Cocktails to come....

My knee pulled up really well after Wednesday's run. Thursday was a rest day and I had planned to go for a swim on Friday morning but after a couple of late nights and an intense week at work, I decided to catch up on a bit of sleep instead - it was only 45mins but much needed !

This morning (Saturday) I walked a lap of the Bay (7kms) with a couple of girlfriends. It was a leisurely stroll around the Bay while we caught up on goss and was followed by breakfast at a cafe in Rozelle - a lovely way to start the weekend.

After a quick dash home to pick up some 'stuff', I headed into the city for a session with Satan...

Activity: weights with Satan
Time: 12.30pm
Duration: 30mins

I have to say that when I first got to the gym, I was feeling pretty flat - no doubt the lack of sleep and the craziness of the last week is catching (or has caught) up on me. But 30mins later, I was just about bouncing off the ceiling. Satan had a lower body & abs circuit ready for me today:
* squats with barbell (don't worry the barbell was really light);
* nasty ab exercise - lowering swiss ball held between my ankles to the ground with straight legs;
* adductors stuff;
* prone hold with straight arms;
* oblique exercise,
repeated twice.

I felt really good during the session. Absolutely no complaints from my knee during the session - even during the squats - woohoo :-) Don't worry, we (Satan and I) are being very careful. I'm touching wood while I say this - and I know there may be the odd setback- but I really think my ITB has or is turning a corner. More stretching and torture with the rolling pin when I got home just to be sure.

I had planned to go for a run this afternoon but Satan's lower body session put an end to that. I'm off to a girlfriend's 30th birthday tonight and knowing her, there will be cocktails tonight - which is going to make tomorrow morning's 6.30am alarm rather tough !