Monthly Archives: February 2018

Bless the gym staff

Posted on February 27, 2018 by G

Catching up on my workout writeups again… Yesterday evening $husband and I went out for a nice 3 miler as darkness fell. Well, I thought it was nice– he was hanging on by the skin of his teeth! He hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Crapola

Posted on February 22, 2018 by G

In order to get into writing this post, I need to rewind my brain to before the morale-crushing meeting I just led. (I have Great Old Ones in my ears, very loud, because that’s just how today is going. Also … Continue reading →

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Upper limit problem?

Posted on February 21, 2018 by G

I wedged in exactly 1 hour of lifting this morning before starting my day. The lifts are getting pretty heavy now and, although my ultimate goal is to continue getting stronger and adding weight to the bar, I’m starting to … Continue reading →

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So much going on

Posted on February 20, 2018 by G

It’s been a while since I updated! I’ve been pretty light on workouts lately; life has been busy. Big win though: my husband is going running with me a couple times a week now! They’re not fast or long runs … Continue reading →

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Dragging; lifting

Posted on February 15, 2018 by G

Feeling pretty beat down today, and glad this is my last lifting session of the week, I need a rest. Yesterday I had 2 little cardio sessions– I went and elliptical’d and stretched in the late morning, and then my … Continue reading →

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Trying on a belt

Posted on February 13, 2018 by G

Today is a weird day– I drove in to work super early, since I have to drive folks to a coworker’s funeral today. I’m glad we can carpool, it kind of encourages people to go too– the family might appreciate … Continue reading →

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2 more runs in the books

Posted on February 12, 2018 by G

Once again, I’m behind logging my runs. I’m putting this down to the fact that I’m doing such a good job fitting them into busy days that I don’t have time to write about them… On Saturday my husband suggested– suggested!— … Continue reading →

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Confidence building

Posted on February 8, 2018 by G

tl;dr/BLUF: Bench is going up, life is good. Thanks to more work junk, I got to the gym late so my time there was significantly compressed. Today was squat/bench/row day, but after my warmup squat sets I decided that my … Continue reading →

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Feeling good about something

Posted on February 6, 2018 by G

When other parts of my life (ahem, work) are a wreck, at least I can go lift heavy things and feel like I’ve accomplished something. Actually, I have a couple workouts to write about today– playing catch-up again– so I … Continue reading →

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You can do more than you think you can

Posted on February 2, 2018 by G

A few weeks ago, my grandboss left for a new job. I was pretty sad about it– she really helped me to grow in my career. So at her going-away gathering, I stood up and shared how much I appreciated … Continue reading →

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