Happy Monday! I hope you’re ready to crush the sh*t out of this week! This week is about to get awesome because we are about to paint the outside of our house and fingers crossed we don’t hate it! Painting a gigantic landscape is quite overwhelming and frightening but hopefully it all works and we love it. If we don’t, we’ll have to move.
Anywho, let’s talk about working outttttt! This week on the blog, I’m going to put together an entire post about finding the perfect workout for you and talk a little bit about my own journey, so stay tuned for that! Until then, let’s chat about staying motivated. A few months back, I joined Orange Theory to mix up my routine because I wasn’t feeling quite as inspired in my CrossFit gym. As soon as I felt even a tad less motivated at CrossFit, I mixed it up. The last thing I ever want to happen is to find excuses to not make it in the gym. So I changed up what I was comfortable with. I’m incredibly comfortable at my CrossFit gym. I know everyone, I’ve coached there for years, many of the members were even invited to my wedding. I love that gym. And going to a completely different gym, knowing no one and not feeling as comfortable can be nerve-racking. And I know those kinds of nerves can keep people from walking into a gym.
But here’s the thing – Sometimes when things get uncomfortable, that’s when life actually starts. We all get nerves whether it’s the first day at a new job, or school, or a first date, or first child, or first home. We’ve all had nerves before but we’ve pushed through those feelings because we knew great outcomes were possible. The gym is the exact same. We may feel uncomfortable walking into a gym or a new class or a new workout, but such great things can come from that first step. Don’t let yourself get bored, don’t let yourself come up with excuses to not walk in, and don’t let your anything stand in the way of your goals. At the end of the day, life is all about keeping yourself motivated, no matter to obstacles. Stay tuned on the blog this week because I’ll be sharing all the workouts that I’ve tried, the pros and cons, and what has helped me stay motivated and confident throughout the ever-changing workouts trends!
Now go kick some serious Monday ass!
Sunday – Rest Day
Monday – CrossFit Broadway Class
“Murph“
For time:
1 mile Run
100 Pull-ups
200 Push-ups
300 Squats
1 mile Run
*I partitioned the movements in 20 sets of 5 pull ups, 10 push ups, 15 air squats
I finished in 38:26
Tuesday – Orange Theory Class – see workout here
Wednesday – CrossFit Broadway Class
5 sets of: (14 mins)
10 Strict Toes 2 Bar
10 Strict HSPU (if you can do 10 RX reps unbroken go to deficit)
Then 12 min AMRAP Of:
20 Cal Row
10 Burpee Box Jumps (24/20)
20 KB Swings (70/55)
I got 3+21 using 45#
Thursday – Rest day
Friday – Orange Theory Class – see workout here
Saturday – CrossFit Broadway Class
2 rounds for time:
13 power snatch (155/105)
200m run
13 strict HSPU
200m run
13 box jumps (24/20)
200m run
13 hang squat cleans (155/105)
200m run
13 pull ups
13 wall balls
200m run
I finished in 21:55 at 75#
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Didn’t you do Murph on Monday?
hahahah yaaasssss!! thank you!! i literally couldn’t remember the week at all! changing that now!
Damn girl! You are amazing! I started going to Orange Theory and I can barley walk the next day so I have to space them out. This is really good motivation though! I think I need a hot tub and massage as well! 🙂
Can’t wait to hear more on that story! Coming back from multiple injuries has made it hard for me to figure out how to balance what I like versus what my body likes.
That’s an amazing Murph time! Do you think OTF has made you faster?
i don’t think so! i felt like my last run was super slow and tough. and i wonder if running on treadmills really translates to running on the road since the treadmill kind of pushes you forward, if that makes sense. but who knows!
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