Hi!
It was a beautiful day Sunday; a perfect day to be at the park with about 50 beautiful greyhounds. The fundraiser was fairly successful I believe. Dawn didn't enjoy it like I thought she would and she did snip at a couple dogs so next year we will take Whisper. Craig can take him home early since he's older and needs more rest but at least he does enjoy the other dogs... it's the only place he doesn't have aggression issues. One thing for sure, it is MUCH easier to only take one dog instead of all three since we need 2 cars to take all 3 of them anywhere.
Yesterday morning I did Afterburn and wanted to do it in it's entirety however I needed to have time to try Yoga Foundations 1 so I just did an AB premix - 1 time through.
I think that is the key, actually, for me being able to get interested in yoga - do a hard workout before it so that I actually can rest my mind and relax. Travis Eliot's Foundations 1 was enjoyable; I liked his commentary and his cuing. Unfortunately I had to stop short because of time but I actually am looking forward to doing it again... tomorrow after 40/20 or 30/30 should be perfect.
This morning I did various glute work followed by Burnsets Shoulders and Triceps.
Oh, I have poison ivy! It started Wednesday and after trying topical and antihistamine for days it still kept getting worse and spreading so I finally went to the doctor - I'm on Prednisone. FYI, instead of scratching (sometimes
) I used a hot hair dryer; the heat from it burned but relieved the itch so I didn't tear up my skin scratching it to death. Just have to be careful not to use the hair dryer TOO long and burn the skin.
Toni,
Beautiful! Love the room and the work you did around the fireplace; very nice! Your dog is absolutely adorable
Congrats on getting back into the swing of things; MMA Boxing just rocks
I'm also very glad to hear about your mats - 1" on sale is NICE!
The cable I use is a SPRI door attachment and I looped a resistance band through it, tubing to be exact. I have 3 door attachments (about $3 each) and they are attached to the hinge side of the door at three different heights; low, medium, and high heights. It is MUCH easier to have 3 in different places than have to keep opening/closing the door to move 1 around (plus our door is tight and hard to open/close). I do different exercises that use the different heights. Specifically, for the low positioned one I use a resistance band tied through it to keep the ends together so I can put my foot in there; that's the one I use for leg abductions and ham/glute kickbacks.
Heartymax,
Yep; it is true; squats/lungs are only one aspect of glute training. Frequency but also different exercises altogether that don't target the legs as much! Oh, I didn't follow that rotation to a T, either, so I do understand. It takes a lot of time. On another note, I think the Strong Curves book is a better way to train the glutes than the Rock Bottoms rotation anyway, in my opinion. I learned a lot!
Your 5K is coming up soon, and I think it's a great idea to move to race-training!
It was nice hearing from you!
Tash,
Don't you love the way under-hand rows work the back and biceps?! Lovin' your workouts!
How are things going - are you and Bella used to the school schedule now? You might make some time for Yoga! I mentioned before but I think the key to it is actually doing a workout first; since your workouts aren't too long you probably could fit in and may even enjoy Yoga Foundations 1 - to me it seemed more about alignment/stretch/relax. I think I'm more determined now than ever, though, to really work on quieting my mind and relaxing.
Oh, no download codes yet or the DVDs. SO gottta go - have an awesome day!
