Gym Style legs is done. Before I actually started the workout, I did a few extra sets of heavy squats (5) with the weight I'd used in the first week of meso 3 for the first three sets. Then I dropped some weight for 2 more sets. I took about 60 - 90 secs between sets and did 12 reps. Quite the pre-exhaust - my legs felt pretty "full" from the beginning. Worked them hard. I also did a short interval workout: 40/10 for 24 rounds. It was only 16 minutes, but it was a doozy. Needed all that - or at least felt better afterwards. It was still pretty tough to get started. It just has been lately. DS spent the night at a friend's. When I called him this afternoon, I found out I’d lost my voice
Guess I hadn't spoken until then - I’m squeaky
My throat is a little bit sore, but not too bad. Maybe it’s allergies? I guess this could be, at least in part, why I felt extra wiped out the past couple days. Other than my throat hurting (not really badly), I feel ok. I sound horrible though. Weird.
Diane Sue - That whole Slo-Mo leg segment calls pretty intensively on the low back and stabilizers (in my opinion) - not so bad in itself but the exercises - a lot of them - have that low gravitational pull to them. It adds up. And I’m with you on the Jefferson Squats. If I go into them “fresh,” I do ok and can sure get a burn. But two sets, really, seem more like four to me. You’ve switched arms but everything still works pretty hard either way and that out and in with the toes with that odd angle pull ... that's a lot going on if you're getting tired. Subbing something else for them is wise, I think. She doesn’t put much of a break between sets either. It gets tough. I like the exercises (in a love/hate sort of way) - but maybe in smaller doses than the way she has them sequenced. Very impressed (but not surprised
) that you went on and did so much more afterwards too.
Theresa - I’d love to have a trx. I was even trying to figure out if there was a way I might jimmie rig one myself. Workouts with equipment changes are fun - seems like they go faster - stay fresh. Also, I’ve created a few workouts that weren’t as challenging as I’d hoped, too. It’s hard to tell until you actually try them. Frustrating, but in retrospect, they did me good. I sure learned a lot from them - what to do differently next time if nothing else. I really like hearing about your work with your DH. Thanks for sharing about it.
Cheryl - When you first decribed your schedule and how you move around from place to place so much, it just sounded tough (and confusing) to me. Now though, I’m starting to get it. It sounds like a wonderful lifestyle. Very fun! Also, I’m with Debbie on this one - do NOT apologize for feeling great or for your successes. When it’s our turn, we’ll want to be bubbling just the same way without feeling bad about it. Yay you
- you go!
Roselyn - Plyo Legs is always a good one. I may pull that one out - just because - very fun. Good to hear from you.
Debbie - The sit-n-slides took the longest for me to adapt to - partly because I wasn't sure they looked safe for the knees and felt sketchy about doing them. I really like them now. I wonder if initial difficulties with the plate moves had more to do with new motor unit/neural pathway recruitment than anything else. They just felt so different - but I really dig them all now, too. All this talk about plate work's making me miss STS
. I think every disk in that series stands on its own as a very good workout.
Lora - If you posted about them taking the job from you and I missed it before, I'm really sorry I dredged it up again. That sucks
Excuse my word choice, but - it does. I can't even think of much else to say
It just makes me mad, and I'm not even the one it happened to. Btw, I almost skipped over the Gym Style floorwork - I actually thought of you. I think there really are benefits to the more "detailed" work, so I dug in and got it done. I leave it off too often - but I didn't today and sure felt it. Also, thanks for posting the link. I've been curious too and will check it out.
Ok then - Guess that's all for now
Lori.
