Miss Mighty Mouse

Checking In!

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:31:51 +0100

Hi hi! Sorry I have been quite MIA for some time, but I am as busy as ever and still trying to get back into my old gung-ho ways. So to play a little catch up:

I’m working at my old office job again, full time! And it’s been a huge adjustment. Waking up at or before 7 every day, trying to get together a decent lunch, while making my morning coffee (newest lifesaver), and then finding time to re-unite with old friends AND jump back into a 4-day lifting split with running in between is HARD.

I haven’t actually been running like I was hoping to do, but I have been at the gym fairly consistently as I get to know the barbell again. And it’s disappointing for me to tell you that I won’t be running the race I had planned on this coming weekend, but instead will possibly be lifting with a buddy! I will definitely be more prepared for a race in July. I promise (myself and you).

I do have some exciting news on the blogging/internet front: I was contacted by TribeSports after posting my StrongLifts Infographic and am happy to announce that I’ll be partnering with them on this blog (and continuing into my WordPress blog)! I actually really had no idea what TribeSports was when they contacted me, but quickly checked it out and signed up on the main site. It’s an online community where you can take challenges and post your workout logs, a similar idea to Fitocracy, but this is more forum-based than gaming-based, and I like it! Now I’m not getting rid of my Fitocracy account or anything, but for the sorts of activities that are less quantifiable than like, weight-lifting, I think TribeSports is a good alternative. It’s more talk than numbers, which is sometimes what I prefer for say, a speed skating practice. Each one may be an hour long, but each one has a different focus within speed skating, ya know?

Anyways, I’ve got a little thing to share with you guys: it’s a plyo workout that has some pretty sweet benefits. Aka PRIZES. If you have an account, take the challenge by midnight (GMT) tomorrow and you will automatically be entered. If not, get on that.

I’ll be doing it tonight after my lifting session. :)

And finally, to keep you up to date with the move: my designer (ahem, boyfriend…) is in the middle of an actual real-life move to NYC and things are going slower than expected. Slow and steady wins the race though, right? I wanna get this thing up and running the right way, and have things working smoothly by the time I completely switch over, so it’s taking a while to work out the kinks. Also also, I’M GOING TO NYC ON THURSDAY, wooo woooooo!

Ok, that’s all I got. Have a great day!

Things are happening… :)

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 03:17:54 +0100

Things are happening…

I'm Moving!

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 20:12:00 +0100

I’m happy to announce that Miss Mighty Mouse will be moving over to WordPress!

Don’t get me wrong, I love tumblr, but I’ve had difficulties with the platform since starting this blog as it’s my secondary blog on the account. For those who follow my personal tumblr, I’ll be staying over there from now on! Once I get the new blog running, you can follow along at missmightymouse.wordpress.com.

It’s only in the beginning design stages right now, but I’ll keep y’all posted as I make some progress!

Workout Roundup: May 16 & 17

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:50:18 +0100

I am out of gas. A little bit mentally, and a little bit physically. As my study abroad time close to a close (!!!), I’m feeling less and less motivated to go the gym, partially because my StongLifts-esque dumbbell routine ran its course, partially because I sleep in almost every day and don’t wanna get out of bed. Especially when it’s ‘pissing down’ rain or BLOODY WINDY (see what I did there; I’m learning the language up here). Also, I haven’t been running because I have a mysterious toe injury that looks a lot like a broken toe… and running in the shoes I have here is probably causing part of that problem since they’re for strength training. OOPS.

Nevertheless, I started a duel with my boyfriend on Fitocracy (with a steep bet on the side) to get myself out and about. Now I need to win. So, I’ve been workin’ out again for the past couple of days.

I started a higher-volume little plan, tweaked it a bit to my liking, and oooohhh boy, does it make me sore, and I actually like it! Remember when I was dying trying to do that bodybuilding plan in the fall? This is way better. Probably because you only do two movements in one session. :) Also, I like the tempo focus on being more explosive during the working phase of each rep, which allows a little ego-monkey like myself to concentrate on something other than increasing my numbers so fast. I still feel like I’m lifting nothing when I pick up a pair of 5kg dumbbells (mostly because I can’t math and just equate that to 5lbs), and that can get discouraging after working with only barbells last year. Problems so far: almost solved.

lgoulet Tracked a Workout for 1,125 pts 16 May, 2013

Walking:
- 0:17:00 || 1.6 km || light hills (+37 pts)
Lat Pulldown:
- 20 kg x 10 reps (+20 pts)
- 15 kg x 10 reps (+19 pts)
- 15 kg x 10 reps (+19 pts)
- 15 kg x 10 reps (+19 pts)
Running (treadmill):
- 0:11:00 || 1.3 km || 7 km/hr || 1.5 % (+41 pts)
Dumbbell Bench Press:
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+48 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+48 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+48 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+48 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+48 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+48 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+48 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+48 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+48 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+48 pts)
Bent Over Two-Dumbbell Row:
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+49 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+49 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+49 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+49 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+49 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+49 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+49 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+49 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+49 pts)
- 5 kg x 10 reps (+49 pts)
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lgoulet Tracked a Workout for 992 pts 17 May, 2013
- Running (treadmill):
  - 0:05:00 || 0.6 km || 2 % (+16 pts)
- Goblet Squat (dumbbell):
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+38 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+38 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+38 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+38 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+38 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+38 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+38 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+38 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+38 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+38 pts)
  - This workout brought to you by Ignite Cherie (R Kelly // The Beatshakers) by The White Panda. Trying SO HARD to keep my dancing to a minimum!
- Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift:
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+52 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+52 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+52 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+52 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+52 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+52 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+52 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+52 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+52 pts)
  - 12 kg x 6 reps (+52 pts)
  - There’s a guy beside me doing quarter pistol squats.
- Lat Pulldown:
  - 15 kg x 10 reps (+19 pts)
  - 15 kg x 10 reps (+19 pts)
  - 15 kg x 10 reps (+19 pts)
  - 15 kg x 10 reps (+19 pts)

“‘Husband, I come to you.’ His hands were...

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:57:00 +0100

“‘Husband, I come to you.’ His hands were groping in the dark, groping like souls that sought the light. She went near him, weeping, caught his fingers, kissed them with her lips.”

- Love Among the Ruins, by Warwick Deeping

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I finished my final project for illustration class today, a scene from Warwick Deeping’s novel, Love Among the Ruins. The ebook is free through Project Gutenberg and can be downloaded here.

I was inspired by contemporary street artists and painters to create something that updated the imagery portrayed in the book, originally published in 1904. I wanted to focus on the tactile sensations of the lovers’ touch - rather than how the scene may have looked to an outside viewer -as this becomes more important in the final chapter of the story. The colours have been adjusted to these tactile sensations and the unimportant parts omitted, bringing intimacy between the two lovers.

Easy Asian Veggie Stir Fry So I just finished eating this and oh...

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:16:00 +0100

Easy Asian Veggie Stir Fry

So I just finished eating this and oh my lanta is it yummy. It reminds me of the last time I had Chinese takeout, but better.

I’ve got a lot of quinoa and soya mince (aka TVP) to use up before I go home, so I’ve been trying to incorporate them into my routine more frequently. I usually leave them off to the side when I make stir fry dishes, but since I wasn’t cooking any meat with the veggies today I thought I’d substitute these instead. So, this dish is vegan and gluten free if you eat it as is!

Ingredients:

- 1/4 c quinoa, uncooked
- 1/4 c soya mince, uncooked
- 1/2 a vegetable stock cube
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 350g thinly sliced stir fry veggies (I have a prepared bag from Tesco, it’s got carrots, bean sprouts, and cabbage)
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp tamari (soy sauce if you have no aversion to wheat)
- 2 tsp red chili paste*

*Just to note, the red chili paste should be to taste, depending on the concentration of it. The kind I have here is more liquid than paste and so I use a fair bit. At home I have a drier, thick paste which requires only 1/8 - 1/4 tsp for a large recipe.

Preparation

Add the quinoa and vegetable stock to about 1 1/2 cups of water in a medium sized pot and boil, stirring frequently.

Add the oil to a large frying pan and heat.

Once hot, add the garlic, veggies and tamari, mixing well.

After the quinoa has ALMOST finished cooking (around 10 minutes), add the soya mince and turn off the burner. Stir to mix. If the soya mince makes everything too dry, add a few tablespoons of water. Let it sit for a couple minutes to absorb.

Add the red chili paste to your veggies and stir to mix. Stir in the quinoa and soya mince until everything is evenly covered in red chili paste.

Eat! Or stick it in the fridge for later.

Macros for the whole recipe: 402 kcal | 27g protein | 14g fat | 36g carbs

Workout Roundup May 8-10

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:28:00 +0100

I swear I haven’t been slacking. I’ve just been avoiding about posting about this week becaaaause… I’m lazy. Ok, maybe I have been slacking on that part a bit. But this week I think I did pretty well!

I switched up my routine from Monday-Wednesday-Friday lifting and Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday running to Wednesday-Friday-Sunday lifting and Monday-Thursday-Saturday running. I was trying to make it through around 8 hours of illustration work and then eat and then run on Tuesdays and it was just not working out. So I decided not to fight the schedule and just rearrange it. Much better! So far, at least.

May 8

Did not want to go to the gym at all. I’ve found myself bored with my program, and then realized that just because I don’t want to do what I had planned out doesn’t mean I can’t go. Also, I had like, four servings of Haribo and was all jacked up on sugar. So I went and just did whatever I wanted. Oh yeah, and I missed the bus home, so I ran back.

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lgoulet Tracked a Workout for 1,307 pts 8 May, 2013
Goblet Squat (dumbbell):
16 kg x 8 reps (+43 pts)
16 kg x 7 reps (+42 pts)
16 kg x 6 reps (+40 pts)
16 kg x 5 reps (+38 pts)
16 kg x 4 reps (+35 pts)
16 kg x 3 reps (+30 pts)
16 kg x 2 reps (+26 pts)
16 kg x 1 reps (+21 pts)
I don’t feel like working out today sooooo I’m doing some stuff for fun. Did these with 10-20 seconds rest in between and got the blood pumping.
Abductor Machine:
30 kg x 10 reps (+14 pts)
30 kg x 9 reps (+14 pts)
30 kg x 8 reps (+13 pts)
30 kg x 7 reps (+13 pts)
30 kg x 6 reps (+12 pts)
30 kg x 5 reps (+12 pts)
30 kg x 4 reps (+11 pts)
30 kg x 3 reps (+9 pts)
30 kg x 2 reps (+8 pts)
30 kg x 1 reps (+6 pts)
Lat Pulldown:
15 kg x 2 reps (+11 pts)
15 kg x 4 reps (+14 pts)
15 kg x 6 reps (+17 pts)
15 kg x 8 reps (+18 pts)
15 kg x 10 reps (+19 pts)
15 kg x 12 reps (+19 pts)
15 kg x 10 reps (+19 pts)
15 kg x 8 reps (+18 pts)
15 kg x 7 reps (+17 pts)
15 kg x 4 reps (+14 pts)
15 kg x 2 reps (+11 pts)
Adductor Machine:
30 kg x 10 reps (+14 pts)
30 kg x 9 reps (+14 pts)
30 kg x 8 reps (+13 pts)
30 kg x 7 reps (+13 pts)
30 kg x 6 reps (+12 pts)
30 kg x 5 reps (+12 pts)
30 kg x 4 reps (+11 pts)
30 kg x 3 reps (+9 pts)
30 kg x 2 reps (+8 pts)
30 kg x 1 reps (+6 pts)
Girl beside me did 200 REPS on the abductor machine.
Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press:
8 kg x 4 reps (+45 pts)
8 kg x 4 reps (+45 pts)
8 kg x 4 reps (+45 pts)
8 kg x 4 reps (+45 pts)
8 kg x 4 reps (+45 pts)
I feel like I just ran out of Haribo energy. NOOOOOOOO.
Dumbbell Shrug:
10 kg x 10 reps (+23 pts)
10 kg x 9 reps (+23 pts)
10 kg x 8 reps (+22 pts)
10 kg x 7 reps (+22 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+21 pts)
10 kg x 5 reps (+20 pts)
10 kg x 4 reps (+18 pts)
10 kg x 3 reps (+16 pts)
10 kg x 2 reps (+13 pts)
10 kg x 1 reps (+11 pts)
General Yoga:
0:15:00 (+58 pts)
Running:
0:09:00 || 1.9 km || light hills || 1 kg (+159 pts)

Nap time… Er, savasana.

May 9

I felt like crap before, during, and after this run. I spent most of the day afterwards watching movies in bed. But, I did it.

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lgoulet Tracked a Workout for 364 pts 9 May, 2013
Running:
0:33:00 || 5.2 km || light hills (+364 pts)
W3D2 My stomach did not enjoy this at all. Also, the route I took was too short!

The new path I found to run on, which ended quite abruptly soon after this point.

May 10

So, knowing that I didn’t want to do my old program anymore, I looked up some high volume dumbbell routines and came across this one. Obviously, I came up with dumbbell alternatives for the barbell exercises, but it seems simple enough and fun for me. I did the first workout yesterday and have butt DOMS for the first time in soooo long! So, I’m gonna continue working like this for now. :)

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lgoulet Tracked a Workout for 1,344 pts 10 May, 2013
Running (treadmill):
0:05:00 || 0.5 km || 7 km/hr (+15 pts)
Dumbbell Squat:
10 kg x 6 reps (+49 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+49 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+49 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+49 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+49 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+49 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+49 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+49 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+49 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+49 pts)
Sooper schwetty.
Dumbbell Lunges:
10 kg x 6 reps (+76 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+76 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+76 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+76 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+76 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+76 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+76 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+76 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+76 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+76 pts)
Stretching:
0:05:00 (+2 pts)
Lat Pulldown:
20 kg x 10 reps (+20 pts)
15 kg x 10 reps (+19 pts)
15 kg x 10 reps (+19 pts)
15 kg x 10 reps (+19 pts)

Workout for May 6

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:20:42 +0100

I tried out a new route last night as was suggested by my boyfriend and got… kinda lost. Actually no, it was easy to find my way back, but I ran outside of the city for the first time. And it felt great!

Running has been a good way to see a little bit of the city, and I find I pay more attention to the unique details about each place when I’m on a walking break. I stop to take a lot of photos with my phone. (Though I didn’t take any good photos while out on the path I found!)

Aside from having fun with Instagram, things went pretty smoothly. My pace felt right, I didn’t have too much trouble on the hills, and my shoulder didn’t cramp this time. I know that only happens when I push myself hard, so maybe I wasn’t running as fast as I could, but hey, it was enjoyable! Also, this was the first time I ran without a jacket; it’s actually getting warm here!!

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lgoulet Tracked a Workout for 314 pts 6 May, 2013

Running:
- 0:37:00 || 5.2 km || light hills (+314 pts)
- W3D3 Week 3 already! I felt pretty good on this one. Calf cramp at the end, and got bugs in my mouth but pace and temperature were both great.

Workout for May 4

Sat, 04 May 2013 20:36:00 +0100

The fourth was strong with me today, I ran up a bigger hill than last time and I didn’t stop the whole way up!

However, it hurt my shoulder. I’m not sure what to do here. It only hurts when I’m breathing really heavy, not necessarily because I’m running. I remember it getting better with practice last summer at running, but I also don’t want to make it worse if I just continue training hard. I’m planning to visit a PT when I go home and see what he thinks. But in the meantime, I don’t know what would be the best for it.

Aside from that, I’m thinking of running to class on Monday and Wednesday because I changed up my schedule and run those days anyways!

lgoulet Tracked a Workout for 310 pts Today
Running:
0:35:00 || 4.6 km || steep hills (+310 pts)
W2D3 I found a bigger hill. It made my shoulder hurt. Definitely need to see a PT when I go home.

nationalpostsports: Canadiens centre Lars Eller left...

Sat, 04 May 2013 16:40:44 +0100

nationalpostsports:

Canadiens centre Lars Eller left unconscious after hit by Senators’ Eric Gryba
The Montreal Canadiens are down a game and a key player early in their series with the Ottawa Senators.

Canadiens centre Lars Eller was left unconscious and bleeding on the ice after taking a big hit from Ottawa defenceman Eric Gryba in the second period Senators’ 4-2 victory in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarter-final on Thursday night.

“It’s tough seeing a guy laying in a heap with blood coming out,” said Canadiens centre Ryan White. “You never want to see that.” (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes)

Workout for May 3

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:06:00 +0100

Today was pretty good. Goblet squat and dead lift PR. Can’t complain, except that every day feels like an arm day lately and WHY AM I A T-REX?! Also, I’ve been so dang sleepy all day long. The only I time I wasn’t yawning or rubbing my eyes today was whilst drinking a coffee and the thirty minutes directly following. Eeeeesh.

I’m feeling a bit better about the stuff I ate last night and will probably still come in under my weekly calorie goal anyways. Nothing to worry about.

lgoulet Tracked a Workout for 860 pts Today
Running (treadmill):
0:05:01 || 0.6 km || 7 km/hr || 1 % (+16 pts)
Lat Pulldown:
20 kg x 10 reps (+20 pts)
20 kg x 10 reps (+20 pts)
20 kg x 10 reps (+20 pts)
Goblet Squat (dumbbell):
18 kg x 8 reps (+44 pts)
24 kg x 5 reps (+43 pts)
24 kg x 5 reps (+43 pts)
24 kg x 5 reps (+43 pts)
24 kg x 5 reps (+43 pts)
24 kg x 5 reps (+43 pts)
Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift:
18 kg x 5 reps (+59 pts)
18 kg x 5 reps (+59 pts)
18 kg x 5 reps (+59 pts)
18 kg x 5 reps (+59 pts)
18 kg x 5 reps (+59 pts)
My grip strength is failing me! Nooooo!
Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press:
6 kg x 5 reps (+46 pts)
6 kg x 5 reps (+46 pts)
6 kg x 5 reps (+46 pts)
6 kg x 5 reps (+46 pts)
6 kg x 5 reps (+46 pts)
I’m so sleepy now.. Yawnin’ all over the place. Also, deload. Because sucking.

crosstrainingcanadian: happychomp: Simple Paleo Nachos This...

Fri, 03 May 2013 19:20:31 +0100

crosstrainingcanadian:

happychomp:

Simple Paleo Nachos

This was actually requested by one of our followers: theshrinkingvioletblog, thanks for requesting such an easy and DELICIOUS recipe for us to look into and make for everyone else :)

This was such an easy and quick dinner, that my friends and I devoured the entire plate once we finished making it.

We basically combined 3 of our previously listed recipes below, so you can check out how we made it:

1. 5 Minute CRISPY Sweet Potato Chips (you said easy, right?)

2. Guacamole

3. Chipotle Restaurant Chicken Recipe

Fuck these look so good

File under things I am going to have when I go home!! This looks delicious.

asportinglife: Sports Photography Advice | Rocky...

Fri, 03 May 2013 16:40:17 +0100

asportinglife:

Sports Photography Advice | Rocky Arroyo

www.asportinglife.com

I Screwed Up

Thu, 02 May 2013 22:35:00 +0100

I’m feeling quite reluctant to post this, but I feel like it could benefit me more if I actually put it down in writing instead of just thinking about it.

So today, I took all that candy and junk food I had separated into snack sizes and just ate it. All of it. Not because I was hungry, actually I was stuffed from eating dinner just before that. Why, then?

Because I still have some issues with trying to solve my problems with food. Today? My boyfriend hadn’t responded to me after he woke up this morning, and I was left sitting around until after dinner waiting to hear from him. It wasn’t even a big deal, he forgot his phone in the car when he got to school, but I still spent the day feeling a little anxious and I guess it just built itself up until I had to deal with it somehow. It’s not all about the phone, it’s about not feeling great here and being kind of bored essentially waiting to go home, but still … I can’t help but feel a little bit like a failure for doing this again.

I really was feeling great about tracking my macros, and have actually been very pleased at eating enough protein throughout the day without feeling like I am struggling to get it! But by identifying this I guess I can see where my weakness is. Now I’m just sad I don’t have more candy for tomorrow, and I blew the doors off of my moderation practice this week. Oh well. Tomorrow is a new day and I can only try my best from here.

How do you deal with underlying anxiety or stressful situations?

May Goals

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:05:02 +0100

So, I’ve already made a goal to break my 5k PR for the end of the summer, but I thought it would be a good idea to plan out what steps I’m taking to reach it. Here’s what I’d like to do this month:

Follow my training plan 3x a week.
Continue strength training.
Join my gym when I go home (!!!)
Find a good plan to get myself back into barbell training. (Any suggestions?)
Track my macros to include enough protein and calories. And chocolate.
Sign up for a race in June.

What are you doing this month?

Workout for May 2

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:36:00 +0100

I think that went well because I felt like dying halfway through. I was trying to run up a hill, so that was kind of expected. I found a great spot to run that I want to explore a bit more, and it was almost the perfect distance to fit my training in, I just ended up walking a few extra minutes home.

The weather was almost perfect, too… Much better than the cold clouds I woke up to. Remember thinking how I was going to write something about how much running sucked during my last interval today, but now I can’t stop thinking about how much more practice I want to do so I can get faster this summer.

Also, I can’t wait to get home so I can use MapMyRun again.

Oh yeah, and I am SO FREAKIN SORE from all the DB side bends I did yesterday!

lgoulet Tracked a Workout for 258 pts Today
Running:
0:37:20 || 4.6 km || moderate hills (+258 pts)

Workout for May 1

Wed, 01 May 2013 23:00:00 +0100

This workout was fuelled by Oreos and a Daim bar. :)

It went fairly well. I’m learning to chill out a little while other people use the equipment I need. It usually makes me angry and I feel like I’m wasting my energy on pointless stuff, but today I had gotten out of class early and did my groceries beforehand so I had time to stay a little longer than planned. I realize that it’s a bit silly to worry about working myself too hard when I spent most of my life training hard and certainly didn’t let that become an issue at the time. My body can handle a little extra work.

In other news, I started tracking my macros again and somehow feel way less anxious already and just really calm about everything. When I’m not thinking of what I can and can’t have on top of guesstimating how much protein I still need to eat I don’t stress over it so much. Also, I bought a bag of Haribos this week and have been eating single servings once a day and I still had half a bag left today! Usually I crush the whole bag in about five minutes. Thumbs up for having things in moderation and therefore HARIBO FOR DAYS.

Remember that post I just wrote about feeling confused and guilty about eating certain things? That feeling was wiped out in two days. I never thought I’d be someone who could find themselves enjoying counting calories and grams of protein and actually mentally benefitting from it.

lgoulet Tracked a Workout for 1,448 pts Today
Lat Pulldown:
20 kg x 10 reps (+20 pts)
20 kg x 10 reps (+20 pts)
20 kg x 10 reps (+20 pts)
20 kg x 10 reps (+20 pts)
Goblet Squat (dumbbell):
22 kg x 5 reps (+42 pts)
22 kg x 5 reps (+42 pts)
22 kg x 5 reps (+42 pts)
22 kg x 5 reps (+42 pts)
22 kg x 5 reps (+42 pts)
I feel like my arms need a warm up set or two for these now.
Dumbbell Bench Press:
10 kg x 5 reps (+46 pts)
10 kg x 5 reps (+46 pts)
10 kg x 5 reps (+46 pts)
10 kg x 5 reps (+46 pts)
10 kg x 4 reps (+42 pts)
One-Arm Dumbbell Row:
12 kg x 5 reps (+39 pts)
12 kg x 5 reps (+39 pts)
12 kg x 5 reps (+39 pts)
12 kg x 5 reps (+39 pts)
12 kg x 5 reps (+39 pts)
12 kg x 5 reps (+39 pts)
12 kg x 5 reps (+39 pts)
12 kg x 5 reps (+39 pts)
12 kg x 4 reps (+35 pts)
12 kg x 4 reps (+35 pts)
Running (treadmill):
0:05:00 || 0.6 km (+16 pts)
Warm up - 1 minute intervals 5/10 kmh
Abductor Machine:
15 kg x 20 reps (+12 pts)
20 kg x 20 reps (+13 pts)
25 kg x 20 reps (+14 pts)
30 kg x 20 reps (+15 pts)
35 kg x 12 reps (+15 pts)
Waiting…
Dumbbell Side Bend:
10 kg x 15 reps (+37 pts)
10 kg x 14 reps (+37 pts)
10 kg x 13 reps (+36 pts)
10 kg x 12 reps (+36 pts)
10 kg x 11 reps (+35 pts)
10 kg x 10 reps (+35 pts)
10 kg x 9 reps (+34 pts)
10 kg x 8 reps (+34 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+32 pts)
10 kg x 6 reps (+32 pts)
10 kg x 5 reps (+30 pts)
10 kg x 4 reps (+27 pts)
10 kg x 3 reps (+24 pts)
10 kg x 2 reps (+20 pts)
10 kg x 1 reps (+16 pts)
Waiting for a bench…

Holy Crap An Actual Workout

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:47:00 +0100

I finally got off my butt and lifted some stuff today. I originally had this grand ole idea to just combine my two workouts into one big one and do that three times this week… By the time I got halfway through what I did today, that wasn’t happening. It’s funny, my legs seem to do alright with time off but my arms suck SO BAD. I didn’t work out last week, but I did go twice the week before. I guess the inconsistency of my training lately is to blame for this. Also, my shoulder hurts again. Just, y’know, A YEAR after I injured it… I’m going to see a PT when I get home, because whoever told me it was fine and only needed a couple days rest was wrong.

Anyways, I made it through and I’m ready to run tomorrow! I hope.

lgoulet Tracked a Workout for 839 pts Today
Lat Pulldown:
20 kg x 10 reps (+20 pts)
20 kg x 10 reps (+20 pts)
20 kg x 10 reps (+20 pts)
Goblet Squat (dumbbell):
20 kg x 5 reps (+40 pts)
20 kg x 5 reps (+40 pts)
20 kg x 5 reps (+40 pts)
20 kg x 5 reps (+40 pts)
20 kg x 5 reps (+40 pts)
Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift:
16 kg x 5 reps (+55 pts)
16 kg x 5 reps (+55 pts)
16 kg x 5 reps (+55 pts)
16 kg x 5 reps (+55 pts)
16 kg x 5 reps (+55 pts)
Standing Dumbbell Shoulder Press:
9 kg x 5 reps (+62 pts)
9 kg x 5 reps (+62 pts)
9 kg x 5 reps (+62 pts)
9 kg x 5 reps (+62 pts)
9 kg x 4 reps (+56 pts)
This weight is annoying. #TRexTrying

A Tiny Update

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:23:34 +0100

So, if you’ve been following along for a while you’ll remember my gluten free challenge in March/April and all the fun I had with that.

Like, fun trying to figure out exactly what foods made me feel good and bad (hint, something was making me feel BAD). So since I’ve been back, I’ve been mostly relying on stir fry packages for my veggies and they’ve actually been quite good, except I’m starting to get those weird stomach pain feelings again. I thought it was too much broccoli, maybe it’s something else?

Also, I’ve had terrible insomnia since I flew back and it’s doing a number on my body and mind.

Sigh

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:20:00 +0100

Some days I feel really awesome and all I want is vegetables and meat and eggs and yogurt and I just wanna run super fast and then see how heavy I can squat, and then other days I feel like all of that is pointless and I spend the day (week) in my bed wishing I was a better person, watching YouTube and eating several pints of ice cream.

This is one of those days (/weeks)…

And sometimes I do these things to prove that I can eat absolute crap every once in a while and not work out and I will not magically gain half my weight in body fat, though sometimes I feel like there’s a worse reason that I’m not letting myself in on.

Anyways, I’ve been in a funky mood lately. I’m just waiting to go home at this point, but I feel bad I’m not “making the most” of my time here, but I have very little money left, and I don’t enjoy travelling or heading out on excursions by myself. I thought I would be happy running and lifting, but haven’t even wanted to do that since last week.

This makes me feel even worse about myself, that I can’t even find the motivation to work out for about half the time I use to last year. I found myself wishing for that drive I had last year and trying to understand why it wasn’t there. However, the answer is fairly simple: i love my home gym, not this one. I love lifting with the barbell, not dumbbells. I love running outside, not on a treadmill. And I love skating, not… Being away from it.

I feel a little lost and out of my element here, and I think I realized today that if I don’t have the motivation to do these things that are trying to be substitutes for the things I love (and obviously, they are coming up short) there is really nothing wrong with that. I know I will get back into the swing of things back home, and I know it’s not the end of my life, and I don’t REALLY need to secretly stress-eat my feelings away, I can just enjoy things as they are.