CONTEST TIME!!!

CONTEST!!

Hello everyone! How is hump day treating all of you? Mine has been HOT! Very hot! I think temperatures around here made it into the high 90's today. I spent most of my day in the sunshine by the pool taking in the sweltering heat (while still working all the while -___-)

I've decided that I'm going to have a little contest for this blog. I've seen other blog sites hold little contests before and I think it really helps to promote the site and the blogger, so why not give it a try?!

The contest will begin today and end three weeks from today - July 11th. 

The rules are simple: 

-Follow my blog 

(there is a link on the right side of the blog which you can click to follow me)

-Leave a comment stating what you do to stay healthy/keep in shape and/or any suggestions/questions 

you have for my blog

(must leave an email address at which you 

can be contacted if you place in the contest)

-Follow me on Twitter 

-and/or-

on Pinterest 

 (must repin at least 1 pin from my "Gym Rat Blog" board)

(click on the "contact me" page where you will 

find my twitter account and pinterest account

 that you will be able to click on and then follow me)


-Vote in my poll about what you would
 like to see me write about on this blog
(can be found on the right side of my blog page)

And that's it! After completing the 4 steps above, you will be enrolled in the contest.

The winners will be chosen at random.

(Hint: The more comments you leave on posts, the more times your name will show up, giving you a better chance at one of the three prizes) 

The Prizes:

1st Place: (1 winner)

Workout Outfit (top and bottom)

2nd Place: (1 winner)

3 Workout Headbands and 1 Water Bottle

3rd Place: (10 winners)

Your own, personalized workout/diet plan 

focusing on what your goals are

OKAY GUYS!! Let's see how this goes! Tell your friends! Tell your neighbors! Tell your family!! 

SPREAD THE WORD! Because you know you want free stuff, dontcha?! And it's EASY free stuff, nonetheless !! So go for it!

I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST OF LUCK! 

Let me know if you have any questions :) Go Get Em! 

xxxxooo

Fitness Felicia 

New Milestone!

Hey guys! A few posts ago (Merp.) I was talking about how frustrated I was that I wasn't putting any weight one...but guess what?! I've put on THREE POUNDS in the last couple of days! That's HUGE for me :) I was so happy looking at the scale today. My hard work is definitely paying off and I feel more motivated than ever. I'm so excited to compete in the fall. Everyone that I've talked to who has competed before absolutely loves it, and I'm pretty confident that once I do my first competition, I'll be hooked. I'm also really loving my new workout (I think I said that yesterday). I feel such a good pump during it because of the supersets, and can feel the burn. I've been sore for days after working out each muscle group - I love that feeling.

Another big milestone for me is my personal training gig that I've got going on. I have been getting a bunch of new clients! I have an ad in the newspaper now and it looks like it's really working :) I'm so excited to start sharing my knowledge and teaching others how to exercise and lead a healthy lifestyle. Things are really looking good right now :)

I told you guys that I would post pictures of the "figure model workout," so today I had Derek take pictures of my back and triceps workout. I actually only had him take pictures of the back exercises, you can find pictures of all the triceps exercises in a previous post. I'm also not going to write out the whole workout again, you can look at it in a previous post as well.

What did you guys think about my post yesterday? No comments? I find that hard to believe, guys! You all need to liven up a bit out there and start letting me know what you think!!!

I'm thinking about doing a contest soon, to promote the blog and myself a little bit more - what do you guys think? I would have a couple of different things - the biggest one being a new workout outfit. Would anybody be interested in that? It wouldn't really entail anything major - it'd be more of a drawing of names, per-say. I would probably have 3 winners, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. I'm going to post the contest tomorrow, and it will run for a few weeks, so make sure you guys are on the lookout! Also, let me know if that is something you as a reader would be interested in. I think free clothes is a pretty good motivating factor, no? I've seen other bloggers hold contests before and I think it really helps with reader-traffic.

Anyways, here are the pictures for the back exercises of the "figure model workout."

standing cable row 

reverse lat pull down

seated cable row

bent over dumbbell row

 reverse lat pull down

And those are the pictures to the back part of Day 2 for the "Figure Model Workout"

Have any of you guys out there been trying any part of the Figure Model Workout? If so, how do you like it? Have you made any modifications?? I'd love to hear :) 

I also made these pictures today, what do you guys think? I thought they came out pretty cool! 

I've seen stuff on pinterest like that and figured you probably don't need to be a professional model to do a little fitness poster thing like that, so I decided to give it a go with my own pictures! I quite like the way they turned out, how about you guys?!!! 

Turning it in for the night, everyone. Talk to you guys tomorrow.

Have a wonderful evening!

xxxooo Fitness Felicia 

The Importance of Looking Good

Hey everyone! Sorry it's been a few days, spent the weekend at the beach (so nice to get away!), and when I returned home to blog I found that our internet was down. But I'm back! Has anyone been doing the figure model workout? I started a new cycle today and it felt GREAT.
No matter how stressed I am, hitting the gym after a long day always immediately clears my mind and helps me to de-stress.

My new "thing" for today was starting a new pre-workout. I used n-zero extreme. I loved it. I felt such a good pump during my workout and felt a lot less fatigued during my sets.

Pre-workouts are great to get your mind and body set to workout, and do help provide focus and pump to your workout. However, pre-workouts are often quite pricey. You can obtain basically the same effects of a pre-workout by drinking an energy drink (such as monster) or caffeine (like coffee) about half and hour before your workout. They work as much cheaper stimulants if you're looking to try out a pre-workout supplement.

There's something that I wanted to write about today..I wanted to talk about why (I feel) it is important to look good when you workout. Just a note: I am absolutely not knocking anybody who hits the gym without makeup or wears an old, baggy t-shirt..I just wanted to give my POV and see if anyone felt the same way. 

I've gotten so many nasty, rude comments while at the gym about the outfits that I wear (always from other girls). If you cannot tell by my workout pictures, I like to wear compression shorts and tight tank tops. I usually wear lots of bright colors and most always have my shirt, sports bra, socks and shorts matching each other. I also always wear makeup when I'm heading to the gym. 

Now I know that I may be going a little bit above and beyond with the whole matchy-matchy thing...but it suits me, and for a good reason, too. 

I don't know about you women out there, but when I try clothes on in a store, if I don't have makeup on or have my hair looking nice, I feel like the clothes don't look as good when I'm trying them on. You need to know exactly what you're going to look like when you wear those clothes, you know what I mean? So it's hard to tell what you're going to look like if you don't have makeup on or your hair done. Maybe that's just me? Not sure.

But anyways, it's the same thing for me when I workout. I like to see the way my body looks at it's best - which is in nice clothes, with my hair and makeup done as well. I like to wear my compression shorts and tank tops because I like to actually see my muscles working. I also like to see what areas I need to improve on. 

Seeing my muscles working as I'm lifting weights is such a confidence booster. It's nice seeing your body transform into something you are proud of! 

I know a lot people like to get into the gym and get out, and don't put much time or effort into what they look like when they're headed to the gym, because they're going to get all sweaty and tired and smelly...and that is 100% fine! I'm not knocking that at all. But I feel that seeing yourself look your best while in the gym can actually be a big motivating factor in your workout. If you look at yourself in the mirror and think "yah, I look like crap, I just want to get this workout over with," how good of a workout are you really going to have? Compared to you looking in the mirror and thinking "yah, I look pretty good!" You're going to want to keep looking good and push even harder in the gym! Guaranteed! 

I had a discussion with my father about this topic, and he disagreed with me completely. For fathers day, however, I bought him his very own (colorful) compression workout shirts, and I bet you after he wears them and sees the way he looks in them, he's going to change his mind about all this. (I'll keep you guys posted on that one!) 

I've heard comments like "wow, who does she think she is?" and "does she think this is a fashion show?" and lots of other rude remarks about me while I've been in the gym. But I have a method to my madness, I swear.

 I think that everyone should look their best in the gym, for me, it is absolutely one of my biggest motivating factors and confidence boosters. Seeing yourself progress feels absolutely amazing. 

Everyone should be proud of the way they look, big or small. If you're in the gym, you're obviously trying to work on your body and health, so don't be ashamed of the way you look and cover up.

I think everyone should at least try  and see my point of view on this. If you disagree, that is quite fine, but let me know why. If you agree, let me know about that, too! Because sometimes I feel like a downright crazy person walking into the gym all frills and spills. Recently, though, I've gotten to the point where I just do not care. 

Gimmie some feedback, guys! Last post's feedback was W-E-A-K! Let me know that you're out there reading this and I'm not just rambling to a wall! SPEAK UP! 

Kill it today, everyone!! 

Love,
Fitness Felicia 

Merp.

Hi everyone, how's everyone doing tonight? I've had a semi-rough day. I've just been having a hard time getting motivated....about a bunch of different things. I've been getting really discouraged about a lot of things, and am kind of at a stand still, which I feel like always ends up happening once I feel like I'm starting to figure things out. It was a very frustrating day, and quite honestly, I was feeling very unconfident about a lot of things.

First off, I feel like nobody is reading my blog. I still really enjoy writing it regardless, but feedback is always nice. I know I'm new to blogging, but it's nice to know that you're interested in what I'm talking about, or if you have different opinions that I do, or any suggestions..just feedback in general is always a nice motivator. I wonder how long (if ever) it will take to get more than 4 followers (not that I don't appreciate my current four - love you guys thanks for following!). I look at some blogs and they have an overwhelming amount of comments about their posts...how do I get that to happen to my blog?!

Another thing I'm frustrated about is my little personal training "business" I have been trying to get off the ground. I haven't received any calls or emails from anyone interested in personal training, which is also really discouraging. I mean I know I'm doing it all by myself with just my little dinky flyers and this little blog...I guess I will just have to give it more time..
...the disinterest in my personal training is also making me discouraged about my future career. I know businesses are certainly difficult to get up and running and successful, and a lot fail, but I hope I get more of a response when I do start my own personal training/gym business. Of course I will have more professional marketing and blah blah blah. But oh, I don't know. Just a discouraging day.

I'm also getting discouraged about my workouts. No matter how much I eat in a day, no matter how much I try to change my diet or my workout plan, I cannot seem to gain weight! I've tried absolutely everything. My body is just not having it. I'm about to try a new approach and just cut, cut, cut and get lean and toned. But I'd really like to gain just a little weight :(

I'm rambling. Enough about my issues, this blog is supposed to be motivating and inspiring. But this is my "journey," so I guess you guys are just gonna have to follow me through the thick and thin, good and bad!

I had a very busy day yesterday and had no time for a post, so I'll be putting in yesterday and today's challenges in this post.

My challenge for yesterday was kind of dumb, or sad, however you want to look at it I guess, but I myself was very excited about it. ...my challenge was ... to finish a whole book!
I know it doesn't have anything to do with exercise, but I think reading is good for your health, so I'm counting it! I have not read a book (for pleasure) since probably my sophomore or junior year of high school. This book that I read, What Alice Forgot, was a little over 400 pages (which is a lot for me!), and was very challenging for me to stick with it and actually finish the entire book. So, yesterday, I finished my book, and loved it. I'm actually sad it's over. On to the next book I suppose. Sorry guys, I guess that was a really lame challenge :(

Today's challenge was a bit better: to devise a new triceps workout.
 Because I don't really have very many readers, I really embrace the readers that I DO have, and try to answer all their questions and comments that they leave me.
That said, today's challenge was for one of my readers,  "KayKay." She wanted to know exercises that she could do to target her triceps, because, like on many women, they are her trouble area.
KayKay, I hope you are reading this! Because this one is for you!!

Because I need to be doing something new that I've never done before, I made a new triceps workout that I have never done before. I dedicated this one to KayKay.

Because she said this was her trouble area, I'm assuming she is trying to tone it out a bit. So this will be a higher intensity triceps workout. In the alphabet, K is the 11th letter, A is the 1st and Y is 25th.
I was trying to be creative for this one, sorry if it's confusing, but just try to follow. Because A is the 1st letter, I added K and A to get 12 reps.
So, the first set is 12 reps. Y being the 25th letter, the second set is 25 reps. Because her name is KayKAY (two Kay's), do a third set of again, 12 reps, and a fourth set of 25. I wanted to make it a higher rep workout to increase the intensity, give you more of a burn in those triceps which will help them tone out a bit and lose some of that flab all of us women hate so very much!

KayKay, you asked me for some exercise ideas, so here are a few you can chose from: 

overhead dumbbell triceps extension

triceps kickbacks (get your elbow up a bit higher, this picture isn't that great)

overhead tricep extensions with cables

skull crushers 

tricep cable pulldowns 

Hope these exercises can give you a good burn, KayKay! also, Make sure you try out your  the 12,24,12,24 "KayKay" workout (I would do about three or four of these exercises with the 12,24,12,24 rep range), it does give a very good burn. 

This was a long post, sorry about all the rambeling. I don't think this post was all that great (due to lack of motivation), sorry about that as well.

I'll have a more uplifting and inspiring post tomorrow, promise!

Night gym rats! 

Helllooo everyone! it's been a while! How'd everyone's weekend go? Mine was busy, busy, busy with work, work, work.
So, let's recap. Let's see, I have two days (plus today) to fill you guys in on, right? I suppose it makes sens to begin with Friday.

Friday was my day off at the gym, so I had to find something else that was new to me that I could work on. 

I decided to make personal training flyers. After I graduate, one of the big things I plan on doing is having my own personal training business. I'm obviously not ready to start my own business right now, but I did want to get a little kick start and get my name out there, so I decided to make my own flyers and put them around town to start getting my name out there, and do some training on the side.

I'm still considering that fitness/health related, because I'm doing something to better myself, so that was my challenge of the day! Here's my flyer, what does everyone think? Any changes you think I should make? 

I had off from the gym again on Saturday, so I had to come up with another outside-the-gym challenge. I've been thinking about doing this for awhile, and seeing as I needed something new to try, I decided Saturday would be the day! I starting my own food log. I've always been a bit skeptical about food logs, but the more I thought about it, I do believe it is very important to track what you eat in a day's time, especially if you are trying to lose weight.

In my case, however, I am currently trying to gain some weight (muscle weight), so I really need to increase my food intake. 

Even though it's only been a little more than 24 hours since I've started my personal food log, I have made some important observations. I have noticed that I'm not eating nearly as much as I think I've been, and that I need to increase my caloric intake quite a bit if I want to achieve that goal. 

If you are trying to lose/gain weight, I recommend starting your own food log if you haven't already. Keep your log around at all times so you can track exactly what you're eating instead of forgetting to write it down later on. You'd be surprised by how much more (or less) you are eating than you think you are. I'm glad I decided to try the food log, and will definitely keep up with it. I was thinking about putting it on here for you guys to see, but I'm pretty sure that would bore everyone to death, so I decided against it. If you do want to see it, let me know and I will be happy to type it up. 

Now, for today's challenge! I was back in the gym today, working on my lower body. My challenge of the day was the 10,000 pound workout. Yup, 10,000 pounds! 

The original 10,000 pound workout is meant to be done with just one exercise. With that exercise, you take the weight that you are working with, multiply that weight by 10,000 and that answer is how many repetitions of that one exercise you do. 

For example, you are doing deadlifts at 150 lbs 

10,000 / 150 = 66.6 (round to 67) to get to 10,000 pounds. 

I switched my 10,000 lb workout up a bit. Instead of doing one exercise, I decided to incorporate a bunch of different exercises until I reached 10,000 lbs, so that I wasn't just doing 1 exercise the entire time. Here's how my workout went: 

Romanian (Stiff Leg) Deadlifts:

Set 1: 10 reps at 65 lbs = 650 lbs

Set 2: 8 reps at 75 lbs = 600 lbs

Set 3: 8 reps at 75 lbs = 600 lbs

Total: 1850 lbs

Sumo Deadlift:

(make sure you keep those toes pointed outwards to really engage those glute muscles!) 

Set 1: 12 reps at 25 lbs = 300 lbs

Set 2: 12 reps at 30 lbs = 360 lbs

Set 3: 12 reps at 35 lbs = 420 lbs

Total: 2930

Dumbbell Sumo Squat:

(sorry, not very flattering photos - and keep those toes out to engage those glute muscles again!)

Set 1: 15 reps at 40 lbs = 600 lbs
Set 2: 12 reps at 45 lbs = 540 lbs
Set 3: 10 reps at 50 lbs = 500 lbs 
Total: 4570


Cable Kickbacks (my favorite exercise!):

Set 1: 15 reps at 30 lbs (each leg) = 900 lbs
Set 2: 20 reps at 25 lbs (each leg) = 1000 lbs
Set 3: 20 reps at 25 lbs (each leg) = 1000 lbs
Total: 7470


Leg Press ( I didn't take a picture of this one)
Set 1: 14 reps at 180 lbs = 2520 lbs
Total: 9990 (10 more lbs to go!!)


Seated Leg Curls (no picture)
Set 1: 10 reps at 70 lbs = 700 lbs (going over the 10,000 lb mark!)
Set 2: 10 reps at 70 lbs = 700 lbs
Total: 11,390 


Standing Dumbbell Calf Raises 

Set 1: 20 reps at 35 lbs = 700 lbs
Set 2: 20 reps at 40 lbs = 800 lbs


GRAND TOTAL: 12,890 lbs!

So, I went a little bit over that 10,000 lb mark (that's the gym rat in me), but I really wanted to get a full lower body workout, and the 10,000 mark was just the goal. It's never a bad thing to go further than your goal! This was a good workout concept, but it wasn't really that different than my usual workout. I figure I am usually doing around this rep and weight range, so it wasn't all that different. Next time, I will try it with just one exercise to get a really good burn. I was tired and my legs were def. exhausted after this workout, but I'm happy I did it! Try this one out, guys! Let me know how it goes! Stop being so shy! Let me know what you guys are thinking once in awhile!

Until next time,

Fitness Felicia 

You Don't Need to Belong to a Gym to Get a Good Workout In!

Hey guys! Challenge of the day: OUTSIDE Workout! My challenge today was to devise a workout for you guys to do outside! Not everyone has the time or money to be a member of a gym or fitness club, however that doesn't mean you can't get a great workout in by using your surroundings!
I made a few videos to show you guys some things you can do right outside.

I made these videos to give you guys a few exercises you can do outside, just so you all have some visuals, but the possibilities of what you can do are endless! Below is the complete workout, so check it out!

Warm Up:

60 seconds of jumping jacks immediately followed by 60 seconds of high knees 

3 sets of 10 elevated pushups 

(if elevated pushups are too difficult, do regular pushups on a flat surface) 

3 sets of 15 overhead triceps extensions

30 tricep dips

2 sets of 30 uphill walking lunges: body weight or holding weights

(if uphill is too difficult, try on flat surface. Also, be sure to keep proper form and keep your knee over your ankle to not cause stress on your knees)

30 plyometric jumps

5 100 meter sprints 

(if sprints are too difficult, go for a short, 5 min jog or fast paced walk)

100 crunches

2 sets of 60 second planks 

2 sets of 20 oblique crunches

Try this outdoor workout out and let me know what you think! Don't feel as though you can't get a good workout in just because you don't belong to a gym or don't have time to get to the gym on a certain day. This workout is a quick 25-30 minute workout, and is actually good to do to mix up your regular fitness routine. If its a rainy day outside, try a similar workout indoors, its all about trying new things that work for you. 

Add household items (such as balls, water bottles, rocks, etc) as weights if body weight becomes too easy for you. 

I hope these videos gave you just a few ideas of things you can do right  at home to get a good burn in during your busy schedule! 

Until next time guys!

Fitness Felicia 

It's Been 1 Week..!

Well hello everyone! I've reached my 1 week mark for my 365 day challenge. I'd like to reflect upon the last week for a quick minute. This first week of my challenge has certainly been interesting. I've really enjoyed blogging about my daily challenges, it gives me something to look forward to everyday.

  What do you guys think so far? I still haven't recieved any challenges from you guys! Challenge me to push myself, I DARE YOU! 

Regardless if people are enjoying my blog or not (I don't really know because I HAVENT REALLY RECEIVED MUCH FEED BACK...hint hint!), I AM enjoying what I am doing, and am glad that I'm writing about everything so that I can look back on my progress and the things I've achieved. A year is a really long time, and by the end of the year, heck, by the end of 1 month even, I will have learned and tried so many new things, and that really excites me.

Anyways..onto today's events...
I made up my own little fitness challenge today. My workout today was for back and biceps, so I wanted to incorporate a little fitness challenge incorporating both back and bicep exercises.

The challenge is this: 

3 exercises, 60 seconds on (20 sec each exercise), 30 seconds off, repeat 3 times - see how many reps for each exercise you can get for each round. 

I did this challenge at the end of my workout, so my back and bi's were already pretty fatigued. Obviously I would have gotten up to more reps if I had done this at the beginning of my workout. I purposely did this challenge at the end of my workout so I wouldn't fatigue my muscles before I even started the bulk of my workout. The video below is of my first set of this challenge. I only taped one set of it, I didn't want to bore everyone with a whole 4 minute long video. (see? I'm always keeping my readers in mind!!) 

The exercises for this challenge are:

Alternating Dumbbell Bicep Curls (20 sec)

One-Legged Bent Over Dumbbell Row (20 sec)

Hammer Dumbbell Curls (20 sec) 

Total time: 4 1/2 minutes 

I did give myself 3 seconds to switch weights, I didn't factor that into the whole 4/12 minutes

My Results:

1st Set:

7 reps of alternating bicep curls (both arms) (15 lbs)

10 reps of one-legged dumbbell rows (10 lbs)

11 reps of hammer curls (3 15 lbs, finished with 10 lbs)

2nd Set:

8 reps alt. bicep curls (15 lbs)

9 reps one-legged dumbbell rows (15 lbs)

8 reps hammer curls (10 lbs)

3rd Set:

15 reps alt bicep curls (10 lbs)

10 reps one-legged dumbbell rows (10 lbs)

10 reps hammer curls (10 lbs)

You should all definitely try this challenge out, it gets your heart rate up and is a great way to pump out a few more reps of exercises before finishing up your workout!

Don't be discouraged if you are not using much weight for this challenge. It is a fast-paced challenge, so your muscles will become fatigued quicker, your heart rate will be higher than when doing your regular sets. Keep all of that in mind, and try starting out with a lower weight that you usually would do. For example, when I am doing dumbbell curls, I usually use 20-25 lb dumbbells depending on what I am doing (based on my rep range - sometimes more, sometimes less). Because for most workouts I use 20-25 lbs, I dropped my weight down to 15 lb dumbbells for this challenge..catch my drift?!

I am challenging you to challenge yourself. Let me know how you did! Did you beat my scores?!
If you are a beginner to workout out, change up this challenge a bit. You could add more time to your rest period and less time to exercise. GIVE IT A TRY!

I did promise you guys a "Big Booty" Workout today, so I will post that later tonight, so check back!!!

Good luck, challenge yourself!!!!

Love,
Fitness Felicia <3

Day 2, completed. 363 days to go!

GUYS....!

I AM SOOOO PROUD OF MYSELF! 


400 reps, 4 exercises: COMPLETED!
I ALMOST gave up towards the ends, my shoulders had quite a burn going on...but I kept all of you in mind and did not want to disappoint anyone, and you know what? I.KEPT.GOING!  
I did switch up the exercises I did, however. Instead of doing dumbbell shrugs, I completed my workout with resistance band upright rows superset with front lateral raises. A superset is doing one exercise immediately following another exercise as one set.
Below is the description of the exercises that I did today. (Sorry the pictures are a bit blurry, they were taken from my cellphone)

I started off with stability ball dumbbell press. Make sure when doing this, your back is kept straight the entire time and you're looking straight ahead. Start with your elbows just about in line with your shoulders. 

Next, press upwards with your dumbbells, being sure not to lock out your arms. 

Return to start position. That is one rep. 

I used 8 lb dumbbells and did 25 reps for 4 sets = 100 reps 

Next, I did a leaning dumbbell lateral raise. Start by holding onto something that will be stable, and lean towards the side that you are holding the weight on.

Lift upward, with your dumbbell going just about in line with your shoulder. Slowly bring back down to start position. That is one rep.

For this exercise, I did 25 reps with 5 lb dumbbells for 4 sets = 100 reps

For my final exercise, I did a superset with resistance bands of front lateral raises and upright rows. Start with your feet standing on the middle of the resistance band, holding the band at your sides. 

Next, raise both hands forward, in line with your shoulders. Slowly return back to start position. That is one rep. I completed 25 reps of this exercise and then moved onto upright rows. The start position was the same as above.

From the start position, bring arms up to chest, elbows again in line with your shoulders. Slowly return back to start for one rep. 

I completed 25 reps of each exercise for 2 sets and did 50 reps for my final set = 100 reps 

Upon completion of my workout, I did a quick ab workout consisting of decline crunches with an 8 lb medicine balls as well as oblique crunches. If you would like a description of those exercises, just let me know. I also did 25 min of my cardio HIIT training.

This workout was extremely difficult to complete, but 100% worth it. I am already feeling sore in my shoulders. I would not recommend this routine for someone who is just beginning to work out. If you are a beginner, try the same exercises at a low weight for 10-12 reps to become acclimated with it. But for all of you readers out there, I challenge you! Try this routine out and let me know how you feel. Make sure you have lots of energy beforehand, because it is definitely difficult to complete. 

Does anyone have any suggestions for my new challenge tomorrow?!! Let me know! What did you guys do in the gym today? What did you do to keep healthy?! I'd really love to hear from you guys! It inspires me!! Don't be shy!  

Until tomorrow,

Fitness Felicia