Tuesday, Week 6

Today my back muscles are much more recovered. There's still some soreness/tightness in my upper back and shoulders area, though. So, I need to hold off on the back/bicep workout that I was going to do. My next thought was to do a chest/tricep workout, but that includes shoulders as well. So, I'm going to do lower body strength training today. Hopefully this doesn't set my stretching/flexibility back too much. I'll have to make sure to keep it light and do lots of stretching today.

I just got home. My muscles have gotten more sore throughout the day. I didn't get enough rest last night. I'm not sure if it would be better to do my workout or to take a rest day. I'm pretty beat.

Ohhhh.... The suspense. Did she work out? Did she take a rest day? In the end, I did work out. See below.

Food:
Breakfast: 1/2 Kashi Lean Cereal (70) and 1/2 milk (45)
Snack: Yogurt (55)
Lunch: Chicken Pasta Creation (170), Salad (20), 2 turkey (40)
Snack: Watermelon (100)
Snack: 2 turkey (40)
Post-Workout: IsoPure (100)
Dinner: Healthy Choice Chicken Noodle Soup (200), Veggies (60)
Total: 900

Exercise:
Stretching: Throughout day
Weights: Lower Body
Outer Thigh Lift - 20 reps each side, 25 reps each side w/ 5lb weight
Inner Thigh Lift - 25 reps each side, 20 reps each side w/ 5lb weight
Leg Press - 12/45, 8/55, 8/65, 6/75, 12/65
Calf Raises - 12/35, 10/45, 8/55, 6/65, 12/55
Leg Extension - 12/15, 8/15, 6/20, 5/25, 12/20
Leg Curl - 12/10, 8/15, 6/15, 4/20, 10/10
Lunge - 10 on each leg, 10 on each leg w/ 5lb weight

The biggest improvement here from last time was the Leg Extension. My form was much better, and it was much easier to lift the weight. I probably had gained a lot of strength in my quads since July.

Stretching was still good today. I'm going to stretch again good tonight before bed. Usually my flexibility takes a hit as leg muscles tend to grow back tightly. So, I'll keep an eye on that and make sure to stretch a LOT in the next couple of days.