Hi there!
The last time that I worked out was 4 days ago, and then, as you may recall, I was laid out with the flu.
I was pretty out of it when I was working out, and I thought it strange that I didn’t have the strength or stamina that I usually do when I set my mind to it.
The other unfortunate result of me working out when not well is that I let the kettlebells down on the back of my arms a little harder than usual. Can you see my bruise?
Over these past 4 days, my bruises healed, the antibiotics kicked in, and my strength returned. So, I went back to FitPro Hawaii to train with Bill and my partner, Liz, who happened to be sick this week as well.
I also brought my little workout buddy with me– my 2-year old son.
We did a new warm up/stretch with the 10lb kettlebell, which also worked my obliques; taking a lunge stance, holding the kettlebell in front of me and pushing it away from my midline, to the left and right. Unfortunately, I kind of didn’t know what I was doing.
I also “wiped the glass” with the kettlebell, making a circle directly in front of me on an invisible pane of glass, followed by a circle above my head.
All was well… until we started getting into the real deal: cleans and presses with two 8kgs and swings with the 12kg. Two sets in, I had to run out of the gym. I thought I was going to throw up!
False alarm. This wasn’t one of those “work you out until you puke” kinds of days. I think it was a “you’ve been taking antibiotics mixed with vitamins” kind of day.
After some exercises with the chest expanders, we completed some presses while lunging and pushing down, punctuated by more swings. I took it down to an 8kg so I wouldn’t actually puke. We finished with one minute of cleans.
All in all, it was a good day! I’m just glad I got my butt back in the gym.
Stay tuned for the next adventure– “the cleanse!”
Hello!
I follow all your tweets and really like what you are doing with the whole “1 swing at a time” motto.
Do you know the guys @toplevelhawaii by chance? They are near you.. I follow them and they are a really funny group, highly recommend you follow them, too.
Question – are you part of the RKC system?
Hope things are great! Keep up the awesome work….1 swing at a time!
Yuck! No throwing up when working out! No throwing up period! Rest, I say, rest! Oh well… I know u r a die hard. Looks likes the little fella had a good time watching you… gotta love that cheerleader!
Aloha!
Thank you for the comments and recommendations. I can’t wait until I’m up to 100% again.I have definitely been resting, but staying faithful to my training schedule. My personal trainer has been trained in both AKC and RKC, and I utilize everything he has to offer!
Thanks again for following me!