Snarf99’s BodyBlog

Errgh, today was a blah day.  I so didn’t want to go running tonight.  I was supposed to run 3 miles.  I totally didn’t feel like it, so I made a deal with myself. I agreed to run 2 miles instead of 3.  So I walked the dog for a mile, ran 2, then walked the dog a little more. I am so glad I did it.  And actually, by the time I finished, I didn’t feel blah anymore. I felt more alert and happier.

I also told myself that after the run I’d get to write a blog post. That was my reward. I get to write about how I went running when I really didn’t want to.  Hey, that’s a major accomplishment. In the past, I would have said the hell with it.

So yesterday I was doing my usual Tuesday routine, one arm rows, pullovers, arm side raises, tricep extensions, and bicep curls . . . and I felt like adding something. I added some upright rows and some back hyperextensions. And MAN, am I sore today!  It’s amazing, the parts of me that already know the old routine, they’re fine. Even when I increase the weights, I only get a little sore. But the parts of me that felt the new exercises were in for a major surprise apparently. My back muscles are SORE. I can tell exactly which muscle groups those two movements targeted.  So that’s neat.

I have to figure out what "traps" are. (Because I suspect that’s one of the things that’s sore). I’m going to google it right now.

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