Delayed once again!

Two weeks ago, I took a week off from my workout regiment to let my body recover from a cold. Then last week, I was excited to be starting an entirely new routine. Unfortunately, I was unexpectedly busy on Monday, so I missed my workout. "No problem, I'll just do it on Tuesday." Tuesday came, I pulled a muscle in my back, but worked out anyway. There was a little pain and discomfort, but otherwise it was great. I need a day's rest in between workouts, so the next workout was on Thursday. But Thursday turned out to be extra busy as well, and then I went camping over the weekend. I did as much intensive mountain biking as possible over the weekend, and looked forward to starting my workouts fresh on Monday. Monday morning I woke up, sat down in the chair in front of my computer, as I do every morning, and suddenly felt a sharp pain above my right shoulder blade. Great. I couldn't even move my arms or neck in any direction without feeling extreme pain. So I went to my chiropractor, twice. He helped, but I was still unable to look over my shoulder. So once again, no workout. It's now Tuesday evening and my back feels better, but still sensitive. I have a craving to workout, but I'm giving my body time to rest.

I'm on a strictly vegan diet this week, which means no dairy and obviously, no meat. I'm also off coffee for the entire week (replaced with green tea). I've been coffee-free since Monday morning. The caffeine headaches have been kicking in, and combining those with the extreme ache in my neck and back, today was by far the hardest day physically. I've also had a weird allergic reaction the past few days, possibly caused by whatever moved in my back. Red, itchy eyes and a tingling nose. Oh and a pimple on my forehead that won't go away! OK, I think that's it.

I've been surprised at the amount of muscle mass I have retained, despite not working out for two weeks. I suppose it's due to the fact that I've been eating a good amount of calories, and with the right ratios of fat/carbs/protein. I've created a daily routine for workouts/yoga:

Monday - Sunday (7 days a week)

  • Morning
    1. 30 min Yoga
      20 min aerobic (rowing, running, biking)
  • Evening
    1. 30 min Yoga
      20 min aerobic (rowing, running, biking)

Monday, Wednesday, Friday (3 days a week)

  • Evening
    1. 60 min weight workout

I'll post updates on my progress. The yoga and aerobic part of this regiment I will start tomorrow, however the weight workouts will start Monday, September 4th. Please post any comments or suggestions on this routine. Any advice you have to offer would be much appreciated!

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