SORE

On Sunday, I clocked a half hour on the elliptical and then alternated between 10 assisted pull-ups and 10 air squats for three rounds. I did it around 8 o'clock at night when I was feeling especially jazzed, and it felt delicious to shower at the gym, come home, and sink into bed with a very tired body. 

On Monday, I was so sore that another workout was out of the question.

Today, I can barely stand up straight! Even though I woke up sore, I decided another workout might possibly loosen me up and warm up my dormant and lactic acid-filled muscles. I spent 30 minutes on the elliptical again before doing sumo squats and shoulder presses with a 15-lb bar and some bicep curls with a medium-resistance band. And now I'm having no luck with either Advil or Tylenol in relieving the ache! My arm hurt, my legs hurt, my abs are STILL aching from Ab Ripper X on Sunday. Yikes - I'm a mess!

But even with the hurt, and not being able to walk right, and being uncomfortable all day long, I love it. My muscles are being worked, and they're pissed, but they'll get over it. And once this first level of working out gets mundane, and they start to relax, I'll hit them hard all over again. Pain means progress, especially in the beginning! Still, come Saturday, I'll be begging for a yoga class to open up my tight hips and chest.

Why did I ever let myself get out of shape again?

xoxo 
amanda