Gym all sorted

Went through the workouts that I will start at the gym next week with my trainer and today I did some test sets to get an idea of the weights that I will use next week. I left him with the book and a copy of the workouts for him to look at over the weekend.

My arms are aching a bit at the moment as I haven't lifted weights for a over a year.

The workout is as follows:

Monday and Wednesdays:

1. Hang Clean
2. Squats
2. Hamstring Curl
3. Step up
3. Streight Leg Deadlift
4. Side Lunge
4. Standing Calf Raise
5. Bench Press
5. Lat Pulldown
6. Push Press
7. Tricepts Press-Down
7. Dumbell Biceps Curl
8. Core-Abs
8. Core-lower back

Wednesdays:

1. Dumbell Bench Press
1. Pull-Up
2. Dumbell Incline Bench Press
2. Dumbell Lat Row
3. Dumbell Lateral Raise
3. Bar Dip
3. Bar Biceps Curl
4. Hang Pull
5. Lunge
5. Hamstring Curl
6. Standing Calf Raise
6. Back Extension
7. Core - Abs
7. Core Lower Back

We have decided that I will warm up before going to the gym and also as I am doing Pilates I am not going to do the core abs and back exercises to save time.

I have just done another 30 minutes on the exercise bike did 10 minutes on level 1 followed by 10 minutes on level 2 and another 10 minutes on level 1. Did 14.47 km and burned 329 Cals. Did the extra workout on the bike as I was feeling guilty as I drank 2 cans of coke this afternoon.

Have been looking into ways to increase the calories burned in a quicker time and I think that I am going to start doing skipping as part of my warm up as it warms up the whole body and 10 minutes of skipping is equivalent to 30 minutes of cycling this means that I can cut 10 minutes off of my morning warm up before the gym and Pilates. I am also going to do some skipping in the evenings as well to burn some extra calories ready to start Plyometrics next month.

I am also going to play basketball tomorrow afternoon for a couple of hours and I have a 3 vs 3 tournament on Sunday if my ankle is strong enough.