Yesterday was a short but painful workout. Warm up was ok- 5x three reps of snatches. Take a barbell (mine was 15lbs, then added 20 lbs of weight) and kind of squat over it, then lift with your body, push out the hips, keep pulling bar up, then shrug and kind of duck to get the bar over your head. It's an awkward movement. I think it will be easier next time.
Onto the main workout- 35 lb kettle-bell snatches and jumping rope. Five R, Five L, and then 15 double jumps ( I did squats as I'm not ready to jump yet) and it was as many sets as you can do in 8 minutes. At the end you work on your core. The other people did weird things on this odd piece of equipment and I did 40 "supermans" where you lay on the floor and then flex up with arms and legs, getting your chest off the floor. You can really feel them. It's not anywhere near as fun as superman sounds! I made sure to stretch out after because I could already feel pain building in my right thigh and calf. Another lucky day as I didn't have cramps last night. Note to self: get some bananas!
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Thursday's workout
Tuesday evening we went to women's self defense and it was just me and the kid- so the class was pretty focused on us. It was nice to get that one on one from the coaches and get our technique down. Afterwards I stayed for yoga (rnd 2) and I feel like I did better. After class the teacher came over and said she was happy to see me back and that I'm doing well, just keep modifying as much as I need to. So that was really a boost. She's very nice.
Today class seemed exceptionally long! And I feel fully to blame. Warm up was 4x 200 m run (I walk still) and then 10 sumo dead weight high pulls (?) where you kind of squat, grab a bar with no weight on it and then lift it up to your chin and back down. After that dreadful warm up it was working on handstand push ups. For me- knee push ups. so I did 20 of those.
Then we start the actual work out. 4x 500 m rows with 3 mins rest in between each set. I scored 2:21, 2:31, 2:34, and 2:31 cause I was really pushing on that last one. It was horrid! But everyone was really nice and they encourage you to get to the finish line. Nicely- not how some people think they're nice but really are rude and demeaning. So it's really refreshing. Workout's over? No, no, no! Ha! You still need to work on your core! Ugh. So the rest of the class did knee to elbow things on the bars- like a weird monkey thing that's not a pull up but still looks hard. I did 50 sit ups. Yes they were brutal. Yes, I'll be hurting most of the day and probably into this weekend! We finished out by stretching so hopefully that will alleviate some of those naughty cramps one may get. And now it's back to work. I feel like the big engine that could :)
Today class seemed exceptionally long! And I feel fully to blame. Warm up was 4x 200 m run (I walk still) and then 10 sumo dead weight high pulls (?) where you kind of squat, grab a bar with no weight on it and then lift it up to your chin and back down. After that dreadful warm up it was working on handstand push ups. For me- knee push ups. so I did 20 of those.
Then we start the actual work out. 4x 500 m rows with 3 mins rest in between each set. I scored 2:21, 2:31, 2:34, and 2:31 cause I was really pushing on that last one. It was horrid! But everyone was really nice and they encourage you to get to the finish line. Nicely- not how some people think they're nice but really are rude and demeaning. So it's really refreshing. Workout's over? No, no, no! Ha! You still need to work on your core! Ugh. So the rest of the class did knee to elbow things on the bars- like a weird monkey thing that's not a pull up but still looks hard. I did 50 sit ups. Yes they were brutal. Yes, I'll be hurting most of the day and probably into this weekend! We finished out by stretching so hopefully that will alleviate some of those naughty cramps one may get. And now it's back to work. I feel like the big engine that could :)
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Still mobile
I just wanted to update that I was able to get out of bed and shower without any problem. It's almost better than when I wasn't exercising. So odd that the thing I avoided for so long is the thing that seems to be helping me the most. No cramps last night either! I was very worried because my right calf was much more sore for some reason. Short update, just wanted it noted that although I feel like I'm dying sometimes during the workouts, it's worth it to try to get through the pain.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Not bad for a Monday
Today warm up was 3x rotation of 1 min on rower, 10 ring rows, 5 push ups, and 5 squats. Yes, I was breathing heavy and sweating at the end of it. The actual work out was much harder. This is the first time I've participated actively in an "AMRAP." I'm not sure what it stands for, but it's basically 20 minutes of as many rounds of exercise as you can do. 20 minutes is a loooooong time. Started off with 5 ring rows (everyone else was doing pull ups), then 10 push ups and top it off with 15 squats. It's sad when you're looking forward to the squats cause they hurt the least! I started off pretty good but man did it get harder and harder to get off the floor after the push ups. My push ups are getting much better. I'm pleased with the progress so far. Tomorrow is women's self defense. It's always brutal on Tuesdays!
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