Workout updates

Saturday's workout:

Turkish get-ups - four per side

Short bridges - three sets of six

Today's workout:

12 one-arm swings with the left arm (x 15 pounds = 180 total pounds lifted)

12 one-arm swings with the right arm (x 15 pounds = 180 total pounds lifted)

13 DARC's (swings switching from the left arm to the right, so 24 alternating one-arm swings x 15 pounds = 360 total pounds lifted)

This workout's total: 750 pounds in 50 swings

Grand total: 3630 pounds in 242 swings

I'm discovering that getting up early consistently can be a challenge when your kids wake up during the night! Rhys has been working on a molar, and for a few days there, he was up a couple of times a night. There was no way I was dragging myself out of bed early on those mornings - sleep took priority over working out. But the tooth seems to have worked its way in, and for now, he's back to sleeping all night. So I'm back to the workouts on a regular basis!

Happy eighth birthday, sweet boy!

I'm a day late posting - I just didn't get a chance to sit down and blog yesterday. But eight years ago yesterday, Super J came into the world and changed my life forever. I love you, J - on your birth day, the one who got the gift was me, and you were that gift.

Workout review

Yesterday's workout:

11 one-arm swings with the left arm (x 15 pounds = 165 total pounds lifted)

11 one-arm swings with the right arm (x 15 pounds = 165 total pounds lifted)

11 DARC's (swings switching from the left arm to the right, so 22 alternating one-arm swings x 15 pounds = 330 total pounds lifted)

This workout's total: 660 pounds in 44 swings

Grand total: 2160 pounds in 144 swings - hooray, I've lifted over a ton!

Today's workout:

Turkish get-ups - three per side

Short bridges - three sets of five

It may not be very intense, but I'm doing my best to be consistent! I'm not losing weight or inches just yet, but I do notice a little difference in the way I feel. We went to Hawaiian Falls yesterday, as we've done so many times this summer, and I felt like it was a bit easier to walk around the park. That's progress!

Consistency trumps intensity - I'm working on that

Brian found a saying somewhere: "Consistency trumps intensity", and it's true. I'm trying to make that my motto and be consistent with my exercise, even if to some, it wouldn't seem like much of a workout.

Wednesday's workout:

8 one-arm swings with the left arm (x 15 pounds = 120 total pounds lifted)

8 one-arm swings with the right arm (x 15 pounds = 120 total pounds lifted)

8 DARC's (swings switching from the left arm to the right, so 16 alternating one-arm swings x 15 pounds = 240 total pounds lifted)

This workout's total: 480 pounds in 32 swings

Grand total: 1500 pounds in 100 swings


Thursday's workout:

Turkish get-ups - three per side

Short bridges - three sets of four (this is supposed to help strengthen your core muscles and is supposed to help with/help ward off back problems)

Brian and I have a deal - if I get up early to do my workout, he'll get up early to fix me a glass of chocolate milk when I'm done.

And today was a rest day, woo hoo! Tomorrow it's back to swings again.

Quick post

I'm not sure anyone reads anymore, so I may be talking to myself. LOL

Lots on my mind, but the home computer is whacked out AGAIN. Makes job searching a challenge. Can anyone recommend good antivirus/antispyware/firewall software that isn't too expensive?