The namesake workouts are great for their purposes, but I just can't shake this back pain. Every morning I wake up and it is soooo stiff. The yoga loosens it up as do the anti-inflammatories, but I can't wait until things rectify themselves.
Definitely suffering from a lack of energy too. Not sure how much longer I can go without supplements and I'm still on a half a scoop...work so crazy, but I have to remember what Travis says. No matter what you've got to just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Valuable advise indeed.
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Day 6 - Vitality
Last night's idea of meditation was - why not do it in bed? That way I can fall asleep right after. Um note to self - it doesn't work like that. Apparently it was just a poor way for me to add an extra 10 minutes tossing and turning like I usually do when I try to sleep. I did get to sleep without melatonin again though. First step - sleep without drugs. Second step - become ultimate yogi. Third step - rule the world!
I won't belabor the cast shake up again except to say I'm glad to see Mila Kunis lookalike again. About 10 minutes in my little one wakes up (about an hour and a quarter before his usual wake up time). Uh oh. I give it 10 minutes, but he starts getting louder. I go up with some water and pray that does the trick. It does! Blissfully he goes back down to sleep and I manage to get through the workout.
The vitality postures comprise a fair number of the heart opening and back bending poses. Surprisingly, though the workout is tough, I think this might have been my easiest one yet. It caters to strength, which is one of the few things I'm not shy on. Even wheel pose is not too bad given years of wrestling practice, but it was a lot easier when I weighed 140 then now when I weigh 2 *cough cough* what was I saying?
Of course Travis has to put us in plow...again. This pose is fine for the ultimate yogi or even the ordinary toothpick yogi, but when you are the overly rotund mediocre yogi you really start to worry if you are going to get stuck there and never make it back out.
Like all the other workouts, this is a long one. Weirdly I am feeling more drained than vitalized. For some reason I am more sleepy than I have been for the other workouts. Not sure why as last night was the first Saturday in about a year that I didn't get completely schlonked. In fact, I *gasp* haven't had a drink all weekend.
So the wife gets home from taking care of her mom, I've made us a breakfast of potatoes, chorizo, spinach and eggs. After an idyllic breakfast reality sets in. More snow. Ugh...I'm going to take a nap. I try to nap, but the little one starts groaning again. Ok, he who hesitates/procrastinates...
An hour long 80s montage later we have a clean driveway and I have two frostbitten fingers and am feeling even less vitalized. Mmmmm...wife baked chocolate croissants. One bite never hurt anyone *consumes entire croissant, numerous chocolate chip cookies and a lemon poppy seed muffin*
Still hungry.
I won't belabor the cast shake up again except to say I'm glad to see Mila Kunis lookalike again. About 10 minutes in my little one wakes up (about an hour and a quarter before his usual wake up time). Uh oh. I give it 10 minutes, but he starts getting louder. I go up with some water and pray that does the trick. It does! Blissfully he goes back down to sleep and I manage to get through the workout.
The vitality postures comprise a fair number of the heart opening and back bending poses. Surprisingly, though the workout is tough, I think this might have been my easiest one yet. It caters to strength, which is one of the few things I'm not shy on. Even wheel pose is not too bad given years of wrestling practice, but it was a lot easier when I weighed 140 then now when I weigh 2 *cough cough* what was I saying?
Of course Travis has to put us in plow...again. This pose is fine for the ultimate yogi or even the ordinary toothpick yogi, but when you are the overly rotund mediocre yogi you really start to worry if you are going to get stuck there and never make it back out.
Like all the other workouts, this is a long one. Weirdly I am feeling more drained than vitalized. For some reason I am more sleepy than I have been for the other workouts. Not sure why as last night was the first Saturday in about a year that I didn't get completely schlonked. In fact, I *gasp* haven't had a drink all weekend.
So the wife gets home from taking care of her mom, I've made us a breakfast of potatoes, chorizo, spinach and eggs. After an idyllic breakfast reality sets in. More snow. Ugh...I'm going to take a nap. I try to nap, but the little one starts groaning again. Ok, he who hesitates/procrastinates...
An hour long 80s montage later we have a clean driveway and I have two frostbitten fingers and am feeling even less vitalized. Mmmmm...wife baked chocolate croissants. One bite never hurt anyone *consumes entire croissant, numerous chocolate chip cookies and a lemon poppy seed muffin*
Still hungry.
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Day 3 - Strength
January 2, 2014
I woke up this morning definitely feeling groggy. First day back to work means first day waking up at 5:30 again. My body is still sore from the last two days, particularly my core, which is feeling the effects of being pushed to hard in hardcore and then again through the twists in the cardio sequence. Also didn't help to have to shovel feet of snow last night. That's what I get for buying a house only miles from the lake...(oh it's beaauuuutiful here...).
Today's challenge, which I chose to accept was the strength workout. Thankfully my upper body is already plenty strong from years of weights. I can't do more than 3 pull-ups at a time, but boy can I push some heavy weights off my chest in a vertical up and down motion. Talk about functional strength!
The workout is challenging, but not as bad as the first two...this is going to be a cakewalk - wait more twists and inversions? Did I mention that my core is sore? In particular my obliques are failing me. In the midst of my pain, my fear returns. That dude's chest markings look like someone sliced him with a knife 6 times symmetrically (himself)? I bet he's one of those people who everyone goes. "Oh Bob? He's suuuuper nice"
I don't know if it was the fact that I was quarter-asleep (the NoXplode helped with 1/2 and the yoga a 1/4), but I really had trouble focusing and my mind kept wandering. I would love to pretend it was wondering for wholesome reasons, but if you know me and/or have read any previous post you know I was perving again. One of my resolutions this year is to be more honest so hooray for honesty. More honesty - probably didn't help that I completely cheated the common sense food program again by eating way too many buffalo chicken/ketchup flavored potato chips last night (I really need to get the snacks out of my house).
Next up was the Hardcore workout again. You'd think given some crazy sore obliques that I'd just back off for today in true Yogi fashion. Nope, that's not the Mediocre Yogi style. I decide to "push through the pain" Rocky style. In moments like this, I ask myself, what would the Governator do? He would call me a girly man and then ridicule me until I did the workout. So I give it a shot, epically fail (about 20-30% of reps) and clutch my side in pain. I think I really am a girly man.
Timing is perfect, just as I'm finishing up, my nanny comes through the door with her little daughter who starts running around the house screaming "OUR CAR IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! OUR CAR IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO????!!!" I'm not feeling very zen right now, but I do the only thing that makes sense and offer to dig the car out from the snow. Brilliant.
Those of you who are actually bothering to read my ramblings with any semblance of interest may be wondering how this can be given that I shoveled feet of snow last night. Erm...f*cked if I know, but there are feet of snow again. WTF! So out I go, core screaming and shovel the driveway and all the snow that is under and around the car. *Cue Rocky IV training montage music* Job done.
On the plus side I did actually do the 10 minute meditation last evening. New working plan is to do the meditation before bed. There is no rule that says I have to do it after my workout, and actually it was a really nice way to unwind.
I woke up this morning definitely feeling groggy. First day back to work means first day waking up at 5:30 again. My body is still sore from the last two days, particularly my core, which is feeling the effects of being pushed to hard in hardcore and then again through the twists in the cardio sequence. Also didn't help to have to shovel feet of snow last night. That's what I get for buying a house only miles from the lake...(oh it's beaauuuutiful here...).
Today's challenge, which I chose to accept was the strength workout. Thankfully my upper body is already plenty strong from years of weights. I can't do more than 3 pull-ups at a time, but boy can I push some heavy weights off my chest in a vertical up and down motion. Talk about functional strength!
The workout is challenging, but not as bad as the first two...this is going to be a cakewalk - wait more twists and inversions? Did I mention that my core is sore? In particular my obliques are failing me. In the midst of my pain, my fear returns. That dude's chest markings look like someone sliced him with a knife 6 times symmetrically (himself)? I bet he's one of those people who everyone goes. "Oh Bob? He's suuuuper nice"
I don't know if it was the fact that I was quarter-asleep (the NoXplode helped with 1/2 and the yoga a 1/4), but I really had trouble focusing and my mind kept wandering. I would love to pretend it was wondering for wholesome reasons, but if you know me and/or have read any previous post you know I was perving again. One of my resolutions this year is to be more honest so hooray for honesty. More honesty - probably didn't help that I completely cheated the common sense food program again by eating way too many buffalo chicken/ketchup flavored potato chips last night (I really need to get the snacks out of my house).
Next up was the Hardcore workout again. You'd think given some crazy sore obliques that I'd just back off for today in true Yogi fashion. Nope, that's not the Mediocre Yogi style. I decide to "push through the pain" Rocky style. In moments like this, I ask myself, what would the Governator do? He would call me a girly man and then ridicule me until I did the workout. So I give it a shot, epically fail (about 20-30% of reps) and clutch my side in pain. I think I really am a girly man.
Timing is perfect, just as I'm finishing up, my nanny comes through the door with her little daughter who starts running around the house screaming "OUR CAR IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! OUR CAR IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO????!!!" I'm not feeling very zen right now, but I do the only thing that makes sense and offer to dig the car out from the snow. Brilliant.
Those of you who are actually bothering to read my ramblings with any semblance of interest may be wondering how this can be given that I shoveled feet of snow last night. Erm...f*cked if I know, but there are feet of snow again. WTF! So out I go, core screaming and shovel the driveway and all the snow that is under and around the car. *Cue Rocky IV training montage music* Job done.
On the plus side I did actually do the 10 minute meditation last evening. New working plan is to do the meditation before bed. There is no rule that says I have to do it after my workout, and actually it was a really nice way to unwind.
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