Ouch!!

So today, standing and walking were pretty difficult tasks.

I irritated my lower back a little while ago. Not bad enough to pay much attention to it, just enough for it to be a little inconvenient. I've continued all my regular activities, including working out. So I did a heavy lift day this past Tuesday, and I don't know if that's what did it, but today, I could barely get out of bed. I moved from inconvenient to downright painful.

Something is really out of whack in my back. Ouch! It has gotten better throughout the day and I'm sure will feel even better tomorrow.

I know it needs time to heal, but I don't want to miss a bunch of workouts. So what I do sometimes is body weight only workouts. These are fun to throw into your routine every once in awhile to break things up and do something different.

Here's an example of one that I do sometimes:
(After a 3-5 minute warm-up...)
Move from 1 exercise to the next with no rest...
--12-15 Push-Ups with 3 count holds at the bottom of the movement
--20-25 Ball Squats with 5 count holds at the bottom of the movement
--8-10 Pull-Ups with 3 count holds at the top
--15 Single-leg Leg Curls on the stability ball
--3-point Crunches on the stability ball
--20 Walking Lunges each leg
Repeat 2-3 times...

Adding holds to the exercises increases the intensity so that body weight exercises become pretty difficult!

If you need something new to break up your usual routine, give this workout a try.

Carpe Diem!