Workout Wednesdays: Oct 17 – Oct 23

I feel like I’m getting back in my workout groove after vacation and my gluten poisoning week.  I’ve been able to get in quite a few workouts in addition to the Halloween Challenge.  Man, those pushups are getting hard!  It’s hard on my shoulders, so I’ve been playing with the positioning of my hands.  The trainer who made up this challenge and is also doing it said it’s much harder than even she expected.  I’m only having trouble with the pushups, so I feel pretty good about that.

As a reminder, here’s the challenge that started on Sunday, October 7 and goes until Halloween.   I found the easiest way to figure out how many to do is to multiply the started number (5,4,3,2,1) by the day of the challenge – 5 squats x day 5 = 25 squats, etc.

Wednesday, October 17

• Noon:  I made up my own WOD with moves that were different than the Halloween Challenge. 50 mountain climbers, 1 minute wall sit, 40 russian twists, 1 minute high plank, 30 bridge lifts, 1 minute wall sit, 20 kettlebell swings, 1 minute low plank, 10 wall balls.
• Sheena J’s Halloween Challenge Day 11: 55 squats, 44 lunges, 33 situps, 22 pushups, and 11 burpees.
• Co-ed Volleyball: This league wasn’t particularly strong.  I was just subbing for the team.  They were fun – I’d definitely sub again,

Thursday, October 18

• Noon – Spinning: It was a good class, I left 5 minutes early so I’d have time to do the halloween challenge.
  
• Sheena J’s Halloween Challenge Day 12: 60 squats, 48 lunges, 36 situps, 24 pushups, and 12 burpees
• Capital Club Vinyasa Yoga:  My vinyasas weren’t as terrible as the last class with Anne, but they weren’t awesome. I was feeling a little sore from the challenge workouts, so that probably affected it.  I did get into a good split leg side crow, but struggled to get into my headstand (though I finally made it).

Friday, October 19

• Noon:  I was leaving work early to go visit my family, so no lunchtime workout. 
  
• Sheena J’s Halloween Challenge Day 13: 65 squats, 52 lunges, 39 situps, 26 pushups, and 13 burpees.  These pushups are really starting to suck.  I did part of this before leaving for my nephew’s football game, and the rest when I got back.

Saturday, October 20

• Sheena J’s Halloween Challenge Day 14: 70 squats, 56 lunges, 42 situps, 28 pushups, and 14 burpees.
• Walk with Coco around the field – not technically exercise, but I do run with her at times during the walk.

Sunday, October 21

• Sheena J’s Halloween Challenge Day 15: 75 squats, 60 lunges, 45 situps, 30 pushups, and 15 burpees.  I hate these pushups.
• Walk with Coco around the field

Monday, October 22

• Noon – Lunch with a friend, so no noon workout
• Sheena J’s Halloween Challenge Day 16:  80 squats, 64 lunges, 48 situps, 32 pushups, and 16 burpees.  I hate the situps!

Tuesday, October 23

• Noon – Capital Club Yoga
• Sheena J’s Halloween Challenge Day 17:  85 squats, 68 lunges, 51 situps, 34 pushups, and 17 burpees.  I did this right before my volleyball game and it definitely warmed me up.
• 7:15 p.m. – Dublin Reverse Co-ed Volleyball:  I always get a workout from this league since it’s women-hit.