This week wasn't supposed to be like this. Plateaus are tough enough to break through, and even harder when a minor back injury sidelines you. Sadly, I didn't do it while working out. I just happened to move the wrong way while moving furniture and I felt something tweak.Owie. Silly me.
I've been taking it easy and doing the things that I can still do, in order to keep semi-active but allow time for my back to heal. The biggest frustration is that I've missed another week of training at Shamrock MMA. It's not just money wasted for me - it's opportunity. I was really looking forward to going back this week, but I need to play smart and not injure myself further by playing 'tough guy'. I've done that enough times in my life and I don't need to make a small injury into a bigger one.
I know I've accomplished a lot this week despite my injury, but I still feel like a slacker. I'm seeing some changes in my muscle definition, and I've gained half a pound - hopefully more from the strength training than from reduced activity.
Skipping my gym workout tonight too. *sigh*
Anyways, here's my tally for the week:
- Cycling (stationary): 25 miles (10 Sun, 10 Mon, 5 Wed)
- Hiking: 17 miles (7 Sat, 4 Sun, 6 Mon)
- Running (elliptical): 3 miles (3 Wed)
- Forms: 36 (12 Sat, 12 Sun, 12 Wed)
- Kicks: 1400 (700 Sun, 700 Wed)
- Push-ups: 885 (150+150 Mon, 260+150 Wed, 150+25 Thurs)
- Crunches: 1430 (250+250 Mon, 430+250 Wed, 250 Thurs)
- Squats: 500 (150 Mon, 250 Wed, 100 Thurs)
- Current Weight: 233.5
Total since Day 1:
- Cycling (total): 546 miles
- Hiking: 132 miles
- Running (total): 80 miles
- Basics: 195m
- Form repetitions: 420
- Kicks: 22600
- Pushups: 7215
- Crunches: 11265
- Squats: 4570
- Lunges: 2270
- Punching w/weights: 30m
- Bag work: 142 rounds (142m total)
- Boxing: Will begin next week (again).
- Grappling: 1 hour
- Net Weight Loss: -15.5
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