the pain diaries: Day 381...wHaT a giRL!...

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Day 381...wHaT a giRL!...

I am in NO WAY masculine...but I also try really hard NOT to be a "girl". I want to be strong and capable. Underneath the bar today...I felt like a weak little girl. Don't get me wrong...I'm NOT depressed or upset with the workout I did...I just was surprised that the amount of weight I was lifting...felt...HEAVY...and it really isn't...hmmmm...and I was SO hoping to grow up to be Wonder Woman someday!

My back and knees were feeling a little achy from yesterday when ONCE AGAIN...I forgot that I'm a girl...so I figured today was a PERFECT day to work on my upper body and do some good hard cardio. I got to the gym and my friend, W called. I was so glad to hear from him. This weekend is his wedding and I'm so nervous and excited to go. It was funny because his phone service SUCKS there so we would talk and it would drop...talk...drop...talk...drop. Finally we gave up, and I got to work. I've been struggling with Bench Presses...I never seem to improve or get stronger. Part of my problem is I'm alone so I feel like I can't load quite as much weight on the bar for fear of SQUISHING myself. I did okay though.

After I got done at the gym, I went to the trail to do intervals...3 minutes running...3 minutes walking...for 4.5 miles. I LOVE the trail this time of year. It's so amazing to run along in perfect temperature with leaves falling softly like snow. It doesn't get much better for me. I LOVE autumn...maybe because I'm an "autumn baby"...don't know. I tried to run as fast as I could when it was time to run...at a pace that I knew I couldn't keep longer than the allotted time. Then when it was time to walk...I tried to recover...arms down by my side...deep breaths...at a slow pace. I haven't done intervals in a while and I forgot how much I like doing that.

So, I wasn't very strong today, and my knees and back made me feel older than I am...but all in all...I can't complain. I did the best I could, I talked to my friend, and I had a great time on the trail.

WARMUP

WORKOUT
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BENCH PRESS
45 X 15
65 X 5
75 X 5
85 X 5
5-5-5-5-5 (85 LBS)

THEN:
MAX REPS RING PUSH UPS (UNBROKEN)
10 + 10 = 20 TOTAL

THEN:
12 SHOULDER PRESS (45 LBS)
12 FRONT/LATERAL SHOULDER RAISES (5 LB DBs)
3 SUPERSETS

THEN:
12 CONCENTRATION CURLS (EA ARM 15LB DB)
12 OH TRICEP PRESS (25 LB)
3 SUPERSETS

CARDIO
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4.5 MILE RUN/WALK (3 MIN INTERVALS)

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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