with the recent heatwave and humidity, one would come to expect a little sweat to flow from the brow on occasion. this morning (like most mornings when working out), the flowing fluids were on hyper-drive today. the plyometric workout, a lot of jumping, bouncing and squatting, has never really been my favorite workout. after years of pounding through training and football, my knees bother me – especially on the lunge and squat exercises – and i think i might have a stress fracture on the bottom of my left foot. but i do my best and forget the rest! no excuses 
still don’t have a heart rate monitor, but i’m pretty sure i was in the zone for the majority of the 58 minute workout. i did lose focus towards the end a little bit, but i did finish in a heap of sweat. joseph woke up as i finished and he asked me what was wrong because i was all icky. i had to giggle at that. i’ve been giving him a little bit of my smoothie every morning – he really likes the little fruit and protein shake that i stir up, yay!
tomorrow, shoulders & arms
July 19th, 2011 | Comments Off
i’m still here! it wasn’t the greatest of timing, but i had a week-long work trip that severely hindered my ability to continue with workouts, so i had put the program on hold. got back LATE on frid and didn’t have time this weekend to get anything done with family and house things going on… so, we’re starting up day 8 today (used day 7 as rest, which lasted 5 days – will be doing X Stretch from here on ‘rest days’). now, on to today’s workout:
i was able to obtain some modular dumbbells from the brother-in-law, so i didn’t have to use the 8lb’rs any more… which i’m pretty sure was a key component of the total eradication of energy post-workout. i was able to best the pull ups and push ups from last week, for the most part (i had one total rep exercise that was the same as last time) and the weight increase was definitely an improvement. i still hate ab ripper x and don’t foresee that changing anytime soon.
feels good to be back, at least for now it does!
July 18th, 2011 | Comments Off
the fact that i am able to walk today is a miracle unto itself. holy man, after the yoga burning on sat and legs work yesterday… kicks were crazy painful. but it was wonderful at the end… here i am, completed week 1 (rest/stretch x tomorrow) and already my life throws me a curve ball – i’m out of town for a fantastic work project for an entire week (leaving tomorrow AM and returning late friday). i’m hoping to get some workouts in during the travels, but i’m just hoping that i don’t lose too much of this past week’s work during this lag time. i can do without catching myself every time i go to stand up for a while
July 11th, 2011 | Comments Off
