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lifting_heavy_things2011-08-13 01:48 am
lyorn) wrote in lifting_heavy_things2011-08-13 01:48 am
NRoLfW Phase 3: I started it!
After a two-month pause I'm finally back at the gym. And started with Phase 3 of NRoLfW.
Workout A was a compelete disaster. I stumbled through most of the exercises in worst form ever, fell over at the single-leg deadlift, manged the first plank for 60 seconds, the second for 45 and the final one for 15, and about 1/6th of the Body Weight Matrix. Up side: It can only get better.
Could hardly walk for three days afterwards because of sore muscles.
Today I did workout B for the first time. Much better. Range of motion not quite what I wanted it to be, but all in all, OK. I found that my balance on the single leg partial squats is actually best if I do them as pistol squats. Intervalls went fine. I did the prone jackknifes again, because they are more fun than the reverse crunches, and tried incline reverse crunches, which were a little beyond me.
Not too bad, and I'm very motivated to go on.
Workout A was a compelete disaster. I stumbled through most of the exercises in worst form ever, fell over at the single-leg deadlift, manged the first plank for 60 seconds, the second for 45 and the final one for 15, and about 1/6th of the Body Weight Matrix. Up side: It can only get better.
Could hardly walk for three days afterwards because of sore muscles.
Today I did workout B for the first time. Much better. Range of motion not quite what I wanted it to be, but all in all, OK. I found that my balance on the single leg partial squats is actually best if I do them as pistol squats. Intervalls went fine. I did the prone jackknifes again, because they are more fun than the reverse crunches, and tried incline reverse crunches, which were a little beyond me.
Not too bad, and I'm very motivated to go on.
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I had my (remaining three) wisdom teeth out. Two in early June, one in early July, and each time that meant I couldn't even think about lifting anything heavier than a cat or a bag of groceries.
I'm glad they are gone! These two months haven't been good for me. I stayed active by bicycling a lot, but bicycling does nothing for my joints or my back.
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Want edit button.
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My stall is due to putting down my cat. :( There was no reason I couldn't lift; I just didn't do much of anything for a while. I've started up with the biking again. Hopefully I'll feel better about lifting soon.
I did buy a hot pink vinyl kettlebell. Maybe that will get me started again. :)
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:-(((((
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The other kitties are doing well, at least.