the pain diaries: Day 78...busy...busy...BUSY...

Friday, November 30, 2007

Day 78...busy...busy...BUSY...

Well, another 6 weeks has gone by and it was time for another 3rd grade awards ceremony. That means rushing to the school for an 8:15AM ceremony...after getting 3 kids to 2 schools...smiling and clapping....running to workout when it's done...and back to the school by 11 for the special picnic lunch for kids with good conduct. I promised myself I wouldn't complain...so I didn't...at least not out loud. It was stressful and I felt like I was "behind the eight ball" from the start. My oldest was being a super mouthy preteen. I was mean and still feel bad. My middle was slow and I had to get on to her when we went to get in the car and she was "shoe-less". My youngest, my little boy, got out of the car...smiling..."happy to love Jesus" as my friend says...not a care in the world...and NO BACKPACK either! Did I mention we were already running late?!? That's ALWAYS a given. I got the kids delivered...2 with backpacks...one without, went home for the backpack, went to the school and ran the backpack to my son, before running to the cafeteria for the ceremony. I made it on time and good thing too. Syd was the 1st child to be called for an award. Phew! One thing I didn't screw up today! It was a LONG program because they performed with homemade instruments. When they were done, I dashed to the gym, had a quick but good workout, sped to Chick Fil A for a "pic nic" lunch, and arrived 5 min late for the lunch. Luckily I wasn't the only one...several other parents came at the same time. So the morning was a blur, but I'm glad that I stuck with the plan and got to workout...even if it was shorter than I wanted...and a tough task to do!

WEEK 11/ DAY 5
5 MIN WARMUP
10 X PULLUPS (JUMPING)
20 X PUSHUPS
30 X SQUATS
40 X SITUPS
30 X SQUATS
20 X PUSHUPS
10 X PULLUPS (JUMPING)
(duh!!! forgot to time...but it was quick!)
CARDIO
RUN/WALK INTERVALS- 3 MIN EA (8.5/4.2)- WALK @ 4.5 FOR LAST 4 MIN-(40 MIN)
QUICK STRETCH

Songs that got me through today.....

All by LCD SOUNDSYSTEMS
"Give It Up"
"North American Scum"
"Daft Punk Is Playing At My House"

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..............WHY?...............

This is my training log...my "workout diary" if you will. It is mostly for ME, but if it motivates someone else, that's great too! I write everday as a way of being accountable to myself. It's a way to track my progress, correct my mistakes, and a way to look back and view my day to day struggle to continue to work towards being the best possible version of myself. Sometimes, I am tired or lonely or unmotivated. Sometimes, I am "powerful beyond measure". Sometimes it is fun...easy. Other times, it is almost unbearable. I use to have my trainers to push me...but NOW I am on my own.

QUOTES THAT INSPIRE ME TO PUSH HARDER...GO FASTER...AND TRAIN LONGER

"SOME DEFINE OBSESSION AS NEGATIVE. I SAY IT'S HOW YOU GET THINGS DONE."

-MARK TWIGHT

"PAIN IS TEMPORARY. IT MAY LAST A MINUTE, OR AN HOUR, OR A DAY, OR A YEAR, BUT EVENTUALLY IT WILL SUBSIDE AND SOMETHING ELSE TAKES IT'S PLACE. IF I QUIT HOWEVER, IT LASTS FOREVER."

-LANCE ARMSTRONG

"TO BE TRANSFORMED BY EFFORT, ONE MUST DIG DEEP...SURPASS ONE'S EXPECTATIONS OR SELF-IMPOSED LIMITATIONS...RISK FAILURE...BLOW UP, AND 'GET THE FULL DOSE'...IT ALWAYS HURTS YOU GO AS HARD AS YOU CAN."

-MARK TWIGHT-"GYM JONES" WEBSITE

"TO GIVE ANYTHING LESS THAN YOUR BEST IS TO SACRIFICE THE GIFT."

-STEVE PREFONTAINE

“PUNISH YOUR BODY TO PERFECT YOUR SOUL.”

-MARK TWIGHT

“ONLY THOSE WHO WILL RISK GOING TOO FAR CAN POSSIBLY FIND OUT HOW FAR ONE CAN GO.”

-T.S. ELIOTT

"THE BENEFITS OF FITNESS ARE NOT MERELY PHYSICAL. SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A SERIES OF DIFFICULT, SHORT-DURATION, HIGH INTENSITY EFFORTS BUILDS SELF-ASSUREDNESS IN A WAY THAT VERY FEW OTHER ACTIVITIES CAN. TOUGH WORKOUTS THAT PUSH AN INDIVIDUAL TO THE VERY LIMIT OF HIS OR HER CAPACITIES MAY BECOME THE GATEWAY TO HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS. AND THAT AWARENESS OFTEN LEADS TO CONFIDENCE."

-MARK TWIGHT

"WHEN A PERSON TRAINS ONCE, NOTHING HAPPENS. WHEN A PERSON FORCES HIMSELF TO DO A THING A HUNDRED OR A THOUSAND TIMES, THEN HE CERTAINLY HAS DEVELOPED IN MORE WAYS THAN PHYSICAL. IS IT RAINING? THAT DOESN'T MATTER. AM I TIRED? THAT DOESN'T MATTER EITHER. THEN WILLPOWER WILL BE NO PROBLEM"

-EMIL ZATOPEK

"GIVE IT EVERYTHING AND LET THE CHIPS...OR WHATEVER...FALL WHERE THEY MAY. IT WON'T EVER GET EASIER, BUT YOU MIGHT GO FASTER, OR LAST LONGER."

-MARK TWIGHT

“A LOT OF PEOPLE RUN A RACE TO SEE WHO IS FASTEST. I RUN TO SEE WHO HAS THE MOST GUTS WHO CAN PUNISH HIMSELF INTO EXHAUSTING PACE, AND THEN AT THE END, PUNISH HIMSELF EVEN MORE. NOBODY IS GOING TO WIN A 5,000METER RACE AFTER RUNNING AN EASY 2 MILES. NOT WITH ME. IF I LOSE FORCING THE PACE ALL THE WAY, WELL, AT LEAST I CAN LIVE WITH MYSELF.“

-STEVE PREFONTAINE

“SUFFERING PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE WILL AND DEVELOP GRIT… THE MIND AND BODY ADAPT TO BOTH COMFORT AND DEPRIVATION… RELISH THE CHALLENGE OF OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES THAT WOULD CRUSH ORDINARY MEN... LEARN TO SUFFER.”

-MARK TWIGHT – excerpts from "Extreme Alpinism - Climbing Light, Fast and High"

“SOMETIMES IF YOU WANT TO BE A WINNER, YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO BEAR THE SCARS FROM THE FIGHT.”

-PETRA SALVAJE

'EACH OF US GIVES WHAT WE ARE ABLE AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, WILLING TO GIVE TO LIFE. HOW WE REACT WHEN OUR CAPACITY AND WILL FALL SHORT OF OUR EXPECTATIONS DETERMINES HOW WE VIEW OURSELVES...".

-MARK TWIGHT~"GYM JONES" website