I have many things to confess.
First. I was guilty of SERIOUS over-training.
April, May, June I followed Cathe's rotations. I would take a week off inbetweeen to do one of the intensity series rotations that Cathe posted. Then at the end of July, I moved. I had to carry most things down two flights from the old place and up one flight in the new place. I estimated that I climbed somewhere between 80-120 flights of stairs on the move day. Then I crashed!!! I couldn't contemplate working out. I stopped keeping a workout log. Finally when I started to feel better I started with one week of ctx - I had to take the step down to 6" and I had to go a notch or two lighter with the weights. I am just now getting back to speed but I don't think I'll ever be back to an 8" board and I know I am not up to Cathe's rotations. (looking at Sept makes me cry in pain)
Second. I HATE doing leg workouts. I'm sitting here in pain because I did PLB yesterday. I'm trying to figure out what is the MINIMUM leg work I can do and get by.
Third. I have managed to eat on about 9 pounds in the last 18 months. Nobody to blame but me, I know just where it all came from. Problem is, I don't want to go back to my austere diet (using this word in the sense of it being what you eat rather than a regimen) and I'm suspicious of the age thing playing a part although I really HATE to admit that.
Fourth. I am not growing old gracefully. I am kicking and screaming the whole way.
Fifth and finally - I really think the hi/lo section of MIC is boring. I have never enjoyed doing that but I have done it for the pure challenge of it.
Okay. I'm done. Thanks for listening. I'm looking for forgiveness and absolution! ;-)
-joy
First. I was guilty of SERIOUS over-training.
April, May, June I followed Cathe's rotations. I would take a week off inbetweeen to do one of the intensity series rotations that Cathe posted. Then at the end of July, I moved. I had to carry most things down two flights from the old place and up one flight in the new place. I estimated that I climbed somewhere between 80-120 flights of stairs on the move day. Then I crashed!!! I couldn't contemplate working out. I stopped keeping a workout log. Finally when I started to feel better I started with one week of ctx - I had to take the step down to 6" and I had to go a notch or two lighter with the weights. I am just now getting back to speed but I don't think I'll ever be back to an 8" board and I know I am not up to Cathe's rotations. (looking at Sept makes me cry in pain)
Second. I HATE doing leg workouts. I'm sitting here in pain because I did PLB yesterday. I'm trying to figure out what is the MINIMUM leg work I can do and get by.
Third. I have managed to eat on about 9 pounds in the last 18 months. Nobody to blame but me, I know just where it all came from. Problem is, I don't want to go back to my austere diet (using this word in the sense of it being what you eat rather than a regimen) and I'm suspicious of the age thing playing a part although I really HATE to admit that.
Fourth. I am not growing old gracefully. I am kicking and screaming the whole way.
Fifth and finally - I really think the hi/lo section of MIC is boring. I have never enjoyed doing that but I have done it for the pure challenge of it.
Okay. I'm done. Thanks for listening. I'm looking for forgiveness and absolution! ;-)
-joy
It's terrible, but thank God for Botox, collagen, surgeons and everything else money can buy! Thank God we do workout, it offers amazing results and always helps all the way around!
