This morning was a complete blur. Starting my workout at 7am I was waaaay behind and didn’t manage to get into work until 9:15. Yes, I am slow in the morning and need lots of time. Not because I am one those women who lays out all her clothes and takes forever to pack on makeup but because overall I move like a sloth before 9am. This mean morning workouts are ultimately against my nature. Why resist? Because I like the smug feeling of knowing it's done and out of the way. Plus these days I spend most evenings prepping for the next day's meals. I feel like a hamster in a wheel. This is completely bananas…
Today my chest and arms are sore. I made a mistake and did 4 sets of push ups instead of three!! This morning it was lunges. Boooo. Thighs were a little shakey and I find this one a bit of a battle because it is so damn long and boring. How does everyone else get through this? Also are you alternating legs in each set and doing 4 x 30 reps (15 per leg) or just doing 15 on the same leg then switching over? Bring back the squats!! As the local park only opens at 7am I have given up my bouncy astro turf on weekdays and yielded to skipping on the roof. This morning it felt like my feet were made of lead and I got cramps in my calves. I seem to be hitting the wall at 400 and just can't break through. I had to finish the jumps in 3 sets. Starting to worry how I'll cope when we start to time ourselves. On average it's taking around 7mins to get through 800 (I'm pausing for breaks). I can't even imagine skipping for 7mins straight. I'm seeing a lot of tears in my immediate future.
Now to the fun distracting food stuff. Wholemeal pita bread I love you. With a bit of roasted eggplant spread, chicken, avocado and peppers you make my day. Yesterday I got a bit creative and road tested "green sushi".
Ok, so I need to work on the name but in short it was rolled lettuce leaves stuffed with steamed choy sum leaves, peppers and tomato. Looked posh but it's a lot of green to get down. Not sure I'll be trying that one again.
Today's lunch was a Vietnamese chicken noodle salad full of lots of fresh veggies and herbs. Unfortunately it was missing one key ingredient - FLAVOUR!! Next time I need to load up on the lime, chilli and mint for zing…Gilles has vetoed coriander in our house. Thumbs down to that.
Well that's another evening gone. Food prep, eat dinner, more food prep, conference call, blog and now - BED. Just as well I don't have to do it all again tomorrow...oh wait a minute...
Sweet skipping dreams all!
I hate the lunges too! I usually alternate legs: 13x right leg, 13x left, 13x right, and so on. It takes forever and lately I've gotten into the habit of doing them in front of the TV - coz they are so tedious.
ReplyDeleteYou are doing SO WELL with the skipping compared to me! I can only do 90 jumps in a go, but this is already a long way from where I started, which was about 20.... I am not even going to think about next week for now.
Regarding lunges, put on some music and crank through them, one at a time. Same side or different side, doesn't really matter.
ReplyDeleteLunges is my enemy as well ! We just do
ReplyDelete4 x 34 reps (alternating legs) and by the last set my legs are usually shaky and I just want to cry...I don't think there is an easier way than to just bit the bullet and do it.
Yeah u kick ass @ skipping! Wow 7mins to do 800 is brilliant time! I won't say how long it takes to get thru mine but I get there...
Enjoy the journey and keep it up ;-)
im with you in dreading the lunges day!!! I do same side rather than alternate as seems to do a better job in bringing the muscle closer to failure...amazing what intensity and no rest can do...i remmeber doing shorter sets weighted with barbell and plates and proper rest and dont remember it being such a pain....o well, at least today is squats day for me :)
ReplyDeleteall these legs things are awful.. agreed!
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