Lindsay's Ramblings

...once you figure out how hard it is." -Unknown Want to feel better than you’ve ever felt before?  Look better than you’ve ever felt before? Be stronger than you’ve ever been before?   Have more confidence than you’ve ever had before? Then you have to be willing to work harder than you’ve ever worked before. It’s not going to come easy. It’s not going to come fast. Get that through your head. It WILL be hard, that's a fact. I t will take time, you will struggle, you will get frustrated, you will get discouraged, you will want to give up. But don't. Because one day you will reap the rewards of your dedication, I promise.

"Gratitude is a vaccine, an antitoxin, and an antiseptic. This is a most searching and true diagnosis. Gratitude can be a vaccine that can prevent the invasion of a disgruntled attitude. As antitoxins prevent the disastrous effects of certain poisons and diseases, thanksgiving destroys the poison of faultfinding and grumbling. When trouble has smitten us, a spirit of thanksgiving is a soothing antiseptic . - John Henry Jowett

It's Friday, woohoo! Here's my "to-do" list for today: Hehe. ;) In just one week I will be in Florida! This month has flown by, but I sure hope the days in Florida go by soooo slooowwww !! I can't wait to be laying on the beach in the sand, listening to the sound of the waves crashing, and feeling the warmth of the sun on my skin.... To me, it doesn't get much better than that! So I think my "bigger, stronger, faster" training is going to have to be put on hold for a few more weeks.... After training legs the other day, I realized that my body is just not quite ready for anything even slightly heavy at this point.  My body is telling me to take it easy, and as hard as it is for me to listen, I know I have to. I think barbell squats and deadlifts are definitely out of the picture until this issue I have going on with my hip/butt/back goes away. So I'll go back to my 4 day push/pull upper body split, with some light bodyweight ...

Today I did a light("ish") leg workout to see how it would feel and if it would aggravate my hip. It's hard for me not to push it too hard, so I had to make myself not go up in the weights! I stuck with 105 for 6 reps on front squats, when I'd usually do around 125 for 6. I never did front squats before CrossFit, but now they are one of my favorite exercises. I love them! Not being able to train legs just for those couple of weeks was horrible . I will definitely never take for granted the fact that I can move my body and train hard.  It is a privilege . Don't ever forget that. There are some people out there who would give anything just to be able to go for a walk , or just be able to STAND . Never take it for granted that you can move . Don't ever think of working out as a chore or punishment!

I'm changing up my current training just a little. I'm adding in an extra day(so I'll have only 2 rest days instead of the 3 I have now), and I'm going to do a full conditioning workout one day a week of tire flips, farmer's walks, or sprints/sled drags, or a combination of all 3. My goals are, well, to get bigger, stronger, and faster ! My goal for a while now has been to find a way to be as strong as a powerlifter but look like a fitness model, and also be conditioned! I have slacked off on the strength focus in the last few months to focus on building muscle. I'm still training heavy, but my goal has not been to hit PRs all the time or max effort lifts. But I do want to start focusing again on strength and hitting some goals that I have. I know everyone has their preferences, but to me, this strength and conditioning type training is SO much better than bodybuilding workouts. But whatever, that's just me. ;-) Summer Training Plan: Mon-Upper b...

We had a nice but kind of chilly weekend in Kentucky. Saturday was a rainy day, so we didn't do much besides the gym and church. Sunday was a nicer day, so Matt and I packed a lunch and went for a hike at one of our local parks. I love hiking and being in the woods-it just brings me back to when I was a kid! :) No real "cheat meal" this weekend since I have a beach trip coming up soon....Instead I had a higher carb day yesterday-oats, bread, corn on the cob, and some yummy granola protein bars that I made(and... maybe a cupcake,too). ;-) I can't wait to train this week. I'm always excited about training! I'm SO glad I can squat. I haven't done a full leg workout yet, but I did do some squats Saturday. They felt pretty weak, but I'll work my way back up! I 'm going to be doing some different things with my training soon, and I'm excited! I'm bout to get crazy with some Prowler pushing and tire flipping workouts! Oh yeah. :) Less th...