Saturday.   Food 100%.  Trained Shoulders/Tris. No cardio today as was up late with Lincoln watching a movie (11pm is late for me!)

Sunday.  Food 100%.  Morning Spin 50 mins. No gym today

Monday.  Food 100%.  No cardio today. Trained Back.

All in all a very good week I reckon. My abs are well through, Matt has endured me posing in the living room as I try to figure out what bikini to wear!