That was my response to Jen's inquiry as to whether I broke a sweat at all during our 15 minute leisurely warm-up on the new arc trainers at Planet...haha...probably not what you thought I was referring to but at least it got you to click!
Jen and I hit up Planet today for a legs workout. It was a pleasant surprise to see a normal-sized crowd after the ridiculous horde of people that packed World's last night. Yesterday I did shoulders and am really feeling it today due to my slack workouts over the past week. I attempted to get in a run but only made it 10 minutes before needing a break. I'd say I'm about 80% better but this awful dry cough is keeping me from performing to my fullest. Tomorrow is going to be a rest day so I'm hoping that come Thursday I'll be back in the game.
So anyway, Planet got in a bunch of nice new arc trainers since my last visit. All of them have built-in fans, iPod hookups, and movable arms (like an elliptical) so I think I'll be using these from now on during my non-run days. I don't really feel much of a workout from these machines but they're a good warm-up and don't put any stress on weak knees!
To start our workout we went upstairs and did...you guessed it...one-leg dead lifts. I do realize I do these during pretty much every leg workout but I swear they always make me sore the next day so I figure I should keep doing them. We followed these with leg lifts on the standing leg lift machine (front and side lifts). I could really feel the burn in my abs after having done stability ball leg lifts for the first time in at least a week yesterday! We were able to work out simultaneously (rather than alternating using the same equipment like we usually do) since the weight area was emptier than usual. This really helped to speed the session along today! The last thing we did upstairs was weighted stationary lunges with knee lifts in between lunges. Very exhausting!
Moving back downstairs we did ball-catching incline crunches. It's been a while since I've done these and they felt soooo good! Finally, we moved over the the mats and did stability ball glute squeeze leg pull-ins. I can't remember what these are actually called but its where you lie on your back with your feel on the ball and raise your glutes so you're in a sort of bridge position and use your legs to move the ball in and out. Really great lower body workout! We did these using both legs and then raising one leg at a time. That was it today other than some good stretching before we left. I fully expect my hamstrings to be in serious pain tomorrow after this series of moves!
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