Recovering from turkey day(s)

This weekend, I got in a yoga session and a walk, but was overall lazy.
Yesterday, I got in Phase 2, Week 6, Workout 2 of Body of Fire.  Those judo push-ups were tough. I don't reverse them, just do them the easy way.

Today, I was going to do the next BOF, but I dilly-dallied and didn't have enough time to do it justice. I technically was supposed to leave a rest day, anyway. So, I made up my own workout.  I started with the BOF warm up and then did 20 rounds of 30s on/ 15s off with every other work session being kettlebell swings with my 16kg bell.  The other sessions were with my JungleGym XT: pull-ups, push-ups, mountain climbers, and a few other things I made up on the spot. Definitely not the rest day BOF calls for.  Oh well!

Week 5

Today, I did the start of week 6, which is the second week in Phase 2 of Body of Fire. 
The workouts keep getting sets added on, so they are getting longer. I didn't time today's workout, but it was over an hour, for sure.

Today, I did everything by the book, except I did 8 reps rather than AMAP with an 8 rep goal. I just couldn't get my mind around AMAP today.  Here are the weights I used:
Bent over row - 80# BB
Push press - 25#ea
Front squat (KB goblet squat) - 16kg
Single leg plank - 30sec each side
Combo 3 - 15#ea

Yesterday, I did the last workout in week 5.  I subbed high knees for the sprinting.  I think I'll do that more often because I don't have to worry about falling down outside in the cold on the hard conrete!

A week or so before that, I did 2/5/3.  I actually had a dip station, so I used -40# on that, 20#ea on the upright row w/ external rotation, 155# on the deadlift, and side planks of 40sec each side. Afterward, I swam easy laps of the hotel pool for quite a while. I think I overdid it, because I was feeling sickly the next couple days.

More fires!

Yesterday, I started the second phase of Body of Fire. The first day presented a combo that was harder than I had expected. I did increase the weight, so maybe that explains things. Overall, a good workout.

Today, I did the second workout in Phase 2.  This workout introduced the judo pushup.  I'm not 100% sure I was doing these with good form. I did the easier version, where I didn't reverse the move on the way back up, but I did do them on the floor. The sprints were interesting, since it was raining outside and only 40F. That was an interesting combination with the new 20s run, which I felt I should go harder on, since it was shorter. Also, adding the jump to the squat thrusts in the cardio section definitely took it up a notch.

Great stuff!

Push ups on the floor and food success!

First off, I want to mention that I have been having great success following the Paleo way of eating. I started off following the 30-day Whole30 plan, now I have things that are off plan every now and then (like once or twice a week) but I NO LONGER have the cravings for sweets that I used to. (That was especially nice during Halloween.) I am eating almost no grains. (I did indulge in a few pieces of bread total over the last month and I had a helping of rice at a Thai restaurant - both totally worth it.)  I am consuming almost no dairy. (I did have some yummy cheeses one day and have had a little pastured butter.) I have had almost no legumes besides green beans since I started, which was almost 2 months ago.  I am definitely leaning out.  I see hubby changing, too.  But, it's common that when I pay more attention to food, he loses weight.  In fact, he does faster than I do, the jerk.  :) (just kidding, sweetie!)

As a result, I get to cross off one more goal that I made for myself toward the beginning of the year. I got back to the weight I had originally declared with Weight Watchers back when I was doing that plan.  This time, I feel better, don't count ANYTHING and I have a butt.

This morning, I finished the last Phase 1 Body of Fire workout. I did ALL the pushups on the floor!!  WOOT! Of course, they were not banged out, one after the other. I had to pause a lot in the last sets.  But, they got done with good form, full range of motion (chest hitting floor) and arms in. Wow. I surprised myself.  That's 91 pushups, by the way!  It was cold out for the sprints.  23F.  But, it was only six minutes, so I survived.

BOF Ph1/Wk4/WO4
Warm up - Jump rope 4.5 min, golf ball roll 30s, cat/camel x10, wall squat x10
Split jack - 4x23
Squat thrust - 4x13
Wideout drop and push-up - 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12/13 (on  the floor, arms in, full range!)
Sprint intervals - 6x30s run + 30s walk
Stretch - 20s ea - hip flexors, calf, chest, T-spine

Combo!

Today's workout was tough.  The combo at the end was especially hard. I had to use some mental trick to get through that!  Great workout.  Great start to the day!

For some reason, my right grip was giving out on the RDLs.

BOF Ph1/Wk4/Wo3
Warm up - Jump rope 4.5 min, golf ball roll 30s, cat/camel x10, wall squat x10
Jumping jack - 5x16
Mountain climber - 5x16 (8ea leg)
Upright row with external rotation - 15# - 11-9-9-9-10-10
Plank triceps extension - 7-7-9-7-11-10
Romanian deadlift - 145# - 8-10-9-7-7-10 (right grip weak link)
Side plank - 6x30s/side
Combo 2 - squat thrust/power clean/push press - 5x20/10#ea
Stretches - 20s ea - hip flexors, calf, chest, T-spine