Celeste - So far the morning workouts have been going well. I have been getting up at the same time as I normally did for work, but just go to work later. It ends up being about an hour later. The traffic kinda stinks, but other than that its going well. And I don't feel like as much of an idiot doing hill sprints and other HIIT outside because there are hardly any people around! And its been nice getting home and just relaxing instead of getting straight into my workout clothes and out the door again.
I have never been bow hunting but my Dad is an avid hunter - gun and bow. He usually goes on a big trip somewhere out West once a year for big things like elk, bear etc. So I am all too familiar with venison. I actually like most of it. Mule deer is too gamey/sagey (is that a word?) for my tastes though.
Oh and I am back on track! My husband bought the most delicious ice cream in the world and I only had one bite. It's Ben and Jerry's cinnamon bun. It should be illegal. Otherwise food has been good. I am more hungry working out in the morning though.
So yesterday I got up and ran 30 minutes. It was soooo humid out. I was drenched. Gross. Then when I got home from work, DH and I went on our usual hour bike ride. Heart rate around 145.
Man was I tired last night! I think it was the first time where I understand what people mean by overdoing the workouts and not having enough energy to do any NEAT. My DH had repainted the trim in our living room and hallway so I helped him take off the taping and paper - not a difficult task but I was definitely tired!
Here is what I did this morning:
Wednesday July 9th
Stage 6 B1
Reverse lunge one db on shoulder: 2x10, 20 lb's - went light but will try 25 next time
DB two point row: 2x10, 20 lb's - again, went light but wasn't sure will try 25 next time
DB push press: 2x10, surprise! 20 lb db's. yup will try more next time
Back extension: 2x10 w/10 lb plate on swiss ball. A gym would be advantageous here.
Incline reverse crunch: 2x15
HIIT: 20 minutes. 30 sec. sprint, 1 min jog X7, 5ish min. warm up and cool down. I have been wanting to do these on the tennis courts near my house because its a nice surface and just about the perfect distance but there were either actual people playing tennis or I felt dumb doing it so since it was 6:30 no one was around today.
Felt good today. Got lots of sleep last night so that helped. I really like stage 6 so far. Probably because its shorter! And I am excited about the chin ups. I feel like I am close.
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