Happy Tuesday!
Yesterday was Afterburn after glute activation drills. Still in love with AB
Decided to change it up and modify a little --
You know the feet-dragging staggered pushups? Instead of doing that I skipped the pushups and held the plank instead - this means I stayed concentrated in a plank pose with added movement for the duration of that exercise series.
Instead of the Spider-Man mountain climbers I skipped the discs and did Knee-Ins.
Instead of the cross-under feet slides I stayed in a plank pose (on my elbows) and kept one leg extended in an isometric hold. The 2nd time when the exercise was repeated I switched to the other leg for an iso-hold.
Gotta say, my abs are feeling the burn with all that planking! Wow!
Took a rest day today but tomorrow I'll hit it hard with Glutes.
Toni,
Total Body Stretching is an older one; Stretch Max is also good. Each stretch segment (on both DVDs) is less than 15 minutes (13 minutes or so); very do-able. Sometimes I do two stretch segments in a row. The neck stretches have really helped; I think that's a stretch most people leave out. I remember one of your goals is to stretch more and I *think* you're not really into Yoga - this is a great alternative... and actually I think better than Yoga since it's not *work*.
Nice job with ROKO; I did it once and enjoyed it. I just need my upper body to feel better before I go throwing any punches
Tash,
WoHoo! 120#! I am so excited for you! Also, the 50# OH presses is awesome; I've never been able to do more than 20# db OH presses. Not to mention the chin-ups
How are you doing on pull-ups? Just curious. Glad to hear how happy you are with your results - you can
and should say so yourself
You've earned it.
When I get to feeling better I think I may have to delve more into Nia's program... you've been so inspiring
Thank you - I was a bit freaked out about teaching on a whim but I trusted myself
And I had good music which ALWAYS helps
Also, you're right - I am trying to be patient. Imagine going 2 months without being able to lift upper body weights the way I want to; it is hard. But I know that for long-term health I have to heal, and I certainly cannot progress uless I am healed. So it's baby steps and that's okay.
Thank you for the reminder about acupuncture -- it was wonderful for me when I broke my wrist years ago but didn't even think about it helping the fascia! So I looked it up (acupuncture for fascia) and found someone who I think will be good and spoke with her (she knows my physical therpist which I thought was cool). She also does *cupping* and suggests that method for me but we will go from there after an evaluation. So then, naturally, I looked up *cupping for fascia therapy* and found TONS of articles supporting the cupping method for fascia therapy. My apt Tuesday the 10th
Also, the physical therapist wants to do some work with my hips/pelvis and I'm seeing her Friday; being skewed can't be helped but it'll be good to see how she can help.
I am SO RELEIVED because I feel like (thanks to you!) there may finally be a solution! The constant massages and chiropractor visits have offered temporary relief... then when I do any kind of back work I'm wadded up again. Fixing the fascia issue may take a handful of visits but #1, treatment is less expensive than massages and #2, I whole-heartedly believe it really will fix the fascia problem once and for all!
Gotta run - have an awesome week!