Ok, I realize the headline of this post sounds wayyyy more creepy than it needs to be. But holy hell, my legs HURT. After bootcamp yesterday morning, I was feeling pretty stiff but not too crazy sore. As the day crept on, my legs (mostly my quads) got tighter…and tighter….and then I taught Glider Yoga….and I got home and my husband touched my leg and I yelped. And I wasn’t kidding, my legs are so sore that the tiniest amount of pressure applied and I’ll yelp like a puppy who just got stepped on.
The funny thing is, he didn’t believe me; he thought my yelp was fake so he proceeded to put his leg right on top of my quad which was HORRIBLE (as you can probably imagine). I nearly cried…or maybe thought about giving him a swift kick. 😉
I have no idea what caused this amazing and brutal soreness in my legs, but the sick little elf devil that lives inside of me (yes, there is such a thing) kind of loved it and wants to figure out how to make it happen again. So what caused this extreme soreness? Was it my leg day on Tuesday? Yoga Tuesday night? My ActivMotion Bar workout on Tuesday afternoon? Bootcamp on Wednesday morning? Glider Yoga on Wednesday evening?
Or something else? (I don’t know the answer by the way).
Anyway. Â I woke up this morning to the worst sound in the world: my alarm. I thought about “accidentally” turning it off and blowing off my gym date. I put some serious thought into it. I started to make excuses. I’m tired. My legs are SORE. My bed is warm. I worked out last night. I didn’t shower yesterday (sad but true). Wah, wah, wah.
And just when I started to roll back over in bed, my theme for the year popped back into my head. The little elf devil was in there taunting me with #noexcuses, #noexcuses, #noexcuses. Dammit. So I got up and went to the gym. And on the most tired legs I’ve ever had, I managed to have a pretty good arms day workout. Ha.
Here’s today’s workout:
- Eliptical intervals for warm-up: 3.6 miles (30 minutes)
- Chest press 85 lbs, 10 reps, 7 reps, 5 reps and then burnout 65 lbs 6 reps, 45 lbs 6 reps
- Bicep curls with overhead press 15 lbs, 10 reps
- Gliyo Mountain Climbers 30 seconds
- Gliyo v-ups (15)
- Push-ups (27)
- Bicep curls with overhead press 15 lbs, 10 reps
- Gliyo Mountain Climbers 30 seconds
- Gliyo v-ups (20)
- Push-ups (25)
- Bicep curls with overhead press 15 lbs, 10 reps
- Gliyo Mountain Climbers 30 seconds
- Gliyo v-ups (25)
- Push-ups (25)
- Shoulder raise front to side with 10 lbs (6 reps); side to front (6 reps)
- Squat jumps (30)
- Push-ups (25)
- Shoulder raise side with 10 lbs (10 reps) with flies (8 reps)
- Lunge jumps (20)
- Shoulder raise front with 10 lbs (10 reps) with tricep extensions (10 reps)
- Gliyo Mountain Climbers 30 seconds
- Heel toe abs (boat pose) – 1:30
- STRETCH. OMG. STRETCH.
Tonight I am teaching Power Yoga at 6 at OmPower and tomorrow….who knows? 😉 Maybe I’ll get up, try to make an excuse and then work those excuses right out myself….
OH, and if you haven’t already done it, SIGN UP for the #NoExcuses Challenge. Some pretty amazing prizes from some pretty amazing brands like: Augusta Active, ShowerPill, FlipBelt, Actio926, Beaming with Health,  & WIN Detergent!
Stay sweaty friends,
XOXO,
Jamie
Kristine says
January 8, 2015 at 5:23 pmI am SOOO excited for #NoExcuses! Just you wait – I have many a Barry’s and Soul trip in the works!
Jamie says
January 8, 2015 at 5:24 pmYAY sooo glad you’re joining…SOUL & BARRY’s FTW!
Jess says
January 8, 2015 at 5:24 pmI will not touch your legs… but I WILL join #NoExcuses! 😀
Jamie says
January 8, 2015 at 5:24 pmhahah they’re usually muddy, good call!
Rebecca says
January 8, 2015 at 5:24 pmI hope I win I hope I win… #NoExcuses FTW. Sounds like a great arm workout, too!
Jamie says
January 8, 2015 at 5:31 pmWoot!
WY says
January 8, 2015 at 5:25 pmCan I join?! I would love to be part of #NoExcuses!
Jamie says
January 8, 2015 at 5:31 pmYou’re in, girlfriend!
Nicole @ Foodie Loves Fitness says
January 9, 2015 at 9:57 amOh Jamie, I feel your pain! The last time my legs felt like that was about a month ago. I did a kettle bell class, which wound up being more like a personal training session with an instructor who was crazy strict about form. She had me doing all of these crazy squats holding 25-lb dumbbells… and wow, my quads were screaming for days!
Jamie says
January 9, 2015 at 10:03 amMaybe it was the squats then….hmmm, mystery maybe solved. 😉 HA!
diane@runninrocker says
January 9, 2015 at 4:07 pmGreat example of having #noexcuses!! I signed up because although I workout a lot (or I like to think I do), I do tend to rationalize some pretty great excuses. #guilty! I’ll remember how you handled the day after “don’t touch my legs”!
Jamie says
January 9, 2015 at 5:06 pmIt wasn’t my favorite morning…but once I was there, it was as bad 😉 Here we go, January!!