2015 Exercise Log/Challenge

[Catrin]

Hope you feel better tomorrow Crankin!

I came home today from my unexpected trip to TN for a family funeral. I didn't have a chance/or really the desire to exercise while I was down there so I didn't. As soon as I got home that changed however, after dinner I hit kettlebell herd's cave (the back room) and did a MODERATE workout to get back into the swing of things. I still have one more day off so am planning to hit the gym tomorrow for a cardio workout. It seems strange to do my competition KB training in one gym, and go to another for everything else but that works the best for me. I don't have to pay membership fees where I KB train, so I am not paying double.

[Crankin]

You are lucky you are not paying double! I've recently found out that a lot of the people I go to my classes with belong to one or more gyms and/or take classes on a pay as you go basis elsewhere. Of course, they are not spending what i do on cycling and x country ski related gear, even if they have a bike!
My friend emailed me with our ski totals from Saturday...14 km. Probably one of my longest skis and I should not have done as much, although it did not seem like it was that far.
I am hoping what I am feeling is just weird muscle soreness, as I have been known to have strange muscular reactions to heavy exercise. It's never happened from skiing, though, but I definitely did too much. Glad we didn't ski today. Our friends ended up staying and doing about an hour and a half, but I was all unpacked and done with my grocery shopping (we're in that "we're gonna die in a snowstorm" panic around here right now) before they got home.

[Catrin]

I tried to give up NIFS and use my other gym for everything, but I just don't care for the other place. Nothing against it, the owner just has a very different business model and it doesn't work for me. It is, however, the easiest place for me to hit my KB training that has the least impact on my work schedule so I split it up. I DID experiment for a few months, am thankful I don't have to have two memberships.

Take care, perhaps an Epsom Salt bath might help? Glad you got home in time to do what you need to do and relax! NOW, I finally get to have a little rum and water on the rocks and watch the nail-biting GRIM episode from Friday night. Thank goodness for Hulu!

[solobiker]

I figured I would check in.. :-) Took a much needed day off from work on Friday and did some Nordic/backcountry skiing for about 4 hours. It was so nice and quiet out. On Saturday my focus was upper body with body weight exercises and weights in the basement. I am not a member of a gym but I am able to get in a pretty good workout. Today I went for a 3 mile run (have not run in about 2 months and could tell), then spent 6 hours tearing up old flooring to get it ready to tile. After a little rest break I hit the basement again for some leg/lower body workout and core training.

[Crankin]

I started feeling better later in the evening. Woke up at 4:00 and made the decision *not* to go to boot camp, though. I still feel "off," but so does DH and it's not the skiing. Most of my muscles are fine, now, just my usual lower back and right hip. My stomach is a bit weird and I'm itchy, which means some kind of allergy reaction, probably to all the eating I did up in NH!
I did do a little warm up on the treadmill and then a 15 minute core workout on the ball in my home gym. There's going to be a lot of snow sports over the next month, with the amount of snow we are expecting. I may take the whole week off from the gym, and concentrate on being outside. I can do some weight and core stuff at home. My weight is up 3 lbs. from the trip, and I feel very flabby. Time to tighten up a little, although this kinds of things usually resolve themselves in a couple of days.

[Catrin]

Enjoy yourself Crankin, have fun with your outdoor activities! Glad that you are feeling better.

I did swing by the gym this afternoon and did some intervals with the rowing machine and a 20kg kettlebell. My coach was there so checked with him first to make certain that I don't over-do things. 12 days and counting

[Crankin]

I did a 45 minute session on the trainer; speed drills at a high cadence in an easy gear and then did some stretching for 15 minutes. The snow has died down, but still going. I didn't volunteer to help DH with the snow blowing; usually I will shovel around the edge of the driveway, where he can't get to. My upper body is just feeling better from skiing! We will have more celan up to do later, so I may go outside for that. Tomorrow will be snow shoeing, and I plan to go to the local x country center after work on Thursday.