This week at the gym....

Has been absolutely insane. I was on the bike Tuesday going like normal, and decided I was going to see how fast I could go. I went 2 minutes on level 9 at 21.4 MPH. That alone is completely insane. But then you know I had to tell Christy what I'd done, because it was awesome. And that is when it got really crazy. We decided we were going to have a competition with the bike for the next two weeks, along side our biggest loser competition.

Below are my workouts for this week:

Tuesday:
Treadmill - Level 1 for 20 minutes with an average speed of 3.4 MPH and an average Heart Rate of 124, I did 1 mile in 18.34 minutes.
Bike - I do interval mode on it, which goes at two different levels (5 and 9), but my average level was 6.7, and I did that for 27 minutes, average speed was 15.7 MPH and average HR was 112. That is when I did the 2 minutes at 21.4 MPH on level 9.
After that "warm up" I did machines. My trainer has had me decrease the weight I'm doing and increase reps. So I am now doing 4 sets of 40 on every machine. I did the Ab machine at 50 lbs, Bicep Curls at 30 lbs, Leg press I did 2 sets at 80 lbs and then 2 sets at 100 lbs because 80 was just too light. I did tricep extension at 30 lbs, and then Compound Seated Row Machine at 60 lbs.
So then it was time for my cool down, and I did the bike again, this time I decided I would try "fat burner" mode... which is NOT a cool down exercise, but oh well. I did that for 10 minutes with an average speed of 15.4 MPH and my heart rate averaged 131. It went at several levels ranging from 6 to 16. When it hit level 16, again I decided to see how fast I could go, and went 18.5 MPH for 90 seconds.

Wednesday:
Treadmill, level 1, 30 minutes, with an average speed of 3.2MPH, I did 1.5 miles in 30 mins.
Bike, average level 6.8, for 32 minutes, avg speed 15.2 MPH, and avg HR was 124. I did 6.5 miles in a half hour, and hit 23 MPH on level 9 but could only maintain that for about 45 seconds
Ab Machine, 50 lbs, 4 Sets of 40
Vertical Chest Press, 20 lbs, 4 Sets of 40
Tricep Extensions, 30 lbs, 4 Sets of 40
Bicep Curls, 30 lbs, 4 Sets of 40
Bike, Level 4, 10 min, 2 Miles - cool down

Thursday:
I woke up today, and didn't want to go to the gym, I didn't want to do anything, especially not if it looked like work. But... thanks to some encouragement from Christy... I went. I told her I would go, but I wasn't killing myself there today. So my workout today looks pretty small compared to the other days this week.
Treadmill, level 1, 30 Mins, average speed 3.5 MPH, I went 1.69 Miles in 30 minutes.
Bike, Level 11 & 6 interval mode, 30 minutes, did 7.59 Miles, I hit 163 rpm and maintained for about 5 seconds (which was only so I could beat Christy!!!!), i went 1 mile in 3.5 minutes at lvl 11 (again, I had to beat Christy)!
Then after my time on the bike I was going to do the elliptical, but my trainer wouldn't let me, said it could be unsafe after what I had already done, since I am not used to it. So then I was rather upset so I got back on the treadmill, at level 1, for 26.25 minutes. I was going for 1.31 miles that time, not a specific length of time, I just wanted to get to a total of 3 Miles. Which I did!! I went at 3 MPH for all but one minute of it, which I did at 5 MPH!!
Sooo it doesn't look like much, but it was one heck of a work out! And yes, I still ended up killing myself at the gym today. I left the gym with a MUCH better attitude then I got there with. It has been an amazing week so far, and I still hope to go tomorrow night for my last chance workout.... plus I'm going to the zoo with mom tomorrow, for a field trip with Kindergarten and First grade... and we are going to Dollywood Saturday, so I will get lots of exercise in both of those places. Can't wait to see how the weigh in and measurements go this week! Will keep you posted.