Go Wolfpack!

[wolfpack7483]

^^^Perfect, especially for today... Thanks for the share, gal.


TODAY:

Zercher squats
DB bench press
Deads
Bent over rows
EZ curls
Swiss ball crunches
Planks 4x1min
Mountain climbers

Food's doing pretty well. I'm pretty close on my macros most days, thought I didn't even TRY to count when camping. I can already feel a shift in energy toward the positive. I keep thinking back to the not so distant past and how I went for months eating what I think was less than 800 cals./day--Some days not at all. All that while, the weight stayed the same--starvation plateau...It was a dark place I don't want to revisit. It reminds me of the kind of depression I read about the other day--total apathy, numb, blah. I couldn't get myself to move on any level. Everything was overwhelming. In recent weeks I've seen a glimmer of how that can be different. All the external people, places and things that I find troublesome are still there, but my reaction to them is slowly changing as I heal this mess. And the small successes begin to build into a larger, positive way of dealing with life. It's just funny how we sometimes have to go back to square one after so much time spent complicating things and neglecting the simple solutions. Me=doh-head sometimes...Makes me grateful today that I'm teachable, though!

[Megin]

And the small successes begin to build into a larger, positive way of dealing with life.

Exactly, my friend !

Think about today's success and build with it .. eventually the mind turns to find those and focus on them (same as writing a gratitude list every day <-- it re-programs the mind to search for the good instead of the negative)
Really cool how this works

[wolfpack7483]

I've been thinking (god help us) a lot about motivation--where to get it, how to get it and how to keep it. It's my nature to start things with a rock-this-house sense of enthusiasm, only to see it putz out in short order. This is a life-long pattern and it's been really working it for me in recent days. When I first started getting back into working out, as an outgrowth of rehabbing my decrepit knee, I was filled with energy and excitement around it. It helped that I was seeing major progress, too! I found this place and all the transformations, journals, info on eating/working out and absorbed all I could. Many of your stories hugely inspire me on a daily basis and I keep coming back for more. Still, I've felt a disconnect between all the motivation I get from here and how that translates into action on my part. And then it hit me--it has to be an inside job! Somedays I can be soooo thick in the head...! I began to think back to when I last felt that joy that came from pushing my body to the limit, and then asking it for more. (Credit KimPossible's new journal for this) Back to when working out was what I wanted most to do. Sure, the earth was still cooling, but I DO remember this feeling! I ran in 100+ heat and 100% humidity and loved it. I practiced tennis and basketball morning 'til night. I scrimmaged with adults from the time I was 12 because all I wanted was to get better and better and my friends, bless their hearts, were no longer interested. I got to swim practice early and left late. I begged to be on the boys' teams, and when I couldn't, refused to be a cheerleader as "consolation prize." (Cuz that was really gonna happen...) I ran suicides and wind sprints and was never last--not because I was built for speed, but because I refused to bring up the rear. I worked out in the YMCA weight room, against the rules, because I loved the energy and the feeling I got. I had no idea what I was doing, I just copied the biggest guys (only at MUCH lighter weights!) I was scouted/recruited by several colleges.

None of this is to say, "hey, look at me!" So I hope it isn't taken as some kind of ego-stroking exercise. What it is is for me a concrete, tangible way of helping to remember how I used to feel and to solidify what's been rolling around in my grey-matter for the last few days. What it boils down to is this: I"M A FUKIN' ATHLETE! I got this! Inside this 46 year old body--with a now goodly layer of fat, damaged parts and achy joints--is an athlete. I don't HAVE to do this. I GET to do this. Huge difference! There may be no more 10ks and I'm pretty sure the WNBA and Wimbledon will have to wait for my next life, but I now realize I still have that fire in the belly. I had just forgotten.

[wolfpack7483]

Woke to a light dusting of snow on the mountain tops.

TODAY:

Zercher squats
DB bench press
Step-ups
Deads
Bent over rows
EZ curls
Swiss ball crunches
Swiss ball ham curls
Planks 4x1min
Mountain climbers
Ab roller of death

[wolfpack7483]

T.O.M.---I feel like a continent!

[Megin]

I"M A FUKIN' ATHLETE!

Hells yea !

Actually, your story is quite likened to mine
[I wanted Wimbledon + WMBA + Olympics so friggin' badly I could taste it when I was a kid .. ]

As for motivation - humm..
Where / how does one get it + keep it?
I'm pretty sure you have that answer

Great post

[wolfpack7483]

Hi M! Glad to see you back!

Today:

Tabata!!! 1st REAL time since injury.

2 rounds spinning. Knee felt pretty damn good. A little achy @ end of 2nd set. Enjoying some ice ATM.

[kitebean]

Today:

Tabata!!! 1st REAL time since injury.

2 rounds spinning. Knee felt pretty damn good. A little achy @ end of 2nd set. Enjoying some ice ATM.

Awesome! trying to think of what tabata-esque things you could do without using your knee too much....? you ARE an athlete and so am I only i didn't realise it till I was about 43 better late than never!

[Paichka]

Hey Wolf! Just checking in to say hi. How'd the tabata go? And what kind of ice cream were you noshing on? I like chocolate fudge brownie, myself.

[Megin]

Planks 4x1min

Noted
[you are improving!]

[KimPossible98]

Checking in! I read your intro on my phone while waiting for my tilapia to warm up at the microwave for lunch. Wow, that is awesome that you seem to have overcome some serious hurdles there in life from the get to. College seems to be a huge derailer for lots of people, fortunately, one of my sorority sisters was a huge health fanatic like me so we managed to improve our physiques in college - awesome!


I'm in for seeing some great progress here! Keep it up!!!

[wolfpack7483]

Awesome! trying to think of what tabata-esque things you could do without using your knee too much....?

***tapping foot impatiently...

Hey Wolf! Just checking in to say hi. How'd the tabata go? And what kind of ice cream were you noshing on? I like chocolate fudge brownie, myself.

It felt great, gonna go at it again today! I wish it had been ice cream---unfortunately it was just ice for the knee Strawberry and/or chocolate do the trick for me when I do stuff my cakehole!

Noted
[you are improving!]

You know it!!! Due in a large part to y'all's support!!!!!!!!!!

Checking in! I read your intro on my phone while waiting for my tilapia to warm up at the microwave for lunch. Wow, that is awesome that you seem to have overcome some serious hurdles there in life from the get to. College seems to be a huge derailer for lots of people, fortunately, one of my sorority sisters was a huge health fanatic like me so we managed to improve our physiques in college - awesome!


I'm in for seeing some great progress here! Keep it up!!!

Great! Thanks for popping in. I mentioned a little while back that reading your newest log helped push me in the right direction motivation-wise. Thanks for that!

[kitebean]

Awesome! trying to think of what tabata-esque things you could do without using your knee too much....?

***tapping foot impatiently...

Weighted V-Ups
Renegade Rows
Chirpees
Russian Twists

???? I'll keep thinking!

[wolfpack7483]

you rock, woman! I knew I could count on you for new ways to torture and torment!

[wolfpack7483]

Today:

DB squats
DB bench press
Static lunges w/DB
Deads
DB lat raises
Calf raises
Swiss ball crunches
Swiss ball ham curls
Side planks 1 min/1 min/45 sec
Mountain climbers
Tabata renegade rows--thanks KB. Love these!!! Off wishing I were 20 years younger...

[wolfpack7483]

Today:

Lumberjack squats
DB bench press
DB step-ups
Deads
Military press
Calf raises
Ab roller
Swiss ball ham curls
Planks 4x1
Mountain climbers

Tabata spin 2 rounds

[Paichka]

What's a lumberjack squat? That sounds hardcore.

[wolfpack7483]

Hai Pai!

Here's the lumberjack. Not really hard core. I've been doing them as an alternative to back squats since I don't have a rack ATM. They feel a lot "safer" to me. Zerchers do the trick, too.

[Megin]

Here's the lumberjack. Not really hard core.

^^ Yea it is
You are an athlete, remember? Everything you do is hard core !

[dawndm]

Hai Pai!

Here's the lumberjack. Not really hard core. I've been doing them as an alternative to back squats since I don't have a rack ATM. They feel a lot "safer" to me. Zerchers do the trick, too.

I might give these a try....do you find they hit your quads more than your glutes/hams?

[wolfpack7483]

^^ Yea it is
You are an athlete, remember? Everything you do is hard core !

Nice of you to say..., but I don't hoist a lot of weight with these 'cause of my little knee issue!

I might give these a try....do you find they hit your quads more than your glutes/hams?

Yep, I do. I really notice that with the DOMS the next day! I also use almost a sumo stance and that seems to hit the inner thigh some, too--more than regular squats.

[wolfpack7483]

Lumberjack squats
DB bench press
Walking lunges
RDLs
Military press
Lat raises
EZ curls
Ab roller of doom
Swiss ball ham curls
Planks 4x1 min
Mountain climbers

Tabata renegade rows --really liking these...tri's sore for days! booyah...

[Megin]

Its not about the 'weight' you lift that makes you incredible
It is the spirit and manor in which you do so
As well as the energy you spread

^^
And that, you do far beyond 'well'

[wolfpack7483]

Today:

Goblet squats--mixing it up on the squat-go-round
DB incline bench press
Bulgarian SS
RDLs
Military press
Lat raises-front
hammer curls
Ab roller of doom
Swiss ball ham curls
Planks 4x1 min
T push-ups


Chill in the air this morning. 47F. Working hard to not bum about the impending cold.
Sending good thoughts to friends and family in NC, esp. my beloved Outer Banks.

[wolfpack7483]

Think I might have today be a day off. Up most of the night tracking Irene. My mom and extended family live in Eastern NC, near the beach. Hope all you east coast folks stay safe as it moves north!

[slobey]

I would like to extend a formal apology to the wolfpack >>>

How was i NOT subbed to this??

*slaps herself on hand*

subbed. so subbed.

[slobey]

Think I might have today be a day off. Up most of the night tracking Irene. My mom and extended family live in Eastern NC, near the beach. Hope all you east coast folks stay safe as it moves north!

hear from the fam yet? I know it is either still in their area or just left.

hoping its all ok..

[kitebean]

Chill in the air this morning. 47F. Working hard to not bum about the impending cold.

MEGADOSE Vitamin C and Zinc! Like every 4 hours. I am also liking Madre Labs Immuno Punch

hope you are listing to your bah-day and resting

[wolfpack7483]

I would like to extend a formal apology to the wolfpack >>>

How was i NOT subbed to this??

*slaps herself on hand*

subbed. so subbed.

Sub away there chickie! Glad as hell to have you!

hear from the fam yet? I know it is either still in their area or just left.

hoping its all ok..

Yep, thanks for askin'. Things have finally wound down there. Power back on, no flooding in her neighborhood--just a crapload of big-ass pine trees down. She's a little PTSD right now because she lost her house in Floyd in '99. She's 74 and lives alone so I worry. Feels pretty helpless to be 5000 miles away. I reckon it's bearing down on you about now. Stay safe and dry.

MEGADOSE Vitamin C and Zinc! Like every 4 hours. I am also liking Madre Labs Immuno Punch

hope you are listing to your bah-day and resting

Vit. C hell to the yeah! Also Airborne on top of it. Plus at the 1st onset of symptoms I make a "soup" of red onion, garlic, ginger and cayenne. I think I scared it off for now! Of course no one else can stand to be near me either!

[Megin]

MEGADOSE Vitamin C and Zinc! Like every 4 hours.

Love it, KB
Do as she says

hell to the yeah!

This phrase always makes me laugh

Also Airborne on top of it. Plus at the 1st onset of symptoms I make a "soup" of red onion, garlic, ginger and cayenne. I think I scared it off for now! Of course no one else can stand to be near me either!

^^ HA!



Back to it Wolf