Thursday, April 2, 2009

Day 559...dEpReSSeD...


I have no clue what my problem has been today, but I feel so down.  I don't know why...I just do.  It's so dumb, but regardless it has been hard.  I went to the gym but I just couldn't get myself goin.  I opened the doors and let the breeze blow in while I did some work on my computer.  It was actually very calming to be there.  I always feel relaxed when I am there during the day...alone...or with friends.  

My husband called and invited me to lunch.  I left and met him and then went back to workout...feeling much better than I had before.  After a few minutes up there, J and his firefighter friend came up to do some studying.  I went and ran to the railroad tracks (1 mile) for my warmup and then drug the big tire and a bar and the rower outside.  

I went in to do KTEs (knees to elbows) on the bar inside as part of my workout.  After 10 reps, my hand felt "funny".  I looked at it and realized that my blisters that I thought were "better" and "flat" had ripped open and I do mean RIPPED.  There was no blood, so I wrapped em and kept going.  I just switched out GHD situps instead of continuing to do KTEs.  

I struggled to finish and I was tired and slow, but it was a good workout.  It's amazing how much working out can do for your spirit.  I felt much better.

WARMUP
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1 MILE RUN
DYNAMIC STRETCHING

WORKOUT
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185 LB TIRE FLIP (down and back pkg lot)
20 SLEDGEHAMMER HITS (10 EA ARM)
20 PUSH PRESSES (55 LBS)
20 KTES
500 M ROW
3 ROUNDS FOR TIME

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Day 558...aPRiL FooL's?...

I've been on antibiotics since Saturday.  Yesterday was awful...the peak...but today I feel like I've turned a corner and I'm headin back towards good health...FINALLY.  I taught the 6AM class and then went back up to workout myself.  P joined me.  

I wasn't too worried because it seemed very "LEG" oriented.  The problem was that J had put "braced" squats in there.  I've never done these, but it's basically holding a weight out in front of yourself with locked arms and then squatting.  It was very difficult to hold any significant amount of weight like that.

It was tough and I grunted and groaned louder than normal, but in the end...not a single person finished faster than me.  Everyone worked hard, but honestly...no one was in the same shape I was in when they were done.  I was struggling to breath...making noises I've never heard myself make.  I wondered if this heinous workout was really an April Fool's Day "joke"!  It WAS really hard...but I AM proud of the effort that I put in today.

WORKOUT
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25 JUMPING LUNGES
25 "BRACED SQUATS" (holding 10 lb plate)
400 M RUN
5 ROUNDS FOR TIME (20:36)