Last weeks workouts included a variety of at home workouts, YouTube workouts and in-person Burn Boot Camp workouts. Hopefully something below will pop out at you if you’re looking for something new to try this week!
Week of Workouts: September 2023
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Monday: Leg Day Workout
Monday was Labor Day and since Ryan had the day off work, we swapped hanging out with the boys in the morning so we could both sneak in a workout. Since Ryan’s workouts are a million times longer than mine these days, he did his first (and most was done before any of the rest of us were awake) and then I completed a quick leg workout in our garage and called it a day.
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Tuesday: At Home Caroline Girvan Shoulders + Arms Superset Workout
Tuesday was the first day all of the boys were in school! Oh happy day! I wanted to take full advantage of my free morning and opted to complete a quick shoulder workout at home before the boys were awake. I am still loving Caroline Girvan’s YouTube channel and turned to this upper body workout from her channel to target my biceps, triceps and shoulders. It was a great one and definitely left my arms feeling fatigued.
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Wednesday: Burn Boot Camp Burst Workout
When I see “Burst Training” on the protocol for the day at Burn Boot Camp, it’s almost always a “skip it” day for me. Long gone are the days when I desired lots of plyometric movements in my workouts and since Burst Training days often mean a plethora of jumping lunges, burpees and tuck jumps, I’m out. Sometimes social media can be a handy little tool because I watched my local gym’s Instagram Stories on Wednesday morning and saw exercises that reminded me a lot more of a Burn Boot Camp Metobolic Conditioning workout — aka a workout that gets your heart rate up but incorporates weights to do so. I figured I’d give it a shot and the workout thankfully did not disappoint! It definitely felt like a MetCon day and I mean that in the best possible way!
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Thursday: At Home Caroline Girvan Upper Body Workout (Chest and Back Emphasis)
On Thursday morning, I did a quick workout in the kitchen while the boys ate breakfast and it was another winner from Carolina Girvan. Whenever Rhett sees me doing one of Caroline Girvan’s workouts he always asks me, “She burning your arms, Mom?” Yes, yes, she burning my arms. In this case it was more of a chest and back burn but it was still an upper body smoker!
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Friday: Burn Boot Camp Lower Body Strength Workout
I had a workout date on the agenda with my friend Lauren which kept me accountable on Friday! We planned to meet up for a morning Burn workout and it was a great one. We went to a camp time that’s not usually crowded which made it so nice to be able to focus and work up a sweat without the chaos of a crowded gym. I definitely felt that booty burn! I forgot to jot the workout down in the notes app of my phone but you can find the full streaming version of Friday’s workout on Burn’s YouTube channel here!
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Saturday and Sunday: Rest
No workouts happened for me over the weekend!
Questions of the Day
What does your workout routine look like lately? Are you training for anything? Trying anything new? Loving a certain YouTube fitness channel? Please share!
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Ryan’s dedication to competing his LONG Ironman training workouts in the early mornings to still sneak in family time during the day is truly impressive! Hats off to him big time :).
I am 6 weeks postpartum with my second sweet baby boy and while I plan to steadily and carefully reintegrate fitness into my life once I’m cleared, I’ve been feeling super blahhhh lately about my postpartum body image and fitness (which I know is ridiculous, but the feelings are very real!). Any words of wisdom?!
Hey there, fellow postpartum gal! I’m 3 months out from my first baby, and just now starting to feel better about my fitness. I started doing some bodyweight stuff at 3 weeks postpartum, and then jumped back into resistance training (at home with DBs, same as pre-preg) at 6 or 7 weeks. My body felt so unfamiliar after birth and I was desperate to get back to feeling and looking more like myself…in hindsight I went back too fast and did too much. I’ve scaled back a little the last two weeks and am feeling so much better – less “squishy,” less achy, more energized.
Eating protein at each meal – and honestly just eating regular meals at all – helps me feel better physically. So does a long hot shower. Anyways, just wanted to say you’re not alone in the struggle and give yourself some grace 🙂
I always say the postpartum period is way harder than the end of pregnancy in terms of self image. I feel for you because I know it’s rough!!! One thing I will say that helped me was recognizing that you JUST had a baby. Your body should look different! It should take time for you to feel more like yourself and it’s okay to be softer all over and more gentle with yourself right now. It was easier for me to speak more gently to myself after each baby I had and I think this was almost more out of necessity than anything else because time for myself (and, therefore time for exercise) got smaller after each baby. I also listened to a lot of podcasts that made me feel like it’s okay (and, honestly, GOOD) to take it easy for months after you have a baby. In retrospect I did too much too soon after Chase and I know it wasn’t good for my pelvic floor. After Ryder and Rhett, my focus was much more on walking (the best!) and strength training gradually as I felt better. And SLEEP always trumped any workout I had on the calendar for the morning if I needed it (which I did quite often)! I know this comment likely doesn’t help but just know you’re soooo far from alone in your feelings!!! Postpartum is truly a whirlwind! Sending you all the best wishes as you adjust to life with your second sweet baby! <3
I’m 3 months postpartum so my workouts are a little more chaotic than normal! I try to do something for about 30min every day, but it varies – aiming for 3-4 resistance training workouts, a couple cardio workouts, and stretching/walking on the other days. Using a lot of YT workouts to take the mental load out of working out – CG is my favorite/go-to (did a 15 min glute workout of hers today to wrap up my workout and it was SPICY), and Nourish Move Love has some great postpartum core workouts that have really helped me. So glad I was already working out mostly at home pre-baby and had a little home gym set up! Your posts about fitness as a mom have been so helpful and relatable.
YES to YouTube/streaming workouts, especially postpartum. I always felt like it was a victory I was even doing a workout so the last thing I wanted to do was think — someone on YouTube just tell me what to do please! haha!
I highly recommend these ladies for postpartum workouts- https://www.expectingandempowered.com/postpartum-programs
It starts with lying on the floor and moving your heels and works up into some great workouts with an emphasis on pelvic floor recovery and flexibility. I’m two years out and still do the workouts because they are great.
I struggle staying committed to a plan. Other than chasing kids I try and go on long walks with our active dog and try to add a Pilates routine in 2 times a week. I would like to get it up to 4 but that seems impossible some days !
I am currently using my Peloton, which I like, but I have difficulty scheduling my workouts throughout the week using the peloton. I want to be sure I am hitting all the targeted areas and getting an effective workouts! I was doing Caroline Girvan and Nourish Move Love prior to the Peloton and loving those workouts as well. Prior to you tube I was doing Beachbody for years . I have been working out at home since my kids were little!