Archive for the 'Programs and Progress' Category

RCR W3D3: 143 Pounds…Then and Now

So this is me at 143 pounds…In both pictures. What a difference body fat percentage makes, eh? I was almost 27% body fat in the picture on the left, and I’m closer to 21% on the right. It’s not about the scale weight, it’s about what’s happening underneath the skin and how that is affecting [...]

RCR W1D7: Week 1 Measurements and Photos

Week 1 Measurements (Starting measurements in parentheses; CHANGES indicated in BOLD) Height: 5’6″ Weight: 143.6 lbs (146.4 lbs) BMI: 23.2 (23.7) BF% (7-Site Skinfold): 16.62% (17.68%) BF% (Omron): 21.8% (23.0%) BF% (Tanita scale): 27.2% (26.3%) BF% (AVERAGE): 21.8% (22.3%) Neck: 12.75″ (12.75″) Chest: 35.75″ (36″) Waist: 26.25″ (26.5″) Waist – 2″ below belly button: 31.5″ [...]

Six Long Weeks of Pink Dumbbells, Oh My!

No workout today; I am reviewing the exercises from the Red Carpet Ready program so I’ll be ready for tomorrow. Up until Friday I was still wavering on whether I’d join the RCR 6-Week contest since my training preferences and physique goals are so different from Val’s program, but based on a purely objective analysis [...]

M&F W3D5: Chest/Shoulder/Tricep Workout (Month 1)

For the next three days, I’ll be posting the exact workouts I am doing for the first 4 weeks of the Muscle and Fitness Hers 12-Week Makeover program I am using through November. The program is a three-day training split with a fourth day devoted to cardio only. As of this post, I am starting [...]

My defection to The New Rules of Lifting

I have a confession to make. After getting through stages 1 and 2 of the New Rules of Lifting for Women and even posting a spreadsheet for the program last month, I have officially jumped ship and am doing the original New Rules of Lifting workouts as part of a 12-week workout group I organized [...]

3/5/08 Log: TT Challenge 8 Week Stats

Week 0 2 4 8 12 Change 1/6/08 1/20/08 2/3/08 3/2/08 3/30/08   Age 32 33 33 33 +1 year Weight (lbs) 145.8 142.8 142.0 141.0 -4.80 lb Neck 13″ 13″ 13" 12.75" -0.25" Shoulder 42″ 41.5″ 41.75" 42" 0" Chest 36.5″ 35″ 35" 34.5" -2.00" Waist 27.25″ 27″ 26.5" 26" -1.25" Abdomen 29.5″ 29.25″ [...]

3/3/08 Log: 4 Weeks of TT left!

141.0 lbs, 20.4% bf according to the Omron at work. I am confident that I am actually in the 140.x range, but yesterday was pancake breakfast day with DH, and we also went out to Bahama Breeze for dinner with his mother. I ordered the Red Pepper grilled chicken breast with crispy yucca and veggies, [...]

2/3/08 Log: 4-Week TT Progress Photos and Stats

Okay, I finally took my Day 28 pics for the TT 12-week contest. Sorry I missed Day 14 pics, but frankly, there wasn’t much to see that week anyway! I’m retroactively using the Durnin-Womersley formula to calculate body fat based on skinfolds because it seems to produce values that look reasonable to me (compared to [...]