Lindsay's Ramblings

It's been a while since I've done a rambling post! Have you missed it? Well, as I mentioned, this week I decided to take some days off from the gym. I knew it was needed when I didn't miss it or have the desire to even go to the gym! I took Sunday-Tuesday off completely. And it really helped-my appetite came back strong and my body just felt better. On those days I just walked and did some very easy mobility stuff and foam rolling. Wednesday I did a light gym workout between training sessions, and tomorrow I just plan on maybe doing some sled drags at home. As far as my gym workouts went, Wednesday I did light zercher squats, pushups, face pulls, single leg hip thrusts, band walks, and pullaparts. Nothing heavy, nothing intense. Today was just mobility again, and tomorrow I may do a full body workout at home or the gym, depending on what I feel like. I ate exactly the same--no cutting back on calories or carbs at any meal. And I didn't gain a single pound. So if y...

Marginal progress is like drops in the bucket.  Initially it may seem like it will take forever, but that bucket fills up over time, so stick with it!  Health and fitness isn't a 21 day fix, a 3 day cleanse or a radical carb starvation session and then you go back to the way things were. It is a lifelong quest, a refining process over time.  -James Wilson

Monday Quads Squats didn't feel too hot today...but I still tried to go heavy anyway, of course. I think my depth was questionable on my heaviest set and my hip flexor was still bothering me. Everything else was fine, but I was soooo sore in my glutes and adductors for the next three days! Maybe swapping squat and deadlift day this week wasn't such a good idea after all! 1)Squats: 155x4/175x4/184x4/175x6/165x8 2)Front squats: 105x8/115x8/105x10 3)Barbell walking lunges: 70x3x8 4)Leg press: 4x12 5a)1 leg hip thrust: 3x12 5b)Band clams: 3x20 6)Leg extension: 1x30 (rest pause set) *Skipped upper body Tuesday because my ql and low back was super tight* Wednesday Hamstrings My glutes were so sore for this workout! Deadlifts actually didn't feel too bad though. It was the back extensions that were hardest to do, so I just dropped the weight on those. 1)Deadlifts: 205x3x3/Paused: 155x2x5 2)Glute ham raise: 20x8/7/8 3)Back extensions: 35x3x12 4)Lying leg curls: 3...

This picture used to totally describe my mindset. Okay, maybe not that extreme, but you get the point. I have seen this picture in the past and thought, 'Yes! So true!' My mindset has always been that you should never be satisfied-there is always something to improve, to tweak, to make bigger, to make smaller, or whatever. In fact, I've spent YEARS doing just that. But lately my mindset has changed. My prayer now is that I will be satisfied.  Satisfied= contented; pleased. Satisfied...even with a little more belly fat. Satisfied....even with puny little calves. Satisfied...even if I never have a big booty. Satisfied....even with a flat chest without "enhancements". Because you know what? None of those things really even matter, and I don't want to waste my life chasing after something that doesn't matter to God! When I stand before God one day to give an account of what I did with the health He gave me, I don't want to just say, "We...

Don't you just love summertime?

I'm going to try this out for a week and see if I like it: Monday-deadlift and hamstring/glute day Tuesday-upper body heavy day Wednesday-squat and quad/glute day Friday-upper body light day Saturday-Hip thrust and glute day I'm not sure I'll like the 5 days a week thing. I like looking forward to my workouts, and I've found that 4 days is perfect for me. It keeps me excited about going to the gym having those three rest days, and not feeling burnt out. But on Tuesdays I'm already at the gym in the mornings for work anyways, so I figure I'll give it a try for a little while. Next week I may swap the deadlift and squat day. I didn't think through deadlifts being two days before squats...probably not a great idea, even though it was fine this week. Monday I decided to do block pulls this week since I haven't done them in a while. I worked up to 205, which felt pretty darn heavy. Block pulls have always been hard for me since it's right where...

No food is a 'cheat'.  Not fruit, not cookies, not ice cream, not anything. Unless you have a medical need not to eat certain things,  it's fine to include food s you like.  Balance, moderation, appropriate calories, adequate protein, move your body - that sounds so much less sensational than a diet that demonizes foods but throws you a bone by allowing occasional 'cheats'. Being controlled by arbitrary rules breeds resentment, and that's not sustainable.  What is sustainable? Balance, moderation, appropriate calories, adequate protein, move your body. -Amber Rogers