So this is day one. And I have to admit, I started for two days last week, but then had to stop due to a recurring neck injury. So I’m a little stronger than last week. Call it my cheater round.
This is the day of reckoning. I’ve taken my ‘before’ pictures. I’ll admit, I’m a bit nervous because of how out of shape I am. I work at a desk making websites and consulting for media projects that other corporations have on the go. The only real exercise that I get is wrestling with my two kids. So chances are, I’m not in shape.
(post work out) Holy balls, batman. I am tired. Chin ups are not something I have done since last round, and before that, it was in grade 6 when I was 70 pounds and could hang up there for hours, all for the sake of a red badge declaring me an ‘excellent’ athlete. To be honest, the first go around last week, I hated every pushup that I had to do. I even failed during the military pushups to do one in the second round. But today, I felt a little bit better as my core has been shocked into motion. So the chin ups, while I didn’t excel over last week’s numbers, are slightly better and less shakey. The pushups actually began to feel good as the workout progressed. I’m a little encouraged today – it was a good release from my sit-on-the-couch-all-day normal routine. A good way to finish the day.
The other new find was this – I actually like Tony Horton’s banter, but I tried it today with music and cues. It was much better, in that I could focus on what I was doing.
Okay, no more shakey typing. I rest.