Let me just say, workouts that seem innocently easy or not as straining to do will come back and bite you. I'll admit, I was feeling quite ok after yesterday's WOD, and maybe my arms were a little jelly.
It only takes several hours and a long period of sitting down before BAM:
- hamstrings
- lower back
- abs, abs, abs
- still the pecs and side of my chest
- maybe the side of my neck?
- anything else I'm missing?!
I can walk, but it definitely is a chore to be able to go anywhere. I think I'll take yoga tonight and stretch out...
I also got a body fat % hand-held caliper! It's called the Omron Fat Loss Monitor
I realized I would probably benefit the best from getting it a few months ago and seeing my overall progress, but it's cool to test it out and see if I'm fluctuating a lot over a span of a week or a few months.
I took 4 readings, 2 last night and 2 this morning just to see the differences it has. It's pretty simple...after putting in your height and weight, body composition and activity level (athlete or normal), you just hold it out in front of you and it sends very weak electrical signals to determine your fat content versus lean mass, water, etc. It's pretty simple and just shows a number.
Last night I got (1 hour after dinner) 18.7%; 18.5%
and this morning at 5am I got 17.6%, then 17.5% just after breakfast. This actually makes me surprisingly happy! I'm pretty sure I could have been around 24-25% last year, and looking at some comparison pictures I'd have to say I'm pretty well pleased and the reading looks about right. I look forward to seeing the trends over the next month or so and comparing it to my weight.
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