It's only Tuesday, but so far it has been a great week! It actually starts with last week. Last week: for some reason it felt incredibly long to me. Perhaps it's because we spent the week prior at Disney World, so it was pretty hard to adjust to going back to work in cold, dismal Blacksburg. We also seemed to experience all of the four seasons last week. One day it was in the 60s, the next day it was icing and snowing. One day it was a bright blue sky, the next it was dark all day. Last week felt like a year.
BUT!
I worked out all five work days last week, and that made me feel awesome! It's true that I think I only did a 10-minute high intensity interval thingy on the treadmill on Friday (that's all I had time for), but it still felt great just to make it into the gym each day and stay on routine.
So far, I've made it into the gym both days this week too, and I've had awesome workouts. I haven't really had time to do more than 30/45 minutes each day, but I've packed a lot into each session.
The thing I'm most excited about?
I have a goal to do 1 chin up (unassisted). Each time I'm at the gym, I go to the bar and try to do a chin up. Usually I just sort of hang there and strain to pull myself up. Well, today I managed to pull myself up just at tiny bit. And that tiny little bit felt amazing!!
Also, I did 12 push-ups in a row! This a pretty big accomplishment for me. That was my first set. The reps went down with each set, but each time I pushed myself to complete as many as I could before my arms felt like they were going to give out on me.
So I'm just feeling really good today. The kids sort of stressed me out a little bit this morning, and mentally I wasn't in a super great place when I pulled into the gym, but once I got there and got into my zone, I worked some things out and am left feeling refreshed and recharged for the day. Yay!
Here's my workout:
H-Squat Machine -- 50 lbs., 4 sets, 12 reps
Inverted rows -- body weight, 4 sets, started with 12 reps then did about 10, 8, and 6
Push-ups -- body weight, 4 sets, started with 12 reps then did about 9, 6, and 4
Prowler -- 180 lbs., 4 sets across the room and back
BUT!
I worked out all five work days last week, and that made me feel awesome! It's true that I think I only did a 10-minute high intensity interval thingy on the treadmill on Friday (that's all I had time for), but it still felt great just to make it into the gym each day and stay on routine.
So far, I've made it into the gym both days this week too, and I've had awesome workouts. I haven't really had time to do more than 30/45 minutes each day, but I've packed a lot into each session.
The thing I'm most excited about?
I have a goal to do 1 chin up (unassisted). Each time I'm at the gym, I go to the bar and try to do a chin up. Usually I just sort of hang there and strain to pull myself up. Well, today I managed to pull myself up just at tiny bit. And that tiny little bit felt amazing!!
Also, I did 12 push-ups in a row! This a pretty big accomplishment for me. That was my first set. The reps went down with each set, but each time I pushed myself to complete as many as I could before my arms felt like they were going to give out on me.
So I'm just feeling really good today. The kids sort of stressed me out a little bit this morning, and mentally I wasn't in a super great place when I pulled into the gym, but once I got there and got into my zone, I worked some things out and am left feeling refreshed and recharged for the day. Yay!
Here's my workout:
H-Squat Machine -- 50 lbs., 4 sets, 12 reps
Inverted rows -- body weight, 4 sets, started with 12 reps then did about 10, 8, and 6
Push-ups -- body weight, 4 sets, started with 12 reps then did about 9, 6, and 4
Prowler -- 180 lbs., 4 sets across the room and back
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