Last week I was busy/lazy/tired and didn't work out much at all. In fact, the only exercise I did in a seven day span was two hour-long brisk walks, both of which happened on Wednesday of last week.
If you've been reading the blog for any length of time, you know that this is unlike me. Normally I do not have a lot of excuses that keep me from fitness. Exercising makes me feel good, and since I usually work out alongside friends, it's fun too.
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| oh, my aching back! |
Let me tell you, last night I paid for this sudden burst of exercise. I was so sore that I couldn't sleep. I just laid there in bed and ached. And began to compose this post in my head about how I'm not going to let my busy-ness or tiredness sneak up on me again. I need to move. I need to move regularly to keep from being this sore again. I like moving, and I'd like to be able continue moving and stop hobbling around like I have arthritis in places you don't normally get arthritis.* Therefore the new motto: never stop moving.
So even when I am busy or tired, I'm going to continue to make exercise a priority. I don't always have to tackle it at full steam, if I'm not feeling great, but the point is to get out there and do something.
Who's with me? Say it with me now:
NEVER
STOP
MOVING
*If you must know, my butt (glutes) is the most sore, but also my shoulders/back and my abs.
PS. Everything was fine at the doctor's office tonight. I'm cleared to drive again!
ReplyDeleteHOORAY!! I bet Georjetta is glad to have your sore glutes back in her driver seat! : )
ReplyDeleteI am going to start moving too. This week I will begin training for the mud run.
My plan:
-Read Running for Mortals (yes, the first part of my plan is to leisurely read a book.)
-Do Daniel's exercise plan with him (it's like lots of crunches/planks/pushups and stuff.)
-SWIM! I am going to swim 2-3 times a week! LAPS! (I just need to get my glasses from the lost and found at the pool.)
-Drink LOTS of water. Eat lots of veggies.
Am I missing anything?
*glasses should be goggles
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ReplyDeleteSounds like a great plan. I'm very worried about my ability to compete in the mud run.
ReplyDeleteJill--Me too! At first, I thought I might get out of it (I want to do it, I am just afraid of being the weakest link) because of my "sprained neck", but God healed it!! Now, I am really just hoping to complete it--to have fun, and for it to be an adventure!
ReplyDeletep.s. I have no plan. It has been very smokey here this week--to the point that I have just been inside.
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p.s. But I have still been moving (a little.)
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Sooo ... I told you I would share my upper-body & core plan with you and now I shall deliver upon that word! This plan is designed in a way that I can do it every day to slowly build muscle and confidence. For now it goes something like this:
ReplyDelete-20 Push-ups
-20 Full body crunches (I don't know if these really have a name or not, they are executed like a regular crunch only you never allow your head or feat to touch the ground so that your core is getting worked the whole time)
-10 Pull-ups (Assisted if you have access to a machine or with your foot on a stool gently helping when needed)
-20 Rope climbers (Lay on your back with your legs straight up in the air - reach up with your right hand to touch your left foot and vice versa)
-20 Bicep curls
-10 Prone Cobra
-15 Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press
-20 Seated twists (with medicine ball or dumbbell)
-10 Chair dips
-20 Side Crunch (sometimes called Crunch Twist) each side
Finish with 30 second plank.
So there you have it - 10 exercises and a finisher. I want to work hard enough that I feel it, but not so hard that I can't do the same thing again the next day. Then after a month I plan to do two reps of this workout (or simply increase reps/weight). Then after another month, three. That way my core and upper body should be ready for the mud run.
Hugs and kisses.
Thanks for posting your workout, Daniel! It seems like a lot to do every day. I have a hard time making myself do crunches or my now abandoned daily planks. Are you keeping up with it? If not, maybe start with one or two of the exercises and try to get a routine of doing them every day.
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