The week after Thanksgiving - heck, the weeks after - and before Christmas are just awful. There are treats and cookies everywhere.... The diet will suffer - there is no doubt.
All I can do is work out and make smart eating decisions when there are smart ones to be had.
Monday: Cathe's Upper Body with Core Express + walk + YWA
Since my sore, sore legs kept me up half the night, I was so thankful that today was an upper body day. And this was a great workout - fast, efficient, and a bit painful. Ha! I went as heavy as I could and often had to go a bit lighter on the subsequent reps. I stopped before the ab work and did some upper body band work instead. At lunch, I walked and stretched out my legs. And after work, this YWA was a great way to stretch and get the blood pumping in my legs once more.
Tuesday: Cathe's Boot Camp with Step + YWA
This morning, my legs were still killing me, but I powered through this workout. Sure, my squats and lunges weren't very deep but I did the best I could. And I worked hard. I'd done this boot camp a few months ago and it's pretty good, but not great. My heart rate doesn't get very high, but stays in a mediocre range. At lunch, I took a bit of a walk to meet a friend. And at the end of the day, after a horrid drive home, this YWA helped to calm me.
Wednesday: Cathe's Muscle Max Live + walk
I don't think I ever did Cathe's DVD version of Muscle Max... But I really enjoyed the live version! Cathe took you through a triset for legs and then you moved on to upper body - and then back to lower and then upper again. I had to skip a bit of the leg portions to fit in all the upper body muscle groups. But this one was fun! At lunch, I walked at the rec and did my sit-ups. Fun.
Thursday: YWA
Thursday rest days are the best. Truly. I'm usually worn down by then and these get me through the pesky day that is not-quite-Friday. In the last few months, I haven't kept up with Adriene's new YWA releases so it was fun to do a new one today! These practices are always such a great way to start the day and this one was no different.
Friday: Cathe's Cross Train Lower Body Live
I had really been looking forward to trying this workout, which contains both cardio and strength - and a bit of barre - for the lower body. Unfortunately, Dooku started throwing up in the middle of it so I didn't even get to the barre section. Ugh! I'll have to try to get to it this weekend. But the rest was great - and I went light on the few weighted sections because my legs are still sore. Still! So this was a good choice as it wasn't 100% strength. I'll have to come back to it sometime!
Saturday: Dozois' Peak 10 Cardio Interval Burn + abs
Knowing I was going to blow my diet later in the day really helped fuel this workout. I did it all! This is the first time I've gotten through an entire CIB in a very long time. It felt great! This isn't the toughest CIB because Michelle never takes you to the ground - but the peaks are definitely tough and I felt them. After that 55 minutes, I did 5 minutes of abs (Cathe) and then stretched. A great day!
Sunday: Cathe's Body Works + barre + abs
I was looking forward to this workout that I last did in September. Cathe leads you through two cardio moves and then 2-3 strength moves. Repeat for about 5 circuits, I think. The cardio is tough. The strength uses weights and the band, which I love. After that 45 minutes, I finished out Friday's workout, doing the full barre segment. That was great - and painful. Then, five minutes of abs and a stretch. Loving this weekend of workouts!
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