fit goal check-in

so, no what i ate wednesday post today.
partly, because i wasn’t the bomb at taking photos of food this week.
and because the photos i did manage to take on my iphone happen to be photos of oatmeal.
i am a little obsessed these days.
don’t worry, you will get to see all the photos soon.
i’ve got a ‘how to make the perfect bowl of oatmeal’ post in the works.
but for kicks, here’s my evening cocktail last night: unsweetened almond milk, carob powder, grass-fed gelatin and a sprinkle of sucanat.

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today. it’s 2014 fit goals check-in. i had originally planned to add a little more to this post. but after my workout at the gym last night, i needed to split it into 2 posts. be on the lookout for it in the next couple of days.

so, fit goals. you can check them out here.
it’s been a pretty good few months on the fitness front. i’ve done a bit of everything.

plank:

i made it to 5:30min a couple weeks ago and it felt great…then i went to my body works + abs class and we did extra ab work to make up from a lack of it the week before. #hurtsogood
i’m slowly increasing my time on the plank. i watched the purely twins do their first 5 minute plank video where they mentioned they did a 5 minute plank as their warm up. i’m totally did this last night at the gym and i think i’ll definitely keep it up. i’ll do variations for the full 5 minutes and not necessarily always hold an elbow plank. at least 5 days a week.

plus, i’m getting a little help this month from the #FFAprilAbs challenge too. make sure to join if you haven’t.

push-ups:

i don’t do 30 everyday, but i can do a solid 15-20 in a row. still working on it. you’ll definitely know when i bust out the full 30. in a row. most days of the week. i will say…i’m learning to love push-ups though!

crow pose:

sllllowly getting there. building my arm and abdominal strength. working on being able to hold it longer and getting over my fear of falling on my head.

pull-ups:

the workout bud challenged me to do 1 unassisted pull ups by the end of april.
my goal was beginning of june, when i head out to san fran. i argued that it was too tough, but after challenging him to do a 5 minute plank by the end of april, i gave in and took the 1 pull up challenge. then i found out that one of my developers at work could do 4 unassisted pull ups…9 before she had her baby.

needless to say, i revised my goal to be 2 by the end of the month. she’s my inspiration.

i know 80% of it is mental. the other part is just working on form and practicing. and keeping my mind on the muscles that will get my body to the top of the bar. i finally purchased a resistance band to help me out when i’m at home. i’m determined to do it.

fit class of the month:

i love. love. love. my body works + abs class. i have mentioned it briefly every so often. i seriously cannot get enough of this class. i look forward to it each week. i get ideas for new moves. my abs are working the entire time. i feel strong and unstoppable during. and after. and last week, we did manmakers. seriously. favorite class.

on deck for next week: cycling class.
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loving being fit.
and i’m really looking forward to the sister post, if you will, to this post.
until we chat again.

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– jena.

p.s. how are you doing on your fit goals?