#finished 4 sketches yesterday whoo

[soysaucevictim]

Starting up a new challenge and a new program, this week!

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Sept. 19

I woke up proper around noon.

After some chatting, I went right into today’s exercise.

First, today’s DD. 2′ overhead punches with EC. I counted 264 punches thrown - wasn’t 100% on maintaining that 2/sec pace, but I did it! Always a fun exercise in my book!

Second, Day 1 of the Indoor Cardio Challenge. Picked some cardio to serve as the warm-ups in my docket. 3x1′ butt kicks with 30″ rests. Thought abt counting my reps here - but eh. Didn’t feel like doing that, just so I could take mind off of one additional thing. Got a decent amount winded here.

Last, Day 1 of the 30 More Days of Yoga Program. Strength/flexibility work to complement the cardio! I think this is going to be a lot fun, but today already kicked my butt a little (and made the stomach a little unhappy)! I’m glad practicing other yoga workouts (including YwA’s stuff) has made it easier to sight-read and coordinate the flows.

Then, I made today’s Hello Fresh Meal. A revisited dish, this time. Cheesy black bean enchiladas. Still rather like this recipe. Did some dishes, after that.

Spent rest of night drawing and chatting.

Got to bed obscenely late - barely an allnighter.

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Sept. 20

I woke a up a bit before 1AM.

I did my exercise early, too.

First, today’s DD. 30 circle crunches with EC (15/15). Just about doable.

Second, Day 2 of the ICC. 3x8 calf raises. I decided to do these in one set. Calves were mildly sore, beforehand. But manageable

Last, Day 2 of the 30MDoY. This was a pretty chill sequence, the boat pose being the only real outlier in intensity (and the bridges to a lesser extent.) I loved doing the whole thing, though~

Did some sketches, watched some movies, and chatted for a few hours.

I spent most of the rest of my night finishing up that series of iZ!Roman busts.

I basically pulled an allnighter... getting to bed around 9AM tomorrow.

(I guess I was having problems dealing with some anxiety, but I will just let go of and not get into details on... especially since it got resolved.)

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Sept. 21

I woke up around 11AM.

First, today’s DD. 40 squat step backs with EC. This was pretty manageable. Probably could’ve negotiated the floor space better than I did. Got reasonably aerobic - though I kind of expected as much.

Second, Day 3 of the ICC. 3x1′ butt kicks with 30″ rests. I maintained a jogging pace, given just how dead tired I was walking into this one. Thankfully, this was the only remaining active exercise I had to do today.

Last, Day 3 of the 30MDoY. 20′ meditation. Been awhile since I went for that long - both challenging and relaxing. I went easy on myself and sat against bed and tried to just focus on belly breathing again. Mind wandered a bit, some partially clear images flashed in my imagination, and did catch myself almost nodding  off a few times. But yeah, I appreciate this sort of thing a lot!

Spent the next few hours chatting and browsing places.

Got to bed proper, late, but yeah. I was really tired at that point.

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Sept. 22

I woke up around 11AM.

Wrote some notes and went to my psych appointment today. Wearing a binder was a dubious choice for the heat and short walk from clinic to grandma’s place. But oh well.

Got home spent a good several hours chatting messing around with fandom blog.

I did my exercise extremely late.

First, today’s DD. 40 seagulls with EC. It was a decent call to put on something with long sleeves. Thought about 20/20ing it but wound up alternating (despite that method tending to abrade the elbows more.) But manageable.

Second, Day 4 of the ICC. 3x8 calf raises. One go, with a few extra. Again, this is pretty breezy work.

Last, Day 4 of the 30MDoY. It was a good call to wait a bit to do this, since it has a lot of prone floor work. I made the upward dogs a bit easier by letting legs rest on floor. Doing the wind relieving pose (yeah, that’s what it’s really called) with head tucked toward knee did aggravate a bit of neck strain. But overall, a very fun sequence!

I got to bed late, but earlier than yesterday. I was still dealing with some sleep debt at that point...

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Sept. 23

I woke up before noon.

Went to Seeking Safety. It went alright.

Got home, after a bit of chatting - I made dinner and did dishes.

After a few hours to digest, I did my exercise.

First, today’s DD. 40 prone fly extensions with EC. Just about manageable... really need to move my chair elsewhere for better floor space.

Second, Day 5 of the ICC. 3x1′ butt kicks with 30″ rests. That was a bit winding. Had a bit of trepidation due to being very tired and and I wasn’t dressed ideally for it. But mission accomplished.

Last, Day 5 of the 30MDoY. The sequence kicked my ass. Managed to maintain the holds for each round of 2-4, but I just had to let rear knee drop for the deep lunge. I did the plank work on my knees too. My quads were just too done with my energy levels today. But that’s okay.

Spent some time updating fit log, dealing with family stuff, and some more fic writing.

Got bed obscenely late again.

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Sept. 24

I got up around the  same time as yesterday.

After a bit of chatting, I did today’s exercise early.

First, today’s DD. 40 butterfly dips with EC. Probably the only intensive thing on my fitness agenda today. But very doable!

Second, Day 6 of the ICC. 3x8 calf raises. One go, breezy work.

Last, Day 6 of the 30MDoY. 20′ meditation. Mind wandered a bit, but I did try to return to my belly-breathing and attend to anywhere I may’ve been feeling tension. Overall pretty relaxing, despite making one of my legs falling asleep pretty deeply (whoo boy the floodgate parasthesia after relieving the nerve compression can be pretty intense.)

Most of the day was spent chatting and afterwards, did some more writing.

Got to bed in the red zone, but a lot better than yesterday.

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Sept. 25

I woke up around 9AM... somehow.

After some chatting, I did my only exercise for the day, today’s DD. 30″ push-up plank. Not amazing form, but acceptable.

After some chatting and YouTube, made today’s Hello Fresh Meal. Beef tenderloin & balsamic tomatoes, one of the gourmet meals. Lots to like here, me and bro enjoyed it the most (we both like Brussels sprouts, among everything else). Dad... just needs some dentures badly.

After some more chatting, did the dishes.

After watching some YouTube, spent a couple hours to do some writing. Spent rest of night chatting some more and the usual.

Got to bed roughly the same time as yesterday.

#adventures with fitness #adventures with hello fresh