I know I said I like variety but...

I know I said I like variety but... last nights resistance session practically required a librarians degree. I had to look up about every second exercise I was scheduled to do - there were so many new ones! And how many versions of the plank/pushup can one come up with?
Have a look for yourself at what I did last night:

Circuit One
Body Ball Push Ups - 10
Pushups - to muscle failure
Cable Leg extensions 10 on each leg
Step Plyos - 1 minute

Circuit Two
Dumbell Press on Body Ball - 10 on each arm
Half Crow Push Ups - 5 on each leg
Harpies - 20 reps
Jump Squats - 10
Warrior Pose with Tricep Press - 30 secs on each leg

Circuit Three
Tricep Dips - to muscle failure
Hanging Abs = 15
Static Lunges with Lateral Shoulder Raise - 10 on each leg
Side Step Plyos - 1 minute

Circuit Four
Pike Push Ups - 10 reps
Squat and Military Shoulder Press - 10
Dropsies - 16
Jump rope for 1 min

Circuit Five
Bench Dips with feet on Body Ball - 20
Bicycle crunches - 30
Plank Twists - 20 on each side
Boat Pose - for 30 secs.

So in this routine I did push ups, body ball push ups, pike push ups, half crow push ups and plank twists. In previous workouts I've also done side planks, side planks with leg raises, reverse planks, jump planks etc. They just keep coming!

Whilst I'm enjoying this circuit routine, it doesn't have the same feeling as doing mulitple sets on the same muscle group to failure. The cardio aspect is much higher, and whilst I can see, say in the chest area - I really did do a number of sets, just in different exercises, I'm not sure whether it has the same effect. I guess time will tell. And its only a 30 day program - its always good to challenge your body to new things.

On the nutritional side - I had a cheat day yesterday. Can you have a cheat day if it wasn't planned and you don't really have any in your programme? Well, that's what I'm calling it anyway. The family were all over for Easter Sunday, and I spent the day cooking - chocolate brownies, almond and pear pie, and a big roast pork with vegies. There was crackling and I ate some and I'm not going to feel guilty about it. Whilst I turn up my nose at heaps of high fat things, I really do love crackling for some bizarre reason. So I had some. And some of the brownies, and 2 hot cross buns (counted that as lunch). We had a fairly active morning though - as I did the usual easter egg hunt around the house, and then sent them on a GPS chocolate hunt around the neighbourhood. Borrowed some bikes so we could all bike around to find everything, and this was a lot of fun. A bit of frolicking in the pool in the arvo, and then my weights session in the evening. So I'm not going to let one day get me down. Back to it today!