Plan B

In a spot of delusion that had me thinking I was Superwoman, I thought that it was possible to fit 6 workouts a week into my schedule.

I was wrong.

Though in theory I had the "time" to work out 6 times a week, in reality I did not have the time to get to the gym, work out, and get back with enough time to either (a) heat my dinner/lunch, (b) be on time for class, (c) find parking, or (d) all of the above.

Have you 1Ls SERIOUSLY not figured out the parking structure yet?

In a bit of soul searching with my doctor yesterday (because, what would a weight loss plan be without consulting your doctor? Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, get your own.) she suggested that I forgo trying to work out at the gym on my crazy 12-hour days. Instead, perhaps just go for a walk around my neighborhood or campus. And most importantly - don't beat myself up about not getting to the gym. Doing so creates more stress, which inhibits weight loss.

So I've created a Plan B - which, along with a more regular sleeping schedule, should help me *actually* get to the gym. Thus:

If you can't read this, know that there are no 'gym's

Hopefully this new schedule will work out better in a few ways. First, I can go to the gym and not be rushed, allowing me to do both cardio and strength training properly. Second, the stress of hurryupgettothegymquickdosomecardiostretchforhalfasecondthenchangeandleave will be gone. Lastly, I can, you know, read before my classes start.

This new schedule also changes my approach to strength training. I've heard from multiple sources that one is not supposed to work out (with weights) the same body area two days in a row (with the exception of abs/back). Your muscles need time to rebuild and recover. Thus, my new workout strategy will look like this:

• Friday: Cardio, Arms and Abs.
• Saturday: Cardio, Legs and Abs.
• Sunday: Cardio, Arms and Abs.
• Monday: Cardio, Legs and Abs.

Arm exercises will include things like:

• Modified Push Ups
• Military Press
• Chest Press
• Rows
• Triceps Kickback
• Curls
• Hammer Curls

Ab/Back Exercises will include:

• Planks (30 seconds for now)
• Crunches
• Back Extensions 
• Oblique Crunches
• That Chair thingy you suspend on and then bring up your knees. You know, this thing: 

Omigod. I did not know, literally until just now when I Googled it, that this thing is called a "Captains Chair." Ahoy!

Leg exercises will include:

• Leg Presses
• Squats
• Leg Curls
• Leg Extensions
• Calf Raises
• Lunges, if I can convince myself (as these are the bane of my existence.)

This is a lie. NO ONE smiles when they do lunges. NO ONE I TELL YOU.

And, for my time-pressed law-school readers, it is possible to (and I will) workout and be in-and-out within one hour. Here's how it will span out: 

So, thus, is Plan B. Beginning on Monday, because I have a weeks worth of reading to do and an appellate brief to begin write, due Monday morning. Half-hour-in-house yoga breaks until then. Au revoir!