Kickboxing Chic’s BodyBlog

The time has come… the doctor has put me on minimized activity. This does not mean bed rest, but it does mean no exercise for now and potentially the remaining 4 weeks (if I make it that long). I had an ultrasound on 12/23/2008 to check baby’s size and my amniotic fluid level. Baby is small (25^th percentile), which is not terribly alarming since my son was small. They just conclude that I don’t produce big babies. But my amniotic fluid level is very low, which is of greater concern. So to help get my fluid level up, the doctor advised me to reduce my activity level. Part of me is upset about not being able to exercise… it is such a HUGE part of my life! The other part of me feels guilty for perhaps exercising too much and too hard. It is hard to say if working out caused low amniotic fluid production or a membrane tear that would cause a leakage. Thankfully baby is active and has a good HR, so nothing too worrisome at this stage. But my fluid level needs to increase by next week or that may change. I certainly don’t want to be induced and have to have a pre-term baby. That’s scary stuff and we just aren’t ready for her arrival! So my holiday workout plans are squashed at this point. I had planned to take my time at the gym with long workouts, and not having to get up so early. I’ve contemplated picking up a couple fitness magazines to get my fix that way. But perhaps that would only depress me more. I’ve put my Asics in the closet (I usually just keep them by the door), and my Zune is no longer left near the computer for charging. I will soon start putting together my ‘come back’ plan, but for now I now depend on all of you to keep at it for me!

I did my last workout on 12/23/2008. And here’s what I did:

Cardio
·         Incline treadmill walking (incline level 10; speed 4.0) – 40 minutes

Weight Training
Superset 1: Repeat 3x

·         Lat pull-downs (1.5 reps) x15

·         BB front raises (1.5 reps) x15

Superset 2: Repeat 3x

·         Seated rows (1.5 reps) x15

·         Cable lateral raises x15

Had I known this was my last workout, I would have done delts… my favorite.

Here I am at 36 weeks:

This entry was posted on Friday, December 26th, 2008 at 10:43 am and is filed under Training. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.