Day 5 of 28 Warp Speed Fat Loss, Thursday October 2, 2008
I am almost a quarter done! I am starting to sound like a broken record but another good day mentally. It helps that I have had encouragement from the scale each day, that the food I get to eat tastes good and I look forward to eating it, and I actually like the exercise structure. I keep seeing bits of encouragement and motivation on this board and that is cool too. I love how Leigh Peele gave the JP Fitness Forum major kudos today on her blog.....she's right!
Workout was weights today with running intervals after (3 rounds). I love deadlifts and got to do those today (90lbs x 6 reps x 3 sets). Did the prone jack-knife push up combo again....those are weird but cool. Also got to do chin ups but I had to do those assisted with a jump stretch band since I can't do 6 reps yet. I saw this link provided by Lost Dog and I plan to do that sometime soon ->
Comprehensive Chinup Workout Guide - Men's Health. I work with a bunch of guys and it impresses them/scares them that I can do these types of exercises....I love it!
I am using foam roller every night. Man, that was painful the first time but I kept at it and it is getting better. I hope there isn't any potential damage from doing this wrong because I am pretty sure if there is a way to use a foam roller incorrectly then I am doing just that! I downloaded Mike Robertson's e-book which was informative but way over my head. I bought Eric Cressey's Maximum Strength just to get the chapters on foam rolling and warm-ups and that has helped a lot.
Finally, I am also working on my mobility exercises almost everyday. I have narrowed down my squat ROM issues to either ankles or calves. I can do a perfect ATG squat in high heels but am horrible with squat ROM in my bare feet or with my Nike Frees. Using Magnificent Mobility and the warm-up section in Maximum Strength. Very slow improvements on this front but I know the only way to get better is to keep working at it.
Weight 112.4 lbs