I’m not as awfully sore today as I thought I’d be after yesterday’s return to exercising. I’ve been dreading this one. Today I did:
Warm up: 20 leg swings on both sides
Warm up: 20 spider man lunges
| exercise | last time | TODAY |
|---|---|---|
| kettlebell swing (goal 50) | 40 | 35 |
| slow crunches | 30 | 30 |
| kettlebell squats (goal 15) | 14 | 10 |
| side knee kicks | 36 | 32 |
| hip raises (goal 15) | 15 | 15 |
| leg raises | 15 | 15 |
| burpees (goal 10) | 0 | 0 |
For some reason I’ve had this song in my head the whole time:
It’s been so long, I’m starting my week counting system over. What a terrible feeling this is, having let this go. I lost my focus after the broken rib then the back-to-back terrible colds followed by all the traveling. It became too easy to say I’ll start again after x thing happens, and here I am, having gotten so badly off-track. But off-track only, not stopped.
It’s very hard, doing this all alone. It gets boring, and uninteresting. I think it must be great to do it with someone. But at the end of it, you have to do it for yourself, so here I am. Today, I just pushed myself as hard as I could on each one, to reset my starting point.
Warm up: 20 arm swings on both sides
Warm up: 20 arm-against-wall raises
| exercise | last time | TODAY |
|---|---|---|
| 1-armed kettlebell floor presses | 13 | 13 |
| plank | 90 | 90 |
| tricep pulls | 18 | 13 |
| Russian twist w kettlebell | 40 | 40 |
| pushups | 12 | 10 |
| side planks | 19 | 15 |
I’m going to be very sore tomorrow, I can tell. Part of my new routine is a daily 20-30 minute walk, to get sunshine (+Vit D!), fresh air (plus a rounder life, indoor and out), plus aerobic exercise. Ten to fifteen in any direction, then the return trip. As fast as I can. Maybe that’ll help my soreness a little bit.
wt: 139