Body Beast Build Legs.. DONE!
I liked this! I am disappointed in how I did, I started out with my vest on and 8 pound weights in each hand for squats, then just dropped to vest only for most of the workout. I finally grabbed more weights for calf raises, but I was just tired and my legs were sore to begin with. I don't know if they were sore from my chest and tris workout, or from doing stuff around the house, from working on the garage, or what. Didn't start out well though.
So our sweet puppy broke his leg. I am mostly beside myself. It was a total freak accident. I wasn't there, but I heard an animal in obvious pain, went out to investigate, and he was draped over the fence and I thought he was dead. A guy walking by said he got his back leg caught in the fence and fell over the middle railing (split rail fence with poultry wire on it). It's a complete fracture. The bone is broken to 90 degrees. The amount of pain that little guy was in must have been horrible. He was a total trooper though, he didn't bite me when I touched it lightly to investigate, he just mouthed me. Now knowing what I know, I would have bit me. So that little guy really is amazing.
The guy was able to help me get him into the back of my car, and LB pet his head all the way to the vet. This happened Monday, and the orthopedic surgeon wasn't available to fix him until today, Wednesday. So he's been sitting at the vets with a broken leg, on pain killers and sedated. I am so heart broken. I spent yesterday going around all 2.2 acres of fence pinning it up, straightening it, and reenforcing it in case the problem was because part of the fence is loose.
I am just grateful that today he gets fixed, and tomorrow we can have him home again. I have cried so many tears over this little guy! I just got rid of the ugly, smelly rug (even when it was at it's worst though, it was matted, stinky and so dirty I don't think I remember what color it was) and now, he can't be on wood floors during his recovery so I had to buy a new rug. HA! Teach me. There was a huge one, 8'x11', on Walmart, so I got that. Biggest, cheapest. If LB wants it in her room afterwards, I will put it in there. Otherwise, when the garage is done I can use it on the floor there to make it a little homey in there.
LB has never been more sad. She was hysterical throughout the whole thing, but I would ask her to do something, and she would do it. She would be crazy crying, but she would do it. The older dog came out to see what's up and he put two and two together in his fuzzy head, I think he determined the man had something to do with it, he leveled his head, dropped his ears and just growled at him. I was happy the dog was protecting the puppy at least.
Anyhow, It's been rough. So I think all that, I ate pizza and ice cream for dinner ("we are sad eating" as LB said), and didn't drink enough because of all that, made for a bad leg workout.
Today is back and bis, and I debated doing a fun cardio instead, but I think I will push through this week and see if I want to do this rotation back to back lifting, or take more time and add in cardio every now and then. I love to lift, but don't want to completely destroy myself.
I also got in the exercise of pinning the fence. I swung that hammer about a million times pounding in the tacks, and did about 100+ more surrenders sitting on the ground while I was pinning in the tacks, and getting up to move to the next part I had to tack about 2-3" away. I think I did enough exercise!
Eventmom: I have never truly logged calories before either. I worked for EAS (a supplement company) years ago, and they had an eating plan of palm sized protein, fist sized carb, and pinkie size fat for each meal. I think it was a good guide, and since I am crap at counting calories, if I struggle too much I will go back to that plan. I didn't log the last 2 days because of what we've been going through, I know I am waaaaay over. Today is surgery day, so I am going to try to do better and count. Get back on track.
My clothes are definitely tighter this summer
So I need to do something. Maybe between body beast and counting calories, I will fit into them by the end of summer
Ebianco: waves! I hope you are doing well and your knees are holding up! I was looking at total fitness, because I need more workouts like I need another hole in my head, and I saw some new Linda's. A quarantine workout, and another one that was like lonely apartment living or something like that. I was so tempted!! I need to do my Linda's though, not buy more!! HA!