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LoriAnne · 03-02-2008, 03:16 PM

Hey All!

Well, we had a fantastic time in Florida, just a completely relaxing week for sure. The "state-of-the-art-fitness-center" that I had read about turned out to be a big joke.

It consisted of 3 treadmills of which 1 did not work, the other was littered with someone's towels, clothing, ipod, etc..., and the 3rd sounded like a chainsaw that was on the verge of busting its chain--at 2mph no less! They had some scary contraption of an all-in-one weight machine, but it was downright filthy and seemed unreliable at best. Long story short, I did bust out a workout A from Stage 2 on Monday, using my husband's loaded golf bag and some bags of sand. I know his golf bag weighs 49 lbs., but can only estimate my homemade sand bags at around 12-15lbs. After that frustration, I made the decision that since I didn't take a week off in between stages, this week was going to be my official rest week from heavy weights! I did muster up the energy to get in pushups, chair dips, and jump squats to failure both AM and PM every day except Wednesday and Saturday. I also busted out some serious planks and step-ups onto the chair in our room every other day. So, certainly no NROL4W to the letter, but definitely not a week of complete sluggishness, either. It felt pretty dang good to have a week of rest, to be honest. My body feels rested and rejuvenated and more importantly, my brain is completely recharged and ready for a new round of testing my limits.
I ate really well, made sure to have breakfast every morning that varied between Kashi cereal and some yogurt and also had a few mornings where I whipped up some microwaved egg white omelettes with turkey. Started every day with delicious fresh grapefruit and am already in withdrawl from the divine produce! We ate lots of fresh fish for dinner, so I really felt good about my food choices and not the least bit guilty about indulging in some vodka tonics!
I look forward to getting caught back up with everyone's logs as well as getting back into my fitness routine. Hope everyone had a great week!

~Lori

03-02-2008, 03:16 PM	#152 (permalink)
LoriAnne One BAD Apple Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 320	Home again! Hey All! Well, we had a fantastic time in Florida, just a completely relaxing week for sure. The "state-of-the-art-fitness-center" that I had read about turned out to be a big joke. It consisted of 3 treadmills of which 1 did not work, the other was littered with someone's towels, clothing, ipod, etc..., and the 3rd sounded like a chainsaw that was on the verge of busting its chain--at 2mph no less! They had some scary contraption of an all-in-one weight machine, but it was downright filthy and seemed unreliable at best. Long story short, I did bust out a workout A from Stage 2 on Monday, using my husband's loaded golf bag and some bags of sand. I know his golf bag weighs 49 lbs., but can only estimate my homemade sand bags at around 12-15lbs. After that frustration, I made the decision that since I didn't take a week off in between stages, this week was going to be my official rest week from heavy weights! I did muster up the energy to get in pushups, chair dips, and jump squats to failure both AM and PM every day except Wednesday and Saturday. I also busted out some serious planks and step-ups onto the chair in our room every other day. So, certainly no NROL4W to the letter, but definitely not a week of complete sluggishness, either. It felt pretty dang good to have a week of rest, to be honest. My body feels rested and rejuvenated and more importantly, my brain is completely recharged and ready for a new round of testing my limits. I ate really well, made sure to have breakfast every morning that varied between Kashi cereal and some yogurt and also had a few mornings where I whipped up some microwaved egg white omelettes with turkey. Started every day with delicious fresh grapefruit and am already in withdrawl from the divine produce! We ate lots of fresh fish for dinner, so I really felt good about my food choices and not the least bit guilty about indulging in some vodka tonics! I look forward to getting caught back up with everyone's logs as well as getting back into my fitness routine. Hope everyone had a great week! ~Lori __________________ My Training Log "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses and some don't turn up at all." *-Sam Ewig* *"If you don't pay attention to your ass, no one else will either."*