Fun of a different kind!

[Catrin]

You drag the plate with your feet!

I thought of everything but that I will have to give that a shot....

[Catrin]

For this week's 'Sunday Funday' workout, Tony decided to honor the NFL Combine that is currently in session. Our workout this morning focused on agility and explosiveness. We did a wide variety of things that included box jumping, broad jumping, cone drills and sprinting after we warmed up with a basketball shooting game, then a rather lengthy squat and plank/core series. It was quite different from our usual Sunday workouts and it was a lot of fun. Also, for the first time, the box jumps felt pretty darn good

[Crankin]

I skipped yesterday to go x country skiing, necessitating me to go to the evil one's class today. I swear, even with 3 and 5 lb. weights, I could hardly lift my arms in class today. She does so many reps (one minute or more), I can barely stand it! Some of it is because I didn't go for 2.5 weeks when I was sick, but still. I can do her classes when it's interval focused with cardio intervals, but this kills me. There were a couple of new people in class today; one a woman who usually goes at night, who was struggling by the end, and the other, a guy who was barely making it through. I focused on trying to do more than them!

[Catrin]

I skipped yesterday to go x country skiing, necessitating me to go to the evil one's class today. I swear, even with 3 and 5 lb. weights, I could hardly lift my arms in class today. She does so many reps (one minute or more), I can barely stand it! Some of it is because I didn't go for 2.5 weeks when I was sick, but still. I can do her classes when it's interval focused with cardio intervals, but this kills me. There were a couple of new people in class today; one a woman who usually goes at night, who was struggling by the end, and the other, a guy who was barely making it through. I focused on trying to do more than them!

Ugh Crankin, this doesn't sound like fun. As intense and hard as my group trainer is, our group membership is stable so he knows who is coming and plans accordingly. The evil one's approach doesn't sound like it is set up for success Nothing wrong with hard/intense, but the students have to be ready for it and helped to reach that point!

Our trainer is taking a different approach, while our workouts are becoming more intense - he is going back to the basics to make certain we all get a chance to nail them. We are also tracking our strength/power combination portions of the training in a different way to become more intentional about what we are doing.

I had a little plus this morning - and proof that my shoulder/lats are improving. While my front squat still su*ks (I want to bend my knees first rather than hinge at the hips like I should), I am no longer bending backwards to compensate!!!! Yayyyyyy! I was even able to get a 55 pound barbell in a proper front-squat position and THAT has been impossible. In the past I've only been able to get an unweighted 35-pound bar into position and THAT was leaning backwards to compensate for shoulder/t-spine/lat problems. I've NEVER been able to get a heavier barbell into that position so I am very happy. Now I just need to practice with some lower weight and beat that little hinge problem I have - it is a head problem I think. Kettlebell front squats are fine so I know it isn't a physical issue - just too accustomed to compensating.

I am really starting to want to ride my bike now - which is a good sign

[Crankin]

Me, too! I seem more excited about riding this year, maybe because I have actually taken 2 full months off from outdoor riding.
Class this morning was very hard, but good. Two cardio intervals, about 6 minutes each, burpees, box steps, running, jumping on the step, etc. Lots of walking with a wide rubber band, too. Next week, I'll have the good instructor both days, so it gives me a positive attitude.
Now I just have to figure out what's going on with my diet/weight. I think I'm going back to semi-vegetarian, still low carb, but not as strict, as what I am doing is not working. Well Fed is making me too well fed.

[Catrin]

Me, too! I seem more excited about riding this year, maybe because I have actually taken 2 full months off from outdoor riding.
Class this morning was very hard, but good. Two cardio intervals, about 6 minutes each, burpees, box steps, running, jumping on the step, etc. Lots of walking with a wide rubber band, too. Next week, I'll have the good instructor both days, so it gives me a positive attitude.
Now I just have to figure out what's going on with my diet/weight. I think I'm going back to semi-vegetarian, still low carb, but not as strict, as what I am doing is not working. Well Fed is making me too well fed.

I just make one of her recipes a week - the rest of the time I eat more simply - but it is far from boring, I love spices For me it is working, I've now lost 10 pounds since going Paleo/Primal last July In July my weight was trending 135-138, for the past three weeks it's been swinging between 125.1 and 126. I also enjoy recipes from other Paleo cookbooks - such as Practical Paleo and Caveman Feasts.

I would LIKE to lose more, but right now I am focusing on body composition. What seems really odd to me, however, is for the stores I normally shop (such as Dressbarn), I am now wearing their smallest sizes. This doesn't make sense to me since I am far from thin - my body-fat composition is still too high (just outside of the 'normal' range). This feels rather odd for someone who spent several decades swinging between 180-210!

[Crankin]

Don't get me started on sizing. I am small, but I have a good amount of padding in some places. Pretty much limited to Banana Republic, J Crew, the Gap, and Athleta. Occasionally, I wander into a real store, but it's just easier to order what I know will fit.
Not sure what I am doing wrong with the eating. But, going back to 2 meatless meals a week, and a small amount of good quality whole wheat grains is what seemed to work before. Looking forward to riding, and the last few days of x country skiing.