Tuesday-October 28, 2008
It’s about 10:51 pm here in Virginia and I’m just getting around to posting my little bodyblog for today. I did some paperwork for one of my clients and attended a staff meeting at my agency and just finished my Bible Study for the night.
Tomorrow will be just as busy, however. It is my day out with my 91 year old Grandmother. We go for her weekly procrit shot and screening and then she wants to go shopping! I hope I have her genes. She has stage 4 kidney disease (which is the stage before dialysis begins and has been doing wonderfully. She is still full of life and energy and her mind is as sharp as ever!
Perhaps due to my newfound inspiration, I’ve been pushing myself a little harder. Yesterday I worked arms and shoulders hard and today I worked abs and I might as well say chest as well. I always do push-ups on my ab days. I miscounted my laps and ran an over my two miles for today.
For the first time in a while, I am SORE! This has to be a sign that, although fit, I was not pushing myself. The soreness does give me a strange sense of feeling revitalized (alive?)and this is starting to carry over to some other areas of my life. There are things I want to tackle like the book I’ve had outlined for months and haven’t begun to write. As a therapist, I know that good habits have a tendency to carry within themselves life lessons which can be applied to other aspects of life.
I continued with my planche push-up quest by continuing to work on my "frog stand." Today I was able to perform the move six times. The first three times I held the position for 20 seconds, decided to push myself and on the last three times held it for 30 seconds. I am hoping to do the entire 60 seconds six time by the end of next week and then on to the next progression. If the weather permits (it has been chilly here in Virginia) I will try to post a progress picture holding the position. I annotated my two previous blogs to note that the member, who I mentioned who had not contacted me concerning the exercise, did contact me and was extremely courteous and helpful (I do believe in giving credit where it is due–Thank you again kind sir!). He supplied a video link which I will be posting to my page.
Thanks to my new friends. It is great to be challenged and encouraged by people who share some of your goals and passions. I hope I am being as good a friend. Until tomorrow, take care of yourself and "good night." LOL!
What I did today:
| 3 x 90 Push-ups
3 x 90 Crunch 3 x 90 Bridges 3 x 90 Reverse Crunch 3 x 90 Standing Crunch 3 x 90 Trunk Twisters 3 x 90 Side Bends “Planks”: 3 x 1 minute each.
Planche Training: Frog Stand 3 x 20 seconds 3 x 30 seconds (2 minute rest between each hold) Cardio: 6 x 20 Jumping Jacks 6 Agility Drills 6 sprints 2.2 Mile run |
