Week Seven- Day Two

Recovery- EAS Protein Drink
Breakfast- Kashi Hot Cereal
Snack-Trail Mix handful
Lunch- Angus Beef Burger with wheat bun and tropical coleslaw. Two Bites of Beans.
Snack-Trail Mix
Dinner/Recovery- 'Pure Pro' Protein Drink

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Okay, people! I am back!

I am tired of not working out and eating poorly! I yesterday I realized that my belly seemed a little bit flabbier and I needed to do something about it. No more fooling around!

Today was my first day to do TWO WORKOUTS IN ONE DAY!

Monday night, I went to bed at 2am. I went to bed with the mindset that I was going to make the 630am workout, because I had believed that my mom might be needing me Tuesday night, and I could not miss two workouts in a row. There is no motivator for superhuman strength like being there for my mom is she needs me physically. It's like reverse Mom power. Moms get superhuman strength to save their children, I think daughters can get a bit of that power too! I love my mom!

So, I woke up and did the am workout with Sal. It was running, a bit of stretching and shadowboxing, then we spun. I did the handbike again, becuase I saw the screening of a movie called 'Caymen Went' and the girl had beautifully toned and svelt arms. My arms, need some help! They are historically the weakest part of my body (belly coming in quick second). I am going to hop on that thing whenever there is one open.

So, I went to work and actually was able to help my mom with the help of my sisters while I was at work...long story. i checked in with mom if she needed me at all, and she was much better.

This run of events freed me for the evening and since I already was 'beyond zombie' and couldn't feel any pain anymore, I decided to do my make-up workout that night. Crazy? Heck ya! Also I knew that the next day was a day off and I could rest.

Other personally emotional events had me a little stressed and in a bit of a bad mood, so I really wanted to exert that night. Lucky for me, Rudy was back and he must have had the same idea, because he put a world of hurt on us that night. No kidding! I don't remember the last time he worked us that hard. Near the end, I was almost crying. It came out like 3 little sobs of pain and then it went away. I popped right up and was ready for more.

Sheesh, we did so much and so many, that I may not be able to capture it all, it's all kind of a jumble but here goes: (oh yeah, I did this with a 10 lb weight)

* Starting with open and closes and elephant trunks, no big deal, right?
* Some left right combos
* Then some left right with knees
* Left right with duck to the right
* left right with duck, cross, hook, uppercuts
* 10 knees; rapidly
* a bunch of ducks to work our thighs
* probably 10 more knees on the other leg
* a combo of one thrusting kick, right left and then a knee that follows through
* a combo of one thrusting kick, hook, uppercut, then a knee that follows through
* 100 steam engines
* 20 pushups (they were on my knees, but FINALLY quality up and down!)
* 10 in and out crunches
* 10 alternating toe touches on our back
* maybe we did like 10 bicep curlsand then 10 push presses
* 20 tricep pulls and kickbacks; 10 on each side
* 30 pushups (kind of pooped out around twenty)
* 10 in and out crunches
* maybe like 10 crunches
* 20 tricep pulls and kickbacks; 10 on each side
* kettle bell like exercises for time
* 30 pushups (really pooped around 20 again, regained determination at around 32; the count was so fast!)
* 10 in and out crunches
* 10 kicks andn simultaneous dumbell presses
* 20 tricep pulls and kickbacks; 10 on each side
* 10 push presses
* halfway bicep curls, holding for 20 seconds or so x3
* Laying on out backs, we did a bunch of dumbell presses and tricep work (I think this is wher I almost started crying). We pushed from the chest, then bent towards our ears and then back up and then down to the chest. The speed was rapid... at least to me
* Christmas trees--- Just open the arms; kind of like a fun sau (spelling)bring them back together, then raise them over head, thrusting back and then back to center and repeat
* halfway bicep curls, holding for 20 seconds or so x3
* I think we did more arm work on the mat and then... it was over!

I am sure that I missed some things, but this workout kicked butt! I really needed it. I liked that we worked outside. Looking up at the stars during the floorwork and out towards the shopping center and traffic lights in the distance during a couple water breaks, helped make it so great.

I decided to go to my parents house that night. I sat with my dad for a few moments and told him what I learned about diabetes that day at an American Diabetes Association fundraiser we had at work that day, then sat with my mom and emoted about what I had experienced that day.

I hit the sack at 10pm. I was too tired to say my formal prayers, so I just said a few words and rested in Him. It felt great!

Oh yeah, Rudy mentioned that someone called the Tabata Protocol, Ciabatta, in one of their blogs. What kind of maroon would do such a thing? (Yes, it was me... unless there is another blogger out there who thought it was Ciabatta :)

Okay, just looked up tabata protocol...did you know there is actually a book out there called 'The Warrior Diet'. I don't know about you, but that sounds strangely appropriate~ I will have to check it out...

...and oh yeah, Rudy also mentioned his workout will be online soon. So we can hear him call out the counts on the tabata protocol interval training. THAT's why he mentioned it! I knew it couldn't be just out of the blue...