Tuesday I got into the gym for the first time in a long while, and I could feel it. The death machine took its toll on me and my weights were lower than the last time I went.
Wednesday I got some time in with my trainer. 20 Minutes on the new elliptical, I climbed all the way to the top of the Level 2 rock wall, which I had never been able to do before so I was very proud of myself :) Afterward we did what he called Hi-Lo intensity interval training; The "Hi"s were standing side cruches on a step and they WERE high intensity! Mediums were squats along the long wall with a resistance band around my ankle, forward then back. "Lo"s were crunches (hah!). Overall, a short workout, but I felt good.
Thursday, I played around with the gym's new elliptical. They have a fancy screen so I changed my "view" to a picture of a mountain, and as I went, it would show my track in terms of elevation on the mountain-- it was like a fun game of racing myself to the top! I stayed on for an hour and got up to 4200 feet! We hit up the nautilus machines after that: I alternated shoulder presses, leg presses, rows, pull ups, arm extensions, and then something he calls "pouring lemonade" (not really sure what it's called), and used the ab machine in between each. Holla!
After all of that, I wasn't too sore-- I could feel a difference in most muscle groups, but not in a debilitating way-- with the exception of my calves!! I'm not sure if its because I am used to the death machine vs the elliptical, but every morning I find it extremely difficult to stand up straight, walk down stairs, or change walking direction too quickly, just because my calves are super tight.
Thursday night I had a lovely stretch session before bed. It felt incredible! I did a few yoga poses, and just generally listened to my body, tried to warm up and stretch tight muscles. I ended up doing handstands, cartwheels, roundoffs, and headstands in the middle of my living room-- much to the enjoyment of my husband, and dismay of my dog lol!
Today, Friday, I told myself in the morning I was going to complete a BodyRock Fit Test. And though I wavered in this desire as the day progressed (I came up with numerous excuses), I did eventually get it done. My lungs were on fire afterwards!!!
Here are my results:
Squat Jumps: 33
Push Ups: 21
Burpees: 15
High Knees: 70
Switch Lunges: 20
Tuck Jumps: 10
Tricep Dips: 16
Straight Abs: 20
Pretty pathetic in terms of progress, stamina, or any other measure, but in reality... I did something today, I got my heart rate way up, I warmed my muscles and didn't laze out so I feel Awesome! Go. Me.
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