Stewart’s Blog

I’m working on an average of one w/o/w  (workout per week–or WOW).  Um…NOT WOW!  Actually I continue to be pleased.  Why beat myself up because life got in the way a little?  I wanted to work out.  The time just wasn’t there.  

I’m still not completing all my sets.  That will come with time.  My plan is to go higher on the weights and cut back on the sets.  When I can finish the workout, I’ll add a set to each exercise.  It’s mostly getting enough air to finish the sets.  The weights I’m using a small and they are not exhausting the muscle–they sure are exhausting ME!  

I’m feeling good about my workouts.  I’m on track–not according to my goals.  Not a problem.  They are MY goals.  I’ve done all I could to meet them.    

The mess at work is under control enough now.  Today was my first WO in a week!  This just won’t do….  

I’m trying out the BB.com Workout Tracker.  I’ll need to use it for a few weeks to see if it’s beneficial.  

I’m using 15 reps as a working set w/three sets of 15.  I’m making all my reps right now.  The weights will go up over the next couple of weeks and I’ll know where I’m at.  Right now I am continuing to get back into this on the slow side.  I may be sacrificing some time toward my goals.  No problem.  Injuries sacrifice WAY more time.  

I felt great about my workout today.  I didn’t get thru all my sets but I feel great.  My form was good.  My timing was good (75 sec rests between sets and exercises).  I’m interested to see how sore I’ll be tomorrow since I have not been under the weights in a week.  I enjoy that soreness.  It’s feels really good to me.  

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Whew.  What a workout tonight.  I had forgotten how awful and how much fun moving some weight around is.  I can’t wait till Tuesday or Wednesday (depending on how sore I am tomorrow) to go at it again.    I didn’t make it thru all my sets and am still well pleased with my workout.

I’m not even trying not to try. 

I missed the first session of my new workout routine tonight.  I had to stay later than anticipated at a customer’s home.  I was tired when I got in–feeling a little defeated by the day and it’s circumstances.  I’m actually feeling pretty good about missing the workout.  Sometimes I have missed a single workout and that would be enough for me to toss in the towel and say, "Why try?"  I’m not thinking that now.  I’m thinking that tomorrow I’ll have the time to workout.  What a refreshing perspective!  I like this perspective.  It’s not something I conjured up.  It’s not because I gave myself a pep talk.  I just feel this way.  What a relief to not feel like I’ve got to get myself charged up to do something I REALLY want to do.  In the BB Forums I read posts like, "How do you stay motivated?"  I used to say things like that.  I’ll probably say them again before I go home across the shallow waters of the Jordan.  Right now, I’m just enjoying not having to try so hard to do something I want to do.  What a relief this is!  What peace has come over me?