Thursday, July 29, 2010

Woops on the "more tomorrow" bit

So, I meant to post this yesterday but I didn't.

The level of my soreness isn't as bad as it was when I first started.  I wonder if this means I'm still not pushing hard enough (I felt totally whomped after my workout, in a good way) or is my body adjusting already?

Anyway, here was this weeks A workout.

Squats, 2 sets, 12 reps......................65 lbs/15 reps    65 lbs/12 reps
Alternating sets...
Push ups, 2 sets, 12 reps...............45°/12 reps   30°/3 reps   45°/9 reps
Seated row, 2 sets, 12 reps...............50lbs/12 reps     60lbs/12 reps
Alternating sets...
Step up, 2 sets, 12 reps.....................10lbs/12 reps      10lbs/8 reps
Prone jack knife, 2 sets, 10 reps...........bw/10 reps           bw/10 reps

Also, I threw in 10 minutes of intervals after my workout.  They weren't like, super-to-the-max intensity or anything, but I hope something is better than nothing.  I had to use my inhalers in the shower after my workout.  Erik was kind enough to jump out and run across the apartment soaking wet to grab them while I tried squeezing air out and turned pale.

I mean, I'm getting there, right?  Part of me is just happy that I'm in my third week and I am still sticking with it, and still trying to push myself.  Visibly, I haven't really noticed any changes (and I haven't weighed myself in over a week), but yesterday I was raising my arms over my head to grab something out of the cabinet and I felt something....muskols.  In my armpit/chest/shoulder area.  It's no longer just a soft, squishy blob!  There is something firm in there that feels like it has a shape!!

I'm trying to decide if I want to take progress pictures monthly, or after each stage.  I am afraid I will not see any difference in my body because I am too fat.  Sigh.  That's okay, there is always stage seven.  If that doesn't work, there is always the fat loss programs in Erik's book.  But eventually, there has to come a point where I am totally able to see a difference...right?

For now, I guess I will settle for a firmer armpit/boobpit region.

In other news, I am excited to do my B workout tomorrow, though a bit nervous.  I didn't do deadlifts or pulldowns last week.  I think I am going to keep close to the goals I had set for last week's workout, at least in my first set.  If I feel like I am able to go heavier in the second set I will.

In other, other news.  My belly dancing practice isn't yielding anything promising in the field of belly-rolling ability.  Yet.

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