On My List

Took a warm, deep space stretch yoga class at the studio that I'm trying out. At one point, we had a leg extended -- foot flexed stretching the quad then we moved that leg over, rested on the edge of the foot while holding onto blocks placed at the side of the body; mmmm, the mother of all stretches for the IT Band. It was an intense class but yummy. I enjoyed the heat. Plus, some maneuver helped to ease my ongoing knee tweak. And, oh yeah, gotta get me one of those green balls to roll out muscle knots.

Probably should have saved the deep stretch class for today. Went to kettlebell after taking off last week for birthday festivities. Marisa didn't name the workout but it should have been called The Filthy Fifty.

50 Two-Hand Swings
50 Push-Ups
50 Snatches
50 Triceps Dips
50 Mountain Climbers
50 Clean and Presses
50 Hand-to-Hand Swings
40 "V" Sit-Ups
40 Around the Body with a Catch
40 Alternating Lunges etc. etc. etc.

I think triceps dips are on my list, right behind burpees, of things that make me wince. After the dips, I was dragging and didn't feel like I had it in me but when I saw Princess Tiffany, Julia and Jessica Rabbit gutting it out, I didn't dream of stopping which is why I keep going to kettlebell class. I need instructor and peer pressure at least once a week.

After The Triceps Dips

Came home from work and popped some Trader Joe's breaded chicken into an appliance and organic peas into another then played Running With Friends for a while. I've never played Words With Friends but I can see why Alec Baldwin got kicked off the plane.

Ate my chicken and peas then right before kettlebell decided to taste my sunflower seed butter. Well, it tastes like sunflowers seeds but ewww...

The first round of kettlebell practice was non-stop for nine minutes. Don't remember the entire circuit but it went something like this:

Push-ups (one hand on the kettlebell -- the other tapping the kettlebell)
Jumping Jacks
Around The Body With A Catch & Lunge
Row, L& R

Hmmm, I'm missing five but, trust me, by the time we got to the rows, a minute seemed like an eternity.

We took a two minute break before tackling the next circuit:

50 Two-Hand Swings
50 Triceps Dips

A Moment of Silence...for how whipped I was after the triceps dips.

40 Two-Hand Swings
40 Suitcase Deadlifts

30 Push-Ups
30 Two-Hand Swings

20 Burpees
20 Two-Hand Swings

10 Thrusters
10 Swings

After that, we grabbed the medicine ball and did pulsing lunges and ab work...

Went from kettlebell practice to the library to return The Night Circus. Never got more than five pages in before getting distracted by other books. It was non-renewable and already overdue. Stopped at home to pick up my Aunt Al's birthday gifts then headed across the river. The June babies have worn me out.