I can’t believe that I’m saying this but it was nice not to have a football game on this weekend! Let me clarify…. Nice, from a nutritional perspective. There was not the temptation to indulge in beer and other very, very unhealthy sport-bar type foods. Although I’m starting to hit a wall when it comes to the long dark days and the cold snowy weather. You know what I’m talking about… that feeling of hunkering down in your cozy sweats, eating comfort food, watching t.v.
Well, I’m not going to let that happen!!
Monday
My goal was to attend either the Body Flow or Aqua Flow class but due to some unforeseen circumstances I wasn’t able to. Next week I’m shooting for attending Body Flow for sure!!
Tuesday:
With the storm coming I arranged to meet Mike a bit earlier in order to get my workout in. We focused on doing super sets in order to continue to build my upper body strength. Tuesdays are going to be my busy workout day for the next several months. I have my workouts with Mike, a training run, and tennis later at night. With the snow storm tennis was canceled but I was still able to get my run in on the treadmill.
On my way out the door of the club I grabbed a Cake Batter flavored Muscle Milk protein shake. I’ve been drinking a shake for breakfast throughout my weight loss and I would have to say Muscle Milk not only tastes the best but it has the smoothest and creamiest consistency. Check them out!!
Wednesday:
I braved the elements to meet a group of runners on the eastside for a 4 mile training run. So far so good!!
Friday:
I was out of town for work and had the intentions of getting up early and running at the hotel prior to my meetings but choose to sleep in. This required me to run prior to my workout with Mike. I was a bit nervous that I would have enough energy because my training plan called for a 6 mile run. Everything turned out well…
The workout was awesome!! Here’s a rundown of the routine that Mike developed for me:
We started with a sledgehammer. Yes, a sledgehammer!!
1st round: 10 swings of the sledgehammer on each side, 30 second rest,
20 two armed kettle ball swings, 15 push-ups, rest.
2nd round: 20 swings of the sledgehammer on each side, 30 sec. rest,
20 one armed kettle ball swings, 15 push ups, rest.
3rd round: 10 swings of the sledgehammer on each side, 30 sec. rest,
30 two armed kettle ball swings, 15 push ups, rest.
4th round: 30 swings of the sledgehammer on each side, 30 sec. rest,
20 one armed kettle ball swings, 15 push ups, rest.
I’m really enjoying the workouts with Mike. I would highly recommend signing up for some sessions with him if you want an outside of the box workout that really kicks your butt!!!
Saturday:
I got up earlier for the second Saturday in a row to give the Yoga for Athletes class another try. I’m glad I did. It was nice because I was able to recruit my friend Kevin to go with me too. The week the class was easier than the previous week but I’m still struggling compared to other participants. The instructor was very helpful and answered some more of my questions after class. I’m going to try to make this class part of my weekend routine. After class Kevin and I headed over to the other building and played racquetball for the next hour. Good times!
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