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sometimes the right music makes a big difference

Posted on December 14, 2017 by G

Had a good time in the weight room for 5×5-B this morning. Usually I put on metal when I lift but today I had on the new Gary Numan album– yes he’s still around, and it’s really good! My squats … Continue reading →

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Classical music for yoga

Posted on June 5, 2017 by G

Some of my rubberbands were tight after yesterday’s hike; yoga was a perfect solution. I spent about an hour stretching and breathing and that felt really good. Sometimes I like music when I yoga, and I turned to Amazon Music … Continue reading →

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Post-comp calm

Posted on May 24, 2017 by G

It was a typical, rushed Wednesday morning and I wore my gym clothes on the train then went directly into the cardio room for 45 minutes of elliptical recovery. I’m not super sore after yesterday’s exertion, but weird things are … Continue reading →

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Serious lifting is serious fun

Posted on May 9, 2017 by G

I’m pretty serious in the gym. I’m working hard, lifting heavy things and usually I’ve got loud, epic metal in my ears with lyrics like Bear skin on my back Wolf skull on my head Valhalla awaits me When I’m … Continue reading →

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2016 in review

Posted on January 15, 2017 by G

Well, plenty of ink has been devoted to discussing how crap 2016 was. Now I’m looking back at my own year, as documented by this blog, and maybe it wasn’t so bad. Notable highlight: getting married to my favorite person … Continue reading →

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That’s better!

Posted on August 18, 2016 by G

I went to bed early last night, slept in the spare room to avoid being woken up by snoring, and awoke this morning feeling refreshed and much improved. And I had a lovely, productive morning at work, and went to … Continue reading →

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taking a NOPE day

Posted on August 9, 2016 by G

Most of yesterday was no fun: getting overheated during my run led to a monster migraine that put me out of commission in the afternoon and evening. Ugh. Exertion migraines are buttholes, because the whole time you’re kicking yourself "why … Continue reading →

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Toughest leg day yet

Posted on June 22, 2016 by G

Today’s workout required 3 different musics: the 10-minute treadmill run warmup was the new EP from the band now known as Kyros (was Synaesthesia, but they weren’t the first with that name so…) The big lifts were Arch Enemy (one … Continue reading →

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Aaaand another 3 miles

Posted on March 16, 2016 by G

I am so ready for a rest day. I don’t think I recovered well; I slept fitfully and my waking heart rate was unusually high. Regardless of all that, I headed out for today’s 3 miler, which was tough on … Continue reading →

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Running my feels

Posted on March 14, 2016 by G

These last few days have been full of mental health mess! Periodic depression and anxiety are hanging out with wedding planning and work stress and no one is having a good time over here. I went dress hunting over the … Continue reading →

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