Feed the fire, break your vision

Coffee brewing in the kitchen, the smell alone makes my blood start pumping. I hear the birds chirping outside my window, and for a moment I think about the things they’ve surely seen in all of their travels, the secrets they must hold. Focus, now! FOCUS!

Ah, it’s a new day. Not only a new day, but it’s the start of a new week, too. And you know what that means, time to plan out my workouts. I’ve found that planning what I’ll do in advance helps me stay committed to it. (Hint, hint: Workout tip #7)

I’m actually sore from yesterday’s workout, which was brutal. I’ll call it the Sarah Fit Workout (since it was taken from Sarah Fit’s website), and it was as follows:
- 10 minutes of running/walking → I did 5 minutes of power walking, 3 minutes of jogging, 1 minute of walking, and a 1 minute full-speed sprint.
- 15 pushups
- 20 lunges
- 1 minute plank (a killer!)
- Chair dips – 15 reps
- Plank with a knee to elbow crunch – 10 reps
- Sumo squat jump – 10 reps
- And then repeated the entire thing (including the running/walking portion) twice…

In case you’re interested, check it out here: Sarah Fit workout

So, this week’s plan:
Monday: 40 minutes on the elliptical (400 calories) + 15 minutes on the bike (100 calories) + 40 minutes on the treadmill (350 calories) = 850 calories

Tuesday: 40 minutes on the elliptical (400 calories) + Jillian Michaels workout (250 calories) + 35 minutes on the treadmill (300 calories) = 950 calories

Wednesday: 40 minutes on the treadmill (350 calories) + 40 minutes on the elliptical (400 calories) = 750 calories

Thursday: 40 minutes on the elliptical (400 calories) + Jillian Michaels workout (250 calories) + 35 minutes on the treadmill (300 calories) = 950 calories

Friday: 40 minutes on the elliptical (400 calories) + 15 minutes on the bike (100 calories) + 40 minutes on the treadmill (350 calories) = 850 calories

Saturday: OFF

Sunday: Sarah Fit workout

For these past months, I've been focusing mostly on cardio. However, now I feel that it's time to add more strength training to my routine, and this is why I've added 2 days of the Jillian Michaels workout (30 day shred.) My knee isn't bothering me nearly as much as it used to, so everything seems to be working out splendidly.

In other news, I highly recommend the show "Covert Affairs" on USA.

Here's my non-pop workout playlist (mostly used for strength training):
- Infected Mushroom - Smashing the opponent
- System of a down - Aerials
- Kanye West - Power
- Kanye West - Stronger
- Disturbed - Down with the sickness
- Coheed & Cambria - Welcome home
- Fort Minor - Remember the name
- Eminem - Lose Yourself
- Pendulum - Watercolor
- Trick Daddy feat. Lil John & Twista - Let's go

And with that, I'm off to study Nihongo. Ci vediamo dopo.