Good morning!
After two days away from the gym and fueling my body with sweet potato casserole and homemade stuffing for the past four days, waking up early and sweating first thing in the morning felt great.
Today’s workout began with 20 minutes on the elliptical followed by an upper body workout that included the following exercises:
- Front shoulder raises
- Superset: Tricep dips, Mac raises
- Superset: Chest press, Upright rows
- Bicep curls
- Tricep pull-downs
- Overhead press
I finished a little bit before Ryan and spent some time looking at my gym’s group exercise class schedule.
Now that I don’t have a half marathon on the horizon, I am really excited to incorporate some new workouts into my workout regimen. It feels good not to feel like I have to run. Woohoo for exercise freedom!
Classes that caught my eye included yoga, Pilates and a morning strength class.
Breakfast
When we arrived home from my gym, my stomach felt a little funky. I don’t think I drank nearly enough water this weekend and felt a little off last night. The feeling came back after I showered this morning and I ended up curling up in bed in my robe for 15 minutes waiting for my stomach to feel better before we had to leave to go pick up my newly repaired car.
I started to feel a little better and made myself an “easy on the tummy” breakfast and ate a bagel and cream cheese.
Nothin’ fancy, but it was bland and easy to eat. I’m already feeling better and plan to drink lots of water today.
Cyber Monday Websites
Are any of you out there taking advantage of Cyber Monday deals?
Now that I live in Ocala and don’t have access to even a quarter of the stores that I did when we lived in Orlando, online shopping and I have developed quite a strong relationship… but only when shipping costs are reasonable and I find a good deal, of course.
In case you’re hoping to nab some great bargains today, here are some websites that list a bunch of Cyber Monday deals:
Feel free to share any awesome deals you find in the comments section.
Happy shopping!
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My daughter has usually rangled me into going out in the middle of the night to start Black Friday shopping. It is an excellent way to bind with a teenager as it encompasses everything they love- shopping and being out late!
Julie, I strongly advise you re-order your workouts. You should be doing exercises that use larger muscles and are multi-joint first (compound exercises), and then do the exercises that work smaller muscles and are single-joint (more isolation). I would re-order your workout this way:
1. Chest Press (works chest, shoulders & triceps)
2. Overhead Press (works shoulders & triceps)
3. Upright Row (works shoulders, back)
4a. & 4b. Superset: Tricep Dips & Mac Raises (OR front shoulder raises)
5a. & 5b. Superset: Tricep Pulldowns & Bicep Curls
Also you should include at least one compound, multi-joint back exercise, such as a bent-over row (upright rows work your shoulders more than the back). Please, if you’re posting your workouts for readers, at least post properly designed workouts…
Exercise freedom after accomplishing a race is pure bliss!
I took some days off as well, and can I just it feels amazing to get back into the groove! Glad to hear I wasn’t the only one! 🙂 And I understand what you mean about exercise freedom!