Day Eighty-Nine: "End is Nigh, Feeling Fine"

I am going a bit paranoid while working out these days at night. I keep thinking the building is shaking from an aftershock, and it's not. Oh well, nearly time for my first vacation since November, and it starts on Day 91! For those following my blog, Guam was just a long weekend away and I missed no work so not counting that.

I got up early to jump-rope this morning and I couldn't do it. Mind was too distracted and I was just too tired. I left it for the evening after work instead, and of course that meant the floor jumps hurt more as they were right after skipping.

Girlfriend cooked some delicious snapper for me last night. The occasional nights off cooking dinner have been a godsend the past couple of weeks given the crazy times we're going through. So thank you!

My summary of today's Day 89 workout: I HATE YOU PATRICK! ;)

In terms of ab workouts, I like using props. For example, using a large exercise ball to do crunches on. With an unstable base, I find I wind up using lots of smaller stabilizer muscles on the sides as well so it makes for a more thorough ab workout. You can do the alternating sides, regular crunches, or grab a weighted medicine ball and stretch/roll out your spine all the way as you do a much longer crunch. If you have a partner, you can even play catch. Sit on the exercise ball, have your hands out above you. Have your partner toss you the ball, catch it and let the moemntum take you back over the exercise ball for a good stretch, then curl all the way back up and toss the ball back in one motion, then do it again.

I'm going to be an annoying show-off and post a few photos below. Heck, we're near the end, I've earned it. Can clearly see my lats in the photos and the abs look solid though I could lose a bit more fat at the bottom of the gut just to get a touch more definition. In person in front of the mirror, my pecs look more full, but they never seem to show themselves in the photos. Oh well, they aren't big but they are there. Superficial rant over. Am exhausted as heck, feel good, but tired, and I await Day 90 and what's in store. I have a hunch, but won't write it here for the sake of others who are still only part-way through the program. Just in case I am right.