The one I actually posed for!
And then I'm also in the background of this guy's picture!
Alot of those guys who grabbed two sandbags looked like they were regretting it by the time they reached the top of that hill! As for me, I wish I had grabbed one of the men's sand bags! Carrying weights is a strong point of mine.
Yesterday I ran 3 miles around my neighborhood. Paced at about 9:00/mile. Wasn't trying for speed, just needed to get some miles in!
Today I did my strength work and it went something like this...
50 jumping jacks
30 burpees
15 pushups
30 squats
Kick downs
10 pushups with resistance band
15 shoulder presses
10 sumo pulls
15 tricep dips
30 sit ups
20 rotating lunges/rows with resistance band
10 overhead lunges
Butterfly sit ups
10 overhead dumbbell swings
Spinal balance
2 pullups from standing position, 3 not-quite pullups
I did today's workout in my cute Spartan Chicked shorts that I ordered! I got the tank top too, but I didn't wear it today
I mentioned previously that I gained some weight back last week. I had just done Spartan, was recovering from that and therefore not exercising, got sick, and just got waaaay off track from my diet. This week has been back to weight loss, and I am at 163 right now. I have no regrets - I have done well with losing weight and feel no shame in taking a little break. As long as I work hard to make up for it I'll be fine. And as we all know, the scale is a filthy liar. This week I've noticed more muscle definition and just generally "feel" like I'm slimmer, even if the scale doesn't say so. My last 10 lbs will be alot of muscle toning, mainly in my arms since I've neglected them pretty badly. Last night I noticed my thighs are almost all muscle now, the only fat is on the inner thighs. This is awesome, and it's something I never dreamed I would see! When I gained weight alot of it happened on my thighs, and at the beginning of this journey I wondered how in the world I would lose all that fat. Well now it's finally happening! Now just to do the same for my huge wiggly arms!
This weekend I am going up to South Carolina's Hickory Knob State Park for the XTERRA trail running series. I have never done one of these before, but I am SO excited about it! I learned at Spartan Race that I really like trail running. Probably due to my hiking background and just my general love for the woods. This is a 7.2 miler. I'm trying not to get too freaked out about that mileage since I've already done a 10k. The options for this race were 3 and 7 miles with nothing in between. This place is an hour away and I don't think the drive would be worth a measly 3 mile race. This park is a campground/resort with hiking trails along the water, which makes me think it might be a great future camping destination for us! Part of the reason I want to check it out. So we'll be heading out at a butt-early hour on Saturday morning for some trail running!
3 comments:
Great pictures, I hope to do a Spartan Race someday. Great workout too, those are my favorite kinds.
Woa you had to do the Spartan race with sand bags!!! That's so intense
Yeah, my lack of upper body strength was apparent at this race, lol. Trying to focus on it more now and it seems to be paying off so far! It's boosting my weight loss this week.
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