45 minute spin class, pretty intense. We had a very serious cyclist in the class tonight because of the high winds outside that prevented her from riding, and the instructor wanted to challenge her.
Thursday, April 24th:
60 minute elliptical, alternating forward and backward, resistance at nine, with me feeling weak & thinking I am not progressing on this machine -- and yet I managed over 6 miles.
60 minute Pilates mat class
20 minutes StairMaster, probably could've gone longer, but I'm trying to see if I can work out less but smarter with this New Rules program. The program would have me not even doing this cardio beforehand.
Another bout of the 1A workout. It is indeed tough. But I'm so used to directly working biceps & doing Gravitron pullups that I'm worried I'm lose the progress I've made there.
60 minute spin class, concentrating on form
60 minute Pilates mat class, between two novices, which made me see that I've progressed in this class, though sometimes I feel like it's slightly beyond me. This is where I can see some gains & correction of imbalances through weight training, rather than just relying on cardio.
20 minutes StairMaster, the usual, with me the only woman in the room, as increasingly happens. It's not uncomfortable, it's just interesting.
1B NROLW. The only notable thing here is deadlifting 110 lbs on a fixed barbell, which was at first fun and then, after many reps, not fun. Wanted to do 105 lbs but couldn't find clips to use the Olympic barbell, so I went up a notch and was surprised I was able to do it. Also I am getting better at lunges. My inner ear issue on my left ear (auditory nerve & inherent sense of balance destroyed by virus) makes this challenging.
45 minute spin class, which I went to even though I was so tired my face felt numb. I woke up pretty quickly. It was not physical tiredness, mostly, it was just a sort of nervous tiredness due to my having done a lot over the past 24 hours
Tuesday, April 29th:
20 minutes StairMaster, not as hard today, trying to breathe and focus on heels, hamstrings & glutes
45 minutes NROLW Workout 1A, adding a little more weight. For me, doing 12 consecutive step-ups on an 18-inch plyo platform while carrying two 12.5-lb dumbbells is TOUGH. And squatting 65 pounds is hard but doable.
April 25:
none-- dh wanted sushi and if we don't get there by 5 pm there is a massive wait.
April 26:
60+ minute brisk walk with dh to and from the farmer's market
100 minutes bikram yoga
April 27:
100 minutes bikram yoga
Totals:
26 workouts
2335 minutes
April 28: 100 minutes bikram yoga
Totals:
27 workouts
2435 minutes
I asked the instructor yesterday how many classes I've taken since beginning a tad over 3 years ago. He said 604. I would have thought it was more. I've taken a handful at other studios when traveling but the vast majority are at my home studio.
My favorite instructor is on the schedule to teach tonight. I'm always in a good mood when I have her class to look forward to
45 minute spin class, with the Fit Couple, a matching pair of serious cyclists with corded quads and lean legs, tanned faces, thin muscular arms. The spin instructor really drives us hard when this pair shows up. I wonder what it would be like to be an almost professionally fit woman with an almost professionally fit husband, doing outdoorsy stuff together all the time.
