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December 2017 Moms
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Workout Mamas 9/19
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Hello Workout Mamas!
It's been forever since we have had one of these threads. Now that many are entering the 3rd tri I thought it was time to revive it!
1. What are your weekly workouts looking like these days?
2. What modifications have you made to your workout plan?
3. Have you found anything surprising about working out while preggo?
It's been forever since we have had one of these threads. Now that many are entering the 3rd tri I thought it was time to revive it!
1. What are your weekly workouts looking like these days?
2. What modifications have you made to your workout plan?
3. Have you found anything surprising about working out while preggo?
Re: Workout Mamas 9/19
I take company class (Dance) 3 times a week. 1 Hour each. On the other days I'm doing prenatal yoga or swimming.
2. What modifications have you made to your workout plan?
I don't do any of the moves on my back or stomach anymore. Also being in dance my legs can no longer go up as far to the front or back due to belly. (legs to the side is still great! haha) Just yesterday my dance instructor told me that I need to stop leaping. Boo.
For when I am teaching dance at night I have a teenage assistant teacher in a couple of my classes that demonstrates moves that I can't do anymore.
3. Have you found anything surprising about working out while preggo?
I'm actually surprised that so far it's not that different. I don't seem to get winded too quickly yet. My balance is still good and the relaxin hasn't seemed to impact my joints/ligaments too much. I know that this might start changing more as I enter the 3rd tri.
I have had to leave class to go pee before doing jumps though... I don't trust my bladder the way I used to. haha
terrible.
Incline bench is still my strongest lift.
2. What modifications have you made to your workout plan?
I'm trying to avoid doing exercises where my belly hangs down.. I am not laying on my back.. and I'm not doing any overhead movements.
3. Have you found anything surprising about working out while preggo?
It doesn't help that my gym doesn't have air conditioning, so the heat burns me out. For most stuff it's not that different, I'm just being cautious of how much weight I'm benching and deadlifting. Due to my hip injury, my squats haven't really changed much. I do think I have more range of motion from the relaxin.
Not much besides trying to get walks in. Prenatal yoga ended last week and I just talked to the ob today about signing up for the next series of classes. I was concerned about how far into pregnancy it would be good to go, but she assured me I can keep doing it right up until delivery as long as I feel good and there's nothing medically concerning that comes up. Until the next series starts in October I'm trying some youtube videos.
2. What modifications have you made to your workout plan?
I've slowed down so much the walks take a lot longer lol. I'll also be doing fewer inversions if baby is in the right position towards the end.
3. Have you found anything surprising about working out while preggo?
My post-workout buzz is better pregnant than before. I used to just be tired after an hour at the gym on the elliptical/arc trainer - I had that feeling of accomplishment and knew it was good for me, but still wanted to go home and do nothing. But 90 minutes of prenatal yoga or a 45-minute walk and I feel great!
April 2016 - AMH, FSH, Progesterone normal
June 2016 - HSG clear
*TW* BFP - Aug16, demise confirmed Sep16, incomplete m/c, D&C Nov16
BFP 3/27/17, edd 12/7/17
DS - 12/9/17
TTC #2 December 2018
BFP 2/22/19, edd 11/4/19
DD - 11/1/19
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2. What modifications have you made to your workout plan? Not a lot. Recently I decided to switch from single leg deadlifts to barbell and they feel SO much better. Also keeping an eye on my diastasis recti and modifying anything that makes it dome or cone.
3. Have you found anything surprising about working out while preggo?
How quickly my endurance and mobility decline when I stop moving! After my trip last weekend it was like I took months off!
2. What modifications have you made to your workout plan? It's more just a timing issue--I find my daughter is a bit more high needs than normal plus I'm working longer hours so it's hard to make time to get up, get ready, go to gym, shower, come home, then do everything I need to do. I actually let me membership lapse.
3. Have you found anything surprising about working out while preggo? I can't go as long or as fast as I used to. I always have to ask to slow down because my hips feel like they're spreading apart
1. What are your weekly workouts looking like these days?
Three days of cardio (spinning, cardio dance, run) and 2 days of strength and core. Just added prenatal yoga if I can handle a 6th day.
2. What modifications have you made to your workout plan?
limiting jumping in dance, taking walk breaks during runs, nothing on my back or stomach. Cardio has become difficult now that I'm almost out of second trimester.
3. Have you found anything surprising about working out while prego?
The leg and foot cramps feeling like someone is stabbing me! I try to message my feet and calves before.