Day six!

It's official. I'm OCD. Sure, I knew this...but when a girl wakes up at 5am on a Saturday and the ONLY thing that she can focus on is getting into the workout room...well, that's just a little bit "off". I'll admit it. I have a real problem, but am going to utilize it to my advantage through this journey. I bounced (maybe not so much bounced, as I did wobbled) into my exercise room and looked at my NEW weight bench with adoring eyes. "Good morning!!!" She was begging to be used and I was not about to deny her. I opened up my Body for Life for Women book and turned to the Upper Body section. Mind you, my legs were on fire with pain from the Lower Body workout that I did two days ago. The program calls for three sets that decrease in reps, but increase in weight. First muscle group was my chest. I laid back on my bench and began to do 12 movements with my 3 pound dumb bells. Then 10 reps with the 5 pounders, then finally, 8 reps with the 8 pounders. Feel the burn? YESS!!!!!! I worked out for more than 30 minutes (0nly because I had to look at my book for every rep...my form needs work...or my memory needs a boost) and PROUDLY walked down the stairs (maybe not so much proudly, as I did wobbled) to the coffee pot. Yes my friends, all of that before even having a cup of coffee.

Having the right equipment (the new bench) made a huge difference in the effectiveness of my workout. I tried doing all of these moves Tuesday using my stability ball as a substitute. After falling off three times with weights in hand, I figured that I was doing more damage than good. I didn't fall off of the bench once (I take that back, I did fall off as I was reaching to get a bigger dumb bell), and I was more focused on the movements.

Looking forward to having Obama arms!