Hi Everyone!
Sorry I've been gone so long. DH's surgery went well (thanks for all your good wishes and healing vibes). Wasn't in too much pain and he's getting his stitches out on Friday. Here's what I've done since Friday:
Friday - Did Sadie Nardini's Core Transformer practice (1 hr.) - Lots of plank work and boat. I liked the Bound Warrior 3 pose where she comes up into eagle. She also does half moon pose where she brings arm to chest (she calls this "poet" pose). Does her signature shakti kicks a few times throughout. Had the same backbending and hip opening sequences from Learning to Fly.
Saturday - 2-step workshop
Sunday - 3 chinups
Monday - Dove's Bodies # 1 - first time doing it. Really liked it! Very Slim-Series like but much tougher core work. My mid-section was really feeling it all day. Workout flew by. Started with a 5 minute yoga warmup. It is done circuit style moving quickly from one move to the next. She does 1-min. intervals of jump rope to keep the heart rate up. Very tough core work (bicycles, russian twists, rockabyes, boat, hundred). I used from 5 to 9# for the workout. Lots of plank work, pushups (incline, decline, traditional). Also does mountain climbers, burpees, a few chaturanga vinyasas. Does side kicks and then with pulses. For calf work, she does heel raises parallel, in first position and in attitude. For back work, it's double arm rows and 1-arm rows. Chest work = chest presses and chest flies. Shoulders = standing military presses and lat raises on bench. Biceps = curls. For legs, she does alternating forward lunges and stationary lunges, front kicks, side kicks, stepups (quite a lot of these), plie in second position and with a long hold.
Am also getting #3 in a trade.
Tuesday - Another new one - Oliver Reinsch's Feel Good Yoga Core Power - Not a very advanced one but like the title says "feel good yoga". No inversions or arm balances (except for a short crow). Reminded me a little of Eoin (Power Yoga for Happiness). Said quite a few "mmmmms" and "ahhhhhs" but they kind of fit in with the practice and didn't bother me too much. Gives good instruction. I really felt good in all my poses. Then I did my own inversions practice of headstand, shakti kicks into handstand, lotus shoulderstand and splits. Also did 25 swings with 25# kettlebell.
Today - Cathe's Push/Pull - one of my favorite total body workouts. Shoulders are sore today.
Squats - used 2-20# kbs
Deadlifts - 52# bbl
Static lunge - 10#
Chest press - 2-20# kbs
Y press - 1# wrist weights
1-arm rows - 26#
Front Raises - 12#
Rear delt flies on ball - 6#
Hammer and traditional curls with 1 leg on ball - 11#
Double arm kickbacks - 8#
Jane - Hope you have a nice visit with Dad! Sorry to hear he's not doing well. I'm sure he's appreciated all your visits even with your "bad nursing skills".
Deanie - Great job on the deadlifts! Even attempting 195# is incredible and 185 isn't too shabby either!
Waves to Gayle, Melissa and Rhonda!
Marcy
