TandemHearts

Lots of people at work asked me if I was doing anything special for my birthday.  They all looked a little askance when I answered, ‘No, but my trainer has a special workout planned.”  Of course I wouldn’t pass up a trainer session, just because it’s my birthday.   We did lots of fun things though.  I dragged a sled with weights on it.  The first round was with a hundred pounds, second set was at 145 pounds and the third was 201 pounds.  That extra one pound made it really hard. 

Next I  jumped rope with the weighted jump rope.  That thing only weighs a pound, but it’s killer!  I can consistently do over 200 jumps in a minute with a regular rope.  The best I can get with the weighted is 154 jumps.  It’s my wrists that get really tired.  I did some pliometric jumps, mountain climbers and push ups.   I used push up bars for the push ups.  The first set of twenty I just came down even to the bar.  The second set I tried to go a little lower and Shawna commented that eventually I’d be touching the floor with these.    I, of course, took that as a challenge and the third set I was touching my nose to the floor.  I whipped out the first set of twenty with no problem and the second set wasn’t too bad.  But going all to the floor on the third set?   OUCH!

And yes, it was fun!