This one's for Shannon...

Today, Shannon rethrew the gauntlet. Unbeknownst to her, I kicked some major work out tookus today. And I dedicate my day to Shannon. It was hard. It was painful. ... It was so totally worth it.

My favorite workout buddy, Amanda, joined me today at the gym on a guest pass! I wanted to try my new strength training routine and swim some laps with her.

So, today I:

Held 10 planks for 15 seconds each;
Did 20 lunge and twists (10 regular, 10 with balance added in between);
Balanced on the Bosu ball with both feet for 45 seconds and on each foot for 15 seconds;
Did 2 sets, 12 reps each, at 20 pounds on the Chest Press;
Did 2 sets, 12 reps each, at 20 pounds on the Chest Fly;
Did 2 sets, 12 reps each, at 55 pounds on the Lat Pulldown;
Did 2 sets, 12 reps each, at 45 pounds on the Two Arm Row;
Did 2 sets, 12 reps each, at 10 pounds doing Lat Raises with the 10 lb dumbbells;
Did 2 sets, 12 reps each, at 15 pounds on the Shoulder Press; and
Did 2 sets, 12 reps each, at 70 pounds on the Leg Press.

I also:

Swam laps in pool for approximately 20 minutes. My average lap time has improved by about 10 seconds (I have yet to calculate it exactly); and
Sat in the hot tub for 5 minutes (the allowed amount of time from my blood thinner specialist).

Whew! What a workout! Oh, Shannon, but I am not done. I also had my 1 1/2 cups of pad thai tonight, and per the negotiation, I had to:

Walk after dinner. Me, Amanda, Tom and Tony walked in the lovely neighborhood of Hickory Ridge down one of the pretty (and HILLY) Columbia paths. It lasted maybe 20 minutes.

Hmm. Strength training, Swimming cardio AND an after dinner walk--not too shabby for a Little-Miss-Perky-Poo-I-Work-Out-Every-Day-And-ALWAYS-Measure-My-Food-Like-A-Good-Little-Girl who has the full force of a personal trainer behind her, is single and has no children.