Is Spring Sprung?

Technically, next Sunday is the first day of Spring but with temps hitting 60+ degrees lately, and the cacophony of frogs croaking in all the surrounding wetlands, it certainly feels like Spring is already here. And now there's talk amongst the NY State senators about making Daylight Savings Time permanent. I'd rather they revert back to Standard Time and make that permanent. A lot of health professionals agree with me. This getting up while it's still dark feels like punishment after surviving the winter, being rewarded with ever increasing sunrises, only to be plunged back into darkness again.

I feel sluggish, sore and stiff. Not enough sleep and I'm tempted to crawl back into bed. Except I absolutely know that only my gym routine will alleviate the sciatic pain I've been waking up with. It doesn't last so by bedtime I'm in pain again. And it wakes me up before my alarm sounds in the morning. Unless this improves, I'll have to resort to ibuprofen and gabapentin at bedtime. 

I'm definitely rethinking the few weight training movements I've been doing. It would definitely suck if this sciatic flare-up is due to the Rip Skulls and dumbbell delt exercises. Maybe I should make that appointment with the orthopedic specialist? Anyway, I am happy that I managed to squeeze out one more rep on pull-ups in spite of everything, and that's a lovely feeling.

16 March 2021
Sciatic Wednesday Morning

Precor elliptical
Program 3
Time: 30 min + 5 min cd (5674)
Distance: 2.86
Cal: 319
Avg HR: 146, 192-86, 95

HGPU 22

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 30
Air Squats 25
Mild Mat stretch w 3 Eye Yoga

HGPU 20

Matrix StepMill (L)
Manual 10 min
Speed 6 (52-60)
Step 546
Floors 34
Calories 80
HR: 148