Just a quick (around 20 minute) easy paced jog at Wonder Boy's soccer game tonight.
My legs are still pretty stiff from the soccer game, but it was good to get moving like this. I always enjoy these runs at practice. The trails are nice. We had a good breeze tonight. And at the end, I got to sit and watch Wonder Boy and his team practice for the tournament this weekend.
I call this a WIN for me!
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
April 29 - WOD
After yesterday's soccer game, today we went looking for a WOD that didn't have a strong cardio component. This is what we ended up with:
Shoulder Presses:
1 - 45#
1 - 65#
1 - 75#
1 - 80#
1 - 85#
Push Presses:
3 - 85#
3 - 90#
3 - 95#
3 - 100# (PR!)
3 - 110#
Jerk Presses:
5 - 75#
5 - 77.5#
5 - 80#
5 - 85#
5 - 90#
You know what's coming next, right?! This WOD left my shoulders just quivering! But I'm happy with my results. I hit a new PR on the push presses and kept on going! I may ride that high all night. :+)
Shoulder Presses:
1 - 45#
1 - 65#
1 - 75#
1 - 80#
1 - 85#
Push Presses:
3 - 85#
3 - 90#
3 - 95#
3 - 100# (PR!)
3 - 110#
Jerk Presses:
5 - 75#
5 - 77.5#
5 - 80#
5 - 85#
5 - 90#
You know what's coming next, right?! This WOD left my shoulders just quivering! But I'm happy with my results. I hit a new PR on the push presses and kept on going! I may ride that high all night. :+)
Sunday, April 28, 2013
April 28 - Last Gasp
Aye yi yi!
Tonight's soccer game nearly did me in! We got stomped (of course). But worst of all, it wasn't a lot of fun.
It's not the losing that is so irksome. We routinely do that and I tend to have a fabulous time anyway.
Most games I spend in the back field with my good buddy on defense. We play our hearts out, but we laugh at our old legs along the way. We have fun, we run, we play, and we get in a heck of a workout during the process. It's why I signed up in the first place.
But tonight wasn't fun.
Let me remind you that we play in an "over 30" division. Except it's not STRICTLY for "mature" players. Women of any age or skill can play in our division. And male novices of any age can play too.
There are always a few women who are closer to Wonder Boy's age than mine on the pitch. And while that is irksome in itself, tonight was just worse. Insult to injury. Salt rubbed in an open wound.
The other team not only had a young girl (not long off of her COLLEGE squad) but a young punk of a goalie who routinely took to dribbling the ball up the field all the way to our goal. HE SCORED EVEN. Our team was no match - either in age or skill. And having some KID show off like that over and over was just too much.
I felt very much like letting my inner 2 year old come out and stomping off the field.
But it WAS the final game of the spring season, so I gutted it out, gritted my teeth and only complained once out loud.
I *really* think the league should have a strictly over 30 division. Even young kids who have never played before can run circles around us and that is how we (of the Injured Reserves) end up on the IR list - trying to chase them down. *sigh*
I'm going to bed now. My legs are sore and my spirit is heavy. But I have every intention of being back out there come fall.
SO THERE!
Tonight's soccer game nearly did me in! We got stomped (of course). But worst of all, it wasn't a lot of fun.
It's not the losing that is so irksome. We routinely do that and I tend to have a fabulous time anyway.
Most games I spend in the back field with my good buddy on defense. We play our hearts out, but we laugh at our old legs along the way. We have fun, we run, we play, and we get in a heck of a workout during the process. It's why I signed up in the first place.
But tonight wasn't fun.
Let me remind you that we play in an "over 30" division. Except it's not STRICTLY for "mature" players. Women of any age or skill can play in our division. And male novices of any age can play too.
There are always a few women who are closer to Wonder Boy's age than mine on the pitch. And while that is irksome in itself, tonight was just worse. Insult to injury. Salt rubbed in an open wound.
The other team not only had a young girl (not long off of her COLLEGE squad) but a young punk of a goalie who routinely took to dribbling the ball up the field all the way to our goal. HE SCORED EVEN. Our team was no match - either in age or skill. And having some KID show off like that over and over was just too much.
I felt very much like letting my inner 2 year old come out and stomping off the field.
But it WAS the final game of the spring season, so I gutted it out, gritted my teeth and only complained once out loud.
I *really* think the league should have a strictly over 30 division. Even young kids who have never played before can run circles around us and that is how we (of the Injured Reserves) end up on the IR list - trying to chase them down. *sigh*
I'm going to bed now. My legs are sore and my spirit is heavy. But I have every intention of being back out there come fall.
SO THERE!
Saturday, April 27, 2013
April 27 - a rare gym appearance
We've been enjoying our garage WODs so much lately that we haven't been to the gym very often. We've stopped by there to walk/run when the weather has been bad, but we haven't been on the gym main floor much.
Today we decided to take advantage of it though. Wonder Dad is still nursing a calf strain and I've got a soccer game tomorrow, so we didn't want to run. So off to the gym we went!
Today's workout looked like this:
Leg Extensions:
I did 6 sets of 10 reps at the following weights:
108#, 144#, 168#, 192#, 216#, 240#
Pulley Rows:
I did 3 sets of 10 reps at the following weights:
105#, 120#, 135#
Standing Leg Curls:
I did 2 sets of 10 reps at 45# (each)
Incline Dumbbell Bench Press:
I did 3 sets as follows:
30# (10 reps), 50# (7 reps), 50# (4+2 reps)
Seated Shoulder Press:
I did 2 sets of 10 reps at 25# (each)
And that, as they say, was that.
It was a good workout. We both felt pushed physically. And we hit the muscles in a different way than our WODs have been hitting them. I'm already sore - especially in my chest and shoulders. Hopefully it won't be too bad for tomorrow's soccer game. It's the last one of the season.
Today we decided to take advantage of it though. Wonder Dad is still nursing a calf strain and I've got a soccer game tomorrow, so we didn't want to run. So off to the gym we went!
Today's workout looked like this:
Leg Extensions:
I did 6 sets of 10 reps at the following weights:
108#, 144#, 168#, 192#, 216#, 240#
Pulley Rows:
I did 3 sets of 10 reps at the following weights:
105#, 120#, 135#
Standing Leg Curls:
I did 2 sets of 10 reps at 45# (each)
Incline Dumbbell Bench Press:
I did 3 sets as follows:
30# (10 reps), 50# (7 reps), 50# (4+2 reps)
Seated Shoulder Press:
I did 2 sets of 10 reps at 25# (each)
And that, as they say, was that.
It was a good workout. We both felt pushed physically. And we hit the muscles in a different way than our WODs have been hitting them. I'm already sore - especially in my chest and shoulders. Hopefully it won't be too bad for tomorrow's soccer game. It's the last one of the season.
Friday, April 26, 2013
April 26 - WOD
I know I sound like a broken record, but ....
When we were writing down today's WOD, we both caught ourselves saying "is that it?"
I should have known. I should have known RIGHT THEN that we were in for more than we bargained for.
So ... without further whining ... today's WOD looked like this ...
Five rounds (for time) of the following:
7 - Pull Ups
7 - Dips
400M Run
The pull ups/dips combo we did like this... 1 pull up, 1 dip. This is our "work around" for not yet being able to do muscle ups. My chest is quite sore - we haven't done dips in a while and I could feel it from the very first set.
The run wasn't a lot of fun either, but that got better with each round. It was probably the hottest it's yet been this spring and I felt it. But on the whole, the run felt OK.
I'm not terribly happy with my time (24 minutes and 11 seconds) but I guess not every WOD is going to feature PRs.
We followed this up with 20 knees to elbows. I am really liking the hanging straps we got for this exercise!
I'm kinda glad Wonder Boy's piano lesson got cancelled because I'm wiped out now. Time to find the couch and stay there a while.
When we were writing down today's WOD, we both caught ourselves saying "is that it?"
I should have known. I should have known RIGHT THEN that we were in for more than we bargained for.
So ... without further whining ... today's WOD looked like this ...
Five rounds (for time) of the following:
7 - Pull Ups
7 - Dips
400M Run
The pull ups/dips combo we did like this... 1 pull up, 1 dip. This is our "work around" for not yet being able to do muscle ups. My chest is quite sore - we haven't done dips in a while and I could feel it from the very first set.
The run wasn't a lot of fun either, but that got better with each round. It was probably the hottest it's yet been this spring and I felt it. But on the whole, the run felt OK.
I'm not terribly happy with my time (24 minutes and 11 seconds) but I guess not every WOD is going to feature PRs.
We followed this up with 20 knees to elbows. I am really liking the hanging straps we got for this exercise!
I'm kinda glad Wonder Boy's piano lesson got cancelled because I'm wiped out now. Time to find the couch and stay there a while.
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
April 24 - WOD
To say I don't feel like working out today is an understatement. I left work with a migraine and my legs are still sore from Momnday's WOD. But after a 2 hour rest, my headache was down to a dull roar so I felt obligated to do something.
You know, it's days like today that I can really appreciate working out at home. With me feeling on the puny side, if I had to pack up and go to the gym, I would probably just call it off. But since all I had to do was walk to the garage, I was able to work myself up for the effort.
Today's WOD, thankfully, was not a cardio killing WOD. Instead it was more of a strength day. Today's feature exercise was my favorite (NOT), overhead squats.
My seven sets went like this:
1: PVC bar
2: 45# bar
3: PVC bar
4: 10# bumper
5: 10# (5# plates)
6: 10# (5# plates)
7: 45# bar
We finished off with 20 knees to elbow.
My struggle with OHS continues. But I feel like I'm making progress. I guess I just have to keep at it. Hopefully soon this exercise will start to feel more natural.
So while tonight's WOD wasn't super intense, I am pretty pleased with my efforts anyway.
You know, it's days like today that I can really appreciate working out at home. With me feeling on the puny side, if I had to pack up and go to the gym, I would probably just call it off. But since all I had to do was walk to the garage, I was able to work myself up for the effort.
Today's WOD, thankfully, was not a cardio killing WOD. Instead it was more of a strength day. Today's feature exercise was my favorite (NOT), overhead squats.
My seven sets went like this:
1: PVC bar
2: 45# bar
3: PVC bar
4: 10# bumper
5: 10# (5# plates)
6: 10# (5# plates)
7: 45# bar
We finished off with 20 knees to elbow.
My struggle with OHS continues. But I feel like I'm making progress. I guess I just have to keep at it. Hopefully soon this exercise will start to feel more natural.
So while tonight's WOD wasn't super intense, I am pretty pleased with my efforts anyway.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
April 23 - Brisk Walk
Despite our good intentions w/ the "break in" WOD yesterday, I still feel a bit more "broken in" than I would like. So rather than moan and complain my way through a neighborhood jog, we decided to keep it to a brisk walk. And we were rewarded with a brisk, cool breeze as we walked thanks to a rare late April cool front blowing in.
Hopefully our lawn will get some rain out of it later on as well. BONUS!
Hopefully our lawn will get some rain out of it later on as well. BONUS!
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