Not bad, right? That's 11 pounds in 4 weeks. If you're counting the actual days, yesterday was really a month, but I didn't make it to the gym. I caught a cold from my kids. It's worse today, but I went to the gym anyway. I had an appointment with my personal trainer. God bless accountability.
Today's gym session wasn't my greatest. It was lower body AIT training. I have no idea what AIT stands for, but it probably sounds less daunting than KYHRUUYASDTYFLYWPO (Keep Your Heart Rate Up Until You Are So Dizzy That You Feel Like You Will Pass Out). I can't remember exactly what we did, but today's routine looked something like this:
- Do this circuit 3 times:
- Jumping Jacks (30 seconds)
- Step-Ups (30 seconds)
- Burpees a/k/a Squat Thrusts (10 reps)
- Do this circuit 3 times:
- Weighted Squats (15 reps)
- Leg Extensions (15 reps)
- Deadlifts (15 reps)
- Run.
- Alternating Lunges (20? 30?)
- More Burpees
- Calf Raises
- This thing where I step on and off the bench 20 times while holding dumbells
- Wall Squat holds with weight
Somewhere after the run my mind went fuzzy from my heart rate, lack of blood sugar, and the cold. And this was one of those days where I was taking it relatively easy because I'm sick. I don't mind doing any of those exercises except for the burpees. Those suck the life out of you. Seriously, they make me feel like an instant failure, but I suppose I'll just get better.
Burpees are one of those things you can use to measure your gains with. The more you do, the more you lose, the easier the burpee. You'll really be able appreciate where you came from!
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