Sandy and the Hurricanes

My week with Sandy

Sunday October 28- Storm prep begins

We decided to cancel our dance rehearsal for this evening as the wind was picking up, skies were ominous, and the weather forecasters were using "VERY BAD" to describe our best case scenario. Unfortunately they weren't wrong, things were definitely very bad for very many people.

Evolution Fitness was closed on Monday but on Tuesday October 30 I got a text from Jason letting me know the gym was open! Of course I knew this meant, I don't care if you have power, get your butt down here and work out! Which I did.

Confession time! I texted Jason on Sunday and asked for a work out that I could do at home on Monday. He responded with a great work out, several exercises to do 70 times each, and I promised I would do it. When I got to the gym and started warming up on Tuesday he asked how my workout went...and I had to confess that the unexpected day off trapped in our house, I spent it on my butt, not working out my butt. LAZY! But I made up for it with penance. I did my work out that he sent over,

70 squats
70 still leg deadlifts 5lbs
70 calf raises 5lbs
70 CrossFit push-ups
70 dumbbell curls 5lbs
70 dumbbell bent rows 5 lbs
70 over head tricep extensions 5 lbs
70 dumbbell shoulder presses 5 lbs
70 full sit ups
70 jumping jacks

Wednesday October 31 I went in for personal training at 8am and after an hour of personal training I STAYED for the class that he taught right after! The personal training today consisted of some squats to warm up, and then laps in the parking lot. How many laps? I will give you 1 guess!!! 70 times I sprinted 80-90% effort to the end and then jogged back at 40%! We got to about 10 and I was like, there is no way he is really going to make me run back and forth 70 times. But still everytime he asked how I was doing I said, "great!" and on we pushed! Around 50 reps he even said,

"You make this look easy!"

Ha! I think I make sweating look easy and I think I freaked out the people at the bank next door ;)

But I felt really great afterward! Jason's class did a lot of core work outs, my favorite was a set of balances on the Swiss ball. First to sit on it with nothing touching the floor, just find the balance. Second to get on it on hands and knees and balance. Finally to get up on your knees and lean all the way up! The first round was pretty poor on my end, but I did manage to hold up in the third stance for a bit at the end!

Another triumph- I really steered clear of (most) Halloween candy this year! Baby steps ;)

Friday November 2 Another day of personal training! We tackled my pathetic arms in this work out and pulverized the muscles with pull ups! Granted I was on the pull up machine that you step on and had the max counter weight on, but DANG this was hard. And I have been sore from it for 4 days!!

Also there is a new number...just as I was getting used to 70, Jason bumps it up to 80!!!! So 80 pull ups it was! 80 squats with more weight, dead lifts, and swings. I also learned a new exercise that combines a dead lift, a squat, and a press but I can't remember the name exactly. I'll ask Jason tomorrow when I am in! Needless to say I am still sore, but I love being sore!