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Yes, I got up early to exercise today. No, it wasn't fun. But, I did it!
Today, Day 5, is Strength Day for Arms and Core. I don't know if it's weak arms or the early morning, but I struggled a bit with the exercises today.
The first exercise was with the exercise ball. You were supposed to put your feet on the ball and your hands on the floor in a push-up position. Then pull the ball in and do a push up. I managed 4 before I felt like the next one would land me on the floor with a bloody nose. That one could take some practice.
Then side jackknifes, where you put you legs up at a 90 degree angle then bring them down and back up to the side. Those weren't too bad, but the floor hurt my tailbone area when I rocked side to side.
The third exercise was a side plank! Much different muscles from a regular plank! I will feel those tomorrow.
Then the arms began in earnest. I did bicep curls, tricep "skull crushers", bicep curls into shoulder press, standing shoulder lateral and front dumbbell raise, bent over reverse dumbbell fly, and triceps dips. Only managed 4 triceps dips, too. And I completely missed doing the lying triceps dumbbell extensions with alternating arms.
By the end of my workout, my arms were so worn out, it was hard to lift my coffee cup to my lips.
Anyway, tomorrow is a cardio day. I'm working in the morning and also in the evening tomorrow, so I guess the alarm gets set for early so I can workout before work.
I was thinking while lying in bed last night (am I the only one who gets all sorts of interesting thoughts and ideas when you are supposed to be sleeping?) that this alternating cardio and strength workouts was something I did WAY back in my 20's before getting married. It was the only time in my life I had a waistline. So, that gives me incentive to keep it up.
Oh, I got notification in my emails this morning that my Bulletproof Coffee Kit shipped. So, starting Saturday, I should be able to start blogging about THAT health experiment.
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