Title Boxing Club - First class after-thoughts
I survived my first boxing class (barely, lol)!
It was one of the hardest workouts I have ever done, and I've worked out a LOT! From the beginning it got my heart pumping and didn't stop until well after the class was over! It was a lot harder than I expected. As I mentioned in my previous post, my endurance really sucks, so I took a beating at this class! I had to stop several times and rest. Burned 598 calroies! WOOHOO and that was doing about 50% of the work as I just couldn't keep up. As my endurance builds, I know it will get better!
I took a video right after class to share my thoughts. You can see how red my face is and how out of breath I am in the video. It really did kick my butt!
BUT of course I plan on going back! It was so much FUN and I highly recommend it!
Today I start Boxing Classes
If you follow my facebook page, you know I train at the gym at least 4 times a week with weights. I LOVE weight training, I love lifting heavy, I love getting stronger, BUT what I hate is CARDIO! It's just so boring! So I usually end up doing cardio maybe once or twice a week, if that. The bad thing about this is I REALLY need cardio to drop the fat! My body responds well to it!
So I was really excited to see that a new Title Boxing Club was opening right up the street from me. I went there on their Grand Opening day and got the information, but didn't join! That was about a month ago. Not sure why I've held off joining because I really wanted to. Perhaps I was scared if I would be able to handle it?, I swear my endurance is horrible! Hand me heavy a$$ weight and I have no problem with it, but test my endurance and I SUCK!
BUT this weekend while shopping at a women's health expo, they had a booth there and I finally took the plunge and signed up! It helped that I got an awesome rate too :)
If you have never heard of Title Boxing Club, they offer boxing and kickboxing classes called the "Power Hour" as described on their website:
We’ve taken fitness to a whole new level with the POWER HOUR. These explosive total body fitness classes can help you lose weight and burn fat. Depending on your intensity, you can burn up to 1,000 calories in just one POWER HOUR. How hard you workout is completely up to you. All fitness levels are welcome, from beginners to pros, in three fun workout styles.
Today, I am taking my first Boxing Power Hour class:
Once you’re warm, you’ll put on your boxing gloves and prepare to strike the heavy bag. Your professional trainer will teach you the proper boxing techniques including the jab, cross, and hook. You’ll follow your trainer through one to three minute fitness rounds designed to provide overall total body strength and endurance challenges that will take your body from flab to fab. After your boxing rounds, your last 15 minutes consists of abdominal, core and strength training using medicine balls and your own body weight for resistance. You choose how hard or light you hit this workout—either way you’re sure to burn calories and have fun.
WOW, sounds like I will be on my toes the entire time! Sounds FUN and something I am looking for in my cardio. BUT also sounds like a lot of hard work!!
Oh and did I mention, the boxing gloves come in PINK! YES I LOVE PINK! So of course I'm going to be sporting my PINK boxing gloves!
Video of Me at the Gym!
The other day on facebook, a good friend of mine mentioned that she hasn't seen any videos of me working out at the gym. All of the videos we have taken are of my husband. I PROMISE you I DO workout, I just never videotaped myself.So I had hubby grab the iphone and take this short video of me to prove I was at the gym. :) It's not very good quality and this was our last set so my arms were fried, but I wanted to share none the less since it is the first ever video of me working out. Maybe I might get him to take some more! :)
Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly
Just Checking In...
WOW, why is it so hard to stay on track? UghhhI have no problems working out but diet is so hard and let's just say the past few days I haven't been doing well. I have had a few "good" meals here and there but I've also ate out several times. It's been so frustrating to me. I LOVE food and I love food as a form of entertaining so that makes it really hard when you are trying to shed some weight. :(
But I'm not giving up, I'm going to keep on going and keep doing my best. Like I said, I have no problems working out. I love that. In fact I spent 3 hours at the gym today doing cardio and weights. Had an Awesome workout! I tried a new cardio routine today on the treadmill and I really liked it. It's a booty workout and goes like this:
5 min. warm-up at 3.5
2 mins. at 4.0
2 mins. at 4.0 with 2 incline
2 mins at 4.0
2 mins at 4.0 with 4 incline
2 mins at 4.0
2 mins at 4.0 with 6 incline
2 mins at 4.0
2 mins. at 4.0 with 4 incline
2 mins at 4.0
2 mins at 4.0 with 2 incline
then I did a warm-down at 3.5 for 5 mins.
It was a really awesome cardio workout and I could feel it in my legs and booty! But I didn't stop there, I decided to also throw in some HIIT cardio and alternated between 3.5 and 6.5 every min. for about 8 more mins. It was a Great workout! I'm going to do this for awhile and see what results I can get with it.
Well I've had a long day and really need to hit the bed. My son has a football game tomorrow and we have to be there at 9:30 am. Fun!! :) Not sure if I'll check in over the weekend so if not, have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly
Today's Eats
Today was a Great day. I stayed on track all day even tho we went to an MMA fight, I didn't cheat so I felt good. I took my snack with me :)I am also down 3 lbs since arriving home from Vegas. I knew most (if not all) of it was water weight so I would drop it pretty fast. So that's a good thing.
So Today's Eats are as follows...
Breakfast:1/4 cup plain oatmeal with honey
Vanilla-Banana-Carmel Protein shake
Morning Snack:
Vanilla-Banana-Carmel Protein shake
10 gummy bears
Lunch:
Bean and Chicken Dump:
This is something I have made before when I didn't know what to cook for lunch so started throwing stuff together. I take a can of no-salt pinto beans, left over Rotisserie Chicken , ½ can corn, and salsa and mixed it all together and heat. Then topped it with diced avocado. Makes 2 servings. It's really good and easy to throw together. It could also be put in tortillas and eaten as a taco.
After-noon Snack:Zone bar and banana
Dinner:Taco Soup:
I love this soup and use to eat it all the time when I was on WW. It's only 2 points per serving. It's pretty high in sodium tho so I don't eat it as much now since I watch my sodium intake.
Taco Soup
Serving Size : 16
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42 ounces chili beans in zesty sauce -- 3 cans
1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
2 cups water
1 can green chilies
1 envelope taco seasoning
1 envelope Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix (dry)
1 lb. frozen corn
1 pound lean ground meat
1 chopped onion
In a Pam-sprayed pan, brown the meat and the onion together.
Combine the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes.
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Per Serving:
121 Calories
1g Fat
11g Protein
21g Carbohydrate
4g Dietary Fiber
736mg Sodium.
NOTES : Only 2 pts. per cup for those following Weight Watchers.
I also top mine with a little bit of 2% cheddar cheese and a couple crunched up bake tortilla chips. YUMMY! Of course the nutritional information would need to be adjusted after you add the extra stuff.
This is a Great meal for those colder nights as it reminds me of chili.
I also had a Great workout today. We did Back, Biceps, & Triceps and 30 mins. of cardio. I had someone email me and ask how long I workout each day and how many days. I workout with my boyfriend Matthew and we are usually in the gym for about 2 hours, 5 days a week. I know not everyone can commit to that long but remember we workout together so it takes alittle longer than if I was just working out on my own.
Well it's late and I am ready for bed! Have a Great weekend!!
Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly
Back from Vegas & Today's Eats
Hello everyone!Well I am back from my trip to Las Vegas! I had an awesome time at the Mr. Olympia. We just attended the expo and not the main events but it was still fun. Got to see alot of people and got a TON of free stuff (supplements, tshirts, etc.).
If you have been following me on facebook, you also know we ate like crazy! LOL there is so much good food in Vegas and boy did we try alot of it. I actually gained 5 lbs. Yikes! I'm sure alot of it is water weight as I had a ton of salty food, but I am back on track again with working out and diet.
I've decided to share what I eat on a daily basics here on my blog. They say that you do 50% better with your diet if you write it down, so I'm writing it down here :)
Breakfast:
I had a really good breakfast this morning. I made a 4 egg white omelet with green and red peppers, some 2% Swiss cheese and then topped it with avocado and salsa. YUM! I also had a Vanilla-Banana-Carmel Protein shake! I mixed 1 cup silk milk with 2 scoops vanilla protein powder, ½ frozen banana and about 1 tsp. sugar-free carmel coffee flavoring (I get this at Target). It was YUMMY!
This is the sugar-free syrup I get from Target. I LOVE it and you can get it in many different flavors.
Morning Snack:
Zone Bar (I will be posting a review on these soon, I just love them).
Lunch:
Turkey, swiss cheese and avocado sandwich on whole grain bread w/lil bit lite mayo
Afternoon Snack:
Banana with peanut butter
Dinner:
Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken
Green Beans
I had a Great workout today considering it's been a week since I have worked out. We did chest shoulders and traps and 30 mins. cardio.
Overall it was a Great day and I'm glad to be back and on track again! Like I said, I had a blast in Vegas but man I felt crappy and so bloated from all the bad eating (and drinking) so I'm looking forward to feeling good again! :)
Have a Great night! I'll check in again tomorrow and post my menu for the day. And I still need to post that chocolate pumpkin cupcake I promised awhile ago (I haven't forgotten).
Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly
Awesome Leg Workout Today & Weight Loss Update
Hey everyone, hope your week is going well so far. Mine is going great!I had a awesome leg workout at the gym today. Had a lot of energy and was able to squat 145 lbs. The most I have ever squatted. :) Matthew's goal for me is to squat 185lbs. so we'll see how I do. That's alot of weight for me so it's alittle scary. LOL!!
I also weighted in this morning at 153.5lbs. which is a 6 lbs. loss since I started back. That's about 2lbs. a week so I'm happy with that. I have my goal weight set at 140lbs. but honestly the weight isn't that big of a deal. I'm more concerned with my bodyfat and how my clothes fit. I'd like to be down to at least 24% bodyfat, I was at 27.6%. I can currently fit nicely in a size 8 jean and some size 6's. I would love to get down to a size 4-6. So that's more of my goal than the actual # on the scale.
I had a yummy snack today using the sandwich thins I posted about a couple weeks ago. I made mini pizzas with them. I toasted the sandwich thins first to get them alittle crispy, then I took pizza sauce, 2% cheese and turkey pepperoni and broiled them for just a couple mins. They were pretty yummy and low in calories.
Tonight I'm going to be making chocolate pumpkin cupcakes, I'll have the recipe and pictures to share with you tomorrow!
Have a Great night!!
Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly
My Morning Breakfast & Workout
I just wanted to share what I had for breakfast this morning with you. It's nothing fancy but is my favorite breakfast and something I look forward to!4 scrambled egg whites
salsa
1/4 avocado
1/2 piece whole grain toast
strawberries
cup of tangerine herbal tea with honey
water
Simple meal but oh so good and gives me enough energy to get through my morning workout.
I did the AMT machine again today at the gym. Burned just over 300 calories in 30 mins. Love that machine. It really works my body. I have an hour long Zumba class tonight as well. I should hit around 600-700 calories burned between the two workouts. That's what I am shooting for! Oh and hey you may be wondering "how does she know how many calories she burns"? Well, I wear this awesome heart rate monitor hubby got me for Christmas, that I just love. I will be post a review on it soon!
Have a Great day everyone!
UPDATE: I ended up burning just over 700 calories for today's workouts! YEAH!
Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly
Awesome Workout Today: Precor AMT machine
I woke up early today to head to the gym to do cardio, which I usually do on the treadmill. I like the treadmill but my lungs are usually hurting so bad by the time I am done, I am just exhausted. I'm not fond of running but I do it. :)Today, my trainer suggested I use a different machine called the AMT (Adaptive Motion Trainer ) by Precor. I have never tried this machine before today and let me tell you, I LOVE it! I had such a great workout. I burned 600 calories in an hour and really built up a sweat. I could feel it in my legs, butt and even my arms. It was a awesome workout! I think it's going to be my favorite machine now.
The only downfall is that it cost around $7000 to buy. Yikes! Guess I won't be getting one for the house. At least the gym isn't too far, I can just drive there and use it when I want to.
Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly
My Exercise Routine
The beginning of this healthy lifestyle change was the hiring of a personal trainer. Like I mentioned in my previous post, I have had gym memberships for many years and always started off well but after a month or so I stopped going. I knew I needed someone to hold me accountable and to show me the correct way to do the exercises. So I decided to hire a personal trainer. It is the best thing I have done!
The guy that trains me is Tim Lutz, owner of Into Fitness LLC in Liberty, Mo. He is a 67 year old man that is in the best shape I have ever seen for a man his age. He is a former bodybuilder and really knows his stuff. He has trained many people for competitions over the years.
I work out with him for 1 - 1½ hours, 3 days a week. I also do cardio (usually on the treadmill) for 45 mins - 1 hour 5-6 days a week and one night a week, I take a Zumba class and a Chair Fitness class. They are a lot of fun. I really like Zumba! It's a Great way to burn calories while having a good time!
When I work out with Tim, I do lunges every time, do my stomach every time and then do chest one day, back another day and legs another day. I do 3 sets of 15-30 reps depending on the excerise and weight. In between sets I run the room or do lunges or both. I'd like to be able to give you a list of the machines I use and the weights I lift but I still don't know the names of them all. :) I know one of them is the hack machine and I hate it! LOL it's the hardest one for me but man my legs have sure changed because of it.
So depending on if it's a day I am working out with Tim or not, I can be at the gym anywhere from 45 mins to over 2 hours, 5-6 days a week. I usually go in the early mornings as I feel it gives me a burst of energy for the rest of the day.
I use to HATE working out and now I LOVE it!! I have lost weight before on Weight Watchers but I never felt like I do now. I have so much more energy and my body is so much leaner. I even weigh more now than I did at my lowest on Weight Watchers, however I can wear a smaller clothing size than I did then.
Had you asked me 4 months ago if I would be in the gym as much as I am today, I would of laughed and told you, you were crazy. But now I can't imagine my life without exercise.
It has made a HUGE difference and I highly recommend that everyone do some form of exercising!
Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly
