WEEK OF 02/13/2023 - THE POWER OF 4 - ROUND 4 - WEEK 1

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2023 - THE POWER OF 4 - Triple Trouble Challenge

Back at it after a long layoff. I really wasn't mentally ready, but am not sure when I will be. I need to exercise to combat illnesses a bit. Today I did 30 pushups on each set, which usually isn't a problem, but I haven't done any pushups in about seven weeks. I was thinking that might be too much on the second set, but I finished out the workout doing that many. I wasn't going real low on a lot of them. I also did 5 pullups with the pullup assist. I can't really do any unassisted pullups anymore due to loss of strength in my hands, si it was either the assist, or do band pulldowns. I did these today. 

Start Time: 8:00 pm; Workout Time: 70 minutes; Calories Burned: 550; Avg Heart Rate: 109.


TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2023 - THE POWER OF 4 - Flash Card Plyo

First of all, I must mention that I got a pretty decent sleep and woke up more refreshed than usual this morning. I'm sure yesterday's workout, after six weeks of not doing anything, had something to do with it. Even from just a mental standpoint. At the start of today's workout , I was actually able to do more than I usually can. I was able to shuffle left and right at a decent speed, and even got off the floor a bit with some jumps. My feet swelled a bit later on, but it felt good for a while. I'm nowhere close to what I could do a few years ago, and maybe it's just a day to day thing, but who knows.

Start Time: 7:15 pm; Workout Time: 42 minutes; Calories Burned: 273; Avg Heart Rate: 101.


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2023 - THE POWER OF 4 - Shoulders and Arms Recharge

I still struggle a bit with this one, feeling like I should be lifting heavier weight, but in fact, I'm struggling with what I'm doing. I feel if I lift more, I'll hurt myself. I used 25s on the Shoulder Presses, doing 12 reps on the first set, but only 7 on the second set. I also used 25s on the Bicep Curls, doing 12 reps, then 10. After that, the heaviest weight I used was 20s on a few moves. 15s were the weight on most others, and 10s on a few moves in the final set. I did what I could, and thought was smart.

Start Time: 6:55 pm; Workout Time: 40 minutes; Calories Burned: 379; Avg Heart Rate: 119.


THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2023 - THE POWER OF 4 - Don't Skip Yoga

Not real good. Once again, I was having a problem with footwear. I used my neuropathy socks with the rubber spikes outward for most of the workout, then turned them inward while doing "The Everything". I'm not sure if that helped. My balance was bad. My vinyasas were also bad because I was sore on the pushups and my legs were weak trying to stand up into Warrior One. The "meathead" section was really bad. I got all 12 reps in, but they were really, really ugly.

Start Time: 7:25 pm; Workout Time: 67 minutes; Calories Burned: 450; Avg Heart Rate: 102.


FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2023 - THE POWER OF 4 - Primal Flow

This one really frustrates me. I can't do a lot of the moves real well, either because of my neuropathy issues in my feet, or because I'm just not flexible enough. My reaction the entire workout was that I was just wasting my time, I was getting nothing out of it, and it was a shitty workout. The fact is that it could be a very effective workout if one was able to do it. I guess my thinking is to not give up, and maybe some day I'll get better at it.

Start Time: 8:10 pm; Workout Time: 55 minutes; Calories Burned: 418; Avg Heart Rate: 109.


SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2023 - THE POWER OF 4 - Attack and Defend

I tried wearing my neuropathy socks again. My balance was Ok, but I lost it a few times for a few seconds. Overall, fine though.

Start Time: 6:15 pm; Workout Time: 49 minutes; Calories Burned: 344; Avg Heart Rate: 104.


SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2023 - THE POWER OF 4 - The Power of Core

I'm still not good at this one, especially the plank moves, but I got it done. Only did 10 reps each of the two touch your toes plank moves. I can't do them fast, and they wear me out quickly.

Start Time: 9:35 pm; Workout Time: 23 minutes; Calories Burned: 162; Avg Heart Rate: 104.


SUNDAY WEIGH IN

Weight: 157.4 (+3.8 lbs)
Body Fat: 12.9% (+0.9%)

I'm not sure those numbers are accurate because they were both really big and abnormal increases, but the scale gave two of those readings in a row, and I didn't want to keep stepping on and off of it.


THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK

After six weeks off, I think I did OK.