Rest Day - Super Sore

Wednesday, August 13;

I have started holding Wednesday as a rest day, since I've started school. It's nice knowing that I don't have to be asleep by 10pm or that I don't have to prepare my lunch the night before or pack my suitcase to get ready for work. It's a nice break that gives me a little bit of a respite.

I may not have suffered from torn callouses yesterday. No blood came from me, but I am hurting in other places. The ring rows aren't terribly painful. Sometimes I can really feel how fried my lats are after doing high reps of them. Today, I'm feeling fine there. The two other exercises certainly left their mark.

Box jumps.. I have a pretty high level of output on my boxjumps. I can do a lot in a very short time, especially using gymnastic mats and jumping 24 inches. I keep my movement fairly succint. Jump up, straighten hips, jump down, jump up again. There are no extra hops. There is no foot replacement. It's clean and simple. Unfortunately, this shreads my calves (in a good way). It also doesn't help that I always wear high heels during the day. Sometimes I can barely walk the day or two after I do box jumps.

Kettlebell swings.. I've noticed lately that my lower back kills after I do swings. I used to have no problem with them. When I use the 45lb KB it kills. I have noticed this more after I've been using both arms for the swings (post shoulder injury). I must be rounding out my back when I pick up the bell and using my lower back strangely when I swing. Strange. I'll have to work on it.

That is all, sorry there's not much more meat to this post.