Posts Tagged ‘goals’

Day 12: Making Progress

In less than two weeks, I’m already doing significantly more push-ups and pullups, but even more important, my focus feels improved, thanks to meditation, earthing, and getting top priorities done earlier in the day. Good energy, good vibes. Thanks for reading this and helping to hold me accountable!

Morning Stats

Yang/firing up:

  • high-five in the mirror
  • stood on one leg while brushing teeth, to activate glutes
  • cold shower
  • motivational speech “Why Am I Even Alive?” https://youtu.be/LIF5BnugxYM
  • one hour cross train (spin bike with a bit of incline treadmill hiking)
  • pullups 3 x 14, 11, 9 (34 total)
  • pushups 3 x 17 (51 total)

Yin/cooling down:

  • morning mantra: “I have enough time and energy for everything I need and want to do today.”
  • 2 minute meditation
  • 8 minute foam roll
  • 6 minute Hypervolt muscle massager
  • 5 minutes yoga (on the carpet in the hallway, listening to my daughter sing and splash in the bathtub)

Day 11: Getting in a Groove

Starting to look forward to my daily motivational speech, some stretching/yoga, and my latest addition to the day: earthing. (As for cold showers, I can’t say I look forward to those quite yet, and meditation is still a struggle, through I certainly feel good when I’m done with both. )

Morning stats

Yang/firing up:

  • high-five in the mirror
  • stood on one leg while brushing teeth, to activate glutes (this is turning into a habit, and no longer takes any thought)
  • motivational speech: https://youtu.be/UpVOZXMzCwQ
  • one hour and 25 minute run, with some sandbag carry practice worked in
  • cold shower

Yin/cooling down:

Evening update

  • One hour strength/skills workout at Cerus Fitness
  • 10 minute stretch/mobility work

Day 10: Renewed Gratitude

“No amount of regret changes the past. No amount of anxiety changes the future. But any amount of gratitude changes the present.” ~Ann Voskamp

After dealing with two strains of E.Coli for a week, my antibiotics are kicking in, and I finally had good energy and an uninterrupted run, with a quality workout in the middle – woohoo! As I pushed myself in the hot sun, I felt a wave of gratitude that the discomfort was from hard work rather than feeling nauseous. (Plus, I’m more fun as a parent when I don’t have a bellyache.) Onward!

Morning stats

Yang/firing up:

  • cold shower
  • motivational speech https://youtu.be/0cwtNOq_k4w
  • stood on one leg while brushing teeth, to activate glutes
  • ran for an hour and a half, with a fast speed-play workout in the middle

Yin/cooling down:

  • morning mantra: “I’m alive, I’m grateful, I’m ready to roll.”
  • 5 minute foam roll
  • 2 minute meditation (I find that doing this right before my run really grounds me.)

Evening update

  • 30 minutes of earthing (while reading a book, throwing a ball for a cute dog I’m dogsitting, and waiting on hold with an 800 airline number – love how earthing doesn’t take as much focus as meditation!)
  • 10 minute easy bike spin
  • 3 x 17, 17, 16 pushups (50 total)
  • 5 minute stretch

Day 9: The Obstacle Is The Way

Turns out I picked up two forms of E.Coli while traveling, so that explains why my system has been so fouled up for a week. I’m grateful it’s likely just a minor setback.

“The obstacle in the path becomes the path. Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition.” ~Ryan Holiday, in the book The Obstacle Is The Way

Morning Stats

Yang/firing up:

  • cold shower
  • motivational video by Oprah: https://youtu.be/KEvHZ-LpX7M
  • 3 x 13, 11, 9 pullups (33 total)
  • 45 minute run with sprints
  • 15 minute spin

Yin/cooling down:

  • Morning mantra: “I will achieve great things through small steps.”
  • 2 minute meditation
  • 5 minute foam roll and 5 minute stretching
  • no social media until 9am

Day 8: Feeling Great

“Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina… Grit is living life like it’s a marathon and not a sprint.” ~Dr. Angela Duckworth

Technically, I don’t feel great physically (still combating Montezuma’s Revenge, which adds factors of dehydration and fatigue to my running, along with three months of low-to-moderate heel pain that I figured was plantar fasciitis but seems to actually be Achilles tendonitis), but I DO feel great mentally, (which, aside from a major injury, is more important than the physical), focusing on the things I can, like increasing my pushups and pullups consistently each week, trusting I’ll figure out how to feel physically 100% again soon.

Plus, daily meditation and motivational videos makes for a mentally fantastic way to start the day!

dog yoga warrior mom pose

Morning Stats

Yang/firing up:

  • cold shower
  • stood one leg while brushing teeth, to activate glutes
  • motivational speech compilation from G.OA.T. athletes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn0bZ0hBzCw
  • 3 x 16 pushups (48 total) – just a little bit of working out on my otherwise rest day

Yin/cooling down:

  • morning mantra: “I am rested and ready for the day. I can handle anything it brings.”
  • 2 minute meditation (this is getting easier to remember to do!)
  • 5 minute foam roll
  • no social media until 9am
  • 6 minutes of earthing
  • 4 minutes of yoga