One Plate Wonder

     Jill (you know Jill - SWAT owner & trainer) invited me to work out with her Choose to Lose Tuesday night group.  I really admire Jill - she is an amazing, inspiring instructor who puts her heart and soul into helping others achieve their goals.  So, of course, I immediately said yes...then spent the next week looking forward to the workout with a mix of excitement and nausea (she is a tough trainer who doesn't let you slack!).

     Jill did not disappoint - the workout was awesome.  She came up with a routine she dubbed "One Plate Wonder."  Each of us (there were 6 of us there - Marti, Chuck, Sara, Rita, and Tori) had to grab a 25-lb plate and bring it into studio 2.  Well, Chuck had to grab 35 pounds, but that's what he gets for showing off in Pump every week.  Jill came up with 15 different exercises holding the plates, of which we had to do 15 reps each.  In between each exercise, we pushed the plates down and back along the length of the floor, which constituted our cardio.


     Fifteen reps does not sound like a lot, but when it is fifteen push-ups with a 25-lb plate on your back, it sure feels like a lot.  My favorite move was probably the "get-ups," where we had to lie on our backs holding the plate above our heads, then use momentum and core strength to stand up (without using our hands) and extend our arms so the plate was above our heads.  My least favorite was the lunge with the tricep extension - in that case, one lunge on the right foot with a tricep extension behind the head AND one lunge on the left foot with another tricep extension behind the head counted as one rep (so, thirty tricep extensions - not a big deal in Pump when I'm using a 10-lb weight; pretty big deal when I have 25-lbs).  


   The workout was two days ago.  I am sore all over, especially in my lats - the good kind of sore that means I worked muscles I don't normally use.  Since "One Plate Wonder," I have done RPM, Attack, and Pump, but I know the soreness is coming from Jill's workout.  Tomorrow morning, I'm going to subject my husband and Jessica (see Tuesday's blog - she's the featured member) to "One Plate Wonder" - if you happen to be at SWAT a little after 8 am Friday (4/6), join us!  Muwahahahahaha.

Lunge, then bring the plate behind your head to work the triceps.
It's reeeeeaaaaaaalllllyyy fun.

Glaring at Jill as I finish one of the plate-pushing runs.