Day 2 of Rest

Tomorrow I will be back in the gym!!!! It is so hard for me not to get up at 4:15am and get ready for the gym. Today I vowed to sleep in and just lay in bed until 10am. I'm trying and have almost made it, I've got 25 mins left! Lol! Today, I will go get a foam roller and roll my body out. I want all muscles to be stretched and ready for what they will endure tomorrow. Mentally, I am ready to ATTACK the weights tomorrow!!!

Taking 2 Days Off...I Think

I have been talked into taking a couple days in a row off to recover from whatever it is that has me losing gains in the gym. Overtrained? Maybe. I will see how the rest helps or hurts. I have to say that I do feel a little better after being able to sleep in until 6:30. Lol! 

Keep Going!!!!

Since I have been running 2-3 miles a day, my weight lifting is suffering. I was only able to pull 225lbs. Although I'm disappointed, I committed to running 50 miles in May, so I'm gonna suck it up. Also, I want to be one of those people that can lift heavy and do cardio and see gains in both. So I will just keep going. I will continue to lift what I can and keep running daily. 

Today's Challenge: Challenge your body! Take it to the edge and stay there unt you see improvements. It will happen!

A Bad Day in the Gym....

Well today didn't work out te way I planned it. Dead lifting is my thing. Today I was not able to deadlift a thing! I got up to 225lbs and that was it! I did bench, pull downs, and ran a little over two miles but I was not satisfied with my workout at all. I then called Gary who told me not to let that get me down and there are times this will happen. I them went online to find some motivation and I found the posted pic. I am going to focus in all the gains I've achieved this year. I've gone from dead lifting nothing to dead lifting 275lbs, squatting nothing to squatting 225lbs, benching nothing to benching 115lbs, never walking to running 2-3 miles and completing my first official 5k, and being sedentary to hitting the gym daily. I think today can be overlooked. I will continue to give this my all. 

Today's Challenge: Give yourself a break if things don't go the way you planned on your fitness journey. Just keep going!

Hardest Run Ever!

Today I wanted to get 4 miles in but had to mix running and walking due to my left knee and my right hip flexor hurting. So. I terminated my journey before hitting my goal. I was beyond disappointed but I guess that is how it will be sometimes. I won't always hit my mark but I will be right back out there tomorrow. If you want to know what happened with my knee and hip, you have to read my Lifting blog!!!

Today's Challenge: If at first you do t succeed, try try again! You will be stronger because of it! 

Another Fear Gone!

I have always been leery about the overhead press. Well today, I did a gazillion of them! I used only the 45lb bar, but as many if you know it will be a matter of days before there's some weight added to that bar. I think my new goal is to be proficient in almost every weight lifting move known to man. I am so working on improving my bench press, squat, deadlift, and now overhead press; I think I'm well on my way. I go a little over two miles in this morning before killing my arms, shoulders, and lats. So, I'm feeling pretty good! 

Today's Challenge: NEVER allow fear to stop you! Do something new in the gym this weekend. 

Rest Day.... For Real!

Not feeling good therefore I'm resting today. I will be back at it tomorrow.