Just wanted to share my hops. Happy Hump Day! 😀

Just wanted to share my hops. Happy Hump Day! 😀

One of my co-workers put me up on Tiffany Rothe. This looks pretty fun… Definitely in my queue!
Holidays are my favorite days to work out. I feel like the gym is less crowded… Is this true? I attended my Zumba class for one hour this past Sunday and went straight into the weight room for a good hour of strength training…
I’ve been trying to focus on my glutes and abs recently — why does it take so long for progress???

Post workout meal! The chicken and red potatoes were prepared by Richef! As always, yummy! 😛

I prepped the salad and fresh fruits!

I realized when I worked out with Amandabot that I really like the crossover cable machine at the gym. There are eight stations and many many exercises one can do on the cables — with different handles to adjust what specific muscle groups you want to target.
My usual go-to workouts are the triceps and biceps cable pull downs… I also like the lat pull downs… I like seeing my muscles work in the mirror… o___O Egotistical? I hope not — I believe it motivates me to push a bit harder. 😀
I do have to switch it up so I will be researching some new exercises to try out from Muscle & Strength’s instructional video library.

You know it was a great weekend if you consumed a YOLO meal (Amandabot and I have stopped calling them cheat meals)! I requested some homemade mac and cheese from my Chef Banana…

And then on Monday night, Richef made his homemade mac and cheese and fried chicken! Looks like I need to hit the gym every single day this week! 😀

T.G.I.F. 🙂 Listening to an awesome mix like this one makes me so happy!
Do you ever have one of those days when you’re tired and just don’t feel like going to workout? I don’t think I got enough sleep last night and I was feeling hungry right after work. I planned to go to the gym right after work, but I made a pit stop at home. *Bad idea* I ended up lounging around for one hour. >___<
But good news! I got my booty off the couch and went to the gym!
My workout routine for Tuesday:
12 min treadmill warmup
Abs
300 crunches on ab machine (no weights)
100 vertical knee raises (no weights)
100 ab crunch machine (50-70 lbs)
Legs (3 sets below)
20 barbell squats (40 lbs)
10 barbell lunges ea (40 lbs)
20 dead lifts (40 lbs)
20 calf raises (no weights)
I stayed in the gym for about one hour. I felt tired and not-so-energized by the end of my first set of legs… I pushed through. But to tell the truth, I had planned on doing more sets and higher reps. x___X I guess that will wait until the weekend when I have plenty of rest!
To my fave part — post workout meal! I am so lucky to have people who can cook in my life! They share their recipes and teach me how to cook. At one time, my sister — Chef Banana — did tell me I was not allowed in any kitchen without supervision…
Times have changed. Chef Banana gave me some of Emeril’s Essence for my own cooking use. *Gotta love the Food Network* I used this delicious seasoning to cook a portion of tilapia with a bit of olive oil and made myself a salad! The kitchen did not burn down. I did not overcook the fish. And it did not take a long time! 😀

Looking forward to my Zumba class tomorrow! (and continue with the ab work)…

You are what you are and you are where you are because of what has gone into your mind. You change what you are and you change where you are by changing what goes into your mind.
I just saw artistpush’s post about Mr. Vegas – Bruk It Down’s reggae music video… Which led me to investigate further on YouTube. I found a class I would totally check out.
Maybe one night when I am bored, I will try to learn these moves since there is a tutorial! *Yes* 😀
Or maaaybe… Maaaaybe even take a Dancehall Funk class since it’s in North Hollywood!