April 2012
80 posts
Not gonna lie...
Sitting at home with no job, no one to hang out with, and no money to get around or go work out or do anything with kind of sucks.
I’d like to change this ASAP!
Je suis un admirateur et... un pamplemousse... this is the extent of my French =] impressionnant, non?
A grapefruit?! Haha, awesome. Tres bien, monsieur ou mademoiselle.
I'm thinkin' a shade of blureenack
Aw, sheesh, zis is nice. :) Thank you!
Mais… Qui est ce?
See what your followers think of you.
BLACK = I would date you.
GREEN = I think you’re cute.
BLUE = You are my tumblr crush.
GREY = I wish you would notice me.
PURPLE = I don’t talk to you but I really love your blog.
TEAL = We have a lot in common.
YELLOW = I don’t know you at all.
ORANGE = I don’t like your blog.
BROWN = I don’t like you.
PINK = I think you are unattractive.
RED = I hate you with a burning passion.
WHITE = You scare me.lol
Ahaha sure
GO FOR IT
Okay.
(proceeds to receive zero responses)
Does the two hours of sleeping in I did this morning count as corpse pose, or should I do my yoga tonight?
It may just be chocolate-induced, BUT I'M FEELING ALL THE POST-LIFTING ENDORPHINS RIGHT MEOW!!
People are probably watching me dance from the other apartments right now. YAYAYAYAYA!
(Shush, you, exercising makes me hyper, ok?!)
Hokay so. I lifted today. Although I walked foreeeeever to find a decently priced walk-in gym! Ended up going to one of the universities around town and got a day pass for 8 bucks! I’m most likely going to get a membership here for the summer. Aside from rusty cable machines that didn’t want to move, they had a pretty good free weight setup going on. And it was about the size of the entire first floor of my home gym. And there was more than one squat rack. And it was pretty empty! Not used to ANY of this.
The only downside, they don’t have racks for just holding the lighter plates and I couldn’t find any 10s. Whaaaaat a shame, I had to squat 95 instead of 80, haha. It felt good actually, and I’m happy with how my shoulder is feeling. It still gets achey sometimes, and I had trouble sleeping because of it a couple nights ago (but I’m also on a new pillow and mattress), but my rows were more comfortable AND I did a painless bench press today! WOO!
Tracked a workout for 827 pts
Walking:
10 km (+147 pts)
Walking, walking, walking EVERYWHERE today.
Barbell Squat:
45 lb x 7 reps (+45 pts)
95 lb x 5 reps (+57 pts)
95 lb x 5 reps (+57 pts)
95 lb x 5 reps (+57 pts)
95 lb x 5 reps (+57 pts)
95 lb x 5 reps (+57 pts)
Couldnt find 10s to do 85, so i threw on 25s. Felt good!
Bent Over Barbell Row:
50 lb x 5 reps (+27 pts)
50 lb x 5 reps (+27 pts)
50 lb x 5 reps (+27 pts)
50 lb x 5 reps (+27 pts)
50 lb x 5 reps (+27 pts)
Felt better than last time, but I’m gonna stay on this weight next time.
Barbell Bench Press:
45 lb x 2 reps (+31 pts)
45 lb x 2 reps (+31 pts)
45 lb x 2 reps (+31 pts)
45 lb x 2 reps (+31 pts)
45 lb x 2 reps (+31 pts)
I CAN BENCH AGAIN!! It may not be much, but this was the first time benching since my crash that I didn’t feel pain.
Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown:
55 lb x 5 reps (+12 pts)
55 lb x 5 reps (+12 pts)
55 lb x 5 reps (+12 pts)
55 lb x 5 reps (+12 pts)
55 lb x 5 reps (+12 pts)
Odd weight increments on this machine..
Where Have All the PRs Gone? →
catalystathletics.com
What it means to truly love the iron…
Pride!
I like… My ability to make delicious crepes.
Uh... Lust
Passion, dedication.
Gluttony
Anything milk chocolate.
Post one of the 7 deadly sins in my ask box for:
Lust: Something that I find attractive.
Pride: Something that I like about myself.
Sloth: Something that I dislike about myself.
Envy: Something I wish I was better at.
Gluttony: One of my favorite foods.
Wrath: Something that gets me angry.
Greed: Something I can’t get enough of.It is TMI Tuesday, after all.
Starting the Day Off Right
As I mentioned last night, I have a new plan. Details coming about that later. One of my goals for this plan/month/summer was to get back into yoga to help my flexibility and ability to focus.
Especially after seeing Jiro Dreams of Sushi (amazing movie by the way, go see it IN THEATRES if you can) annnd reading Malcom Gladwell’s Outliers, I’ve been reminded of the importance of consistency within practice. So, ths means I’m doing a yoga routine that I enjoy, but haven’t mastered yet, every single morning for the next 12 weeks (click here to see it).
Already, I can tell the difference it’s making in my days. When I start the routine, I’m usually still sleepy and so (SO) not stretchy; as the routine goes on everything starts to loosen up and I start to wake up. It’s a good balance of stretching and strengthening exercises, and it always gets my legs burning. By the end of the routine I feel a hell of a lot better and ready to start my day! And I’m hungry. Very hungry. Yoga ends with making tea, taking my vitamins, and eating a good breakfast.
So far, so good.
:)
Anusara Yoga:
0:45:00 (+175 pts)
Hahaha, my mom and both cats ended up joining me for morning yoga today!
