Last night, I was sore. Really sore. Really tired. I figured I should have a rest day. I can't go to Crossfit tonight, and my morning workout partner, Mean Pauline, did her pinky toe bad again. My upper body is sore from "Angie" and the shoulder work in the am and CF pm workouts. Still, I woke up this morning and felt antsy. I thought about yoga, a good long stretchy session with lots of sun salutations and warriors. Then, I thought about legs, so I popped in a tape--Cathe F.'s Workout 14 STS (a new mesocycle for me) with 70% of my max and 10 reps per set. The workout starts with a tri-cycle: squats, Romanian lunges, and sumo stiff-legged deadlifts. I did one cycle light: 95 lb squat, 30 lb. lunge on a 12 inch step, and 95 pound sumo deadlift (not straight legged). Annoyed, I took put all my crap away and loaded up the squat bar: 115 (too easy), 135 (cranked out 8, thought "I'll go up."), 155 x 5, 165 x 5, 175 x 3, 185 x 2, and then (with no spot), stopped at 190 x 2. Did it again, just to be sure...last one sticky, but still strong.
Measured myself, too. I feel lean, but I have such a poor idea of what I actually look like...everything core-wise has gone down an inch (in the hips, the waist, and, of course, the chest). Felt strong today, felt really strong. I had even considered doing a turbofire for kicks (no pun intended), but nah, I love the strength. It's really fun, and I want to see what my max might be. I would guess right now, probably 200, without a lot of training toward that end.
Fun stuff. Nice to see results, even if it is only one's I can really appreciate.
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