Day 754 - Ab Ripper & Chest + Back + Balance (2/2)

I got in a good workout of Ab Ripper and finished up the workout form last night.  Tomorrow I plan to either do a 5K run or do Plyocide. Not sure yet which I will end up doing.  Eating was okay today except that Kristi made Leon Chicken for dinner.  Not exactly healthy, but I eat what is put on the table.  It was delicious too.

I've decided that until I get back to the point where I fit comfortably back into my pants I'm going to adopt a higher-protein lower-card diet to help me shed some of the extra pounds.  In body building it's called the "cutting phase", but I'm not planning to take it to the extreme that they usually do.

My back continues to feel really good as I continue to get into the groove again with workouts.  I am extremely grateful for that considering how much I had injured it.

Day 753 - X2 Chest + Back + Balance (1/2)

Well, it's Monday again (actually it's Tuesday night right now, but I'm late with logging this) which means another round of Chest + Back + Balance.  I got through it okay, but felt a little twinge of pain in the lower abdomen area which I think is a slight hernia that I've dealt with for most of my life.  It wasn't bad, but I took the moves with a bit of caution just in case the workout was aggravating things.  I've noticed that I've been putting on both muscle and fat some.  Muscle because the workout moves are getting easier.  Some fat because clothing is fitting more snug than I would like. I'm trying to keep my calories at around 2200, but at times not succeeding.  I need to do better at my eating.

Day 752 - 5K Run

I got an early start this morning with my 5K Trail run.  I was on the trail by a little after 7 AM.  The weather was perfect, but the trail was pretty wet from all of the rain we've had recently.  When I got home from the run I had to hose down my running shoes to get all of the mud off.  I took the run at a comfortable pace because it's been a couple of weeks since I last ran.  I liked that I was the only one on the trail for almost the entire time.  I had my ear buds in listening to some music whiel I ran and found it really relaxing to be out there on my own.

Day 751 - X2 Yoga

Well, it's been a while since I last did Yoga because of the muscle strain in my back.  I finally was able to get back to doing this and I can certainly tell that it's been a while.  I was struggling some, but I got through it.  And my back feels good, so happy about that.  tomorrow I plan to go for a run in the morning.

I was talking with some friends on Wednesday night and they mentioned a desire to do the Ragnar race next year.  https://www.ragnarrelay.com/

I'm hoping to be able to do that with them, so I need to get into doing a bit more running to get my endurance up.  It woudl be nice to have a new goal to work toward.

Day 750 - Chest + Back + Balance (2/2) & Ab Ripper

Day 2 of getting back into the swing of things with my workouts.  Ab Ripper was tough because it's been a while since I last did it because of back muscle strains.  My back is feeling much better and I had no issue with the workout tonight, so I'm encouraged by that.  Now I just need to keep up the focus.

Day 749 - Chest + Back + Balance (1/2)

It's Monday night and I got in a good workout tonight after a week away from workouts because of family commitments that occupied all of my time.  It felt good to get back to working out.  Over the next 3 weeks I need to do a better job of watching what I eat and making sure to get in at least 4 days of workouts per week so that I can get back into a good routine.

Day 748 - X2 Chest + Back + Balance (1/2)

Monday night I had Stephen's last high school orchestra concert to attend and tonight I have his high school graduation to go to.  Thankfully last night I was able to do my workout to get in some time at exercise.  I'll finish the routine on Thursday and hopefully throw in Ab Ripper since my back strain seems to be getting better.  Eating is going okay except for the burger I had last night at Cheeburger Cheeburger where we went to celebrate Stephen graduating.  I had the 1/4 pounder (actually 5.5 ounces).  Stephen had the Pounder (which is actually 18 ounces of beef) and he finished it so he got his picture on the wall. 

Nice picture with the stuffed burger.