Work it out.

For the month of April I have been focusing more on abs. Not a day that's gone by this month that they felt normal. Today they almost feel normal... solid is more like it. Yesterday was like the fourth or third time I did one of Mia's Killer Ab Workouts. It consisted of 8 different exorcises with an 8 pound medicine ball.

1. Sitting on the ground with knees bent feet on the floor ball in lap. Lay down and let the ball touch the ground above your head, sit up and touch Mia - who is standing about a foot away from your feet. 10 Times

2. Same position. Mia throws the ball you catch it, lay down and right when you start to sit up, you throw the ball back to her. 10 Times

3. Same position. She throws the ball, you keep it at your chest, lay down, sit up and chest pass it back as hard as you can. 10 Times

4 & 5. Turn so the side of you is facing her, sitting up, knees bent, feet on the floor. She throws you the ball, you catch it and let it touch the ground and throw it back. Each side 10 times

6. Sit facing her in a V shape. Knees bent feet off the floor, sitting up. She throws you the ball take the ball to the ground on the right then the left 6 times as fast as you can and throw it back. 10 times.

A few minute break then do it all again.

After the second set we played backwards throw with the ball 10 times then 10 chest passes. DONE! After all that Jon and I tossed the frisbee around for a few minutes then we all hit the ice for an hour doing:
2 lap exchange relay - 3 to a team for 5 minutes
9 laps of straight away drills - 3 drills at 3 laps
8 laps or easy skate
9 laps of corner drills - 3 drills at 3 laps
8 laps of easy skate
5 laps on the center circle regular crossovers - 3 times (slow, med, fast)
5+ minute cool down relay

Man after that I felt great! Once I got home I crashed. Slept so good last night, and the most sore thing are my upper arms and shoulders. Hips a little cause I found my sweet spot on my right skate. It's all in the hips. haha. For real though! No ice for a week and a half so running, dryland and more abs!

Backing down to pain is not an option.