We are approaching the middle of the month and while the daylight tells me that’s it’s August, the humidity and stormy weather feel more like May.
Health-wise, I had my six-week postpartum check-up and felt encouraged by it—no prolapse,
and very minor diastasis recti right above the navel. I had used myself as a guinea pig in structuring my exercise routine during pregnancy and was worried about it backfiring—either by worsening diastasis recti (abdominal separation) and/or prolapse from heavy lifting. Both are very common among women, but women who exercise can worsen these conditions by creating too much pressure against their abs or pelvic floor. The changes I incorporated, such as piston breathing, being mindful of my pelvic floor during exercise, avoiding overt abdominal work, etc., seemed to have helped, and I only need to be concerned about kegels for the time being.
In the absence of prolapse, I felt comfortable trying a workout again and spent an hour lifting over the werkend. I squatted 3.5.135lb and tried out a 155lb and 175lb single. The 175lb felt like
an actual one rep max (ie very tough), so I’ll stop at 155lb-165lb next time. The movement still feels a bit foreign and wobbly, and I’m not sure how much of that is due to lack of practice vs relaxin.
I did a few sets of bench press, dumbbell overhead press, leg press, cable rows and rope pull-downs before calling it a day and heading home. Other than that, no other workouts to report.
How was your week?
