Thursday 5/22/08 – No class for me but I did workout.

I am having a problem with my neck or shoulder and didn’t feel well enough to take class. Both my wife and son were under the weather too so we all stayed home.

I ended up doing a simple workout that I started on Monday since I felt a little better as the night went on. It consists of a few simple exercises that I hope will help my hips and my core. The movements are as follows:

• Lying side leg raises – 25 reps
• Lying front leg raises – 15 reps
• Glute / hamstring raises – 15 reps
• Crunches – 15 reps
• Dumbbell Side bends – 15 reps each side

I have been doing one set of each movement but I might add another or more reps depending upon how I feel. I also plan on adding reverse crunches to my workout above since those help loosen up the hips and work the lower abdominals a little better.

I am still lifting weights but I have cut back on the amount of weight that I am using and the volume until after I take my Karate exam in a few weeks.

Related posts:

1. Thursday Karate workout but no class for me today – 10/11/07
2. Tuesday Karate workout – 12/25/07 – New workout.
3. Wednesday Karate workout – 10/17/07
4. Tuesday Karate workout – 1/1/08 – First workout of the new year.
5. Wednesday Karate workout – 10/10/07 – More new exercises to help my hips.