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Back to the fun stuff!
Workout
Today’s workout had me pumpin’ some iron!
I seriously love strength training. It is so much more entertaining than cardio for me and I love feeling my muscles scream back at me. It’s hard to believe I used to be a cardio queen.
I did 25 minutes of cardio on the elliptical before heading into the weight room to complete three sets of 15 repetitions of the following exercises:
- Leg extensions
- Leg press
- Incline bicep curls
- Front shoulder raises
- Tricep dips
- Deadlifts
- One-legged leg extensions
- Bridges (aka the most awkward move at the gym)
- Tricep pull-downs
- Overhead press
- 60 second plank
- Crunches
It was a doozie! I typically hate working out my legs (I’m such a baby when it comes to squats and lunges), but after nearly a week of no leg extensions, leg presses or heavy-weighted squats, it felt good to work ‘em out again.
Exposed
I actually have a little story to share with you guys about an exposing event that happened during my workout today.
Hiney exposure. (Y) <—It’s a hiney! Haha! (I swear I’m 26.)
Anyway, as I sat on the leg extension machine, I scooted my butt back, but my shorts and legs were so sweaty that my shorts stayed in place while my body kept moving.
In other words, the guy sitting on the leg press machine behind me got an eyeful of tooshie.
And I was totally wearing my “Sexy Little Bride” underwear that I got during my bachelorette party.
I’m just hoping my pants weren’t down long enough for him to read anything.
Lunch? Snack? Eat Everything in Sight?
I would take you though my lunch today, but I ate just about everything in sight standing up in the kitchen like a maniac and didn’t snap any photos because I’m pretty sure three handfuls of blueberries, a couple servings of pretzel thins and crab dip and half a box of Junior Mints from the freezer (they’re so good cold) were consumed in 0.5 seconds. Ooph.
And then there was this:
Hey, at least I used a spoon, right?
Today is definitely one of those days where I feel like I can eat everything in sight and still not feel full. It’s a bottomless pit kind of day. Hoping my appetite and normal hunger cues return to normal by dinner time, otherwise I may be raiding Ryan’s mom’s pantry of all of her ice animal crackers when we arrive in Sarasota tonight.
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Weights ALWAYS make me hungrier!!!! it’s the post-burn, I swear. 😉
*spits out water. way worse than leaking during a workout. A big, sincere thanks for making me feel better.
I eat almond butter straight from the jar every day! No shame there 🙂
That dude had a very happy Friday. Haha!
Julie, just wondering your opinion on this–I had a “personal fitness” assessment yesterday (I just joined a new gym) and the guy told me to always do strength training first, then complete the workout with cardio. He said you’ll see results faster that way (ie, lean muscle, which is what I said I was after). He said doing it backwards takes longer to get results.
What do you think? I always do cardio first b/c I like it better, haha. But I would switch it up if I *should* be…
i’ve read a TON of articles on this and basically came to this conclusion: do it in the way that you KNOW you’ll do both. for me, if i do strength first, i’m MUCH more likely to skip cardio, so i have to do cardio first to get it out of the way.
Cool. Makes sense to me. 🙂 Thank you!
At least your undies covered your tush! I’m sure the guy behind you was too absorbed in his own workout to notice.
At least you were WEARING underwear! I’ve heard similar stories from people who were in fact not wearing underwear so everyone could see, well, everything! :S
I find I am always a lot hungry are days I do an intense strength training work out. LIke today I did a power class (like your body pump class) and I feel as though I could just eat and eat and eat!
hahhahaha omg tooshie!!
I hate bottomless pit days!! I’m currently having one of these as well :\ I need to make a smart dinner choice to salvage the day!
Have you tried almond butter ON animal crackers? To die for.
My bachelorette party is tomorrow, yay! 🙂
my sister and i have been loving nutella on animal crackers lately!
Whhaaaaa….? I can’t wait to get home and try BOTH of these suggestions. O-M-Gaaahhh!
I’m a ravenous little squirrel lately – lots of BodyPump (I teach in SoCal.)
Maybe you gotta get signed up as an instructor and lead the BodyPump classes at your new local gym in Ocala!!!
ohhhh iced animal crackers…if you DON’T eat any of those at Ryan’s mom’s house, you have my vote for sainthood!
Too funny (sorry! :P) about the undies at the gym. Bet the guy behind you was happy though!
Oh goodness, that is such a funny story! I have yet to have something like that happen to me… i’m sure it well one day!
and YAY for lifting weights! Nothing beats a good lifting sesh 🙂
hahaha…hey at least the panties were cute and not some granny panties that you swear you never wear! 😉
Hahaha.. one time, I fell off the stair master. I was not even able to look anyone in the face at my gym after that.
HAHA! I loved your “hiney” – my boyfriend makes fun of me for trying to depict things over chat, but I have to say, I usually do a pretty good job! I’m totally using your hiney symbol the first chance I get 😉 (I swear I’m also 26…)
I had an awkward experience in body pump last night (sorry to bring up a sore subject 😉 ) where on dead lifts the mad behind me was off oh his timing… every time i went down he would be up, and the mirror image i was looking at with him behind me was a little embarrasing. Again, a totally “immature” but funny moment at the gym!
I still wear my bride apparel too, except I’m almost 5 years removed from my wedding! It might be time to move on…
I also do some cardio first as my “warm-up” to strength. I find myself doing a quick mile warm-up then a heavy weight session everyother day, followed by a good cardio run the other days with 1 day off. I was so scared (and nicknamed carido junkie by my trainer) to go to weights, but when I started to be able to squat 100+ lbs without blinking an eye, I realized my body can do way more then I thought and I feel even more amazing knowing I can represent in the weight area of the gym.
Hahaha you certainly started someone’s weekend off well! I was doing situps on one of the machines at my gym last week and was wondering why some creepy-looking guy kept wandering past then realized he was trying to look up my shorts, ick. They were Lulu ones with built in underwear so there was absolutely nothing on show but that’s put me off using those machines unless wearing crop pants!
ohmygosh- I think I laughed so hard with the: (Y)!! haha 😛 Don’t feel bad- I’m a baby too when it comes to squats. I don’t mind lunges so much but I despise squats! I actually hate doing lower body work when I’m lifting…I don’t like sore legs.
I totally have those undies from a few years ago that are white with blue trim! Lucky for me, nobody’s seen them but my husband!
Haha! That is so funny with the butt symbol! I never noticed that!! Love all of your snacks today! 🙂
Doing weights always makes me feel extra hangry 🙂 nice undies haha!
I was just brainstorming a good weight training set for today. Your post came just in time. Sometimes I get so uninspired on Friday.
Oh man! I would have smiled and would have run away to the opposite end of the gym haha!
eat everything and not feel full? reminds me of the part in Hunger Games I’m at!
Hahahahaha you probally made that guy’ day!
Hahhaa! That is too funny about the bride undies! LOL! Ok, TOTALLY RANDOM…but I’m TOTALLY wearing my wedding underwear today too. Ok, yikes, I think I just went a bit too much TMI…but I HAD to share 😉
And, I have those bottomless pit kind of days too- especially during ‘girl time.’
Ah bridges are so awkward to do!!! But, I love that I can feel them working every time I do them. And, those undies are adorable 🙂
I’m feeling like a bottomless pit today too!
HA! I love that you shared this story! I have had many embarrassing moments at the gym. There comes a point when you stop caring if you look or do something silly. It is what it is! I’m sure the guy behind you enjoyed his workout even more today. 🙂
Lol! Ooops! Potentially awkward moment. And love that hiney…it’s hilarious! 😀 (I swear, I’m 26 too) 😉 Totally have those eat everything in sight days…they’re so annoying! And I’m with you, lifting is amazing and I’m loving it more and more – thank you for inspring me! It makes a huge difference to muscle tone and shape, so much more than cardio. Love! <3 xyx
Haha that story made me laugh…I know there have been a few times where I’ve exposed the “whale tale” at the gym 😉 and quite a few when super low rise jeans were in, ugh!
I’m a bottomless pit today too…and my sweet tooth and beef cravings have been raging…could it be that time of the month?!
I am SO with you on this! (the weight lifting, not the casual flashing haha) I was a major cardio queen and my abstinence from weight lifting was pointed and laughable. Ever since I got into reading healthy living blogs I have become so much more interested in weight lifting and now I….love it?
But in regards to casual flashing – I do that every day I wear a skirt in NYC (sooo everyday). Those random gusts of wind’ll get ya!
Have fun in Sarasota!! That’s where I lived for years and where my mom still lives. I know you’ve already been to Broken Egg, but you should go to Sweet Berries custard on Clark. I posted pics on my blog under “Utterly Reese’s.” Seriously to die for! 🙂
Or go to the Beachhouse Restaurant on Bradenton Beach… it’s where husband proposed and we had our wedding reception. It’s so pretty there!
OK sorry… I’m living vicariously through you! 😉
Cute undies 🙂
That is definitely something I would do!
HAHA awesome story. It happens. 🙂
I am totally a weights fanatic now too, no more cardio queen!!!
FUnny story 🙂
hahahah oops! I am sure that he didn’t mind the free undie show!
GAH thin mints from the freezer are the bestttt…definitely eaten sleeves at a time before too
i definitely have bottomless pit days as well! yesterday i consumed a million peanut butter fingers for lunch 🙂
your gym story definitely made me laugh!!
Those iced animal cookies are the JAM
Ahhh I hate embarrassing moments at the gym!!!! That’s definitely happened to me before, too!!!!! I’m doing physical therapy right now and I’m always afraid that during an exercise or stretch, something that should remain hidden is going to pop out because they have me doing some crazy stuff!!
I still get scared when I use the leg press at the gym (when I am wearing shorts) thank goodness I work out in the “girls only” room!! haha
Agreed! We a a margarita cookout today at work and we ate a ton, and then I was on clean up duty and went to town on the leftovers and am still hungry!
I’ve had a couple exposure incidents at the gym before. As if sweaty grunting and bridges weren’t embarrassing enough, right?
yesterday I walked to work wondering why people we honking at me and other walkers were laughing. I was expecting to go in the bathroom and find out that my hair looked ridiculous or something equally silly.
What actually happened? My skirt was caught in the strap of my bag and the entire rear end of my leopard print panties was exposed.
It happens to the best of us.
oh my gosh!!!
TMI but 90% of the time I don’t wear underwear under workout shorts, most of them have built in liners so it would really be exposing if that happened to me!
Animal crackers sound so good!!!
I don’t know HOW you wear cute undies like that to the gym, especially while doing cardio! Isn’t it uncomfortable? Great story though 🙂
Doh! Embarrassing! 🙂
My appetite has been insane lately, too! I’m about to bake some cookies to take care of it 😉
ahhhh I LOVE THOSE DAYS!!! They are actually the best. And I always wake up skinny the next day. I don’t know how it happens.
Wahhhh that is so embarrassing!! Was he cute at least? Just kidding Ryan 😉