Getting “Back Into It” Workout
by Yuri in Fitness Training
About 2 weeks ago, I contracted a parasite from some undercooked chicken.
Believe me, I was not happy to be out of commission for 1 day, let alone 2 weeks. The worst part was that this was going while I was at the National soccer championships with the University of Toronto men’s soccer team (in Vancouver, BC) and we were definitely NOT eating very well – East Side Mario’s every night – yuk!!!
Anyways, every day felt like a bad hangover. Vertigo, nausea, incessant hunger. It wasn’t pleasant.
Not to mention, I didn’t really have the energy or motivation to workout.
So finally after a solid week of parasite cleansing, I felt better and so I decided to go for a workout and get my engine up and running.
It wasn’t a crazy workout but instead a full body workout with lighter weights (in the 12 repetition zone) just to get my muscles back into the groove.
My brief workout consisted of…
Bodyweight warm-up (plank, side plank, bridge, push-ups, lunges)
Squats – 3 x 12 reps
Incline bench press – 3 x 12 reps
Chin-ups – 2 x max reps
Military Press – 2 x 12 reps
After the 2nd set of military presses I decided to call it a day as I started to feel nauseous again.
So what does this have to do with you?
Well, the reason I’m telling you this little story is that if you have taken a few weeks off from working out (for whatever reason) expect your first 1 or 2 workouts back to be more challenging. You won’t have the same strength or endurance you had when you stopped.
However, don’t let this get you down. Just realize that this is part of the process and that you are going to feel so much better tomorrow for having gotten the ball rolling once again.
Sometimes, the quality of the workout is less important than the fact that you simply got your mojo back!
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