How I felt...
Well, the last three days have been painful! My quads were so sore for all of the squats we did Monday...I was like an old lady walking down stairs, taking it one step at a time and holding on to the railing for dear life. At work, I've been using the handicap washroom just so I could use the rail to assist...ah, you get the point.
Tonight, it was nice to get going and warm those muscles up, gaining back the flexibility to stretch after. I actually felt pretty good, my heart was racing and I took breaks as needed to pace myself. Again, was a difference to have someone there checking form, offering tips and support. Having friends there doing the same circuit, motivating each other was powerful as well.
So how did I do?
The first challenge was to do box squats. We took a 45 lb bar and did squats, sticking my bum out and touching down on a box. We did 20 reps of two.
Next, we did a circuit, repeated three times. Two 100m sprints, 20 of each kettle bell swing and lift, 20 box jumps (or jumping in one place) and a 100 m sprint with a 100 m duck walk.
Stretching felt SO good after and when I asked Trudy how I should summarize this workout, she said "that wasn't so bad". Just remember that when you're feeling the pain during your exercise, you'll always feel THAT good after, at least that's what I tell myself.
Interesting topic John touched on tonight, the Paleo "diet". This is also referred to the cave man diet where you only eat things that were once found on the land. This is a lean meat, vegetable, nut and berry type of diet. I'm interested in finding out more of this and doing a few meal plans. Karina did send me some links awhile ago, so I think I might try it.
The next session is Sunday at 10am....stay tuned! I might try to get a few pictures for the next entry.
Well, the last three days have been painful! My quads were so sore for all of the squats we did Monday...I was like an old lady walking down stairs, taking it one step at a time and holding on to the railing for dear life. At work, I've been using the handicap washroom just so I could use the rail to assist...ah, you get the point.
Tonight, it was nice to get going and warm those muscles up, gaining back the flexibility to stretch after. I actually felt pretty good, my heart was racing and I took breaks as needed to pace myself. Again, was a difference to have someone there checking form, offering tips and support. Having friends there doing the same circuit, motivating each other was powerful as well.
So how did I do?
The first challenge was to do box squats. We took a 45 lb bar and did squats, sticking my bum out and touching down on a box. We did 20 reps of two.
Next, we did a circuit, repeated three times. Two 100m sprints, 20 of each kettle bell swing and lift, 20 box jumps (or jumping in one place) and a 100 m sprint with a 100 m duck walk.
Stretching felt SO good after and when I asked Trudy how I should summarize this workout, she said "that wasn't so bad". Just remember that when you're feeling the pain during your exercise, you'll always feel THAT good after, at least that's what I tell myself.
Interesting topic John touched on tonight, the Paleo "diet". This is also referred to the cave man diet where you only eat things that were once found on the land. This is a lean meat, vegetable, nut and berry type of diet. I'm interested in finding out more of this and doing a few meal plans. Karina did send me some links awhile ago, so I think I might try it.
The next session is Sunday at 10am....stay tuned! I might try to get a few pictures for the next entry.
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