Squats!! Lots and lots and lots...
Around 6pm, I traded my PJs for gym clothes...slippers for sneakers.
I needed to work legs today but I didn't even want to head to the gym. I didn't wanna go out in the cold and i did not want to get on the train. But I put my hat down low and headed out.
On the train, those pangs haunted me. I thought "what could I do to erase this feeling? What kind of workout could elevate me above this?"
This is what I came up with:
250 Squats:
Perform each exercise back to back with moderate weight; rest 30 seconds between each circuit and repeat - 5 times
(I did this circuit on the Max Rack - it's easier on my knees)
10 front squats w/bar
10 regular bar squats
10 squats holding 25lb plate in front of chest
10 squats holding edge of rack, feet close
10 jumping squats
Rest 30 seconds...repeat
I then did:
4 sets Deadlifts
4 sets hip abduction machine
4 sets lying leg curl
100 reps on leg press - with no weight
It BURNED any trace of negative feelings out of my body and I felt lively again.
After my workout I went to the grocery store next door, bought food to prep my meals for tomorrow (which I've just finished prepping) and bought myself flowers.
I looooove flowers. They never get old.
Again, I'm reminded that it's all about me. i'm back to the only thing in my world I can control - my output toward achieving my goals in life as well as my feelings along the way....
Around 6pm, I traded my PJs for gym clothes...slippers for sneakers.
I needed to work legs today but I didn't even want to head to the gym. I didn't wanna go out in the cold and i did not want to get on the train. But I put my hat down low and headed out.
On the train, those pangs haunted me. I thought "what could I do to erase this feeling? What kind of workout could elevate me above this?"
This is what I came up with:
250 Squats:
Perform each exercise back to back with moderate weight; rest 30 seconds between each circuit and repeat - 5 times
(I did this circuit on the Max Rack - it's easier on my knees)
10 front squats w/bar
10 regular bar squats
10 squats holding 25lb plate in front of chest
10 squats holding edge of rack, feet close
10 jumping squats
Rest 30 seconds...repeat
I then did:
4 sets Deadlifts
4 sets hip abduction machine
4 sets lying leg curl
100 reps on leg press - with no weight
It BURNED any trace of negative feelings out of my body and I felt lively again.
After my workout I went to the grocery store next door, bought food to prep my meals for tomorrow (which I've just finished prepping) and bought myself flowers.
I looooove flowers. They never get old.
Again, I'm reminded that it's all about me. i'm back to the only thing in my world I can control - my output toward achieving my goals in life as well as my feelings along the way....