So, for the past few weeks since Ironman, I have been giving myself some much needed rest. The leg/foot numbness has been minimal, but still there - so I've been keeping up with my rehab exercises. Other than that, a few visits to the gym to lift weights, but no swimming, biking or running (for the most part).
Today, I went back to Nicole (trainer) to get some measurements taken and some new workouts to ease myself back into the world of weights. I actually have dropped some weight since Ironman, and I was anticipating seeing that coming from lost muscle (due to not working out). However, my measurements indicated that I had dropped almost NO muscle, all the weight from fat - thus dropping my body fat by 1.75%! Amazingly, this level is the lowest that I have been at (that I know of) since monitoring my body composition over the past 7 years with Nicole. Woo hoo!
So, my plan is (for now) just to do some weight lifting and low to moderate cardio in a non-scheduled manner - since my life has been run by workout calendars for the past 1-2 years and I just need to rest my body with the whole bulging disc thing. But, I want to maintain my current body composition levels (obviously).
Today, I also got my Ironman frameset back today from Michael's, containing my medal, bib number, finisher's certificate, time plaque and finishing picture. I'm not overly excited about how it turned out, as the frame is WAY too big and everything is matted very far apart. So I will be taking it back to get redone. Grr.. Now, all I have to get is that darn M-dot tattoo! Stay tuned...next Wednesday is the big day!!!
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