Today was the first day of my new workout plan.  I don’t really plan to workout on Mondays because I have my drawing class from 7-10pm.  But today was special since it was Martin Luther King Day.  I have a dream… that one day, I will be in shape.   Not entirely appropriate but it gets my point across.

Speaking of “not entirely appropriate”, I took “Before” pictures of myself wearing a bikini from front, back and left and right.  There is absolutely no way I’m going to post these pictures on the internet.  Its just way too embarrassing.  But nevertheless, I want to keep track of what I’m doing so here is what I did today:

Workout A: Week 1

• Squat: 2 sets of 15 reps (25 pounds)
• Push-Ups: 2 sets of 15 reps
• Seated Row: 2 sets of 15 reps (40 pounds)
• Step-Up: 2 sets of 15 reps (20 pounds)
• Prone Jackknife: 2 sets of 8 reps

Each workout had 60 seconds between each rep and I was in and out of the gym in less than 30 minutes.  I didn’t do any cardio because I’ll be Spinning tomorrow.  I do have to confess that I did every exercise as scheduled except for the Prone Jackknife.  It involves using a stability ball with your shins on it and rolling it towards your body.  I tried.  I tried really hard.  But after several failed attempts, I decided I like my vertabrae right where they are and did the same set of crunches on a Bosu ball instead.

I’m feeling excited about this program.  I don’t plan to change too much else about my life since I’m already eating pretty clean and feel active, I just want to look toned.  The book is extremely easy to read and makes everything easy to understand in real life for a non-professional athlete.  Here’s hoping in 6 months I’ll be super toned and buff!