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Take 2, week 1, day 2: Flex it like T- Rex
So many burpees and lunges today. And who knew a “weighted deadbug” would be so freaking hard? Yes that’s a T-Rex on my booty! Channel that dino and flex!!
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New members in the cult of awesomepants
I completed the last six weeks of TTSL DAily and during that time I’ve been chatting rather nonstop about how hard it’s been with some of my gal pals on my slack channel about it so I was very surprised … Continue reading
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TTSL Take 2 – week 1, day 1: In the top three hardest workouts yet
This was a rough one: this challenge is called the Murphy and named after a Marine. That alone was enough to make me frightened of what is in store for us during this round. Today was lunges, squats, pushups and … Continue reading
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Week 6, day 4: I THOUGHT ALL THE WARMUP HOPS WEREN’T PRACTICAL
But this is me relearning to jump rope at age 52. It’s fucking hysterical. And I’m understanding why we do all the warmup hops. This has brought back my laugh, even if it’s just to laugh at myself for the … Continue reading
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week 6, day 3: first outside walk of the year
It’s been a heck of a winter and the snow load is still really high. Today was the first day I could finally walk to the river from my house on dry ground so I decided to take a walk … Continue reading
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Week 6, day 2: inchworm by inchworm
More milestones: I did 10 inchworms today! I couldn’t do one five weeks ago. THIS IS HUGE. I held a real plank for 20secs at at time, totalling one minute. I never though I would be able to do this … Continue reading
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Week 6, day 1: signs of improvement
Much of the reason for me joining this program was because was because I was starting to feel old and weak. My normal routines of walking and yoga were not getting me where I wanted to be and trying to … Continue reading
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Week 5, day 4: I never thought I would look forward to the “Active Rest” days
I’m tired. This workout routine is kicking my butt. It’s also making me stronger and giving me back some functionality I had lost over the last year, but it’s not easy and I’m tired. I’m really happy I only have … Continue reading
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Week 5, day 3: I am Wonder Woman
Another new pair of shorts today and these ones make me feel like I’m Wonder Woman. I needed the extra confidence boost today too since I’m feeling really low energy and only did about 75% of my workout. But that’s … Continue reading
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Week 5, day 2: squat and press
More new shorts! It’s surprising hard to get good pics of these, but these have some kind of skulls and are 100% squat-proof. I know because I did 18 squats holding an 8# dumbbells in each hand and they held … Continue reading
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