Monday!

I got up and did DBK1 again this morning. Good stuff.
Yesterday was Taekwondo. Fun and a good workout.
Saturday was the first day back for the kids with the ski team. I got 31 runs in. Yes, they are short runs, but it was fun. Since we were there early, there weren't many in the terrain park, so I went down that several times, including over the big rollers. I even got a tiny bit of air. I took a few runs down the slalom course when no kids were in line. I'm planning on participating in the Iowa Games later this month, so I figured I should practice a bit. There's no way I'll be competitive, but even participating will be a big thing for me. It's possible there won't be many people in my age group, so who knows! Haha! One good bit of practice was that one turn got really icy, so I had to not wipe out. I managed to hold on each time, but I'm sure it wasn't pretty. It was a chilly day, but with little wind and a bright sun, it was great! So enjoyable. It's days like that that help me get through winter with a smile rather than grudgingly.

I'm still here!

I see it was before Christmas that I last posted. I'm still working out. I just don't have much need to record everything on Body of Fire, since I'm not focussed on increasing weights. I worked out a few times over break, went for a couple walks, played playground tag, and went skiing. Not bad. Not as good as I had wanted, but the little bit of weight I gained came right off when I went back to eating normally and stopped scarfing down chips and chocolate! Ha!

Today, I did the 3rd Workout of the 10th week of Body of Fire, which is in the 3rd Phase. That means I have only 9 workouts left, since I probably won't do the "bonus" phase. I have changed things up a little, so I guess I haven't really done BOF as written. For example, I can't get my head around AMAP sets most days, and they don't work very well when the weight increments available for a lot of the exercies go from "I can do a ton of these" to "I can't do a single one of these" in one step. So, I get as close as possible and stop at the rep goal if I can get there. Also, I've stopped jumping rope for a warmup, since I just can't jump rope worth a flip. I tried and tried. It ends up not being much of a warm up if I have to stop all the time. So, I've been doing kettlbell swings. With the 16kg bell, I get a MUCH better warm up. Almost too good! Also, it is just too difficult to get outside to do sprint at the end of the even numbered workouts and I have a (justified, I think) fear of falling on the sidewalk when sprinting. Excuses, I know. For a while, I subbed high knees. Recently, I've started doing more kettlebell swings, since I am preparing for the HKC cert later this year.

When I'm done with this program, I'm probably going to do the big lifts again, so I'll be posting more at that time!

Back again!

Yes, I've been absent for a little while. I had a couple weeks of vacation, including a week of skiing in Austria. Then I had a week of business trip. Now, I'm TRYING to get back in the swing of things. I did wake up early this morning, but I was still slow getting started.

My mind is still here...

Tuesday, I did a modified version of a Turbulence Training bodyweight routine:
Foam rolling and mobility work
Push-ups - 7 regular+8 elevated, 6 regular+8 elevated
Inverted row - 2x8
1-leg box squat - 2x8/8 risers
Anti-rotation hold - 2x2@20#/15sec (should reduce weight)
Bulgarian split squat - 2x8
Elevated push-up - 2x8 hands on bench
Walking lunges with overhead reach - 2x8
Mountain climbers - 2x12
Jump rope intervals - 8x10s off/20s on

And today I did the third round of my own workout. The last time I did it was over a month ago. In the mean time, I gained 4 pounds (boo! but it was worth it!) so my chin-ups suffered.

My Little Workout #2-3
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Foam rolling and mobility
A1 Chin-up - 3x1
A2 1-leg supine bridge - 3x10/side
B1 Push-up - 3x8
B2 BSS - 3x10 (bodyweight, focussing on left side stability and control)
C1 Overhead press - 3x8/20#each hand
C2 Antirotation iso-hold - 3x3reps/sidex10# for 20s each, 10s rest between, arms straight out, first set standing, others kneeling

With the first set of antirotation holds, I realized most of my energy was going to pulling the cable up. My cable station doesn't have a middle level. So, I changed to kneeling. In the kneeling stance, I felt my abs working a lot more. These are so tough. My heart rate hit its max for the workout and I started sweating. Maybe I should put these earlier in the program!

I purchased Assess and Correct.  I've been reading the downloadable parts and it is excellent.  I've already learned a lot.  Recently, I also picked up the book Women's Strength Training Anatomy, since I've become fascinated with anatomy, particularly muscular anatomy.  That is very handy to have alongside the A&C material!  I will be sure to share more thoughts on these as I use them more.

Outdoor run!!

Yesterday was so beautiful and sunny, I had to go for a run.  It was only 30F, but only a breeze and the sun was out, so perfect for a run.  It was wonderful and I felt awesome during and afterward!!  The total was only 2.4 miles, but I held a decent (for me) pace that averaged 11 min/mile.  I had to run on the street, since the sidewalks are not all cleared.  But, we don't have a lot of traffic in the area.  It worked.  I went a little after 4pm, though.  I don't think I'll run outside yet in the morning, since the ice will still be frozen at that time.

Today looks like a day of skiing.  Skiing season is coming to an end, so we gotta get out and enjoy the weather and the slopes!