badass abs

I've been a bit quiet the last few days, I had a crazy girls night out last night, which was really needed. I feel rejuvenated now that I got a break from being a mom for a night, but i'm ready to get back to reality now. I don't really like to party because it interferes with my training but lately I just feel overwhelmed and maybe a mild case of the winter-blues. I just want to be on the beach or in my pool with a corona in hand soakin' in the sunshine. I am the biggest sun worshiper in the world, and somehow I ended up here. That said you have to make the best out of any situation you're in and not let it get you down, so maybe this week i'll go for a little artificial sunlight and keep extra warm by getting hot n' sweaty. Today I was feeling a little under the weather (to say the least) but I hydrated hard, and stuck with the coconut charcoal and I got a good ab workout in despite the hangover.

Just crazy lil' me on my girls night (and no I didn't wear fishnets and gum boots to the bar;) 

Don't forget to get on board the Sexy Squat Challenge, if you missed that post, it's not too late! You can find the post here. Day 4 already but rest day for the challenge. Tomorrow is inner thigh lifts, and for those of you who may be reading this and don't know what to do if you don't have an equalizer you can either get creative and carefully use a chair) or if you're really beginner you can do laying on your side and lift your thighs instead.

I've been writing my workouts to be specific muscle group days (with a little bit of cardio each day, usually skipping and burpees). I do an arm and chest day, then ass and leg day, then ab day, and then I repeat (6 days a week) today was ab day. I'm a big fan of bodyrock so occasionally I switch it up and do a workout (I did the last 30 day challenge 3 times through, and totally loved it, and the fact that it is FREE is a huge turn on for me compared to other HIIT workout videos) Since i'm still learning and working on my own body at the same time, it's become really important to me to be able to give credit to myself for writing the workout and doing the work. :)

I was reading bodybuilding.com just 'cuz I can and I think it's a great recourse, and I found this article about ab training, some really good tips! If you're interested you can find the article here.

My Workout Today:

I set my Gymboss interval timer to 30 seconds on/10 seconds rest (30 rounds total, 3 rounds of 10 exercises)

I start as usual with a 10 minute turbo skip, sometimes I switch this up with jumping jacks or a sprint on my treadmill but skipping is really efficient. Then stretch.

1. woodchop (left) - I used a 10 lb weight
2. tuck abs
3. woodchop (right)

4. sit ups

5. holding plank
6. reverse crunches
7. side plank pulses (left)
8. bicycle abs
9. side plank pulses (right)
10. holding plank

TAKE A BREATH! 5 seconds, gotta keep your heart beat bumpin';)

50 pushup variations
-10 spiderman
-10 tricep pushups
-10 staggered (left)
-10 staggered (right)
-10 regular

Then a Stretch! Don't forget a post workout snack!

<3 - Steph



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