Not long ago I made the comment that I rarely get sore.
I thought that last week I did a pretty good job of easing back into strength work and that I would be ready to really hit it hard this week!!
Umm….I can barely lift my arms above my head after a couple of tough workouts this week!!!
It has been a long time since I felt like this and I can’t decide if it is another (in a long list) sign that I’m getting old(er) or just because I took an extended break from serious strength work. (I think I will go with the last choice!!!)
I guess I will just call it a success and hope that I can move my arms on Thursday when I have to clean, set-up and iron all day!!!
Do you ever get sore?
For me it really is a rare thing – even when I do new moves or up my weights I’m usually not sore.
Today for my 43 I did a straight leg dead lift (one of my favorite moves!!) and a front raise (one of my least favorite moves!!).
start
For the dead lift, keep your back flat (stick your butt out) and slide the weights down your legs –
dead lift
Slowly come back up while pulling your weights up your legs – then lift arms up in front of you to shoulder height.
front raise
I can tell my shoulders are getting stronger (finally!!) because I did all 43 with 8 pound dumbbells – I thought that I would have to switch to 5s at some point but I made it!!!
Today is a much needed rest day – mostly because I can barely walk!!!
On Tuesday, I decided that 43 x 200 meters would be a good 43 as well as a great speed workout!! And it was a really good workout – I felt strong running the entire time. And then, yesterday came along –
I worked out yesterday morning thinking that would help the residual soreness from Tuesday. WRONG!!! As the day went on, I think I got more and more sore – mostly my quads. Going down stairs was not pretty – Hunter kept asking if I was OK – NO!!! I can barely walk!!
Yesterday, I absolutely did not look like a runner!!!! This morning when I jumped crawled out of bed, I realized that my legs were even worse today – Good Times!!! I’m pretty sure that back in high school and college I bounced back from speed work a little lot quicker. The day after speed work should look more like this – I’m usually completely happy with my age but yesterday and today are one of those rare occasions when I wish I were a little younger (or at least still had the same recovery ability of someone half my age)!!!
I guess today is one of those days were I just need to – Suck it up!!!!I’m not sure that I’m smiling about the pain right now but I’m going to pretend!!
I’m happy and thankful that I can still push myself as hard as I did when I was younger, I just wish that I could recover the way I used to – I guess 1 out of 2 isn’t bad!
Ever have those days where you feel much older than your age?
