StartBeingFit » LNNA http://startbeingfit.com Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Spirit Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:38:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Thursday’s Workout with a poll to take! http://startbeingfit.com/2009/08/06/thursdays-workout-with-a-poll-to-take/ http://startbeingfit.com/2009/08/06/thursdays-workout-with-a-poll-to-take/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:34:30 +0000 Tyson http://startbeingfit.com/?p=580
  • Today’s HIIT – Tabata
  • Lazy Need Not Apply – Part II
  • Today’s Cardio
    • ]]>     bike_gymToday I used the spinning bike as my equipment of choice for HIIT. I performed my 20 minutes alternating between 30 second High Intensity and 60 second low intensity intervals. I was still a tad sore from doing the same thing on Tuesday but I made it through. I was flying solo again today as my gym buddy is still home sick but I wasnt going to use that as an excuse to sluff. It helped that I was listening to a Podcast music collection specifically created for high intensity workouts. It really helps me get into the moment especially when listening to the 170bpm tracks.

    I finished the workout by doing some plyo jumps with a jump rope. I was suprised how fast and high my heart rate got doing these moves. I think next week I am going to dedicate Tuesday and Thursday to 20 minutes of jump rope to see what kind of workout I get.

    After the jump roping, I did some abs, then hit the showers and headed back to work. Overall I was pretty happy with the workout.

    After finding how effective jump roping was for my heart rate, I decided to throw a poll out here to see what others would say their favorite cardio workout is. If your favorite isn’t listed, feel free to leave something in the comments.

    Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

    Related posts:

    1. Today’s HIIT – Tabata
    2. Lazy Need Not Apply – Part II
    3. Today’s Cardio

    ]]>     http://startbeingfit.com/2009/08/06/thursdays-workout-with-a-poll-to-take/feed/ 4     Move over Plyo, here comes HIIT http://startbeingfit.com/2009/07/29/move-over-plyo-here-comes-hiit/ http://startbeingfit.com/2009/07/29/move-over-plyo-here-comes-hiit/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:18:22 +0000 Tyson http://startbeingfit.com/?p=553
  • Today’s HIIT – Tabata
  • Motivation Lacking as of Late
  • Lazy Need Not Apply – Part V
    • ]]>     sweatI think for the next few weeks of LNNA I am going to forgo my weekly plyometrics workout and supplement it with some HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training). I like the fact that I can get an awesome cardio workout in 20 minutes and this allows me to move my ab training from M-W-F to T-Th-Sa. It always seems like abs is the one area that gets left behind when I am running late for work. Plus I get tired of doing the same cardio over and over again. I am hoping this will spice things up a bit.

    Related posts:

    1. Today’s HIIT – Tabata
    2. Motivation Lacking as of Late
    3. Lazy Need Not Apply – Part V

    ]]>     http://startbeingfit.com/2009/07/29/move-over-plyo-here-comes-hiit/feed/ 0     Lazy Need Not Apply – Part V http://startbeingfit.com/2009/07/24/lazy-need-not-apply-%e2%80%93-part-v/ http://startbeingfit.com/2009/07/24/lazy-need-not-apply-%e2%80%93-part-v/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:38:24 +0000 Tyson http://startbeingfit.com/?p=547
  • Lazy Need Not Apply – Part IV
  • Lazy Need Not Apply – Part III
  • Lazy Need Not Apply – Part II
    • ]]>     Todays LNNA workout consisted of Legs/Back/Abs. Considering we had to shorten the workout because of an after lunch commitment by my workout buddy, we still totally rocked it. We left the gym with our legs, back, and abs feeling sore and tired. I am looking forward to a moderate cardio workout tomorrow and then some R&R for the remaining part of the weekend.

    I am also going to try and build a homemade suspension training apparatus this weekend. Something similar to the TRX trainer. Check back next week to see if I actually did it.

    • Balance Lunge (25 per leg)
    • Calf Raise Squat
    • Reverse Grip Chin-Up (30 sec)
    • Stretch and Repeat
    • Leg Extension
    • Leg Curl
    • Closed Grip Lat Pull-Down
    • Stretch and Repeat
    • Dead-lift Squat (20 per leg)
    • Calf Raises (75)
    • Pull Up
    • Stretch and Repeat
    • front/side ab crunch (10 per direction)
    • Dip Bar Knee Tuck (2 sets of 20)
    • High to Low Wood-choppers (2 sets of 12)
    • Front Plank
    • Side Plank
    • Weighted Mason Twist

    Related posts:

    1. Lazy Need Not Apply – Part IV
    2. Lazy Need Not Apply – Part III
    3. Lazy Need Not Apply – Part II

    ]]>     http://startbeingfit.com/2009/07/24/lazy-need-not-apply-%e2%80%93-part-v/feed/ 2     Lazy Need Not Apply – Part IV http://startbeingfit.com/2009/07/23/lazy-need-not-apply-%e2%80%93-part-iv/ http://startbeingfit.com/2009/07/23/lazy-need-not-apply-%e2%80%93-part-iv/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:54:35 +0000 Tyson http://startbeingfit.com/?p=541
  • Lazy Need Not Apply – Part V
  • Lazy Need Not Apply – Part III
  • Lazy Need Not Apply – Part I
    • ]]>     MOV05293 Todays LNNA was plyometrics P90x style and it was awesome! My gym buddy, Fariq, and I killed it and left nothing on the table. I love having someone there beside me to keep me honest in my workouts and keep me pushing through.

    Tomorrow is Legs and Back and the last day of the LNNA workout. I shall continue the workout for a few more weeks and then change it up again. Stay tuned for that.

    1 Jump Squat (30 sec)
    2 Run-Stance Squat (30 sec)
    3 Airborne Heisman (30 sec)
    4 Swing Kick (30 sec)
    Stretch
    Repeat 1-2-3-4

    5 Squat Reach Jump (30 sec)
    6 Run-Stance Squat Switch Pick-Up (30 sec)
    7 Double Airborne Heisman (30 sec)
    8 Circle Run (30 sec -each direction)
    Stretch
    Repeat 5-6-7-8

    9 Jump Knee Tuck (30 sec)
    10 Mary Katherin Lunge (30 sec)
    11 Leapfrog Squat (30 sec)
    12 Twist Combo (60 sec)
    Stretch
    Repeat 9-10-11-12

    13 Rock Star Hop (15 sec each side)
    14 Gap Jump (30 sec)
    15 Squat Jack (30 sec)
    16 Military March (60 sec)
    Stretch
    Repeat 13-14-15-16

    17 Run Squat 180 Jump Switch
    18 Lateral Leapfrog Squat (30 sec)
    19 Monster Truck Tire (30 sec)
    20 Hot Foot (30 sec per foot)
    Stretch
    Repeat 17-18-19-20

    Related posts:

    1. Lazy Need Not Apply – Part V
    2. Lazy Need Not Apply – Part III
    3. Lazy Need Not Apply – Part I

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  • Lazy Need Not Apply – Part V
  • Lazy Need Not Apply – Part IV
  • Lazy Need Not Apply – Part I
    • ]]>     Today’s LNNA consisted of Shoulders and Arms and it was tough. Really tough. So tough that I had a hard time drinking my shake afterwards and my buddy needed some assistance with fixing his collared shirt. That’s tough. Here is what we did.

    • Shoulder Press Twist
    • Cross Body Curl
    • Overhead Tricep Extension
    • Stretch & Repeat
    • Side Lat Raise
    • Hammer Curl
    • Tricep Push-down (Rope)
    • Stretch & Repeat
    • Upright Row
    • Open Arm Curl
    • Reverse Grip Tri Push-down
    • Stretch & Repeat
    • Pour Flys
    • Static Arm Curl
    • Lying-Down Tricep Extensions
    • Stretch & Repeat
    • Shoulder Shrugs
    • Curl Up/Hammer Down
    • Side Tri-Rises
    • Stretch and Repeat

    Related posts:

    1. Lazy Need Not Apply – Part V
    2. Lazy Need Not Apply – Part IV
    3. Lazy Need Not Apply – Part I

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