Sore For No Reason

My hips are stiff, my right glute feels like I got kicked and I'm generally sore all over. For no reason that I can think of except that I had a great cardio workout yesterday and I also didn't take any anti-inflammatories. No prednisone. No ibuprofen. No acetaminophen.

I have a less than stellar Intervals cardio workout this morning but I'm warm enough. Today I wore joggers instead of my usual gym pants. I like the fact that joggers don't require me to constantly pull the bottom of my pants out of the back of my sneakers. I have small wide feet with tiny heels and wide shoes are usually wide all over. What I don't like about all the latest pants are the way the big wide waistbands bunch up in front. They are more comfortable than older styles though. But my new joggers (unlike the Kmart brand I bought in the boys department years ago) are all dog fur magnets. Sigh.

Because I did a set of pull-ups yesterday, I don't do any today. But I'm game for a simple tricep workout and that's just what I do. The gym is quieter than I expect with several regulars MIA for the holidays. Even the kids are mostly a No Show. Rip Skulls feel easy today, even with 15 reps for every set. Maybe I should add a 2.5 lb magnetic disc to each side and try it at 35 lbs for reps? I haven't attempted Seated Cable Rows or anything remotely related to back exercises. I'd really like my sciatica to heal up before I inch back to a more inclusive routine.

23 December 2021

Arctic Thursday & Sciatica

Precor elliptical

Program Intervals

Time: 30 min + 5 min cd (5454)

Distance: 2.92

Cal: 327

HR: n/a

Crunches 60

Piriformis/Hip/Pencil Stretch

60 Dead Bugs

Elbow Plank 60s

Quick Child’s Pose

Cat stretch 12x

Fire Hydrants 25 x 2

Bird Dogs 60s x 2

Child’s Pose

Push-Ups 25

Air Squats 25

Mild Mat stretch w 3 Eye Yoga

RipSkulls

  30 lbs x 15, 15, 15