Recovery Week Updates

2-26-10
Well, once again, work has caused me to skip a couple days on the workout. They are, however, still fresh in my mind.
Before I get into that, while I have had (what would be considered by most) and extremely stressful week at work, I have been in a WONDERFUL mood all week. Just have a positive outlook on everything. I blame Tony.

Core Synnergistics – I love this workout. I feel so good. I’m stronger. The pushup exercises get a little tough, but bring it, bring it, bring it!!! I could also do without the lunges, but if we got rid of all the hard stuff, the glorious dripping sweat wouldn’t happen. It was also nice being fresh for this workout. I felt so good all day. Core synnergistics rocks. Love it!

Kempo – Ok, normally I say. Kempo was kempo. It was easy… then I move on. Not today my friends. Throughout the beginning of the workout, I kept thinking, “Why are my shoulders hurting so much. This is ridiculously hard. What is going on?” Then after it was all over, I realized… it was that damn core synnergistics. Ugh. But let’s not make something out of nothing. It was Kempo and kempo is easy… let’s move on.

Stretch – Yea right. Slept in (‘til 5:50). Glorious!

Core Synnergistics- Well, this workout didn’t start out exactly as planned, because I didn’t set my alarm. Good news is that my body is trained to check the clock at 4:25 and 5:50. This happened, so at 5:50, I got out of bed and started the workout. No time issues here, but there’s always a bad feeling of what could have been when the alarm doesn’t go off. Today wasn’t as glorious as Tuesday, but it was still pretty nice. I really like this workout. Today, my shoulders are extremely sore, and that’s going to be fun for Yoga tomorrow. I’m feeling my core engage more and more when I’m not doing this workout. I feel like my core is wrapping me up and making me solid.

So, I just passed day 54. I’m impressed with myself. How do I feel? I really feel wonderful. What results am I seeing? Good ones. My chest is getting bigger. Lost a bunch of fat in the chest and arms. I feel like my arms are a lot bigger. Certainly more defined. My only issue is the stomach. So, I am starting to see some definition in the upper abs, just right under the ribs, and I can feel them all the way down if I rub my hands down my stomach. Problem is I have still have fat around my midsection. I don’t like that. The only way I think I’m going to get rid of it is to start running. I’m planning to go to the beach in May, so that only leaves me two months to get my act together.
My wife has not been real happy with me getting extremely tired at 8:30 – 9:00 at night. I know that this is the time I just run out of fuel. I can stay up if I keep snacking, but this is making the problem worse. I think that if I start running after work, it will jump start my metabolism and keep me up later. I plan to run both Saturday and Sunday. It’s just going to be hard to find the time during the week. I’ll keep you posted.