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<\/a>It feels like the sides of my torso have less to pinch. <\/strong>I know that I can do way more crunches and sit ups now than I could a month ago. I don’t have unrealistic expectations that my abs will suddenly be ripped after 4 weeks, but I have hope. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\nSaturday morning I had oatmeal for breakfast before going to the gym. I realized with the last weight lifting session that I will get more out of my work out if I don’t rest too long in between sets. My goal for Saturday’s work out was to not rest as much. And it worked!<\/p>\n I’m now using 50 pounds on one of the ab machines. And it’s not hurting! I can tell I’m getting better already.<\/p>\n<\/a>I’m actually a bit excited about October’s Weigh In. I hope I see results that are tangible.<\/p>\n<\/a>I did my arms and back like usual. I used the Pec-Fly machine much more often in my routine Saturday. It felt really good and I could tell it was working. If your arms are shaking–you know it’s doing something!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>I also discovered a new triceps machine. It’s not new–just new to me. For some reason I had been skipping over it each time I was working my upper body. I don’t know why I skipped the machine but it’s my new favorite. It’s the Triceps Dip<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/a>This machine is awesome! Why didn’t I discover it soon? It’s such a great arm workout for the “Lunch Lady Arms.” I expect to see results from using this killer machine. After the arms, back to the abs:<\/p>\n<\/a>I go back and forth to the various ab machines in between arm workouts. I discovered doing it this way I can work out longer and harder before I get too sore.<\/p>\n<\/a>After Abs, back to arms and so forth. I spent about 50 minutes doing weights before I headed over to work on my core. I really can’t tell yet if I can see progress!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>I spent about 20 minutes working on my core. I used the row machine:<\/p>\n<\/a>And then did the Russian Twist with the Medicine ball.<\/p>\n<\/a>This time, I took a photo of my Heart Rate Monitor to show what my heart rate spiked to because of the Russian Twist. It went from about 120\/140 to this:<\/p>\n