WOW. Supersets - where have you been all my life???
Not to give too much away to the newbies, but it's like a whole new level of workout. The bicep/tricep set in particular was like, BAM! Pain in front of arm, pain in back of arm - FEELS GOOD!! Even the pull-ups didn't get me down today. Patrick, you saved the best Jedi mind trick for last with these supersets. Sneaky you are!
The ab set just about killed me, though. After the last plank, I flopped/rolled onto my back and literally couldn't move for more than a few minute - first time that's happened to me in 86 days! I was COOKED. DUNZO. And yet, somehow, thrilled!
This euphoria lasted me a good long while - until dinnertime-ish, when the plumber showed up. We have a laundry list of small plumbing issues left unattended for too long - so finally, I got the plumber over to have a look. The net-net is that we have two ancient leaky pipes running from our kitchen sink to the crawl-space under the house that need replacing - bummer. And the bigger bummer for my new daily-cooking lifestyle is that there is indeed a leak under our dishwasher that is soaking, buckling, and perhaps rotting the floor underneath the linoleum tile. SO - we are out a dishwasher until we get it replaced and we need to figure out how much damage control the floor really needs. Whole kitchen needs re-doing but we don't have the moola. Do we try to rip up the rotting floor in just that area? Or ignore the floor and just replace the dishwasher? Bah - ignoring is how this issue became a problem in the first place.
And in the meantime, NO DISHWASHER = double the meal-prep and clean-up time. Sob!
Plus - Dan and I were set to go to the Catskills tomorrow for a night without the kids. B&B Lady called me in the midst of Leak Discovery to say that she's sorry to have to cancel our reservation (something about plumbing issues left behind by previous guests - kinda ironic). So now we're scrambling to find another room somewhere - we're definitely still going, as we have tickets for Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble.
However, even with all these unwanted curveballs piling up around me, I'm sitting here thinking about supersets and how BADASS I was this morning! I kinda can't believe it. :)
The Supers are interesting because the pain from the opposing muscle group short circuits the previous groups muscle pain, leaving you able to do amazing amounts of muscle work.
ReplyDeleteThey're only good for a week or so though before the muscles break down!
I guess you will not do jump rope in the kichen than..:-) We never use the dish washer we have, washing dishes, is sonewhat medative to finelize the eating...
ReplyDeleteSupersets are the highlight of PCP !!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy !!! Worth the pain. Reward is BIG !
I loved the supersets too!
ReplyDeleteOooooh, I know a lot of people who have been to the Midnight Ramble and can't say enough about how much fun it is. Enjoy! (If you like Levon, etc., you should check out the radio station where I used to work, WFUV, which is at 90.7 FM where you are.)
Tara - you used to work at WFUV?? That is hands down my favorite radio station ever. I listen every day and am a proud card-carrying member. That is SO COOL! Do you know Claudia Marshall?? She is my idol. :)
ReplyDeleteisn't it crazy how the supers can actually BRIGHTEN the day? i thought you were insane before but who knew? :P
ReplyDeleteOh man the ab set killed me.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're enjoying the supersets. I'm not sure how I feel about them.
Not having a dishwasher is deadly. That's what set off most of my meltdowns, was the washing dishes on top of the working out and the cooking. Blerg!
You guys are all nuts, but it's charming. Hope the house is back to normal soon--but definitely fix the floor.
ReplyDeleteSarah -- I worked at WFUV from 2000 until 2009! And for much of that time I worked directly with Claudia Marshall on the morning show. I figured you were an FUV member! ;-) Hope you had fun at the Ramble!
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