5 Rounds
30 lb x 20
Push up x 1
25 lb x 20
Push up x 2
35 lb x 20
Push up x 3
20 lb x 20
25 lb x 20
2:30 rest between rounds.
3:28.72
3:44.04
3:39.53
3:30.13
3:32.55
I have no idea how many swings I actually did today. I know it was at least 510. I kept losing count and repeating reps. I guess better to do too many than not enough. I struggled through most of it. Sunday will be better.
I’m going to have to try to find a way to track my food without becoming a wackado about it. Balance is difficult for me to find in that regard. Someday I’ll get there.
I have not gotten anything for Easter. I still do an egg hunt and baskets for my boys. My husband says they are too old, but it’s one of our traditions and they participate to make me happy. What more could I want. I will also be making our traditional cinnamon rolls for breakfast Sunday morning. So maybe my tracking should start Monday.
On a side note, I’ve had two separate people in the last month tell me that they have gotten back to working out because of me. I can’t tell you how happy that made me.
Now that it’s not an early work day, I wanted to come back to this to applaud it. Girvan programs feature a lot of booty work, and I’m here for it. Although my nicely visible veins are my most complimented physical feature - every single blood draw I’ve ever gotten has come with a gushing remark about them - my ass is a distant second, and I am pleased to be able to maintain a/o improve it. The “big ass” I don’t want is a ginormous fat repository. That will never happen to me. The fear is getting a flat-but-flabby old lady ass. I like my jeans to look good on me, at least to the extent that effort can accomplish that. So happy steel buns to you, you’ve earned them!
There will never be a day that I have a flat ass. I would best describe my body type as sturdy. Like, no one has ever looked at me and thought, better be careful with that one, she might snap in half. I have the fat repository ass. What I am currently liking is that it is far less jiggly. If I’m gonna be thick it might as well be firm and thick.
No training today. My day will be filled with all the things I didn’t do this week and all the things I need to prep for tomorrow. I had planned to go help my husband in the money pitt but there is just too much for me to get done today. Time to make a list and start scratching things off of it. Is there anything more satisfying than scratching things off a to do list?
Oh I love a good list! I like to give myself a couple of gimmies on there too. Like, make my bed. I do it everyday, but then I get to scratch something off and I feel accomplished and then I keep going! It’s like starting with a win.
I did not do my workout today. I have no excuse. I got up in plenty of time. I just didn’t do it. My diet was less than ideal. I make no apologies. It was a lovely day.
Tomorrow is back to the grind. I have 4,000 swings left. After that I plan to start Simple & Sinister. I’m going to start working on the get-up. I have half a mind to take some video of my practice purely for entertainment value. Something tells me I’m going to look somewhat ridiculous for a while as I try to nail it down.
Pretty good actually. I had a solid week and a half of misery when I started, but I’m feeling fairly good at the moment. My lower back gets a bit finicky now and again, but stretching and my trusty foam roller seem to help. I was mostly worried about my hands but my blisters have come and gone and now I just have hands that show the evidence of hard work. I can feel that my body has gotten quite a bit stronger. Thanks for checking in. I appreciate you asking.
I paid for yesterday’s poor choices with today’s workout. I was slow and sluggish. There are worse things. This morning’s weigh in is payment for several months of excess caloric intake. So I will begin tracking again. I’m hopeful that I won’t go off the rails and become psychotic about it, but it’s the only way I know to really keep myself in check. I’m not shooting for anything aggressive. Just a slow decrease that will let me ease into a deficit.
I have a college visit with my son today. I think my boy is going away. 4 hours away. I’m devastated. I’ve never been so happy to be devastated in my life. I want so badly to see him bloom. To see him become an independent young man. To see him thrive. If I’ve done this parenting thing correctly I am making myself obsolete. During a conversation about his future he told me that he plans to settle near my husband and me when he starts his own family. He said “Really mom, what would you do if you couldn’t be near your grandkids?”
I love how you’ve fully embraced the bells here and are on your way to Simple and Sinister. I think you’d also REALLY like Dan John’s “Armor Building Formula” as a follow-up. He’s got 2 awesome e-books on it, and it’s what I’m currently running my wife and kid through, and given that the former just kicked my butt for a full 10 mile run with NO training aside from the program, I’d say it’s doing well.
Also so excited for your kiddo’s college visit. I’m not there yet, but I know that feeling. You want so much for them to succeed and move on and to also never leave your side.
I’m in the same boat and trying to view it all as a learning process. Which is to say that I hope eventually to be able to manage things more out of habit than grit.
In my line of work a thing we say is that “it’s my job to work myself out of a job.” Holds true with kids, too. Three of my four are within an hour and a half of me after having gone away for some period of time, with the fourth (Pittsburgh) talking about trying to find his way nearer. Hugs to you, mama. You’ve done a good job.
I have been enjoying doing something different. I have no idea what to expect with S&S but I think it will be fun to try. I have noticed that my back and knees are a little less cranky with the KB work as well. This might end up being a really good fit for me.
I did very well on my nutrition today. All meals were reasonable and I had no compulsive eating. I ate my dinner and then brushed my teeth. That’s usually a pretty good way for me to stop eating for the evening. I am satiated but not stuffed. Today was a good day. Now I just have to string two good days together. I have been inspired by our dear @alex_uk. I will accept no excuses.
