Fitness this week:
Saturday – Shoulder/Leg – all 3 sets of 12-15 & 45 min shoveling Machine Shoulder Press – 25 lb, Barbell Incline Shoulder Raise – 20 lb, Dumbbell Shoulder Shrug – 25 lb, Barbell Squat – 85 lb, Barbell Standing Calf Raise – 75 lb, Farmer’s Walk (50 steps) – 40 lb, Abductor – 160 lb, Adductor – 160 lbSunday – Migraine – Unscheduled rest day
Monday – Unscheduled rest day
Tuesday – 40 min Run/Walk & 30 min shoveling
Wednesday – Unscheduled rest day
Thursday – 50 min Run/Walk & 1 hr Unleashed obstacle class
Friday – Normal rest day
As you can see, I sucked this week in terms of motivation. Tara had the week off since it was school vacation and I found it very difficult to get out of bed on strength days. Oddly enough, on running days it was easy. Running is getting better with minimal pain afterwards so I’m hopeful it will continue on that route while I keep up with my stretching from the chiro and weekly visits with her. It feels so good to be able to do it again. And an update on the new shoes – they’re breaking in pretty well. I still get that slight hotspot over that same toe but not as bad.
I think my reluctance to go do my strength exercises could be because it’s time for a switch-up. I feel bored with them. When I’m doing them, I’m not…but then I think about it and I think I need a new routine soon.
Last night’s class at Unleashed was crazy. For the first time, Kevin had us do the obstacles after getting fatigued (instead of rotating station to station or mixing things up). For instance, he had us do box jumps and then go over and climb the walls. Of course, in my case, it’s more like do the jumps, attempt the wall, fall off the wall and then roll under the wall, the next wall and then bear crawl under the third wall. I did get higher though, so my progress continues there. I’ve met some really nice people there, too, and decided to join the New England Spahtens Facebook group in hopes of meeting even more obstacle race lovers. Some of the friends I’ve made at Unleashed are members (including our trainer, Kevin) so I’m already one step ahead.
Tara and I had a nice anniversary on Tuesday. I took the day off at the last minute and went to Middletown to visit her grandmother, grandmother’s best friend and her aunt. We all went out to lunch at the Portsmouth Publick House which had really good food, but it took like an hour to get our lunch. This normally wouldn’t matter if a place was jamming, but the restaurant was literally half empty and we went during a massive snowstorm…so we don’t get it. So we got to spend some quality time with good people and good food and then come and shovel yet again. I give up, Winter – you win.
Today’s song, because I’m feeling so good about running and my class last night, is going to be another Imagine Dragons song.
On Top Of The World – Imagine Dragons
Don't blink. Just run. 
I get like that too sometimes with strength-the same old routines get too boring to keep up with!!
Glad your new Shoes are working out!
And I love that song, it’s on my playlist for this weekend!
That still looks like a good week to me 🙂 I find the thought of any strength training boring which is why I rarely do it, even though I know I should.
Good song!
Happy Anniversary!
Wow. That workout sounds killer. Yikes. Box jumps and walls on tired legs would be crazy!
My workouts have not been consistent over the past few weeks. The snow and weather is messin with my motivation! Hey, snow shoveling does count as a great workout!!!!