The Best is Yet to Come

Pouring down all over me.

My car is in the shop up in Wisconsin. I’m home in Chicago. Thank goodness for the train and the fact that I only live a half mile from my train station. So, since I need to put air in my bike tires and didn’t want to ride all the way to the gym with the chance of rain, I ran instead.

And it poured. The first mile and a half were fine - but it started sprinkling on the last mile and turned into a major downpour by the time I got home. Water was dripping off the brim of my hat and my shoes were squishy.

All in all….it was a good run!

It’s deadlift day. Yay! Thank goodness my quads aren’t killing me anymore…have a nice little twinge of soreness starting in the chest and bi’s.

I’m feeling much more energized than I have in a long time, and I know that getting back into my regular workout and diet plan has a LOT to do with that. Still need to get more sleep, but I’m working on that, as well.

Heading up to Wisconsin tomorrow and will get to spend time with my friends and family, which is always a good thing. I think I’ll drag my nieces running with me - we used to go all the time before I moved down here and the weather should be decent. Might go hit the playground and be silly for a while…it’s good for the spirit.

Spring is in the air and there’s a renewed spring in my step….life is good.

Just got back from the gym - yes, I did last night’s missed bench workout and 45 minutes of HIIT on the elliptical. Yay me!

Bench day is my least favorite.

15 Minutes on the elliptical

Incline bench - 1 warmup set with the bar, 3 x 8 @ 55

Close Grip Bench - 1 warmup set @ 30, 3 x 8 @ 45

Barbell curls - 1 warmup set @ 30, 3 x 8 @ 40

Flyes - 1 warmup set with 10’s, 3 x 8 w/15’s

Overhead tricep extensions - 1 warmup set w/10’s, 3 x 8 w/15’s

Cable pushdowns - 1 warmup set @ 20, 3 x 8 @ 30

Incline dumbbell press - 1 warmup set w/10’s, 3 x 8 w/15’s

Then another 30 minutes of HIIT on the elliptical and chugged a protein shake.

Went to the store, and then came home and heated up some shrimp with a half portion of light alfredo sauce (45 calories) and a half serving of whole wheat rotini.