Motivation Monday, Meathead Monday, Monday Funday, whatever you call it it's another chance for a fresh start to a new week. A chance to wipe the weekend slate clean and get back into the weekday grind whether that means back to work, back to the gym, or both. I personally took the day off from work so I could enjoy a 3-day weekend, use one of my last remaining PTO days of 2012, and of course observe Vereran's Day! It's a good thing I did take the day off because my body apparently needed the extra rest, having slept for 10 straight hours last night! I must be battling a minor cold or something but luckily once I got myself up and going, motivation kicked in and I felt much better.
I hit up World's around 10:00 am this morning and found it to be quite crowded. Worse so, all the creepy old men were in full-force and I had to do what I could (rather unsuccessfully I might add) to dodge them throughout my workout. Would have been a perfect day to put on my headphones and use that as an excuse not to converse but unfortunately I was not thinking clearly.
I decided to do a lower body workout today since I know I'll want to do spinning again on Wednesday and I need more than one day for leg recovery. First, I warmed myself up on the elliptical for 15 minutes. Then I moved on to walking lunges with medicine ball side twists. I always love doing these because no matter what shape I'm in they give a killer burn! Next I moved on to another favourite move of mine, bosu ball 1-legged weighted deadlifts. Between those two moves my hamstrings will definitely be angry with me tomorrow! Next I moved on to some core work where I did stability ball leg lifts and then finished up with stability ball weighted side crunches with balancing v-sits in between sets. Either it was about 20 degrees warmer than usual in there or I really am battling something because I was sweating buckets the whole time and really didn't feel like I was pushing myself any harder than usual.
While not as many different moves as I usually do, that routine took a solid hour so I decided to call it quits and go stretch out for a bit as well as hit up my new fun gym activity the monkey bars. World's got a jungle-gym-like contraption early last week that is called the Synergy 360. It's basically a large station with monkey bars, pull-up bars, bands, med balls, kettle balls and various TRX straps. There really isn't anything on it that you couldn't already do on the existing gym equipment but it is a pretty cool one-stop-shop for those looking to do a quick circuit or those who are afraid of the weight room lol.
After I left I hit up Whole Foods for a few groceries and lunch. I've been craving Mexican food all week so I decided to try their vegan burrito. Now, typically I am 100% anti-vegan but this has peaked my interest for a while due to the yummy sounding mix of sweet potatoes and apples and I have to admit it was delicious! I will definitely be making these on my own in the near future and since it was so good I am going to add my own version of them to the recipes page of my blog so be sure to check that out! It's a beautiful day here so I am signing off now to go enjoy the sunshine and walk my puppy. Happy gymming gym rats and thank you to all the Veterans who have served our country!
I hit up World's around 10:00 am this morning and found it to be quite crowded. Worse so, all the creepy old men were in full-force and I had to do what I could (rather unsuccessfully I might add) to dodge them throughout my workout. Would have been a perfect day to put on my headphones and use that as an excuse not to converse but unfortunately I was not thinking clearly.
I decided to do a lower body workout today since I know I'll want to do spinning again on Wednesday and I need more than one day for leg recovery. First, I warmed myself up on the elliptical for 15 minutes. Then I moved on to walking lunges with medicine ball side twists. I always love doing these because no matter what shape I'm in they give a killer burn! Next I moved on to another favourite move of mine, bosu ball 1-legged weighted deadlifts. Between those two moves my hamstrings will definitely be angry with me tomorrow! Next I moved on to some core work where I did stability ball leg lifts and then finished up with stability ball weighted side crunches with balancing v-sits in between sets. Either it was about 20 degrees warmer than usual in there or I really am battling something because I was sweating buckets the whole time and really didn't feel like I was pushing myself any harder than usual.
While not as many different moves as I usually do, that routine took a solid hour so I decided to call it quits and go stretch out for a bit as well as hit up my new fun gym activity the monkey bars. World's got a jungle-gym-like contraption early last week that is called the Synergy 360. It's basically a large station with monkey bars, pull-up bars, bands, med balls, kettle balls and various TRX straps. There really isn't anything on it that you couldn't already do on the existing gym equipment but it is a pretty cool one-stop-shop for those looking to do a quick circuit or those who are afraid of the weight room lol.
After I left I hit up Whole Foods for a few groceries and lunch. I've been craving Mexican food all week so I decided to try their vegan burrito. Now, typically I am 100% anti-vegan but this has peaked my interest for a while due to the yummy sounding mix of sweet potatoes and apples and I have to admit it was delicious! I will definitely be making these on my own in the near future and since it was so good I am going to add my own version of them to the recipes page of my blog so be sure to check that out! It's a beautiful day here so I am signing off now to go enjoy the sunshine and walk my puppy. Happy gymming gym rats and thank you to all the Veterans who have served our country!
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