It's been a while since I last updated this blog, and it seems fitting that I am updating it with another workout update.
It has been a while since I have worked out, but that is because I am battling an illness. Still not sure what it is, but the latest thinking is that I have ulcers. We are also looking at my gallbladder as it could also be the culprit, but for now we are treating the illness as though it is ulcers. The problem is constant pain and I can't eat much. The bonus is that I have lost 10 pounds in the last 2 weeks. That is bringing me closer to my goal of 204 as I am now at 229.
So, today I finally felt well enough to try and workout again. I was willing to give it a try last week, but Karissa thought it best that I take another week to see if I could really get back into it. She is really looking out for me as I believe today that she made the right call. I was dreading today as I haven't been in the gym for two weeks and knew that today was going to be tough. It was.
We only had 2 supersets planned for today to ease me back into the workouts. The first superset was made up of 3 exercises. The first exercise was a rear leg kick with the leg attached to the cable machine. I don't know what weight Karissa set me at, but I could sure feel it in my hamstrings. We did this 12 times per leg. The second exercise was mimicking the sweeping motion in curling using the resistance band. Very tough as this was done for 30 seconds per side. The final exercise in this superset was twisting to pull the cable weights - a good core exercise. This was done 15 times per side. However, this last exercise changed slightly each set. The first set had my hands in tight to my chest, the second one had my hands about half-way extended, and the last had my hands fully extended. This kept bringing the shoulders into play each set.
The second superset was also made up of 3 exercises. The first exercise was lunges with the back leg strapped into the TRX. 12 per side. The second exercise was scapula push-ups - 15 of these. The last exercise was TRX rows - the one where you row your entire body - 10 reps. I was only able to complete 2 reps of this superset as I was too dizzy to continue. My illness hurt me here as I was very dehydrated and it hit me at this point. The reason for my dehydration is that it hurts whenever I put something into my stomach, so I avoid eating and drinking. I am going to have to find something that works for me here as I want to continue my workouts.
A couple of other things that I should mention here. I have had to give up coffee, chocolate, bread, pasta, and anything too spicy. Oh yeah, I also haven't had a beer in over a month. These restrictions on my diet - all self induced - really suck, but all of those things hurt more so I have given them up until I heal.
Anyway, my workouts now move to Fridays so I will update this story then.
