We found a nice 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath house with a monstrous garage that is just begging for a home gym in the corner with a mortgage payment that’s going to cost about the same as rent for our apartment (including property taxes and all that jazz)…and we’ll be able to drop the $130-a-month CrossFit gym once we have our own place to lift, so overall costs should come out in our favor.
Now we’re just grinding through the paperwork, and keeping our fingers crossed that the home inspection goes well.
We just closed on our house Friday. Such a relief, now we are hunting for our second home. I have to say, the second home is hard. Far less incentives than for first time home buyers.
Haven’t worked out since last post. Had a double header today and hit a solid shot off my ankle. Instantly swoll up.
Stressful enough from the buyer’s side (and we have a safety net - if the sale falls through, all that means is we stay in our apartment for a few more months and start hunting again)…I can’t imagine what it’s like to simultaneously be trying to sell your home and buy a new home.
It’s a crazy emotional rollercoaster. The good news is I just received the proceeds from my home sale and have paid off all debt and still have plenty to buy a new house, outfit said home and go on vacation.
6/19
Finally got a workout in
30 Ring Pull Ups
200 80lb Kb swings
Two 1/3 mile hill sprints.
I’m feeling soft these days. Definitely need to get back into the swing of things.
So… my ankle might be slightly fractured. Debating going in tomorrow for xrays. Found a house my wife is crazy about. It’s less that the max I told my wife, but more than I wasn’t to spend.
No workout today sadly. I did do about 50 ring pull-ups tho
Alternated between:
12 KB Incline Press and 5 Ring Pullips for 10 sets
1 set of hill trap Bar farmers walks
Five triples in 60 seconds with 235lbs on trap Bar.
I’ve pulled minimal equipment out of temp storage. Would like to set up squat rack and hit squats again. Also need to jump on a program. My goala are:
225 OHP
315 FS
500 DL
Any thoughts on program? I can probably only commit to lifting 3, maybe 4 days a week right now.
I’d estimate my current untrained lifts at:
185 OHP
225 FS
365 DL (although the DL has the most opportunity. I’ve neglected it since I hurt my back in Feb)
Bought some stand up paddle boards last night. Am going to spend the day rowing around a lake, then two baseball games tomorrow. I’d like to have my weekend be like this all summer.
My biggest struggle is diet as of lately. I’ve had to eat out every day for the last two weeks. Aside from moving out of my house, we also just opened another office. On Sunday, I’ll start meal prepping for the week and start a 3 day 531 template, with Tuesday’s and Thursday’s being off or conditioning days. I’m going to try and read through Jims new book tonight… if I can find it. Haha.
I’d like to do something like:
Monday:
FS 531
TBDL 5x8-10
Lunges
Wednesday:
OHL 531
Incline Bench
Pull-ups
Rows
Friday:
DL 531
Goblet Squat
Pull Ups
I’m not sure if I’ll be able to set up my squat rack, so most likely I’ll have to clean the bar before front squatting.
Tuesday’s and Thursday’s will be hill sprints, farmers walks or a rest day. This could all change once I read the book. I have no idea what leaders and anchors are.
Played a double header in triple digits heat. Freaking exhausted. I got a six pack and am going to lay in bed until I fall asleep. Tomorrow starts the diet again.
Ate really wel today. No crap or candy bars throughout the day.
Workout:
5x3x135 FS
10x5 Ring PullUp
2x5x235 TBDL
I pitched yesterday so my elbow had a tendinitis flare up. Hurt to keep the racked position and doing DLs. Decided to call it and lift another day. I am really disappointed at how weak I feel. Hoping to pull it together by the end of summer and get back to where I was.
Felt much better today. The five singles went up quick. Will go for doubles next week. I still haven’t had a moment to read the new book, so improvising a bit.
Deadlifts are feeling much better. The first one was rough, but each following set got easier. Will probably do 10 singles next, before moving up to 345.
Spent the day out on the lake. Couldn’t ask for a more enjoyable afternoon. We brought coolers out on our boards and had a picnic in the middle of the lake. Gonna kick back tonight and catch up on some relaxing.
Realizing I need to make a chnage in how I train. I’m not nearly as athletic as I used to be. I’ve maintained a specific level of athleticism, but I don’t think I’d be best athlete on a court/field anymore. Not that I always want to the best, but I should’nt struggle my way through it. I’m no where near being able to run a mile without gassing out and I haven’t hit strength goals. While I have plenty of time to get there and started towards that in the last few days, I can’t keep letting work stress take priority. It’s become acceptable to let personal physical goals take the back burner for awhile and I witness that daily with my coworkers who made that decision 30 years ago and never re-prioritized exercise. While it’s gotten more difficult to manage as of recently, it’s easier than it will be when/if I have kids and when I take over the company I work for in 5 years. This is something I need to not sacrifice now and make the habit. I’m probably being too hard on myself as I’ve really only taken 1-2 months easy, but there were days I could of trained and I just didn’t feel like it so I didn’t. That’s a feeling I’ve only ever read about but never actually get myself.
