Richard Gibney's 365 Days of Fitness: Day 308

Day 308 After yesterdays workout I was quite tired today. I lifted a lot more weight during my dead-lifts than I had in a long time. This left my hamstrings and low back pretty stiff today. The conditioning workout I did with my group afterward was really thorough full body thrashing, so the rest of my body was feeling it as well. So, considering the state of my body I decided to take a break from the gym and do something that challenged me but gave me a break from lifting. I tend to go for a run when I need to unload a bit but I felt like leaving the gym, so instead I decided to go to Hot Yoga on 17th near my house. I had a good time the last time I went, so I thought I'd give it a try again.

Today's Workout:

75 minutes of Hot Yoga

This class was ok. I didn't enjoy it as much as the last time I went to hot yoga. I had a hard to time following today. The instructor went a little fast for my taste and there wasn't much correcting going on. However, I eventually caught on. I'm a little more familiar with some of the poses than I was earlier in the year and felt I made some progress with some of them I had previously found hard to get into. As always, getting a really good sweat going is really satisfying, but I found the room hotter than usual. I would say the fact that it's cold outside makes the contrast between temperatures seem more extreme.

The yoga, although not incredibly satisfying served it's purpose. As I mentioned earlier, yesterday's workout was pretty tough. I lifted some really heavy weights, and pushed it hard with my conditioning group. I needed a break from the lifting but still needed something that presented a challenge and the yoga did just that. Tomorrow, I hope to get back at the weights.