Just as tiring as the day before. I didn't ditch the weights at all, and I felt like I really got in to the squats with shoulder presses. I still totally failblogged on the push ups, but I'm just going to have to keep trying. The side lunges with shoulder raises are STILL kicking my ass. My arms get so tired!
On the bright side, I realized I was doing the oblique crunches wrong, and corrected my form. Now I can feel my power mansion (a term Kimmie and I coined while doing pilates several years ago) fully engaged and working hard. I like that feeling.
Shred IV:
This is the day I'm not supposed to wake up in excruciating pain according to my sister. Well, it's not excruciating, but I'm still really really stiff. I did the shred by myself in the morning this time (one of the downfalls of having a funky schedule compared to your roommate), and I must say, I definitely like doing it in the morning better. I'm not as tired afterwards - this could be the morning, or the fact that my body is getting used to the fact that I'm just going to kick the crap out of it for the next 26 days.
I admit, I do the girly push ups, and I don't do very many. But today, I was able to pace myself during the first set and really focus on getting the full range of motion. I realized it's not about how many you can do, it's how well they're done. If you can do 800 girly push ups with a very small range of motion, you're not going to be as strong as someone who can do 15 girly push ups in the full range of motion. The muscles engage at different times and for different lengths. So, keep it simple stupid, do what you can. The second set of push ups didn't go as well, but hey, it's only day 4.
Today was a non-run day, which I think helped with the shred motivation. I'm forcing my body to work out for much longer than I have in the past, and I think it's beginning to resent me. But I have faith that within the next few days, all balance will be restored, and I'll be ready to tear it up.
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