Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Yesterday in a nutshell

i mentioned in yesterday's post that I was starting to feel like crap.  I decided since it was so icky out and I was feeling like a major cold was coming on that I would keep my workouts inside.  I started off with a 16 minute HIIT workout that left me feeling pretty wiped and my lungs hurting.  I waited an hour and hopped on my elliptical, 5 minutes in I decided that a rest day was in order.

There are after all 110 days until the Missoula Marathon, I think I can take an unscheduled rest day.  I even took a nap in the afternoon.  The day was pretty lazy really.  I cleaned house in the morning, but by supper time the kids had all their stuff spread out again..typical.   

My daughter is getting this cold too, she spent most of the night coughing in my ear.  Restful.

I did find a fun article yesterday on shape.com 13 Simple Ways to Amp Up Your Pushup  and incorporated some of them in to my workout yesterday.  All images from shape.com.

Renegade Row

Sphinx Pushup, this was really hard!

Spider Pushup, or Reptile if you are a Bodyrocker
I am feeling a little better this morning, and am off to work.  I am hoping that I get over this quickly and am back to a good run on Wednesday as planned.

Also tonight I am signing this guy up for kindergarten.  He is so excited and so ready!

Not sure why it is so hard for them to smile nice for the camera.

Have a great day everyone!

30 comments:

  1. I find that spider pushup terrifying.

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  2. The sphinx makes my arms want to fall off. Awful!

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  3. I think your safe with a rest day! I hope you're feeling better today! Those push-ups are hard core!!

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  4. The spider pushup is so difficult for me..... I am not very flexible...... I look like i'm pretending to be a dog peeing on a hydrant ;-)

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  5. Yes, you are free take an unscheduled rest day. You have plenty of time to prepare for Missoula. You are already doing awesome training runs. :-)

    I do a lot of the workouts you had posted above on my Tues & Thurs strength training days. They are killers!

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  6. Wow, kindergarten! So exciting! Glad you are on the mend:)

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  7. HaHa! Love the last picture. My kids are totally in that phase, too. I can't get a nice picture even if I bribe them!

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  8. Those pushups scare me!

    Your kiddos are adorable! I still have a hard time getting my 20 year old to smile normal!

    I hope y'all feel better real soon!

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  9. Ummm, that reptile push up looks wicked and by the look of how red that girl is in the face, it feels just as wicked to do it! :)

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  10. Yay for kindergarten - our Munchkin is so ready to start this fall also:) Hope you feel better soon!

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  11. That sphynx pushup scares me! Might have to try it tomorrow.

    I hope you get over this cold soon - I know I hate being sick!

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  12. Don't EVER feel bad for an unscheduled rest day, your body needs it, especially if you are getting sick...hope you feel better soon. Thanks for the fun pushup ideas, I've actually been curious about how to amp up pushups lately, good timing!

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  13. hope you are feeling better today friend! those push-ups look intense...once i get brave enough I will have to try some :)

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  14. Sorry to hear your little chica is sick. Thats never fun. I love all these exercises, but thanks for the refresher. I'm gonna have to rock them out this morning!

    Kiley @ DVF

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  15. They are too cute and comical in that picture!!

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  16. I love the sphinx push up! But i'm weird like that!
    Feel better soon!!!

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  17. Sorry you're feeling yucky, hopefully it passes quickly. Isn't kindy registration exciting, it's such a big step.

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  18. I signed my baby up for Kindergarten yesterday as well! I'll admit that I got a little misty-eyed. :-)

    Hope you are feeling better today!

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  19. Those look like some intense push-ups! Sadly I can't do many of the non-intense push-ups so I will just stick to those until I can push farther!

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  20. oh man, I sure hope you both start feeling better. I am signing my Avery up for kindergarten tomorrow and its sad and exciting at the same time!

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  21. I did some plank rows today - killer.....I am no where near the other two.

    feel better xoxoxox

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  22. So glad to hear you're feeling better today. Those pushup modifications look killer. I can barely do a few real pushups but keep trying!

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  23. I hope you and your little girl feel better soon! My girl was home today with bronchitis--she has a prescription now, so hopefully it will pass soon.

    And yes, isn't kindergaren exciting?! The school my twins are going to has a "visit day" in May, and I think I'm as excited as they are.

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  24. Smart to listen to your body and take a rest day - will lead to quicker recovery. I'm signing my daughter up for kindy this year! I can't believe it!

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  25. I am not sure I'd be smiling that close to a dinosaur's mouth. :)

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  26. HA! My younger cousin is almost 18 and still can't (won't) smile right for the camera! :)

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  27. Get some rest and feel better! That spider pushup destroys me. My husband refuses to smile nice for the camera too, unless a beg. It's an illness.

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  28. Feel better soon!

    (ugh and I totally can't do push-ups...I need to work on this, I'm sure it'll improve my runner form!)

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  29. uuuuhhh...can you explain what exactly she is doing in those photos???? what the? that looks HARD!

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  30. i really like the spider push up, I've been trying to do that a lot!

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