We opted to pass on pictures of the awkward machine. And if you are wondering where it made one’s butt hurt, think top cheek like a wicked slow building Charlie horse.
We did however take some pictures of the Bulgarian split squats. These are without weights at first because I have the grace and poise of a drunken elephant and wanted to get a feel for the move prior to holding something heavy above my head. Then Mike was convinced I could do them holding heavy items. I am pretty sure he gave me the lightest thing he could find in the building and that still counts! The Bulgarian split squats work a lot of things at once. That is why they suck and are awesome. Both legs seemed angry at the same time, which is impressive considering one is kind of kicked up there. I know you are worried about my stick arms. Have no fear! Mike decided to go ahead and round out the night by making my arms work for it too. But not as hard as my legs because I might need my arms to drag my noodle legs out to the car. For that I am thankful.
I have been doing yoga two days a week at 5:30 am and I really enjoy it (the yoga not necessarily the time). It is quite challenging after trainer days. This morning the instructor was going over what to expect and says “today will be like leg day only with yoga!” Let’s just go ahead and assume there was a lot of rests and modifications today. On the up side I didn’t cry and I didn’t leave. One day the exercises of today will not generate the same level of soreness. I am looking forward to that day where I can hold my baby weight and whip out sets and be like “BAM! Check that out!” I know when that happens it will be short and glorious because Mike will hand me something heavier and we will start the process again. It is worth it.
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