Crossroads’s BodyBlog

The reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated!!! On April 10th my daghter caught pink eye and I expected that I would be out of the gym for about a week. 12 days later and I have finally got myself back on schedule. I do have to say that the time off did me a ton of good (Lots of extra sleep) and I feel rejuvenated. Unfortunatly my diet was not so super during this time off and I have gained a few extra pounds that I don’t beleive includes a whole lot of muscle.

My training partner was sick today (WEIRD) so I was firced to fdo my first workout back solo. I completed a tough chest/bicep workout and then got on the treadmill for a 30 minute run.

Softball starts up this month and I am really excited. I led the team last year in home runs, OBP, and Slugging and now with a little extra muscle I am hoping for some big numbers. Check back soon for some pics (YES I have them I am just to busy to post them) from our workouts and some from softball. Have a great week everyone!!!!

My daughter cam down with Pink Eye so i am forced to take the rest of the week off. I think that the time off might actually be good for my body. I will hopefully be hitting the weights again on Monday!!

So I finally broke down and took a few days off from going to the gym. I was scared at first that taking this break would kill my motivation to workout. On the contrary I think it has rejuvinated me and I am excited to get back into the gym this week.

As you can tell from my previous posts i have been severly lacking sleep due to my work schedule and taking care of my daughter. This weekend I was way overdue on taking some time for myself so I pretty much did nothing but sleep, watch basketball (Rock, Chalk, Jayhawks!!!!) and and play a little softball. I feel a million times better and my body is thanking me.

Hopefully this will be a great week in the Gym, I’ll keep you all posted!!!!!

So I’m sure I have complained about this on more than one ocassion, but I need more sleep. As most of you can tell from my late night posts that I am currently working nights (10 pm - 7 am) for Child Protective Services. I have been doing this for the past year and a half since my daughter was born. Working nights affords me the opportunity to be at home during the day with my baby. In the afternoon we go to the gym so she can play with other kids and I can get my workout in.

The only downside is I only get to sleep for about 4-5 hours a day (if I am lucky) which has been taking a huge toll on my body over the past few months. I have been trying to catch up on the weekends, but I spend most of my time cleaning the house and running the errands I didn’t have time for during the week. People keep telling me to go on vacation, but I can’t because we are planning trips this summer for a wedding and my sisters graduation from Law School (GO JAMI!!!). I can’t even take a sick day off because my wife and I are expecting another child in September and I want to take a few weeks off to help out at the house.

So I am taking out my frustrations here. I try to stay upbeat and optimistic, but damn I am sleepy. OH Well I need to just buck up and stop my whining. I have been having great workouts in the gym and I wouldn’t trade my time at home with my daughter for all the sleep in the world. I hope eveeryone has a great week and if you are getting a lot of sleep send some my way!!!!!