Well that's what the experts say that life is all about. I am constantly questioning whether I can possibly live by this mantra. Especially when the late afternoon hits and it's searingly hot and the chilled wine is calling!
I think the trick is not to think about it so much and just do it.
So this week I've thought less and done more. On Wednesday I roped my lovely (and very strong) friend, Tammy, into a workout. We completed a set of 4 upper body exercises followed by a 1km run followed by one leg pressups. We did 6 rounds with increasing reps each round. I felt really sluggish and think I would have cheated had I not had a partner with me. That's not very encouraging at this early date.
The next day brought two training partners and another full-on workout using only weight plates. There's an exercise for each body part and they are performed back to back, only resting at the end of the set. Sweat was pouring and I was really feeling it by the end of the third set. So we swapped it up a bit and did the fourth set to a 1minute time with 30 secs recovery between muscle groups. Awful but good.
The following day we hit legs and it was my first intense strength session for a while. Six exercises, four sets, 10 reps per set. I managed 50kg on the squat rack but feel I could have gone a touch heavier. I'm going for the best form I can manage with a nice slow and consistent cadence. We must have done good because my butt is killing me today!
Today was bis and tris and we hit them hard. 3 supersetted pairs and four sets of each combination. We finished with an ab circuit of; 20 x barbell push-outs, 20 x swissball pull-ins, and 30 x bicycle crunches performed 3 times each. I'm wrung out now. Time for a rest day.
But all in all, I'm happy with the training I'm doing. I definitely need more guidance but at least the basics are all there. And I must add in here the huge difference having training friends makes!! I'm sure these fantastic girls feel grateful for the workout but have little idea just how much they help me get through. I'm going to hold on to all of them for as long as I can! I'll know I'm getting stressed when none of them want to come over for a workout. Then I'll have to start bribing them.
It's New Years Eve and I deserve a few cold wines tonight for sure. Thank god wine fits into the bulking up phase - hehe.
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