Wow...it's been quite a while since i've blogged on here, but i've been a TAD bit preoccupied. I believe most of you know what's been going on, if not, feel free to visit www.evilpigs.blogspot.com, where my guts are spilled.
So...where am I now? From 19% bodyfat up to 25%, I've lost 7lbs of muscle (ugh), and at this point, gained no pounds. I went from lawnmowering 25lb dumbells to not being able to lawnmower at all, from hammer curling 15lb dumbells to sweating 8s, and from having kick-ass cardio to not being able to breathe much at all. Good times.
The good news is, I know I can do it. I KNOW what i'm capable of, and i'm determined to come back even stronger than before. The bad news? It's still going to be on hiatus for a while. I can only do 'so much' when working out, and as much as I want to 'try' more, it's front and center in my mind that i need to obey doctors orders in order to heal properly. Like last week, for example: I planked. The doctor didn't say I COULDN'T plank, but i didn't ask. He only said i couldn't do pushups. I planked. I planked on Friday and Monday, and Tuesday. Then, I had this horrible pain under my left tissue expander. See? That's what happens when your MIND knows better, but you ignore it. I'm now listening to my common sense. (Even though I planked today...but i only did it for a minute and didn't do any mountain climbers. Okay...maybe i did a few, but not a lot.)
So what DO I do when I plug in my headphones and get to sweating? Legs. A lot of legs. Speed skaters, squats, lunges, calf lifts, power legs, weighted leg lifts, kick backs...anything i can think of to push my body to the edge. For arms, i'm doing LIGHT weights (OMG...it's KILLING me; I feel like such a wuss). Bicep curls, hammer curls, a few shrugs, some overhead presses...i have to be careful with the arms.
What i miss the most: Flys, chest presses, and most of all--pushups (particularly, wide sets) and pullups. Before this crap, I could do 8 non-kip underhand pullups. Who knows how many i'll be able to do after this...THEN i'll have to kip them. Argh. Frustrated? YES. A LOT. Confident that I can get back to where I was? TOTALLY. (But still irritated? Yep.)
xoxo
