Day 4

What was I thinking! This morning started out at 7am. My plan was to get through a two hour workout. I went to Academy yesterday and bought weight balls, dumbbells, resistance bands and sweat belts. I had everything planned: 4 miles and hardcore weight training. (Okay, hardcore in my book – whatever…)

We were up at 7 and picked up my friend by 7:15. We arrived at Abel and began our morning workout with 2 miles of interval walking & running. Then, the bleachers…

At this point can I stop and write that every part of my body hurts – even my eyelids. If I wasn’t out there to push, yell and apparently make my girls cry, I would be in bed sleeping with a smile on my face.

I digress, anyway the bleachers…we started with pushups – I need to get my girls’ upper body strength to exist remember? After that we did the following in pairs:
Weight Ball – back to back, we passed the ball around to work on our stomach muscles.
Dumbbells – one on each hand we did stationary lunges (OMG! – I almost cratered in front of everyone – I can’t feel my legs anymore! The pain! The kind of pain that hurts so bad that it reminds you that you are still alive but not conscious enough to ask for pain relieving drugs! )
Resistance Bands – after arranging the bands under our feet we did the pull-ups that work your shoulder muscles then the biceps. Then we arranged the bands around our partner’s waist and took turns dragging them for resistance while we ran 200ft. (That definitely needs to improve! I thought I was going to break the band…not funny!)
Dumbbells – back to the bleachers for over-the-head tricep curls. (Okay – whatever – my brain hurts too, so I can’t think of the proper names of the techniques/exercises that we did…will have those later.)
Then sit-ups – one set with a weight, the next set without a weight.
Finally, one set of step-ups – which almost KILLED me and I used the little step – then off for our 3rd mile.
After an hour and 45 minutes, we ended the workout session with calf raises and called it a morning.

Yes, we finished without completing the 4th mile, but by the end of the calf raises; I was lucky enough to be able to walk. The lunges – oh my, the lunges! They are going to haunt my dreams tonight! Our bodies are like jello, but our spirits are high!

The girls only had a few whining moments and one set of tears, so I think they are learning the lessons of complaining. I don’t think they are mad at me anymore for pushing them over their set limits. Overall, it was a great morning.

Breakfast was a wheat biscuit, slice of cheese and fruit. (when you work out that hard – you don’t tend to be very hungry afterwards)

The girls will be swimming later, so that will add to their daily calorie burn.
You know, every morning (of the last 4 days)I watch the girls workout and begin making better choices with food. I am very proud of them! I probably wouldn't be out here stressing myself if I didn't think their future results far outweighed my current pain.