My butt hurts. Like getting up and down, walking stairs, and sitting makes me feel like I have about a 75% chance of death. I've been doing lots and lots of squats. Squats come in many different varieties, but they are all very effective and I love them all equally. I start with barbell squats, which are my favorite. Then I will do dumbbell press squats, which suck. Then I move on to mini squats where you stay in the squatting position and just slightly move up and down until your legs are burning so bad you think you're going to fall over. My grand finale is alternating medicine ball squats with mini squats. I'm so not kidding when I say this 20 minutes will make your butt and thighs feel like they are being ripped into pieces for DAYS after. It's probably my favorite strength workout that I do. Of course I'm a little bit insane and adore lifting weights and strength training. I have been doing so many pull-ups that my hands are calloused! I have held the barbell on my shoulders so much that they hurt, not from my shoulder workouts, but from the weight of the barbell! I'm doing a really interesting core/back workout that keeps you alternating the 2 groups for about 20 minutes and my abs feel like they are being torn apart, but I will tell you that INCHES are coming off my weight. Plural. Inches. Only a few more days until I weigh in officially, but I've been keeping track of measurements here and there so I'm happy. :)
This morning was kind of crazy. I was stressed about getting a good workout in before having to shower and be at Madi's school at 10:50 for "lunch with loved ones." I ran sprints for about 45 minutes. It was honestly my fastest time I've done in a looooong time while sprinting. I was hitting 9 and 10 MPH for the last few. I was in my happy place. Then I managed to get in my core and lower body strength training. Because I'm awesome. Remind me of that when I can't get out of bed tomorrow please.
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