Wednesday was a rest day for me.
Today was a “heavy day.” After warmup, I did some “dips” combined with weighted diagonal lunges. Then my HIIT turned out to be 25 mins (4 rounds) of: 1) dragging a weighted sled (like dragging a person), 2) walking with a weighted barbell on my shoulders, 3) rope climbs and 4) a 1/4 mile sprint. And it was hot today.
All of your days sound like heavy days to me!
Today is supposed to be upper body for me but frankly I am exhausted. Yesterday I did a lower body workout - single arm dumbbell reverse lunge (5 reps, 5 rounds); dumbbell step-ups and bowler squats (8 reps, 5 rounds); planks and a breathing exercise. Ran two miles, a little of what passes for speed work for me.
This morning dragged out of bed but decided to pass on the gym. Wednesday was supposed to be a rest day, but I got a good full body workout in. Took the pups for a lengthy walk and made some gazpacho. Busy weekend ahead.
I skipped yesterday’s lift session — I was also feeling tired and not up for it. I’ll get to it today!
Good for you for listening to your body and being flexible about your routines.
I love gazpacho!
Yesterday I had a checkup - 3 months ago I started a high dose statin. I had debated with my doctor for several years now whether one would be beneficial or not, but a close family member died very unexpectedly earlier this year from a widowmaker and we made the decision to start the statin. My numbers have improved dramatically from where they were, which was a huge relief. My Vitamin D level has gone from deficient to the lower edge of “optimal”, so I’m continuing with 4000 IU daily to stay at that level. He also recommended starting the CoQ10. I hadn’t realized how anxious I was until I got the good news that things were significantly improved. Fear of death is a powerful motivator to continue healthy habits!
@sabaray I definitely try to challenge myself most days, especially since I began to realize several months ago that my “engine” (work ethic) needed a tune-up. Also, my new gym is great. Best gym ever. It’s like being at my home gym, but larger and the building space really motivates me to work hard.
So, I read on the supplement/vitamin thread about CoQ10. I thought it sounded pretty good. So I bought a jar to try it.
Long day at work, but I got in a lift session. Small improvement in chin-ups (#reps) and small increase in weight for overhead DB press.
Suddenly, it feels like my shoulders have “something”. Is that muscle?! 
So glad to hear this @sabaray!
Good news on the statin. While I’m typically at 175 total, a week regimen drops me 40 points. I’ve stated to take them quarterly for a week. I read (I think) a British study that indicates this can be effective.
Ha - my improved total on the statin is still higher than 175. At least it’s normal though! The goal was to reduce my bad numbers by half and that was definitely accomplished. Glucose was up 25% though, barely normal, so will check A1c in 6 months. Getting older isn’t for sissies.
Easy 3 mile run this morning, finished with an uphill climb to home.
My husband’s overall cholesterol was just measured at 165, with good ratios, high HDL. He is taking a 40mg dosage of statin. I think that’s excessive, and if his cholesterol is that low now, maybe they should lower the dosage. He has no risk factors, and it seems unnecessary to go that low. Why take more medication that you need, anyways?
Busy weekend. Yesterday Mr. Sabaray and I teamed up for some yard work - cutting lots of branches and hauling them away. Today was an early morning 6 mile run followed by the upper body workout I postponed from Friday. I used the resistance bands I had ordered previously and that worked well. My upper body is definitely weaker but I’ll get there.
I am not an expert on statins, but my understanding is that one of the ways dosage is determined is by how much of a reduction is desired. In my case, > 50%, so I take 40 mg. I believe reducing the dosage would cause my cholesterol to rise. I have very high HDL, but I also have a number of other risk factors that need to be considered so I’m comfortable with taking the 40 mg.
Here is the study I was referring to:
http://www.pharmatimes.com/news/exclusive_new_data_backs_pulsatile_statin_dosing_971319
I’m going to take another weekly dose in October and get a blood test in December and see how it affects different measurements.
That’s fascinating, @ohiopublic. If one can get tremendous benefits from just the intermittent dosing, why do more? I’m going to tell my husband to ask his cardiologist about this one.
What got me thinking about dosing is that I only took my statin for just 3 days prior to the blood test and I had a 40 point drop over the normal cholesterol score. I remember back when I was overweight, ate a McDonald’s diet and took my daily statin (that took me to a low cholesterol score) I was considered healthy.
I’ve been ramping up my exercise the last 19 months and I feel great. I’m experiencing a new phenomenons for me. I’m injured and I still find myself thinking of going to the gym. About 12 days ago I took a hard hit to my inner knee from my Labrador. I didn’t think much of it. My leg was bruised from his tags on his collar and it was uncomfortable doing some stretching moves. I continued to run and do strength training classes and Pilates. Last Thursday during a hard workout that included a lot of lunges I felt the knee wasn’t moving right. It hurt to flex it. I could walk but crouching down or doing anything that involved bending the knee was painful. I’ve been icing and taking Advil since Thursday. It’s starting to feel better and my routine oriented mind wants to go back to my workout schedule. I am forcing myself to not run today and not go to my strength class.
Hoping it’s just bruised inside and not something more serious.
If you are concerned about a possible leg injury, could you continue to do non leg exercises like dips, pullups, weighted rows, etc.?
Yes, the statins work really quickly. And apparently they stay in your system for weeks afterwards. So really, why take them all the time if you can just take them intermittently? Unless you have serious risk factors, of course.
mom60, goodness. Someone said that 80% of injuries inside one’s home are due to pets. 
I can relate. Mr. broke a rib and foot in two separate occasions while playing with the dog, and I had to take a corticosteroid pack after a cat-related back injury. I can relate. Dang pets. We love them.
That said. Go easy on your knee. No lunges! It takes a while for internal bruising to go down even if it looks ok on the outside. I whacked my knee on a ladder a little while ago, and it hurt just like you describe for at least a couple of weeks. Patience will take you further than brute-forcing it. Do you have a TRX? Free weights? Justify anything upper body strength without knee bending.
No TRX but I did ride the incumbent bike without pain. Did some upper body weight free weight exercises. I also did some ab work with the Pilates ring. I can also do counter push ups. @BunsenBurner you’re so right, we love our pets but they can get in our way. I would have figured cats would be safe but I guess not. My work out friend broke both her wrists a few years back when the dogs bolted in different directions when she was walking them.
I’ve gotten used to looking down for any animals, before I step anywhere in the house. I’ve almost tripped and fallen a few times over the years.Thankfully, I’ve not been hurt.
I was on the road for a few days, so I’m behind a day in my workouts. I had two off days due to all-day travel. And I’m feeling angry and guilty. ~X(
So, tonight is Monday’s workout, besides the strength portion (different types of cleans, boring), my HIIT is a max of 15 minutes and includes two 1/2 mile runs and in between are dips and pull-ups. More boring! (