Week 1
It is well
past time to start getting serious about building my muscle back up! I used to
be at the gym 5-6 days a week and absolutely loved it. I miss that. I worked
out all the way through my pregnancy with Jocalyn but I had a difficult time
really getting into my workouts again after I healed from the delivery. I have
been off and on working out here and there ever since. I was really starting to
get motivated to get my muscle back and starting working toward my fitness and
body image goals about a year ago. We had been trying for another baby and when
we got pregnant I didn't keep working toward my goals like I wanted to. I won’t
get into all the details but I didn't work out too often throughout my
pregnancy for several reasons. I really wanted to start working towards my
goals again after healing from delivery. And here we are.. I am starting to
heal and feel better from my delivery with Alaeyna. As much as it seems like a
great idea to just get going full tilt again I know that isn't practical or
smart for me right now. I want to build up to 5-6 workouts per week so that I
can set myself up for success and avoid injury. I also want to give my body
time to adjust so it doesn't affect my milk supply. (I am exclusively breast
feeding Alaeyna and maintaining my milk for her is my number 1 priority in this
fitness journey.)
I am going
to start off just fitting in 1 workout a week and starting adding an extra
workout to my schedule every two weeks. This sounds particularly slow.. and it
is. But I figure that I can start off slow and if it is going well then I can
always increase the speed depending on my results and milk supply. At this rate
I will be fitting in 5-6 workouts a week 10-12 weeks from now or 2-3 months.
My goals
are to; increase overall tone, work on my upper arms (damn that wiggle!),
flatten my stomach, decrease the size of my waist, and I specifically really
want to build the muscle back up in my legs and butt. This is a lot but you
have to have big goals if you want any chance of big results. It may take time
but I will get there!
I have
decided to share workouts and updates on the blog to help keep myself
accountable for at least 14 weeks and to help give ideas for those of you that
are working on your own goals. Weight loss while exclusively breast feeding can
be extremely tricky for me and I haven’t come across very many stories or
suggestions for it. I’m sure they are out there but I haven’t found many. I
will also posting my workouts on Instagram, Facebook, and Pintrest if you would
like to follow along at any of those places.
I will be posting my workouts in three main categories; legs and butt, upper
body, and cardio. I have a few other workouts in my previous posts here if you would like to check that out.
Lower body
is what I want to start working on first and because they have always been my
favorite workouts, we will start there! I really want to build a better booty! I
was talking to my hubby about my workout ideas and he came up with this workout
to help. Since I’m only working out once a week at this point the workout is a
little more intense than I normally would want it to be for just getting
started again. Also I will just be doing this workout with bodyweight except
for the deadlifts in which I will be using a 5lb dumbbell in each hand. If you
are more advanced than I am then you could certainly add weight to this
workout.
Post
Workout: It looked pretty straightforward but when I got done with it I
definitely felt it! There were a few rough parts and I had to take extra rests
to complete all the reps but it felt so good to accomplish this workout. I
thought about workout out at home but instead the girls and I walked to the
little fitness center instead. It was nice for them to get out and it added a
25 minute round trip walk for me. I made sure to drink an extra Nalgene of
water (64oz) on the walk home and have a protein shake made with milk as soon
as we arrived home.
Notes:
Please
always check with your doctor when it comes to any kind of fitness or diet
changes.
I am not a
professional. This is simply my journey to achieve my personal fitness goals.
I welcome
positive and encouraging comments. If you have any ideas, suggestions, or
something that worked well for you I would love to hear them. Negative and rude
remarks will be removed.
Thanks for checking in! -
KK
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