Time to get back to the GYM

Sorry for not posting any updates for a bit, was not really to happy with me having issues with my back. However my back is a lot better. I have been treating it like a baby. It seems I had really hurt myself pretty bad, and I am glad that I had done all this workout before and therefore my core is stronger than it use to be so I recovered a lot faster, but even though I was feeling better I decided I would not be stupid and wait.

During the time I was with back pains I did a bit of yoga, I researched moves that were good to relieve back pain, some of them are all ready the same ones we were use to like cat stretches, cobra and child pose, plus some that get you to twist your torso. I did them little by little, also discovered that you really need to relax during yoga, a lot. For example when you do cobra, your back muscles are actually flexed and are supporting you, but if your looking for flexibility, you need to breath out, close your eyes and concentrate on letting the muscles go, don’t let them hold you and you will be surprised on how flexible you become and you bend more plus the muscles relax, I didn’t know how much the muscles were helping me until everything you do with them hurts LOL.

I did this every other day and it helped out a lot. Today I actually did the full yoga X. I am trying to prepare my back to go back to the GYM, however this week I will only be doing cardio, and I will do yoga and x stretch in between my cardio. I need more stretching, 2 weeks of not doing anything and I can really feel it when I stretch LOL.

I was able to do the yoga x as normal today, with a push up in-between each upward dog and downward dog, and it felt so good, plus remembering to relax my muscles at certain times, really helped.

After I was done, my back felt a bit tired, so I am glad I decided to cardio it for this week, that way I give it another week for recovery and I start getting my heart rate back on track, plus if I feel that my back is not ready I will do another week of cardio.

I have not weighted myself, however I am sure I gained weight, I have not kept any diet during this time and I ate lots of stuff LOL, so it is also time to clean up a little bit in that department too.

Well I shall let you all know how tomorrow goes for me.

Thank you for your time:

Mike

PS:

I just took my weight, I just had to know and guess what, I have not gained or lost anything in these 2 weeks LOL I still weigh exactly 154.6lbs, must be because my metabolism is still going on high gear and I still have snacks, I try to eat at least 5 times a day. Very interesting considering that the first week I could not even walk, so I spent it either sitting or in bed, plus eating LOL.

Thought you would like to know