Seeing Changes
I had a pretty good time at the gym this morning. I did the last day of my old lifting program, which was bodyweight heavy. I had plenty of plyometric drills (including doing “X” steps, where you kind of look like you’re doing Chubby Checker’s twist while hopping, and side-sides, and leaping bounds, and all these other things where I feel like a dork). I did some jumproping. I did some sprint drills. And I shot hoop.
Do you know what a Pike’s Pushup is? Painful, that’s what. It’s like a pushup, but you put your feet up on a bench, and make your body into a jacknife. Then, you lower your weight down so that you touch your head to the ground. It’s the precursor to being able to do handstand pushups (only I couldn’t do a handstand if I tried). Anyhow, they were interesting to do, but they click my little shoulder pain.
Deadlifts today. I did dumbell Romanians, and I tried to do the Romanian/rows combo, but it just felt uncomfortable, like I was cheating one or both of the exercises. So, I did them as separate work.
So, regarding changes, I asked Kat to measure me last night. No, not there. I’m Irish. But, I got her to measure my chest, my waist, my arms, and my thighs. I’m not 100% sure, because I forgot to ask her what they were last time we measured, but if I remember correctly, my chest has gone up 2 inches and my waist down 3. My arms might’ve come up 1/2 inch from last time, and my thighs maybe gained an inch, too.
My bodyfat is shifting around, and there’s still plenty to go, but I like how it’s seemingly moving to “departure” status. It’s not just all tucked in firmly above my musculature everywhere any longer. Hopefully, this is a good thing. I’ll believe it when I see it.
Oh, and I lost back the 3 pounds I magically picked up recently, keeping me back down at 230 (10 pounds from the start of my efforts this time around). So, I’ve lost some time for my challenge, but I’m moving in the forward motion again. My only discernable change was upping the ante on my workout again. That did the trick.
Intervals work.
Who’s not feeling it? Who’s out there feeling unmotivated and in the dark? You know, you can post when you’re down. It’s part of the process, right?
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