Back to working out: much less cranky. Apologies to my husband for skipping workouts! Poor guy!
To be Incredibly Fit, Ridiculously Flexible and Surprisingly Strong. This is what I want and am working for. Feeling great in a bikini wouldn’t hurt either.
NOW, I SAID.
Fine. I’ll chug a big glass of water, make sure I get some veggies in with dinner and commit to bikram tomorrow at 6.
om nom brain feels so good
4-30-12
Let’s see if I like writing out my workout and my commentary:
WARMUP: 2 rounds of inchworms and monster walks
(I love the warmups, so much more engaging than stairclimber or treadmill for 10 minutes to get warm before lifting!)
STRENGTH:
Bobby is having us deload for a bit so we can add 5 pounds each week and hopefully blow past our max. So this time we are using roughly 75% of what we normally do.
Back Squat with safety bar (because my shoulder is tweaky) 3x5 at 75lbs. Light. Bobby said, “You’re making that look easy! Nice bar speed!” I said, “It IS easy!”
I liked being able to practice coming up with more speed, which I can’t usually do when the weight is challenging (95lbs). I’m hoping that after a few weeks of practicing getting out of the hole quickly (ha, listen to me with the lingo) with the lighter weight, that my body will be able to do it with the heavier weight that usually slows me down. It’s not as much fun to lift when it’s so light, but I think I’ll be happy with the results.
Bench press 3 x 5 at 35lbs because I’m a weakling. I had been up to 3x8 at 50lbs before my shoulder started hurting. The 35 felt super light, but it was nice because I wasn’t as afraid to really use both arms. I think I let the tweaky one go along for the ride when it’s heavier because I’m afraid to hurt it more. So I think using the lighter weight for a little while might help me trust it again.
Single Arm/Single Leg Romanian Deadlift 3x10 with one 20lb dumbbell. Felt good, challenging. I love this exercise because it feels so much like balancing stick in Bikram yoga.
CONDITIONING:
4 rounds of:
10 Dumbell Snatch Right /10 Left
Turkish Getups (which I heard as Turkish Ghettoes the first time) with the same weight as snatch- 2 right/2 left
I used a 15 lb dumbbell. My time was 11:36 —- first time not being the slowest! Woo, 14 seconds faster than someone else! He was using like a million pounds more than me, but still. The snatches felt good, hard. The TGU’s were a bitch.
Some nice stretching at the end: quad, glute, hams.
When the conditioningis shorter like that, I feel like maybe I need more. I think I’ll add back in some running days and maybe try to increase my speed. I also miss my longer strength workouts, so I need to think about what approach to take to mix it up.
Yeah, hopefully that’s not too boring. May shorten up the post next time.
Eating is good, getting in the protein, fruits and veg today. Could do with more water, off to correct that!
The 3 W’s
Ok, kids. It’s time to get back on track and this is how I do it.
Workouts: Don’t skip them. Those endorphins keep us motivated and happy. Get them and eat them.
Writing: You can’t out-exercise a bad diet, so eating well is as important as working out. I have to keep a food log or I won’t eat well. Just knowing I have to log it makes me think twice about eating mindlessly. I like MyFitnessPal for this. Add me as a friend on there if you want, I’m yummygoods. If you bite it, you write it.
WATER: I am terrible about getting enough water, that’s why I make my silly water reminders. No matter how well I eat or how great my workouts are, nothing changes for me unless I am drinking lots and lots of water. I am going ti make it my mission this week to drink as much water as I can.
Let’s do it! Today I’m recommitting to tracking my food, gonna drink lots of water and am heading to Bikram yoga at 4. What are you doing to get on track or stay on track today?
Note to Self: REMEMBER THIS
I did get my workout mojo back, thanks to my awesome trainer Bobby Scott, but my eating has been way off this week and I feel gross. Getting back on track Sunday and I’m going to use this as my daily workout log, in addition to posting my little images.
i feel amazing after bikram yoga
i heart tumblr
i am blown away by how responsive the tumblr fitness community has been to my little posters. thank you so much, you guys!
I am trying to decide if, in addition to my images, I want to make this into a real training log and fitness blog.
I already have my own personal blog, yummygoods, where I have been sharing my life as an artist and designer for 5 years. I want to share more of myself on this fitness tumblr…Maybe I should just start and see how it goes, and change as needed. Yeah, that’s what I’ll do.
Does anyone know if there is a free theme that I can (easily) customize to look like my regular blog? Also, there must also be a way to open it up for comments like a regular blog…. Need to noodle it out!
did killer workout - now have noodle arms
I went to the gym today. I didn’t want to go, but I went. It’s these daily or almost-daily habits that add up to success in the long run. Keep going!!
Seriously, you guys. Are you still struggling like I am? I did drink lots of water today and worked out, but eating is way off because I needed to go shopping.
***What can you do today to set yourself up for success this week? Recommit!
