Great TRX workout yesterday!
I was slow getting going on the TRX trainer workout, though I DID do my fasted cardio first thing yesterday morning.
Finally, motivated by the fact that I wanted to be "done with it" and by the fact that the Kentucky Derby post time was creeping up on me, I got busy and put on the "All Body Express" DVD that came with my trainer and installed the trainer on the front door. I hadn't done the "express" workout in a while, as I'd been using the "Trainer Basics" DVD and focusing on individual exercises, reps and form.
The good news is that I was able to keep the pace with the DVD more than I have previously. It is an intense and fast workout, you are done in roughly 25 minutes. Quick isn't necessarily easy though! My average heart rate was 126 (73%) and my max heart rate was 151 (87%). And by the time I was done, I was trembling all over from the effort! I did manage 10 minutes of Nordic Track afterwards and some stretching.
Squats definitely got my heat rate up, but felt easier. Lunges were as hard as ever, but I managed 8 for the first time on my left leg and 10 on my right leg! So improvement there, even though I still have a tough time keeping my balance on these. I also had enough time to rest and do 3 more reps on the weak left leg. I'm very encouraged to see some improvement, especially since I was NOT good about doing my workout last week.
Hubby happened to be off... and I think he was impressed to see how hard I work! I think I'll have to show him some TRX moves, he'll understand the moans of pain I make the next day after a workout better, LOL!
Today, naturally, I can feel EVERY muscle I worked... big time! I kind of like that though. It may not be fun being sore, but I know that I am getting just that wee bit stronger each time.
As for calories, I eat more on weight workout days, less on rest days. Yesterday saw me scarfing down approximately 2550 calories. Today, since it's a rest day, I'm aiming for 1800.
Gotta cut and run to go shopping though, fridge is nearly empty!
Good stuff.
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That's such a sensible plan...increasing the calories on work-out days! And I know about the muscle aches after squatting and lunging over my flower beds the past two weeks! lol
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Thighs were still QUITE SORE in water aerobics this morning. Took MENTAL muscle to make myself go hard today!
My weight today is higher than last weeks weigh-in, but not by much and I think I still have to be holding water in my muscles given the soreness. So I'm not worried about that.