Monday morning came around. I was going to do the 300 workout and run, but my back started feeling tight during the deadlifts, so I cut the reps to 25 instead of 50. Then, during the box jumps, my back completely tightened up. Cramps and knots blasted swiftly through the lower left portion of my back. I could barely take a breath. So I stayed still, my breathing came back soon enough, and I attempted to relax.
After a few minutes rest, I determined I would be able to accomplish little more lifting, but I have usually been able to run with a tight back, and it tended to help. Well, the last three days have consisted of a few runs, ab focused posture exercises, and a yoga ball. I have essentially taken the week off from working out more than a cursory amount.
After three days of merely running and stretching, I took it up a notch on Thursday. My back felt good, so I decided to do a pull up focused workout before lunch. It was sets of 12, 16, 11, 10, 14, 10, with 2 minutes rest between each set. It was difficult, but I did it. I then did a pushup work out after lunch with sets of 20, 35, 50, 45, 40, 30. It was very challenging to complete the last two sets with good form and cadence, and a lot of it went out the window.
Friday morning, I did the same workout as last Thursday. Given my back is still a bit tight, I did not want to commit to a full Murph, so I did the Tellior WOD. For those who forgot, it is...
10 burpees
10 burpees, 25 Pushups
10 burpees, 25 Pushups, 50 walking lunges
10 burpees, 25 Pushups, 50 walking lunges, 100 sit ups
10 burpees, 25 Pushups, 50 walking lunges, 100 sit ups, 150 squats
Last week I set a new PR by squeaking under 20 minutes, but today I completed it in 18:30. At this point in time, I am making sure my reps pass a gym teacher's requirements, but it is likely time to focus on great reps instead of speed. I also had another go at the pull up workout (12, 16, 11, 10, 14, 10) with 2 minutes between sets. It seemed easier this time already.
Diet has been pretty good, though still not great. We had two ice cream socials through our kids activities this week (a yard game, end of summer bash, and our kiddos are starting up baseball again). Other than that, a lot of chicken, salads, some enchiladas, and a lot of yogurt. My weight has dropped from a weekly average of about 190 two weeks ago to 186.5 last week to an average of 185.6 this week. Losing 6lbs in the first week would be awesome, so I just need to lose a little bit more this next week and I will be down to low 180's again! If I can then lose 3lbs in September, I would be likely under 180 by the time mid-October rolls around, and at a really good weight for another attempt at an official Murph time.
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