Week of June 8

This week started slow and pretty tiring - 9 days of dog sitting for a pup that is used to the freedom of a fenced in backyard is surprisingly hard work when you have a little apartment. Mostly, I just got woken up earlier than I would have liked on the weekends, and poor thing didn't understand my afternoon weekend naps.

Oh well. The week went pretty good, despite feeling a little extra tired.

Monday

Upper Body workout. Used this workout template - my goal is pretty awesome arms by the 2nd week of July. I do skip the middle front cable raises because the cable machine doesn't work too well for that exercise. Also, someone always seems to be using it when I want to.

Tuesday 

Long walk with Jeff. Just didn't have the energy for a hard workout, and with the hip appointment the next day, didn't want to push it too hard. Although, in hindsight, that probably would have been a good idea. Get it nice and messed up for the docs.

Wednesday

First appointment with the surgeon. Didn't really learn anything new, x-rays confirmed a pincer impingement on my right hip. I plan on writing in more detail about that first visit.

MRI scheduled for Friday.
Hit up leg day because I was frustrated with my lack of new knowledge on my hip. Figured since I had negative energy to burn, might as well! Also did some HIIT - 1 min hard, 1 min easy x 10 on the rower.

Friday Night Lights: I cried (again) when Tyra got into UT.
I really, really, really don't like Mr. McCoy.

Thursday

All week I've had the best intentions of getting in a run or some kettlebell swings or a swim, but the snooze button has won every darn time. I think it's the longer evenings - makes it harder to want to get to bed early enough to wake up at 4:30 am all bright eyed and bushy tailed.

Felt super run down and tired this week. Managed to get in hip and core work, which is not getting any easier (surprisingly) but definitely getting more boring.

Friday

Really should have gotten up for a swim, but sleep won again. I really have no idea where all this tiredness is coming from.

Hip arthrogram and MRI took up most of my afternoon. Again, more detail in a separate post will follow. After the MRI, my hip was so numb, I had to ask my neighbors to take Jeff for a walk. Luckily, they are former dog owners and super nice people, so were happy to help me out. I really started to worry about how I was going to manage recovery if I have this surgery when I live on the third floor of an apartment building with no elevator.

Saturday

Took it easy again. Spent most of the day with cousins, getting ready for a birthday celebration and then the actual celebration. Ribs, wings, cake, and wine. A great day.

Sunday

Started a bodybuilding.com program called shortcut to shred. I'm figuring I have 6 or so weeks to do the best I can before I have this surgery (if that's the way the docs decide to go) so this 6 week program is a good fit. I'll have to modify some of the leg exercises, and can't go as hard on that, but happy to have some structure for the next 6 weeks - and it involves minimal cardio, which is great for me right now.

Sigh. I wish that part wasn't great for me right now, but sadly, it is. Still trying to figure out if I can pull off a 10 mile trail race in a month. I guess we will see what the docs say when they look at the MRI scans on Wednesday.