How I work my one-pack
Had a great walk last night - 2.5 miles and about 45 minutes, and felt tired-but-strong at the end.
The kids had dance class last night. I’ve seen those classes and I’d rather walk. Hard work, that.
Did you anyone else try the lateral step-downs? I’m definitely feeling the effects of that exercise on top of the walk on top of the Air Squats, in my thighs and butt. I’m still working the core muscles this week, but I’m moving a little further up my body to work my one-pack.
My abdominals (altogether now, “Ahhhhh”).
Doing the old-school military sit-up still isn’t practical for me, unfortunately. So, I’ll be doing Crunches tonight. No links, we all know what Crunches are and how to do them.
My belly gets in the way of an old school sit-up. I’m one of those middle-aged farts that prefers them. I just feel like I get a better workout. Back when I was a ROTC midshapman at Vanderbilt, in the best shape of my life, I was doing 5 sets of 50 with a 25 lb. plate on my chest, three times a week.
Those were the days. I sound like Al Bundy, don’t I? “Back when I was a star running back at Polk High and scored 4 touchdowns in one game…”.
Silly. But, I actually WAS in great shape once, making my current fat-ness all the more frustrating. During that same time period, I’d been running cross-country and track for several years and had run a 4:50 mile, a sub-16:30 5k, was benching 225 lbs, cranking out those sit-ups, and weighed 165 lbs.
I suck.
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Since this IS a health blog, and not just a diet and exercise blog, I wanted to talk about my father. He’s had two surgeries in the last 3 weeks, and complications will have in the hospital for another 2-4 weeks. Tomorrow, though. It’s been a rollercoaster and I need time to gather my thoughts.
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