Workouts lately have been a bit low-key. I think traveling to see P/the fam two weekends in a row has something to do with it, but no excuse making here. Running has been feeling pretty good, but not in the high 90 degree dry heat.
I would rather get my sweat on via a shorter, heavier at-home workout followed by a “finisher” of running up and down my apartment building stairs.
Labor Day weekend 2014 involved a lot of sweet treats – including Blue Bottle Coffee gelato, Mom’s homemade peach pie (with local peaches and almond extract), and a trio of decadent restaurant desserts including a fudgy chocolate torte, creme brûlée, and lemon tarte.
Surprisingly, my body is not feeling majorly out of balance. Perhaps it was the plethora of fresh green juice I guzzled for a week straight prior to celebrating Grandma’s birthday with all the sugar.
Your body knows best.
It will keep itself in balance, when given the chance.
I am not sweatin’ the extra sugar consumed last weekend, or the lighter workouts of late; because while I indulged often, I also ate a hemp and greens burger, inhaled heirloom tomato salads, laughed with my family, and ate/exercised intuitively.
Stressing about it is 100 times worse than just enjoying the specialty scoop of gelato or buttery pie crust.
Workouts | Week of August 18
Monday – 4.5 mile park run with Nicole
Tuesday – 20 minute run + 40 lunges / 40 jump squats
quickie before dinner with Dad
Wednesday – Rest
Thursday – Booty Burner Tabata Dumbbell Workout + 5 x 10 spinal roll jumps + Sculpted Summer Arms Workout (2 set @ 10lb.)
Friday – Rest
Saturday – quick driveway WOD
5 rounds:
- run up & down the street
- 12 swings @ 35#
- 12 deadlifts @ 35#
- 12 bicep curls @ 35#
- 12 sumo squats @ 35#
- 12 jump squats
Sunday – Rest
Workouts | Week of August 25
Monday – 2.5 mile run + 500 rep workout
10 exercises x 50 reps:
- step-ups + knee
- jump squats
- plank shoulder taps
- weighted sit-ups @ 15lb.
- single leg glute bridges
- jump lunges
- skier swings @ 10lb.
- push-ups
- russian twists @ 15lb.
- single leg “v-ups”
Tuesday – September Sizzler Pyramid Workout (25lb. KB/15lb. dumbbells) + 30 sets of stairs
Wednesday – 2.5 mile run + Firm & Perky Workout (10/15lb. dumbbells) + 75 step-ups + knee / 50 jump lunges / 25 bicep curls @ 15lb.
Thursday – 2.5 mile run + 2 x 5 min. Women’s Health workout videos (10/15lb. dumbbells)
Friday – Rest
Saturday – quick driveway WOD
4 rounds:
- run up & down the street
- 25 swings @ 30#
- 20 walking @ 35# sandbag
- 15 sumo squats @ 30#
- 10 rows @ 35# sandbag
- 5 burpees
+ super legs // mountain climbers
Sunday – 3.75 mile run
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