Motivate Me Monday! What are your New Year Resolutions?

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I am co-hosting with Ashley and Whitney! Even if you didn't participate in this weeks challenge...you can still link up and tell us about anything in your life that is fitness related!


Thanks to everyone who joined last week!

Today's Challenge/Topic is : 

(as stated in last weeks post HERE)

What are your New Years resolutions?

How do you plan on sticking to them?

Well ladies...

I have made a few fitness resolutions.

I mean...come on...I only have 9 MONTHS before my wedding day! EEK!!

I need to get into shape!! And it starts NOW!

I plan to...

Eat more FRUIT!

And plan on working out more!

How do I plan on keeping up with these resolutions?

I've already started eating more fruit. Every day for either one of my mid day snacks or for breakfast (sometimes both!) I eat this! 

Fat Free Greek Yogurt, Fruit, Granola



And this is my workout. I had E make me up a workout routine a couple years ago...and this whipped me into the best shape ever (come on...don't you think E knows what he's doing?!)! It's pretty generic but boy does it work! And don't worry...if you decide to try this...you're not going to bulk up!If you are worried... Instead of doing more weight...a good way to tone up is doing less weight with more reps. Now...when I first read this routine...I actually had to google some of these exercises lol! Don't worry if you need to do the same!

Training Routine

Cycle: 4-Day Split, Two Days On, 1 Day Off, Two Days On, Two Days Off

Goal: Shape and Definition

Day 1: Chest /Triceps

Chest:

Hammer Strength Bench Press (Machine)  3 x 12 reps

Bench Flies 3 x 12 reps

Triceps:

Kick outs 3 x 12 reps

Pushdowns (Triangle) 3 x 12 reps

Pushdowns (Rope) 3 x 12 reps

Abs

Crunches 4 x 25 reps

Day 2: Legs/Calves

Legs:

Leg Press 3 x 10 reps

Stiff-Leg Deadlifts 3 x 10 reps

Leg Extension 3 x 12 reps

Leg Curls 3 x 12 reps

Calves:

Toe Raises 6 x 15 reps

Day 3: Off

Day 4: Shoulders

Shoulders:

Dumbbell Presses 3 x 12 reps

Dumbbell Laterals Raises 3 x 12 reps

Front Dumbbell Raises 3 x 12 reps

Abs:

Crunches 4 x 25 reps

Day 5: Back/Biceps

Back:

Front Pulldowns 3 x 10 reps

One Arm Dumbbell Rows 3 x 10 reps

Seated Cable Rows 3 x 10 reps

Biceps:

Straight Barbell Curls 3 x 12 reps

Alternation Dumbbell Curls 3 x 12 reps

Machine Preacher Curls 3 x 12 reps

Abs:

Crunches 4 x 25 reps

Day 6: Off

Day 7: Off

 (
Note:  Though this routine looks deceptively simple (the heaviest weights aren't used), believe me, it’s not so easy. This routine looks to maximize your pump and your results. Keep your rest period between each to a minimum (no more than 75 seconds). It should produce nice shape, some size, and overall definition.)

I am so excited to start this workout routine again!

And if you've been keeping up with these MMM posts...a while back I took a photo of myself and will compare it to what I look like after this routine! (maybe I will post them!)

So I am super excited for next weeks challenge! Pinky over at Pink Persistence created an INSPIRATION BOARD last week! (click HERE to view her post about it).

Here is what it looked like.

After I read her post...I ABSOLUTELY WANTED TO MAKE ONE FOR MYSELF!

NEXT WEEK'S CHALLENGE/TOPIC:

Create your very own INSPIRATION BOARD! It can be a hard copy or a collage on the computer! (I might make both...we all know Pinterest is amazing!)

Do you have any ideas for one of our challenges??
Let me know! forloveofacupcake@gmail.com

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Have a wonderful day!!
Manda