I started with 5 repetitions and am all the way to 20 for sit-up, pushup, and squats. The next goal is to gradually increase the number of sets to 2, and eventually 3, doubling the reps for each set, so it'd be 120 repetitions total. It's not a crazy hard goal, but I haven't been doing it for too long so I'm taking it easy. Rushing into making one's workout routines intense only makes one sore in a bad way and get away from working out.
It doesn't feel like my workouts are getting the work done because I don't ache anywhere (yet), but with the hurt knee, it's okay for the rest of my muscles not damaged for the moment. Once the pace picks up, the strength will develop, the body will be more ready for sore muscles.
Also continuing with the app workouts, after meeting with the PT earlier this week, the exercises there have been getting more intense. I've been feeling stronger and actually feeling the effect on my knees and calves, something that wasn't happening last week. The goal for this week is to go up from 3 times a week to 4-5 times, and then 5-6 days a week eventually. Need to build strength gradually here, no rush.
Things on the up and up!
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