GET DAT REAR IN GEAR July 2024 Challenge
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Follow up on my last post. The work I did on my truck resulted in lots of bruises across my chest, arms, shoulders, and a painful side that I don't think is sore enough to be a broken rib, but was sore enough yesterday to skip my workout. I am going to try lifting today to see how it goes. If it doesn't work, I guess my weight training will have to wait until things heal.0
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rwsagan4229 wrote: »Monday (7/15) was daughter's birthday and we had hibachi. I ate steak and scallops with whatever soy/teriyaki they put on it. Tuesday I made chicken bufallo dip which added cream cheese/sour cream/hot sauce back into my diet. This morning I had gained '1.5 lbs. (??)
That is just a weight fluxuation. Lots of things can cause it, and it is most likely water retention. If that sort of thing causes you stress, don't weigh that often. It might be a good idea if you intend to weigh yourself frequently to get a weight trend app that will show you the overall trend of your weight loss. My weight has and will bounce around by up to 2-3 pounds from day to day so that 1.5 pounds is perfectly normal.1 -
I decided to switch up my weight training workout. Up to this point I have been doing a program that hit the whole body with a bunch of compound lifts. That worked great, but it meant my workouts were and hour and a half or more long. That made it a challenge to do them in the morning before going to work, so I ended up doing them after getting home in the early evening which negatively affected my sleep.
I decided I would switch to a lower body/upper body split. I am still focused on compound lifts, but now I can get through a workout in 45 minutes and even have more exercises as part of the program. This should help with getting workouts in before work with less of a time crunch. It makes getting 5 days a week of intentional exercise really easy since I will be working out 4 day a week just with the weight program.
My aches and pains are subsiding. I didn't have any issues lifting doing lower body, but when doing upper body I felt some tinges in my torso where the worst bruising is. Nothing that prevented me from lifting heavy, but It was there. Today is my rest day, so I might just get in a walk or bike ride. Tomorrow back to lower body, and see how that goes.0 -
rileysowner wrote: »I decided to switch up my weight training workout. Up to this point I have been doing a program that hit the whole body with a bunch of compound lifts. That worked great, but it meant my workouts were and hour and a half or more long. That made it a challenge to do them in the morning before going to work, so I ended up doing them after getting home in the early evening which negatively affected my sleep.
I decided I would switch to a lower body/upper body split. I am still focused on compound lifts, but now I can get through a workout in 45 minutes and even have more exercises as part of the program. This should help with getting workouts in before work with less of a time crunch. It makes getting 5 days a week of intentional exercise really easy since I will be working out 4 day a week just with the weight program.
My aches and pains are subsiding. I didn't have any issues lifting doing lower body, but when doing upper body I felt some tinges in my torso where the worst bruising is. Nothing that prevented me from lifting heavy, but It was there. Today is my rest day, so I might just get in a walk or bike ride. Tomorrow back to lower body, and see how that goes.
Yeah I did the same. I only have 1hr20-1hr30 to work out, and I like to get some cardio in after.
Hope you are healed up soon. I bet that is ANNOYING. Personally, I loathe outside situations impacting/distracting my ability to get a good workout in.0 -
I'm still doing the things. Weight still being stupid.
DOMS finally going down though. Which is great cuz I'm going to be busting my tail in the workout scheduled for today.0 -
It's still been too hot to go for an outdoor bike ride so I really need to get my butt back to our local gym on a regular basis. I have a conference in 4 weeks and would really like my clothes to be more comfortable. They 'fit' but I feel self conscious in them. Strength training at lunch today will get me better motivated.1
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Well clearly, I’m not getting my rear in gear. I haven’t been logging as I’d like so I need to buckle down there. Sugar intake has been minimal with the exception of a small treat for hubs birthday this weekend. The part that I haven’t done well in is avoiding junk- the weekend was not good for this. I still eat pretty low carb at lunch, fast a minimum of 16 hours a day, have trimmed back on low carb alcohol, strength train and walk daily. I still need to get my evening volume of food under control. At least I’m not also snacking. What can I say, I’m a work in process! I’m going to work in a fiber supplement this week. Maybe I’ll time that for later in the day to see how that helps with impacting fullness.1
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Got in a yoga class last night. Doing some leg work on lunch today and maybe a short walk weather permitting.0
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I tried getting my rear in gear this morning getting up early to get in my leg workout. Sadly, all I seem to have achieved was straining my back partway through the workout. It stiffened up a bit on the drive to work, but the seats in our car are not the most comfortable in my opinion. I will see how things go through the day at work, but this is putting a hitch in the stuff I have to get done before we go camping and in my workout schedule. Time will tell I guess.0
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In terms of getting my rear in gear, things have ground to a halt. After skipping my weight training due to the back issues mentioned earlier, I was starting to feel pretty good. I spent yesterday doing a bunch of things to get ready for our camping trip, and both my back and side were feeling fine. Then this morning I went to take the battery from the trailer to charge it up. I lifted it, and strained something on my right side. I was thinking of getting back to my workout plan tomorrow, but with that sore side, I am skipping my workouts as I want to be able to be active while camping, so I need to let things heal.0
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rileysowner wrote: »In terms of getting my rear in gear, things have ground to a halt. After skipping my weight training due to the back issues mentioned earlier, I was starting to feel pretty good. I spent yesterday doing a bunch of things to get ready for our camping trip, and both my back and side were feeling fine. Then this morning I went to take the battery from the trailer to charge it up. I lifted it, and strained something on my right side. I was thinking of getting back to my workout plan tomorrow, but with that sore side, I am skipping my workouts as I want to be able to be active while camping, so I need to let things heal.
Coming from someone who also experiences this kind of back nonsense from time to fime since forever, def smart to just let it rest until there's not even an inkling of complaint. Seems like a lot of time standing still, but it really personally saves me time by not re-aggravating and then halting constantly. Isn't it absurd when it acts a fool out of nowhere? The last time, I had gone 6 months or more and then I somehow managed to lean over to get a dish out of the dishwasher wrong. What in the world!
Still struggle with the weekends, but last weekend was better if not good enough. I'm working my way forward. This weekend however is camping and so I'm going into it with, no snacking. Slow down. Pay attention to satiety cues (lazy as they are), I'm measuring my booze out and only bringing a certain amount instead of the whole bottle, make sure I get my 10k steps in every day....
When I get back I'll put up August's challenge. ALL-IN.
Ok off to go get all the things done I have to do to make camping happen.
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Still doing well with food but can't get my mind in the right place to workout in some form every day. So far I've been lucky to get in two days a week. This weekend didn't help with a road trip 4 hours out then 4 hours back. It was fun, but now I'm exhausted LOL.
Strength and yoga with my trainer today then we'll see how I feel tomorrow. Better yet I should plan on at least a walk regardless of how tired I may be.0 -
New challenge is ready!!!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10920987/all-in-august-2024-monthly-challenge/p1?new=10
