Beachbody Challenge 2013 - Week 9

My own Beachbody Challenge has started on Feb 1, 2013.
In the following 20 weeks - until beginning of summer in Germany - I want to move up a gear and keep my eyes on low-carb clean eating in combination with 4-5 times training a week.

Here is the summary of my 9th week:

Friday, March 29
Friday is always Bootcamp time. We do a combination of cross-fit, strength-training, calisthenics, plyometrics, functional training and aerobic training...everything outdoor with no excuses of bad weather!! This is really exhausting! 

Saturday, March 30
- Rest -

Sunday, March 31
I planned to do a run outside, but unfortunately the weather was so muddy, so I decided to go into the gym. 

Monday, April 1
As some of my readers know, I quitted my attendance of Monday´s Zumba Class. But instead of Zumba I did (with my bf) some weight and strength training for the upper body at the gym.

Tuesday, April 2
- Rest-

Wednesday, April 3
Another weight and strength training for the lower body plus cardio training at the treadmill for 45 minutes.

Thursday, April 4
Yeah! Celebrating my 30th birthday. I tried to eat not too much of my birthday cake!.... with success :o)

Stay healthy and keep in progress!

Beachbody Challenge 2013 - Week 8

My own Beachbody Challenge has started on Feb 1, 2013.
In the following 20 weeks - until beginning of summer in Germany - I want to move up a gear and keep my eyes on low-carb clean eating in combination with 4-5 times training a week.

Here´s my diary of Week 8

Friday, March 22
Friday is Bootcamp time!!! A little bit cold, but really good! The pain is worth!

Saturday, March 23
- Rest - and studying

Sunday, March 24
It´s time for partnering training session in the gym. We did together a weight training for the lower body (including ab training all time).

Monday, March 25
I did a 45 min cardio session on the treadmill in the gym.

Tuesday, March 26
- Rest-
I feel that I get a cold in the nose. I take my wonder drug: aspirin complex and a sachet of zinc for my body defense. Nevertheless, it was a good day: Today we reached our 1000th view of my blog! Thank you very much for your motivation!!!

Wednesday, March 27
Unfortunately I didn´t feel better. So today I do another rest day and take another sachet of zinc and other vitamines.

Thursday, March 28
Yeah! My health is fully restored! Thank you wonder drug and zinc and gallons of tea!! Starting a light full-body training in the gym.

Stay healthy and share and like my blog and my facebook page....

Beachbody Challenge 2013 - Week 7

My own Beachbody Challenge has started on Feb 1, 2013.
In the following 20 weeks - until beginning of summer in Germany - I want to move up a gear and keep my eyes on low-carb clean eating in combination with 4-5 times training a week.

Here´s my diary of Week 7

Friday, March 15: 
As some of you know, besides full-time working and additional part-time distance learning we refurbish our house. Today we got our new kitchen furniture. And it looks AMAZING!! I´m looking forward to cook more healthy food stuff..... counting the days for the move into the house in autuum 2013!!! Regarding the time in the house I couldn´t participate in the bootcamp class! :o(

Saturday, March 16:
-Rest-

Sunday, March 17:
Weight training session in the gym: Upper body! Wheeeooo! Greeting from the aching muscles!
I did the Training of the Labrada Lean Body Challenge (page 5 ff)

Monday, March 18:
I decided to quit the attendance of the weekly Zumba-Class (just) for a while, because I noticed, that the combination of weight training and cardio/running will give me more than "just" dancing to the beat.
So I did a training session on the treadmill - unfortunately inside due to the really cold weather here in Germany!

Tuesday, March 19
- Rest

Wednesday, March 20
Here in Germany today it is the beginning of spring - but only calendrical. The temperatures here are as cold as in winter... including snow!!

Thursday, March 21
- Rest-

Stay healthy and tuned!!

Beachbody Challenge 2013 - Week 6

My own Beachbody Challenge has started on Feb 1, 2013.
In the following 20 weeks - until beginning of summer in Germany - I want to move up a gear and keep my eyes on low-carb clean eating in combination with 4-5 times training a week.

Here´s my diary of Week 6:

Friday, March 8:
I only say two words: BOOTCAMP BABY!!!!

Saturday, March 9:
- Relaxing and stretching the legs -

Sunday, March 10:
YOU WON´T BELIEVE IT! I woke up at 9 am and looked out of my window. There was such a lovely weather: blue sky and the sun gave me the first springlike feeling. So I decided to run.... It prickled in my feets! Without a time-referenced goal I started to run.... The temperature and my condition was in perfect condition! Normally I run a distance of 3 - 5 km (1.8 - 3.1 miles) but I wasn´t able to stop myself.... so I run 9,7 km (6 miles)!!!
This was the longest distance I ever run! And I felt great!
(But unfortunately I got two big blisters on my feets :o( 

Monday, March 11:
I had a dentist´s appointment - Bleaching... for my very first time! Gosh....... But you know: BEAUTY KNOWS NO PAIN! Besides my body transformation I want to look good - with every space of my body!
Therefore I didn´t have the Zumba class - but I went to the gym for doing some weight training. 

Tuesday, March 12:
- Rest - 

Wednesday, March 13:
Doing some sports at the gym with my bf .... cardio and weigh training!!! I like it!

Thursday, March 14:
- Rest -

Stay healthy and go running!

Beachbody Challenge 2013 - Week 3

My own Beachbody Challenge has started on Feb 1, 2013.
In the following 20 weeks - until beginning of summer in Germany - I want to move up a gear and keep my eyes on low-carb clean eating in combination with 4-5 times training a week.

Here´s my diary of Week 3: 

First, Sorry for my long absense, but as announced in my last post I was from Sunday Feb, 17th to Friday Feb, 22th in vacation for skiing in the alps.The weather was marvelous, the snow was gorgeous and we had a lot of fun in our lodge.
(I apologize for my incomplete meal diary, but the connection to the web was really poor!)

Due to the daily skiing – I burned rd about 1200 to 1600 kcal a day !! – I had to change a little bit my nutrition. I tried to eat also clean, but not to eat low carb, because I need this essential additional energy.

For sure, there was one or another cheat meal also included. I enjoyed every bit. :D

But unfortunately this little change in my meal plan came to a problem. I won´t say, that I fell completely off the wagon, but I´m struggeling with coming back to my clean eating plan. The craving for some candies is really high.

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As a consequence, my scale didn´t give me a reason to smile – I have a stagnancy….I don´t know, if the stagnancy of my weight is a result of a muscle growth in my legs due to the daily skiing or if my body is just confused!

The last days I rethink my nutrition and training plan. But I didn´t find any blooper.
So I “only” have to be patient – but to be honestly – that´s one of my biggest problems…..

To call back in my mind, in exactly 10 weeks I participate in my first 10K-competition! And only 3 weeks later there´s my second cornerstone of 2013: The wedding of my lovely co-worker Susanne. The last week of May I´ll be in vacation again for a trip through some different states of Germany. We´ll meet our friends of the above mentioned lodge again. We are really impatient for meet them again.

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But, as the quote of my personal trainer: NO PAIN – NO GLORY…. So I have to earn this pleasure. My biggest motivation is the imagination of a really hot body on the wedding and the trip through Germany. 

Friday - Feb, 15
Friday is Bootcamp Day. We did a real hard training, because after our training we got a little surprise (some nice canapés) due to the first anniversary of Bootcamp Ulm.

I rocked 704 kcal in 45 minutes.

Saturday - Feb, 16
After studying at the university I went home for packing my bags with the snow stuff for the upcoming winter holiday with skiing on a lodge in the alps.

Sunday - Feb, 17
- first day of skiing - 

Monday - Feb, 18
- Skiing -

Tusday - Feb, 19
-Skiing -

Wednesday - Feb, 20
- Skiing -

Thursday - Feb, 21
- Skiing -