Weekly Workout Recap

I typically have a routine I stick to weekly, but sometimes I deviate from plan because of time constraints or just 'cause. Weekly, I'll recap my workouts to give you an idea of what works for me (or doesn't). I usually like to focus strength training twice a week, rest a day or two, and the rest focus on cardio/conditioning/intervals. I also strive to do yoga everyday, even if it is 15 minutes.

I am no expert in nutrition or fitness, but I can google with the best of them. A lot of these posts will link to the resource sites I use to put together my exercise routines. I'm all about self reliability, so I won't tell you that you need to do XYZ IN THIS EXACT ORDER. Move how you want for however long you want. Experiment. I'll relay what I did to give you a starting point or template.

So how did I move for the past seven days? This week was atypical because I was at my family's for some of it, and back in Austin the rest of it. But I still managed to move, even on vacation.

• Friday: Rest.
• Saturday: 
• I cycled three times through this workout at my family's home. I didn't have my usual equipment, but I improvised using a weighted 20-pound vest and a shake weight (yes, my mom had a shake weight).
• I then did a finisher of alternating 20 second burpees- 20 second rest- 20 second jump lunges - 20 second rest... for 9 minutes
• Ended with 15 minutes of yoga using the Yoga Studio app. 
• Sunday: 1 hour yoga using the Yoga Studio app.
• Monday: Home strength training workout that focused on upper body using 20-pound kettlebells, followed by 15 minutes of yoga using the Yoga Studio app. My strength training workout included 4 different supersets of:
• Bent over rows, incline pushups, and banana pose
• Supermans, squat with upright rows, and leg raises
• Chest press, tricep extensions, and penguin taps
• Spiderman pushups, bicycles, and elbow-to-hand planks
• Tuesday: 20 minutes running on treadmill; 1 hour boxing class at my gym. 
• Wednesday: 16 minutes of this kettlebell workout, using a 20-pound kb. Followed by 15 minutes of yoga using the Yoga Studio app.
• Thursday: 1 hour bootcamp class that my company sponsors. When I got home, I did 15 minutes of yoga.

I'm also just now using kettlebells, and Wednesday's workout left my forearms beat up. Respect the kettlebell.

You live, you learn.