Tag Archives: stronglifts

A short streak of feeling like a badass

When I was putting together the 2015 recap, I started thinking about the rhythm of the year and how I might arrange my activities in the next few months. With the annual 5k coming up at the beginning of April, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

2015 Recap

I hope 2016 is treating you all well so far! Here’s my annual post where I look back over the past year and see my struggles and my progress. First of all, WOW! I ticked a couple things off the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Done with Stronglifts (for now)

Today was my last Stronglifts lifting session for a while. Since it’s Thursday, I started at 7:30 with yoga class (the teacher complimented my Half Moon Pose, which was nice because that’s one I struggled with for a long time … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

Lift, sleep, recover?

This is my last week of lifting heavy (for now)! My schedule today is pretty weird today, but I found my way to the weight room a little later than usual and there was an entirely different crowd there– a … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

So much going on

Today started early: 7:30 am yoga class. As usual, it was nice and chill. Well, except for my boss’ boss walking in! But it turns out that she’s totally new to yoga, so it really wasn’t intimidating to twist myself … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Friggin’ built unicorns

I’m acutely aware of the fact that I haven’t been running much lately. I like running, I miss running, but lifting heavy and distance running don’t go together very well. Today, though, I decided to gut it out and add … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

im in ur gym, sabotaging ur resolutions

Back to the gym after a long and lazy weekend. Well, only lazy with respect to exercise– and maybe not even that lazy after all, since I walked tons around downtown with out-of-town friends. (I tend to discount any activity … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Whatever it takes

It’s barely 10 am and I’m already wiped out! My day started early with 7:30 yoga class. Today’s class didn’t feel as awesome as usual, and there was a point where my left quad felt burning at the point of … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Maybe running and lifting don’t really mix

I’m sore in all the usual places today, but I wanted to get some cardio-ish work in, plus I need to think about having at least a little mileage base so I don’t destroy my body come February’s running training. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Boundary mangling

Today was another fantastic lifting day– I went in for squats, bench and row and got all my sets done easily at 175/115/90. Bench went better than I’d expected, given that I just increased the weight last week. I did … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments