I'm ready for a "normal" week.
Thankfully, Yoga with Adriene's Dedicate series continues. It's really helping me stretch...and it's contributing to how sore my body is. Oy.
Monday: Cathe's 2018 Glassboro Road Trip Upper Body and Core + walk + YWA
Considering how sore my legs were, I was happy to do upper body today. But....that only made my arms sore. There's just no winning today! This was a really good workout - fast-paced and effective. And it fit perfectly into my morning, allowing me finish all the upper body work and get in some abs, as well. At lunch, I walked, despite my soreness. After work, this YWA really fired up my core.
Tuesday: Cathe's Afterburn + YWA
Cardio time this morning! Thankfully, low impact because I was super tired. I haven't done Afterburn in quite a while so it was a nice change. My only complaint about it: so much is done in plank, which means fewer steps. And so I changed some of it up to get more steps and keep my heart rate up (mountain climbers do nothing for my heart rate). At the end of a long day, this YWA heated up my body with a lot of flow!
Wednesday: Cathe's Fit Legs + walk + YWA
I was not looking forward to leg day - as my legs aren't having much time to recover these days, with two leg workouts a week. I knew it would be brutal and it was. Fit Legs moves fast and you use heavy weight. As a result, my heart was pumping and I was sweating like crazy. Cathe sure knows how to make your lower body jelly! At lunch, I walked, to get steps and loosen up. After work, this meditative practice was a relief for my sore, sore body.
Thursday: YWA + YWA
Today's YWA: Dedicate practice was a nice combination of stretch and flow. My legs were still sore so holding a warrior position was torture...but I managed. As always, this rest day came just in time. This week has been a challenge and I was ready for a break. I bought the downloadable version of Dedicate and was, therefore, able to do an additional practice after work. I may miss one over the weekend and wanted to get ahead. This one, Expand, may be my favorite so far!
Friday: Cathe's Compound Giant Sets - Light Weights
A new-to-me Cathe Live workout! This one took 7 compound exercises which are repeated in 4 sets. It's short and sweet and, though it may sound repetitive, I loved that I knew what to expect and had no surprises. At the end of the weighted sets, Cathe leads you through a short standing core section - and then planks. I loved the length of this one - perfect for the mornings and it kept my heart rate sufficiently elevated. As predicted, I had no time for a YWA today.
Saturday: Cathe's STS Ply Legs + YWA
My second leg day of the week.... I don't mind these STS Plyo Leg workouts because they're effective yet not too stressful. Cathe goes slow on the weighted sections, meaning I can get pretty low in my lunges and squats. I like that. But my legs were burning by the end. I cut out one section, ending at 45 minutes. I then stretched and went on to my YWA for the day. It was good - and made my poor legs work again.
Sunday: Cathe's XTrain: Tabatacise + abs + YWA
Wow, my legs were super sore from yesterday. Oy. This workout was painful when the moves required extra from the legs. But I made it through. It's tough but I like that it's a challenge and doesn't have too much of dread factor for me. After that 45 minutes, I did 10 minutes of abs and then stretched. And at the end of all that, this YWA was wonderful - not too difficult and extra stretchy.
Calorie Counts:
Monday - 1197
Tuesday - 1389
Wednesday - 1169
Thursday - 1144
Friday - 1268
Saturday - 1187
Sunday - 1297
I was a little disheartened when I got on the scale on Sunday. I had gone down 0.8 pounds. Yikes. At this rate, this is going to take longer than I'd hoped.
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