I expected attendance to be rather sparse due to the holidays and didn’t have anyone there until about three minutes before class was set to start. I’m so glad a good group ended up coming because we had a great class with a lot of energy. As an instructor, I cannot say how much I feed off a class’ energy. When people show up enthusiastic, it makes a world of difference. Of course there are days when I definitely have to pull the energy of a class, but today, thankfully, wasn’t one of those days and we had a fun ride together before the sun came up.
Triset Arm Workout
After class, I headed back into the gym for a quick 15-minute arm workout that looked like this:
The workout is a triset workout, meaning I preformed the three exercises in each triset back-to-back with no rest.
Breakfast
Following my mini strength training session, I drove back home to grab a quick breakfast before it’s time to shower and head out again. On the menu for today was an egg and cheese breakfast sandwich with Canadian bacon and fresh tomato slices.
Plus a banana on the side!
It was warm and delicious… The perfect wintertime breakfast comfort food!
And now it’s shower time. Hope you guys have a great day!
P.S. I had a few questions about the outfit I wore to see A Christmas Carol, so all the details are below!
- Gray cropped sweater: Abercrombie (<—Yes, really! I got it for $16 at Marshalls this year. High school throw back…)
- Red bandage pencil skirt: Romeo & Juliet Couture – only $29 and also available in blue and black! (via Hautelook – Similar options: Black high-waisted bodycon skirt <—only $10, BCBG bandage skirt, )
- Nude peep-toe booties/pumps: Nine West Girlsrock (via Nordstrom Rack – They’re my favorite and so, so comfy! I couldn’t find them online in nude anymore, but here they are in black.)
- Lip color: Smashbox Bordeaux Be Legendary Long Wear Lip Lacquer
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I still wear my A&F jean jacket, I love it!!! Classic!!!!
haha!!
haha I love that you got an Abercrombie sweater from Marshall’s– i see abercrombie and hollister stuff there all the time!!
the workout looks like an arm burner! cute outfit – i do not think i could pull off the high skirt and crop sweater!
Definitely know what you mean about feeding off others’ energy. I often taught early morning spin classes (pre-7 AM), so it was tough to get energized if there were only one or two folks in class. But, even with a small group, knowing that they came out so early to join me made it worth getting up early.
Love quick hitting arm workouts like this! Gonna have to give it a try. 🙂
I have very similar hair to you! Can you share some tips on how you do your hair? I remember you did this a while back, but a refresher with whatever new products & techniques you use would be awesome!
Thanks for everything — always look forward to your posts!
Also — would love to know what blogs you read 🙂
I’m currently sitting on my couch in my Abercrombie pajamas reading this post, ha! Happy New Years to you!
Marshall’s is the best!! Most of my clothes are from there 🙂 I was also looking for an arm workout for today so this is perfect.
Ahhh nude pumps…. I need a pair of those! I own one pair of nude heels and one pair is just not enough. Oh, and I still actually wear a few things from high school…embarrassing?
I love the quick arm workout! Maybe I missed it, but how many reps do you do of each exercise? How many push-ups, etc? Hope you have a great rest of the day!
I love smaller classes with good energy – you know if they show up on a holiday they want to be there! Love this arm workout – totally doing it when I get home from work!
I loved your outfit to the show! Thanks for the details!
such a cute outfit!
I totally hear you on the energy of your class! I love when I have a large class with lots of enthusiasm. Lately, my classes have been a little smaller due to the holidays, and a few have been a little challenging to get the energy flowing. For example, the 5:30 AM BodyPump class I taught the day after Christmas last week… I had THREE people, I was exhausted, and I could tell the three people that were there had mixed feelings about being there too. Haha. It made the class a little rough in the beginning, but I “faked it ’til I made it”, and we ended up having an awesome class. Energy is so contagious! So glad that you ended up having an awesome spin class. 🙂
Love a good arms workout! That breakfast sandwich looks so good right now. Hungry!
Love doing exercises back to back, it’s such a great way to get my heart rate up! And yum, your breakfast looks super good!
My group fitness class attendance was a little lighter last night as well. I’m guessing some people are taking a break through NYE. Glad you had some good energy from the members that did show up though!
I have yet to try spin but all your posts about it make me want to give it a try. I finally tried Body Pump on Saturday and may be hooked!! I’m going back tonight and this Saturday 😛
I love your outfit from the show! You’re adorable 🙂
Having people with energy in fitness classes helps so much. Amen. I’m so glad you had a good group!
Cute outfit–I could never pull off the crop look, but you do it fabulously!
No one has been at my gym this last week except for us few regulars. Ha! I love having all the equipment to myself. BUT being a fitness instructor myself, I can understand how dreary it seems when you’re teaching a class to a small group. I adore that skirt! I can’t believe it wasn’t that expensive.
Looks like a great workout! I wish my gym offered 6am classes, I would appreciate the motivation for early morning workouts.
I bet you are a little scared for next week though, with the gym packed and everyone waiting for equipment.
I loved that little workout for arms. I always do a lot of big exercises (bench, squats, deadlifts) but I find that I neglect my arms and I love the idea of a tri-set to mix things up. Breakfast? I have oatmeal but should probably protein up a bit
Thanks for a lot of great info in one post!
Sounds like a great workout – I’ll have to try it! And that outfit is adorable, I love Marshalls!
This workout looks awesome! I’ll definitely have to give it a try.
I definitely know what you mean about classes being different w different amounts of energy. I hate going to early classes that only have one other person (or just me!) because then I don’t always get as pumped up to work my hardest!
So glad you had a great early morning class. Everyone in the classes definitely does make a difference!
Just a quick question, how many reps of each of the arm exercises did you perform? I guess you could modify it however, but I was just wondering what worked best for you. Thanks!
oh my gosh, i cannot believe i forgot to include that!!! helloooooo! i did between 12 and 15 reps of each. 🙂
I love Marshalls! I get some great staple pieces there. I actually got a gift certificate there for Christmas. Can’t wait to go shopping!
If I’m working specific body parts, upper body workouts are my favorite.
I still wear pieces from A&F too!