Exercise and Fitness

of tracking and self-assessment. Thank you for starting this!

My old goals from Jan -March:
~ Be able to lift myself a little on the chinup bar. I can now do a full chinup with a slight jump to get started.
~ Be able to do 70 kettlebell swings (25lb) in a set (10 seconds rest time after each 20 swings or so). I can now do 75 consecutive swings, no rests, with a 30 lb bell.
~ Hold a normal and side plank for a full minute. done!
~ I also dropped 6 pounds (from 135 to 129, I was closer to 170 a year ago.)

Newer goals for Apr - Jun (was hoping to have these in March, but got sidetracked doing set construction for a show and didn't work out for 2 weeks):
~ Do a complete unassisted chinup
~ See ab muscles without have to stand next to a waist high light source from the side. I'd like to see them in a normal overhead lighting situation!
~ Do a dozen slow hanging leg raises with slightly bent legs
~ Hold a normal and side plank for two minutes each.


Keeping the workout plan I put together for the Jan thread:
Saturday, Wednesday - Kettlebell routine 1 (lifts and swings) and "cat vomits"
Sunday, Thursday - balance ball routine 1 (back, thighs, pushups)
Monday - kettlebell routine 2 (curls, triceps and swings)
Tuesday - balance ball routine 2 (upper arms and crunches) bu
Friday - rest

Keeping the original diet plan:
No calorie counting, 6 days a week no grains, spuds, sweeteners (real or artificial), fruit or dairy - except whole cream in coffee.
Drink 96 ounces of water a day. If I drop to 130, add in one bowl of plain yogurt and fresh fruit during the week to see if I can keep that and maintain my weight.

Hmmm, I'm at 129, but instead of adding yogurt last week I accidentally added 1/3 pound of peanut m&m's per day. Oops! I'm attributing that to theatre stress. Maintaining my weight okay though, and the bag of M&Ms is gone now.