Thursday, January 28, 2010

1.28.10: Workout & Review, Tip, & LOL

I have decided to do the Firm 14 Day Diet starting Monday for the next (can you guess????) 14 days...Anyhoo, hoping I dont starve to death but I am still up these damn 4 lbs since Christmas that will.not.go.away. Wish me luck, and everyone around me in case I get starving/cranky.

Today was a Lisa Kay kinda day:
-Firm Lower Body Sculpt I
-Firm Cardio Sculpt Blaster (minus w/u & c/d)
-Firm 5 Day Abs (most of day 3)
*total w/o time 60 min + stretch
Today's Review: Lower Body Sculpt I
Lisa Kay, 2002


This is a tough 30 minute lower body strength workout that includes some cardio intervals. Lisa really accomplishes a lot in 30 minutes. My lower body is thoroughly worked after doing this w/o this morning. This is all standing work and uses the Fanny Lifter and a variety of dumbbells. This is a big calorie burner for being mostly strength work and only 30 minutes because you are using large muscle groups that really get your heartrate up!


Lisa has four background exercisers and Libby provides the beginner modifications. This was released after BSS1 as part of the "6 pack." The set is a wide open white room with fans built into the walls.


After a warmup and stretch you move onto a strength segment and then some unweighted step strength work like squats off the step. You dont use weights in this segment but you are still working your lower body. After that you move onto some floor strength work: dips and lunges and the like using dumbbells. Then Lisa gives your lower body a little break with some floor aerobics. You finish with another strength set including more leg press, dips, curtsey dips, etc. beore you move onto your cooldown and stretch.


I would rate this high intermediate but like most Firms easily modifiable up or down to suit your needs.

Today's Tip: Frozen blueberries:
Even though freezing can degrade some of the nutrients in fruits and vegetables, frozen blueberries are available year-round and don’t spoil; associated with better memory in animal studies. How to eat: Blended with yogurt or chocolate soy milk and sprinkled with crushed almonds. I had some this morning on my yogurt.

Today's LOL:

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