Delicious smoothie! I just threw everything in, so all ingredients are “to taste”.
- Frozen banana
- Frozen pineapple chunks
- Green juice [I used Trader Joe’s green juice, but I think any healthy fruit juice would taste delicious]
- Handful of kale
- Handful of raw pumpkin seeds
- Handful of flax seeds
Wow! It’s been a long time since I’ve been on here, and I have to admit that not having regular access to a gym has severely decreased how often I’ve been exercising.
On the other hand, my diet has improved immensely, so I wanted to post a delicious recipe for a smoothie I just made.
Anyway, if you started following me since I left, hi! If you’re still around from before I left, hey there! Even though I haven’t been posting much this summer, I hope to be back on in the next few months posting new recipes as well as exercises I’ll be doing once I have much more living space/an exercise class/regular access to a gym.
And of course seeing my dash filled with exercise pictures is always inspiring, so I’m going to try to be on more often.
Something I’ve noticed that might be of interest to girls who want the thigh gap or are focused on being thin/skinny and not focusing on being fit:
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Overhead arm presses [works shoulders, biceps and triceps]: 4 reps 10x 15 lbs
Arm curls [works triceps]: 4 sets, 10x 15 lbs
Dual axis pulldown [works lower back]: 1 set 10x 70~85lbs [my friend and I were messing around to see who could pull more on this one]
Chest press [works pectorals]: 4 sets 10x 15 lbs
Standing hip Abduction/Adduction/Upper Leg Press [upper thigh]/Reverse Leg Press [glutes]: 4 sets 10x 40 lbs [squats are better for working the things this machine works, but I like the way it feels because I don’t do any exercises at home that make the muscles on my hips/outer thighs feel worked]
Leg press: 1 set 20x 40 lbs
Sorry for the lack of updates, everyone! Finals time is approaching.
I’ve been going to the gym about three times a week and doing about six sets of ten on all of the different machines. I need to make note of what each machine is actually called as well as write down my stats, but I’m usually too excited about exercising to think about what I’m actually doing!
My most recent stats:
Leg press [calves, thighs and glutes]- 50 pounds [6 sets of 20]
Dual axis pulldown [works upper back muscles and triceps] - 70 pounds [6 sets of 10]
Ab crunch - 35 pounds [6 sets of 10]
Outer hips and glutes - 35 pounds [2 sets of 20 on each side]
Arm curl [biceps] - 15 pounds [4 sets of 10]
Arm press [shoulders and biceps] - 15 pounds [5 sets of 10]
I’m going to be going to the gym tonight to focus more on legs and minimally on arms. I try to switch off which area I work on each time I go so that a) I don’t overwork anything if I go two days in a row and b) I’m not too sore the next day.
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One area I’m really going to be focusing on is my arms.
This is after two days of exercise, but I’m still using it as my before picture because although I like to pretend like I can already see some progress, I think I still have a way to go until I’m satisfied. :p
Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred
In the past three days I’ve exercised my triceps, biceps, shoulders, upper and lower abdominals, glutes, thighs and calves.
Yay!
I need to start keeping track of the weights/reps I’m doing.
This is Johanna Quaas, an 86-year-old gymnast.
This is what fitness looks like.
