Weekly Rundown- A Week of Ouch
Oh hi! Don’t worry, I’m not injured- just sore all over because I started strength training in earnest. As always, I’m linking up with Kim and Deborah for the Weekly Rundown. Here are all the gory details! Monday The week started off nice and easy, with a 3 mile run. I’ve been sleeping a little later and doing my runs before dinner- hence all the daylight! Tuesday Okay, here we go. I started the Caroline Girvan Iron Series! Day 1 is legs, but I was still a little sore from some lunges I did on Sunday. I decided to start with Day 2, Shoulders, Back and Chest. YOU GUYS. About five minutes into this workout, I realized I’ve been waaaay easy on myself with strength training lately. I mean- I was training for an ultra marathon. I had my reasons, but now it’s time to work hard again. This workout was a killer. Wednesday Uh huh. Just as I suspected, every muscle in my arms and torso was screaming at me. Perfect day to go back and tackle Day 1, Legs. Once again, I haven’t worked this hard in a long, long time. The second I finished this workout, I knew I was going to be insanely sore. Thursday Yep! Now my entire body hurts. In the morning I did a yoga with Adriene video, and after work I got out for a 3 mile run. It felt like I was wearing 20 pound ankle weights. Friday Lower body is still sore. Day 3 of the Iron Series is a full body workout. No, that won’t work. Day 4 is GLUTES. Hahahahahaha! That’s funny. No. I skipped ahead to Day 5, which was Arms and Abs. I can do that! I like how she combines arms and core, because if the whole time was spent on biceps and triceps, that would be… terrible. As it was, it was hard enough. Saturday Now I can hardly lift my arms, ARG!!! Is my whole life going to be like this from now on??? The good news is, my legs were almost feeling back to normal. After work I went to the gym and ran 3 miles on the treadmill. I even cautiously threw in some strides! Sunday On tap- I think I’ll be able to tackle the glutes workout today. I’m determined to work my way through this whole series, and I’m regretting that I’ve already mixed up the days. Hopefully I can get back on track and continue on in the correct order this week. Have you ever done CG’s Iron Series? – The crazy thing is, I’ve done this series before! Am I really that out of shape? Did I just forget how hard it is??? Top photo by VD Photography on Unsplash