Hurt So Good

This morning I finally decided to stop being lazy and go for a run outside. It's so hard to run outside in Philly during the week so I have to save it for Saturday. It was a little chilly for shorts this morning, but it was a gorgeous day. The sun was shining and it wasn't miserable outside. I headed for the Art Museum and to run by the river. I was on a time crunch though as I was meeting with my personal trainer again. The run was really good though. I actually felt great to be out on the streets again. I have about a month to go until the Cowtown 1/2 Marathon, so I hope I can get some mileage in before then.

After my run, I hustled over to the gym to meet up with Lance. I gave him my food log and we reviewed it while I was working out. He had me start with bridging and knee flexion with a Swiss ball. It was a tough workout for my hamstrings and hip muscles. I did a set of those and then went on to an ab workout with the ball. After a set of those, it was back to the legs and I repeated that cycle a couple of times. When it was time to get up, I definitely felt my abs saying "figure it out how you are going to get off the ground cause we're not helping!" I then did step ups on one leg, then switched legs for a 20 reps, then 15, then 10 all in a row. It was a great cardio workout as well as leg and balance. Then it was right into walking lunges. Then I had a "working rest". I had to do rows while placing one hand on the Swiss ball and with my knees in a slight lunge position. My legs felt that more than my arms. Then it was back to squats, then rows, then squats, then rows, then squats again. Constantly moving! He then had me to triceps, biceps curls and overhead press, all with 8 pounds, all in a sequence. Then right after my overhead press, it was right back into triceps. It was tough. The weight wasn't so bad for the biceps or overhead press, but my triceps were dying. Then it was back to abs. He had me do this crazy machine where you sit and pull these handles which makes you fire your ab muscles. He had me do it both with no weight and also 10 pounds. I did about 3 sets of each and then we called it a day. It was a great workout. We seem to target the same groups but do different ways each time. He also focuses on proper form and stabilization, which me being a physical therapist, I think that is super important.

I was pooped after all of that. I went straight home, grabbed some lunch, and took a much needed nap. I ended up sleeping for about 3 hours and wanted to sleep some more. Everytime I have to use my triceps, I definitely feel them burning, as well as my abs. They are wanting a break! But, I'm excited to be working with Lance. It's a good pain and I know I'm going to see results!