Just a quick update for those few who are interested. The workouts continue and the nice young Marine is helping a lot with the upper body workout. In bad news, I found out that the personal trainer I worked with before my first embed is leaving. So, I found the funds for a few sessions with him before he goes, and the first one was last Thursday. At my request, he is concentrating on stability, balance, and coordination; then core; then lower back. His work on the first part was invaluable to my embeds, as I lack coordination, balance, and stability. While I am working core in my regular workouts, anything and everything helps in the battle of the bulge. Lower back is just the recognition that it is not what it was, and I want to strengthen, protect, etc.
Right now, I am working with the trainer on Tuesday and Thursday, leaving Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for my core and upper body sessions. Am debating if I am going to do two sessions on Tuesday and Thursday so I can keep doing the circuit. The sane part of me is saying no, since my first session with the trainer had me stiff, sore, and mobility impaired until today. Ow was and is the word. Squats, one-legged squats, lunges, calf raises, leg press, and runs up and down stairs were but part of that first session.
Today, I got up early and took off on the most challenging ride I’ve done here. Almost exactly 18 miles, and it hits the worst hills in the worst way for the majority of the ride—making it a very good workout. It is not a route I could take during the day because of some interesting traffic, but at about 6 a.m., not bad. Did it today for the first time in roughly 1 hour 15 minutes. I did have to stop once, just because I hurt where I sit and needed to get off the seat for a couple of minutes.
Yes, I wore the bike jersey and it actually worked very well. Think I may have to get another here next month, another bright one so that drivers find it hard to miss me.
More soon, off to make breakfast.
LW
