Monthly Archives: April 2016

Focus on form

Today’s goal was to get through my workout with good form and no injury, and I am proud to say that no QLs were harmed in deadlifting today so that’s a big win. I bumped bench to 115lb, just 5lb … Continue reading

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Recovery day, hallelu

I’m feeling pretty beat up today, despite going to bed early last night and destroying my protes goals for the day. (C’mon body, knit that stuff in!) I thought about skipping the gym today, but I felt bad for not … Continue reading

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Relentless sideways progress

I hit the weights in search of relentless forward progress today, but I sort of just strafed. I bumped bench to 110lb and it went up pretty easily for 5 sets of 5, so that was nice. Then squats: I … Continue reading

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The day I lost my mind in HIIT class

Decline pushups (feet up on a step) on a Bosu Superman planks on a Bosu (opposite arm and leg raised) Burpee pushups with a Bosu Aside from being on a Bosu, these all have in common that they are some … Continue reading

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Running meeting

Well, that was different. I’m working at home today, and I had a meeting to call in to this afternoon– you know the kind where it’s not any slides or anything, and you’re not really expected to interact, it’s just … Continue reading

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Super Caj 5k Race Report

Another year, another spring 5k. I can’t figure out why my gym does them in the spring; since the weather is squirrely, they get postponed a billion times. This one was no exception– it was supposed to happen 3 weeks … Continue reading

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It’s not a taper, it’s just not running for 3 weeks…

What do you do at the gym one day after an injury and one day before a race? For me, the answer is: not much, and hope for the best. Yes, I got dragged into running 5k try #3. It’s … Continue reading

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Casual competition

Today’s lifting session started off amazing and ended not as well. I put Amon Amarth in my ears and got to work: Box Squat – 135x5x5 – These felt really good today and I put a lot of work into … Continue reading

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HIIT it

Maybe the 5:30am start is worth it to have my workout done by 7:30? My train was late, and I joined the class right after the warmup. Good morning! Time for weighted lunges with kicks and burpees with dumbbells! Today’s … Continue reading

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Monday Runday

This weekend was a little bit much. Saturday morning I was up at 5am to drive 2 hours to get my friend’s stuff into a U-Haul and into her new place. My partner threw his back out immediately (first lift … Continue reading

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