I felt like a normal person again today. Phewf. A good thing, because I have plenty of things to do today besides working out (groceries, housecleaning, attempt gluten-free pastry from scratch, hosting bookclub... get up at 4 AM to see hubby off on his trip...) So, to warm up for the busy:
Row - 2000 m / 10:30 min
Squats - 45 x 15, 15, 15
Seated row (close grip) - 75 x 10, 8, 8
Bench dips (feet on a ball) - 10, 10, gave up to avoid permanent wrist damage*
DB presses - 17.5 dbs x 10, 8, 8
Calf presses (single leg, bw) - 10/leg x 3
Plank - 55, 50 seconds
Row - 1000 m / 5:20 min
* I think we've seen the end of the bench dips for now. They hurt my wrists. A lot. (Hm, maybe I should try real dips? Wrists position is a bit more neutral, and if I can do sets of 10 with my feet on a ball, surely I could do one or two full dips?)
Feeling less puffy today, but still weighing in around 157.
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Not even Rage Against the Machine could save this workout
I must remember that there have been good days and bad days throughout. And I will continue to have good days ... I will remember this on days like today, when I think this out "working out" thing must be drawing to a close, that I'm too big, and have no energy left. When I can't imagine dragging myself another step...
On my way to the gym today, I almost convinced myself to bypass it entirely, get the groceries, go home, and go to bed. I was tired. Despite the big sleep-in this morning. But I kept going, and managed this circuit:
4 rounds:
Row - 500 m (2:50, 2:43, 2:38, 2:32 -- slow because tired, but at least I improved!)
Push-ups* - 25, 20, 18, 18
15 RDLS - 50, 60, 65 lbs (I only did 3 rounds; my hands and back were toast)
* I have a new and improved method for pregnant push-ups: knees on a step bench, hands on 10 lb dbs (gives extra inches and takes some strain off the wrists), lower myself 'til my belly touches the floor (resulting in an elbow bend of much further than 90 degrees). These are considerably harder than the regular girlie push-ups -- as the numbers show. (The 1st set was done without the dbs and my belly didn't quite touch, so I was able to do a few extra.)
Weigh-in: 157. The extra weight is water, and it's all in my hands. That's what it feels like, anyway. Yuck.
On my way to the gym today, I almost convinced myself to bypass it entirely, get the groceries, go home, and go to bed. I was tired. Despite the big sleep-in this morning. But I kept going, and managed this circuit:
4 rounds:
Row - 500 m (2:50, 2:43, 2:38, 2:32 -- slow because tired, but at least I improved!)
Push-ups* - 25, 20, 18, 18
15 RDLS - 50, 60, 65 lbs (I only did 3 rounds; my hands and back were toast)
* I have a new and improved method for pregnant push-ups: knees on a step bench, hands on 10 lb dbs (gives extra inches and takes some strain off the wrists), lower myself 'til my belly touches the floor (resulting in an elbow bend of much further than 90 degrees). These are considerably harder than the regular girlie push-ups -- as the numbers show. (The 1st set was done without the dbs and my belly didn't quite touch, so I was able to do a few extra.)
Weigh-in: 157. The extra weight is water, and it's all in my hands. That's what it feels like, anyway. Yuck.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Press PB and weird pregnancy symptoms
After a relaxing weekend during which my total physical exertion consisted of snowshoeing about 200 m and back (then collapsing immediately back on the couch), I felt I at least should have the energy for some weights today. So I gave this a whirl:
Row - 1500 m/7:50 min
Squats - 50 x12, 55 x12, 60 x12, 65 x10
Presses - 50 x10, 55 x7, 60 x6, 65* x3, 1, 0
Calf presses (BW, single-leg) - 10, 10, 10/leg
Lat pulls (chin-up grip) - 100 x 8, 8, 6
Row - 1000 m/5:30 min
I cut my last row a little short (I'd planned another 1500 m) because my arms were killing me, I was getting tired, and I still had to stop for groceries AND walk home. So. I was pleased that my hands survived the workout though. A strange thing has occurred, and my midwife-consultants have chalked it up to the affects of both relaxin and mild edema: all the joints in my hands/fingers ache like crazy. I don't seem to be having any other joint problems (even the odd twinge of sciatica is no worse than during the frisbee season), but my hands? I feel like an old lady in that particular place.
Also, the hair on my legs seems to have stopped growing. Or it's disappeared. Anyway, I'm apparently off the hook for shaving for awhile, which is good because my legs are getting harder to reach.
Finally the weigh-in = 155. Progress!
Row - 1500 m/7:50 min
Squats - 50 x12, 55 x12, 60 x12, 65 x10
Presses - 50 x10, 55 x7, 60 x6, 65* x3, 1, 0
Calf presses (BW, single-leg) - 10, 10, 10/leg
Lat pulls (chin-up grip) - 100 x 8, 8, 6
Row - 1000 m/5:30 min
I cut my last row a little short (I'd planned another 1500 m) because my arms were killing me, I was getting tired, and I still had to stop for groceries AND walk home. So. I was pleased that my hands survived the workout though. A strange thing has occurred, and my midwife-consultants have chalked it up to the affects of both relaxin and mild edema: all the joints in my hands/fingers ache like crazy. I don't seem to be having any other joint problems (even the odd twinge of sciatica is no worse than during the frisbee season), but my hands? I feel like an old lady in that particular place.
Also, the hair on my legs seems to have stopped growing. Or it's disappeared. Anyway, I'm apparently off the hook for shaving for awhile, which is good because my legs are getting harder to reach.
Finally the weigh-in = 155. Progress!
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