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Rachel Benedick's Blog – August 2011 Archive (21)

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

6 rounds of:

 

1 minute presses with the 35 each hand (13 reps each side first 2 rounds, 12 third, 10 fourth, 9 fifth and sixth)

1 minute rest

30 seconds swings L with 44

30 seconds swing R with 44

90 seconds rest

 

One set of 10 squats with the 35's

Walking lunges across the parking lot from the corner to the sign

 

Food Log:

Breakfast:

1 egg, 2 turkey bacon, 2 cups of…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 30, 2011 at 10:19pm — No Comments

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

 

6 sets of 2 deadlifts at 200 lbs.

 

3 rounds of...

 

30 seconds swings (62 lb first 2 rounds, 53 last round)

30 seconds rest

30 seconds swings

30 seconds squats

30 seconds rest

30 seconds swings

30 seconds squats

30 seconds push-ups

30 seconds rest

30 seconds swings

30 seconds squats

30 seconds push-ups

30 seconds h2h swings (35 lb)

 

Food…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 29, 2011 at 8:54pm — No Comments

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

Rest Day

 

Food Log:

Breakfast:

1 egg, 2 turkey sausages, 2 cups of coffee

 

Lunch:

3 egg omelette with 2 turkey bacon slices and some cheese inside

Fage greek yogurt with a few grapes

 

Snack:

Watermelon

Coffee

 

Snack take 2:

1 cake mix cookie with frosting (relatively small cookie, but still, darn it!)

 

Dinner:

Steamed broccoli, a few bites of pork…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 28, 2011 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

6 sets of 6 deadlifts at 200 lbs.

 

3 sets of 5 squats with double 44's

 

300 squats in 12 minutes, I had to stop 1/2 way to get a drink and I had my cheat meal before my workout tonight so I was fighting a pretty sick feeling. :)

 

Food Log:

Breakfast:

1 egg, 2 turkey sausage, 2 cups of coffee with creamer

 

Lunch:

2 eggs, salad, fage greek yogurt with some…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 27, 2011 at 8:12pm — 1 Comment

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

6 ladders of push-ups and presses with the 35 lb.

5 sets of 5 squats with the double 44's

 

Food Log:

Breakfast:

1 egg, 2 turkey sausage, 2 cups of coffee

 

Lunch:

Fage greek yogurt (3/4 cup), some watermelon mixed in, handful of almonds

 

Snack:

Some more watermelon, 1/2 of a small cake mix cookie, another cup of coffee

 

Dinner:

2 chicken/feta/spinach sausages, a…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 26, 2011 at 11:30pm — 2 Comments

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

15 burpees

15 swings with the 62 lb.

14 burpees

14 swings

....

1 burpee

1 swing

 

3 L-sit holds for 10 -15 seconds each

 

This workout kicked my patoot!  Loved it :).

 

Food Log:

Breakfast:

1 egg, 2 turkey sausage, 2 cups of coffee with creamer

 

Lunch:

2 eggs, fage greek yogurt with a peach, some almonds

 

Snack:

Some more almonds, 2…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 25, 2011 at 9:02pm — 1 Comment

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

6 sets of 2 deadlifts of 200 lbs.

 

3 sets of 5 squats with double 53's

1 set of 3 squats with double 53's

 

4 ladders of presses and pull-ups (1, 2, 3, 4, round one each round with 44 lb, the rest with the 35.)

 

I need to work on doing strict presses without utilizing the hip or legs at all.  I might try and back off on the 44 lb. because of some issues in my shoulder and work on building up the amount of reps I can do with…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 24, 2011 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

A few swings to warm up

 

4 rounds of mixed tabata's:

- Swings/squats

- Ring rows (5-7 reps each 20 sec.)/Push-ups (10-12 reps each 20 sec.)

- Swings/squats

- Swings/push-ups

 

Did an L-sit hold for a few seconds, but really was just ready to get my little ones home so I didn't do a whole lot more.

 

Food log:

Breakfast:

1 egg, 2 turkey bacon, 2 cups of coffee with…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 23, 2011 at 8:40pm — 1 Comment

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

 

6 sets of 5 deadlifts @ 200 lbs. - felt great!

 

1 set of 5 double front squats with the 53 lb. kb's

1 set of 3 with the 53 lb. kb's

 

4 ladder sets with presses and pull-ups, first rep of each round with the 44 lb. for presses, next three with the 35 lb.

 

Food:

 

Okay, so yesterday evening was my cheat for the week (after cheating on Friday...) with some brownies in the evening when some friends were…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 22, 2011 at 9:17pm — 3 Comments

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

45 minutes on the elliptical machine, didn't make it to the gym today so I will do my dead lifts on Monday :)

 

Food Log:

Breakfast:

1 egg, 2 turkey bacon, 2 cups of coffee with creamer (trying to stave off a headache with the extra caffeine)

 

Lunch:

2 eggs, salad, 1 ear of corn on the cob

 

Snack:

Apple with peanut butter (the PB is GONE so now there is no more temptation :)…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 20, 2011 at 9:42pm — 1 Comment

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

100 snatches with the 18 non-stop, I want to try with the 26 next time :)

100 burpees

70 sit ups and 30 K2E

 

Great workout in the midst of a lot of different ladder things I have been doing, nice break :).

 

Food Log:

Breakfast:

1 egg, 2 turkey bacon, coffee with creamer

 

Snack:

A few carrots and a few mixed berries

 

Lunch:

Shredded chicken, fage greek yogurt with some sliced…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 18, 2011 at 9:46pm — 3 Comments

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

 

4 sets of 4 ladders:

1 press, 44 lb., 1 pull-up

2 presses, 35 lb., 2 pull-ups

3 presses, 35 lb., 3 pull-ups

4 presses, 35 lb., 4 pull-ups

 

1 set of 5 double kettlebell squats with 53 lb. kb's

4 sets of 5 double kettlebell front squats with 44 lb. kb's

 

Food Log:

Breakfast:

1 egg, 2 turkey bacon slices, 2 cups of coffee with creamer

 

Lunch:

Fage greek yogurt with…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 17, 2011 at 9:04pm — 2 Comments

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

6 sets of 2 dead lifts at 200 lbs.

 

5 sets of 1 minute one handed swings with the 26 lb. kb. per hand, 2 minute rest inbetween

 

Practiced the L sit hold, held for 15 seconds today! :)

 

Food Log:

Breakfast:

1 egg, 2 turkey bacon, coffee with creamer

 

Snack:

Almonds

 

Lunch:

Fage greek yogurt, strawberries, 1 egg, some more almonds, and some…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 16, 2011 at 10:21pm — 3 Comments

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

Rest day! :)

 

Food Log:

Breakfast:

2 eggs, 1 turkey bacon slice, 1 cup of coffee 2 tbsp. creamer

 

Lunch:

Fage greek yogurt with a few cut up strawberries, 1 egg, 1 cup of coffee with 2 tbsp. of creamer, handful of amonds, and a few slices of turkey lunch meat

 

Dinner:

A few almonds, turkey burger without the bun, corn on the cob, a small slice of watermelon

 

Snack: CHEAT

So I was…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 14, 2011 at 9:58pm — 1 Comment

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

 

6 sets of 4 deadlifts at 200 lbs.

 

50 swings with the 62 lb. kb

50 squats

20 kettlebell handle push-ups

20 bar twists with additional 10 lb. plate

50 swings

50 backward lunges with 18 lb. kb

20 kettlebell handle push-ups

20 k2e

 

Food Log:

Breakfast:

1 egg, 2 turkey bacon, 2 cups of coffee with 3 tbsp. of creamer

 

Snack:

A few…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 13, 2011 at 8:41pm — No Comments

Workout and Food Log

Workout:



4 tabata sets:



Round 1: 1 handed swings, 44 lb.

Round 2: 2 handed swings, 35 lb.

Round 3: 1 handed swings, 35 lb.

Round 4: 1 handed swings, 44 lb.



I did a few pull-ups and 2 TGU with the 44 lb. to warm up before the sets.



Food Log:

Breakfast:

1 egg, 2 turkey bacon, 1 cup of coffee with 2 tbsp. of creamer



Snack:

10 almonds



Lunch:

1/2 chicken breast, 1 egg, salad, 1 cup fage greek yogurt… Continue

Added by Rachel Benedick on August 11, 2011 at 9:04pm — No Comments

Workout and Food Log

After a few days of having family in town I am back to posting! :)

 

Workout:

 

 

3 ladders of:

1 press with 44 lb. kb

1 pull-up

2 presses with 35 lb. kb

2 pull-ups

3 presses

3 pull-ups

4 presses

4 pull-ups

 

I scaled down from the 44 for my last round because my shoulder was bothering me.

 

I think followed up by doing:

5 rounds of...

1 minute of clean, squat,…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 10, 2011 at 7:42pm — 2 Comments

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

6 sets of 3 dead lifts at 200 lbs.

 

1 TGU with 44 lb.

2 TGU with 35 lb.

 

5 presses right and left with 35 lb. x 3

 

A few times of practicing the L sit hold

 

Food Log:

2 eggs, 2 turkey bacon, cup of coffee with 2 tbsp. creamer

 

Lunch:

1 cup greek yogurt with a few piece of canteloupe

 

Dinner:

1/2 chicken breast, a few carrots, peanut butter and apple, cup of…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 6, 2011 at 9:28pm — 3 Comments

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

 

5 rounds of...

 

15 sumo deadlift high pulls (first round with 2 26 lb.'s, last 3 rounds with the 2 70 lb's)

12 cleans (26's)

9 front squats (26's)

6 push presses (26's)

 

After this I did 5 rounds of 5 bar twists with an additional 10 lb. plate and 5 toes to bar.

 

I also played around with the L sit holds on the rings and the kettlebell handles.  I will be working on holding the L sit for 30 seconds.  I…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 4, 2011 at 7:15pm — No Comments

Workout and Food Log

Workout:

 

7 sets of 7 double front squats with the 44 lb.'s

7 sets of 7 double presses with the 26 lb's supresetted with pull-ups, level 15 for the first 3 rounds, level 13 last 4

 

Played around a little bit with the rings and did some push ups this evening at home.

 

Food Log:

Breakfast:

1 egg, 2 turkey bacon, 1 cup of coffee with 2 tbsp. of creamer

 

Lunch:

2 eggs, 2 turkey bacon, salad, fage with greek…

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Added by Rachel Benedick on August 3, 2011 at 9:08pm — No Comments

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