Sigh....
CONFESSIONS OF A POWERLIFTER AND CAFFEINE ADDICT
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
May 19, 2011
Thought I'd try something different last night.... Bikram Yoga
Packed class, room was dark and just slightly warm as I entered and found myself a spot. Few minutes later: lights: On, Furnace setting: Depths of Hell... An hour and a half of yoga in a sauna.I was praying for it to end... one newbie, not coping too well with the heat tried to leave. Uh-uh.. no leaving, she just had to lay on her mat and wait.... Showing my total lack of flexibility and balance I muddled my way thru the class and in the end was thoroughly drenched - literally it was like I had wet my pants! Got home for a shower and struggled to get my gym top off, as if I don't have enough trouble getting tops off with my bad shoulder, it was glued to me soaked in sweat!
On the plus side, this morning I felt pretty good and weight was down to 64kg. Maybe I can persist with this once a week I might actually make my new weight class!
Although.... as far as competing goes, I'm really feeling like Nationals is slipping away. Tried benching with a shirt 2 weeks ago and it was a disaster. Worked up to 60kg double raw, put on my training shirt and tried 70kg... Bah-boww... couldn't lift it - pain shot thru the arm and it was like the nerve had been compressed and shut down the arm. Tried twice... failed twice. Took the shirt off and put on a slingshot and got 2 doubles at 70kg. My only option may be to do a raw bench at Nationals, bringing my total down by at least 30kg :-(
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Packed class, room was dark and just slightly warm as I entered and found myself a spot. Few minutes later: lights: On, Furnace setting: Depths of Hell... An hour and a half of yoga in a sauna.I was praying for it to end... one newbie, not coping too well with the heat tried to leave. Uh-uh.. no leaving, she just had to lay on her mat and wait.... Showing my total lack of flexibility and balance I muddled my way thru the class and in the end was thoroughly drenched - literally it was like I had wet my pants! Got home for a shower and struggled to get my gym top off, as if I don't have enough trouble getting tops off with my bad shoulder, it was glued to me soaked in sweat!
On the plus side, this morning I felt pretty good and weight was down to 64kg. Maybe I can persist with this once a week I might actually make my new weight class!
Although.... as far as competing goes, I'm really feeling like Nationals is slipping away. Tried benching with a shirt 2 weeks ago and it was a disaster. Worked up to 60kg double raw, put on my training shirt and tried 70kg... Bah-boww... couldn't lift it - pain shot thru the arm and it was like the nerve had been compressed and shut down the arm. Tried twice... failed twice. Took the shirt off and put on a slingshot and got 2 doubles at 70kg. My only option may be to do a raw bench at Nationals, bringing my total down by at least 30kg :-(
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