*I will definitely add two more egg whites in the morning Gina! Thanks for the tip!!!
So I just got back from the gym and dinner chow. At the gym I trained legs as best as I could, but I really didn't like the equipment/machines they had there. The chair on their leg extension machine was way to inclined and hurt me every time I lowered my legs because of how short I am. It sucks being such a shorty (5'1) because I can't fit on half the machines in the gym lol. Their leg area was pretty wack anyway, so I just stuck to dumbbells and barbells. I did romanian dead lifts, squats, cable dead lifts super set with off-the-bench lunges (like in Gina's dvd), some side lunges, standing calf raises, and jump roped in between each set. I did between 3-4 sets on each exercise with a rep range of 10-12. I really don't keep count because I like the freedom to just go out there and workout without a strict routine. Having that freedom makes working out that much more enjoyable to me. It doesn't mean I slack or don't push myself, though. I just like going with the flow and not doing the same workout every single time. There were a lot of people on the cardio machines, so I jump roped throughout my leg workout as my alternative to the treadmill. Did you know that 1 min of jump roping burns 16.6 calories? So if you jump rope for 10 minutes you burn 166 calories! YES, you can burn 166 calories in just 10 minutes by jump roping and it doesn't even have to be consecutively. Another fun fact is that you can burn up to 1000 calories in an hour by jump roping! So for all of you out there looking to mix things up in your routine, I totally recommend you start jump roping! It's cheap, portable, and you can do it anywhere! I love adding the jump rope into my workout and in between my sets because it keeps my heart rate up and not only do I burn fat by not taking a break, but I burn twice as more by jump roping and then hitting another set immediately after wards. It's also good for the calves, by the way! So after training legs/jump roping for an hour, I finished my workout off with a 5 minute sprint on the treadmill. I only went up to 7.8, but I know I could go up to 8 next time. So there was my workout tonight. I don't feel bad that I didn't stick to the original plan because I just went with the flow and had a great workout. For dinner I had: 4 oz baked chicken, 1 cup of brown rice, and some broccoli and green pepper stir fry (no sauces added). Before I go to bed I will have 1 scoop of strawberry milkshake by BSN Syntha-6. I love how that protein tastes! Hope you all had a fun, productive, day. It's getting cold here in Iraq now. Makes me miss home! Much love from the desert...
