Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Fit Test and Max Interval Circuit... among other things!

First things first... we have hot water again! Whew... I don't think I've appreciated a hot shower in a long time so much as I did today! In addition to working out, I also was forced to clean up the garage and move a bunch of stuff so that access to the water heaters and to move them around, etc was easier on the plumbing crew. I also worked on killing the grass behind our pool in an "earth friendly way" by using vinegar... however, I smelled like vinegar(enhanced vinegar to be exact, so vinegar, orange oil and molasses) the rest of the day - AND, I still have 2/3 of the grass left to spray tomorrow.

My fit test I had some great gains today, and a few that I had lower numbers, but I think I improved form on those.

Switch kicks 94, last time - 107. So, 13 less, but I got my legs up higher and straighter than I had before
Power Jacks - 66, last time... 57. Very hard to improve upon and keep your form good, but I got 9 more!
Power knees - 112, last time - 102, 10 more!
Power Jumps - 39, last time - 38 and the first day I only got 31... so still seeing improvement here too!
Globe Jumps - 12, 1 more than last time!
Suicide Jumps - 22, 2 more than before.
Pushup Jacks - 24, 4 more than last time and 8 more than day 1!
Low plank Oblique - 70, 8 more than last time... 20 more than day 1!

After this I had to take a break! I don't know if it was the medicine they'd tried me on not being completely worn out of my system or if I just went that much harder... but I thought I was going to pass out at the end!

Max Intervals... what the heck! 60 minutes of pure torture! Tons of punches and lost of pushups... and by the end I was so tired I forgot I was supposed to be modifying it to keep my trapezius from getting angry - I did it all in the last several sets. My legs feel like my shoes are cinder blocks! It's hard to walk, it's more like a shuffle... I don't know why they put these 2 things together... but dang, almost 90 minutes of high intensity cardio! And I get to do it all over again in just under 2 weeks!

As for the migraine that just won't go away... it's still here, but I'm putting up a good fight and trying to keep unmedicated so we can break the rebound pain cycle. I am exhausted. Over 3100 calories burned today in total...

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