You may be wondering why I have a picture of The Matrix for Fitness Friday (I never even saw the movie !!!) but I have it because on Tuesday night my trainer did a matrix with me. Then, as he was away last night, I did it by myself at home. I can definitely feel that I used muscles in a way I haven't used them for a while because I had a wonderful case of DOMS yesterday - not so much today but that may be because air boxing isn't quite the same as real boxing !!!
This is how it goes :
2 push ups
2 squat jumps
2 V sit ups
Then increase by 2 for each exercise so you do 4, then 6, then 8 then 10 reps of each exercise.
After that you do
50 straight out punches each arm
50 unders each arm
50 straight out punches each arm
Then go back to the above starting at 10 reps for each exercise, then 8, then 6, then 4, then 2.
Then you do the punches again.
As I said, last night I didn't find it quite as strenuous as Tuesday night - maybe because it was a little cooler and maybe because doing 600 air punches is nothing like doing 600 actual punches although I did concentrate on relaxing my shoulders, tightening my core and keeping my balance. (I so hope the neighbours weren't listening or peeking over the top of the fence from their kitchen as they would have wondered what on earth was going on. His neighbours are used to us huffing and puffing and hitting our way through our half hour of training twice a week at his house !!!!)
When I got home from work yesterday I really didn't want to exercise. K was going to exercise with me but she is still fighting off a cold and was complaining of a crampy stomach so had begged off exercising with me. I was eager for A to get home and eventually thought that would pass at least 20 mins of the time so I did it - and I was glad because I would have hated to use my one training free day of the week when A wasn't even home. Now I can still pull that card out tonight or tomorrow or Sunday - maybe tonight if this bloody rain doesn't stop !
I am pleased that even though I didn't really feel like exercising I just did it - mainly to do with 'the girls' in my head so thanks to all of you !!!! Without you there motivating and cheering me on I don't think I would have been a*sed and I would have just sat on the couch and read my book waiting for A to arrive home !!! He is at home today - I wish I could have stayed at home too !!!! Never mind, just now I will get to go home and spend the evening curled up on the couch watching footy or baseball and just enjoying having him home again.
Linking in with Kate from katesaysstuff for Fitness Friday on the blog hop except I have absolutely no bloody idea how to load a blog hop so please hop across to her and blog hop from there !!!
Linking in with Kate from katesaysstuff for Fitness Friday on the blog hop except I have absolutely no bloody idea how to load a blog hop so please hop across to her and blog hop from there !!!
Have the best Friday ever - wherever you are !
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OMG my body hurts just reading that matrix! I will have to give it a try! I desperately need an addition to my running to start toning problem areas (and losing tummy fat. i H.A.T.E. my tummy more than anything in the world!) Well done!
ReplyDeleteLOL it actually isn't that bad - really I promise. This is from a girl who couldn't even to 1 push up before I started training. Now I can do 60 (total for the matrix) along with the other two exercises - you can do it, it really isn't that hard.
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Me
great workout circuit - you are a machine!!!! JFDI JFDI. xxxx
ReplyDeleteLOL sometimes it is a case of JFDI JDFI isn't it ????
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Me
workout circuits/ matrixes are the BEST!! i love it when you start and you are finding it easier than you did the last time you did it - so encouraging!!!! :) keep up with all your great work x
ReplyDeleteThanks Lyndal - was just sitting here at work watching the rain fall outside and thinking that it is less than 24 hrs until you leave and I hope that the weather when you get there is better than it is here !!!!
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Me
Wow - you are HARDCORE lovey! Awesome! I need to start doing something like that, once my running is up and ahem... running... Then I will work on toning doing something like what you have outlined....
ReplyDeleteGosh, I now need a bit of a rest after just imagining all those reps!
Thanks so much for linking in with Team Friday, it means the world!
Thanks B - and thank you for organising Team Friday - I love finding new blogs to read !
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Me
That looks like such a good exercise! I'm going to try it out tonight. Going to be intense!
ReplyDeleteI exercised yesterday when I was feeling a bit sick (had a horrid morning being sick) and felt so much better. I'm going to keep that in mind next time I don't feel like exercising, like today, to get me off the couch.
Hi Ames - thanks for stopping by. It actually isn't as hard as it sounds. You do work up a sweat but it isn't as bad as some circuits that I have done previously. And each exercise works a different group of muscles which is what I really liked about it.
DeleteGood luck - would love to hear how you go with it. And I hope that you are feeling better today. Like fitmutha said - JFDI !
Have a great Friday !
Me
I'm in complete awe of anyone who can motivate themselves to exercise AT ALL let alone to do it when no one is there pushing. Good on you!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nee - I think that once those endorphins kick in, it is so much easier. It has become a habit which does make it a little easier - sometimes if I don't feel like training, I go and get dressed and then decide if I am not going to train - sometimes getting dressed is the hardest part of all !
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