Good morning, buttercup!! I wish I could act like I’m in this perky good mood, but my husband is doing this “thing” right now. He started working out in the mornings so he sets his alarm at 5am and leaves all of his clothes and backpack and even toothbrush in the other room so he doesn’t wake me up when he gets up. BUT he presses snooze and lets his alarm go off 3 separate times and goes back to sleep every time. And after the first alarm, I’m pretty much completely ready to get up. After the second alarm, I’m pretty annoyed. Third alarm, I hate him. It’s a pattern at this point. BUT, I’m very happy and supportive that he’s working out in the morning so I hold my tongue and don’t smash his face in with a pillow. It’s quite a loving feeling.
I say all this because, well, sometimes we don’t always support our significant other when it comes to their health goals. I get emails all.the.time from people who either don’t feel supported or are obviously having a hard time supporting their partner when it comes to healthier eating choices and/or working out. It might be because you or your partner never worked out and now someone wants to so it feels a little strange or foreign. Or because someone changed their diet and the other person is having a much harder time. Or it could be because one person has lost weight and the other person hasn’t so there becomes a bit of a jealousy situation. No matter what situation may be your own, it’s important to remember that health should come first and foremost. If we don’t have our health, we don’t have much else longterm. We won’t be able to care for our significant other or experience certain situations or enjoy the little moments together because our health is diminishing. But if we put our own health first, and support our significant other in their goals that make them happier and healthier, we will be able to enjoy so many amazing moments in the future.
My husband’s alarm goes off 3 times every morning when he wakes up to go to the gym and you know what? It annoys the sh*t out of me. But I bite my tongue, get up to work on my blog, and kiss him as he walks out the door to the gym…because I’m so proud of him for taking care of himself so we can have an enjoyable, exciting and amazing future together. Don’t let your own frustration or jealousy or upsets get in the way of your partners success. Support and push each other to be better. That’s how relationships grow and thrive!
Sunday – Rest Day
Monday – FIT on Broadway Class
#1 – 5 minute As Many Rounds As Possible Of:
5 single leg v-ups (each side)
10 calories on air dyne bike
15 dumbbell thrusters
*1 minute rest then repeat one more time through and try to match and beat last score
#2 – 5 minute As Many Rounds As Possible Of:
5 barbell high pulls
10 burpees
15 barbell bicep curls
*1 minute rest then repeat one more time through and try to match and beat last score
#3 – 5 minute As Many Rounds As Possible Of:
5 double Russian kettlebell swings
100m run
15 kettlebell sumo deadlift
*1 minute rest then repeat one more time through and try to match and beat last score
** 2 minutes rest after second set of #1 before you move to the next and so on
Tuesday – Orange Theory Class – see workout here
Wednesday – CrossFit Broadway Class
5 sets of each: (15 mins)
– 4 Strict C2B Pull Ups + 4 Kipping Pull Ups + 4 Bar Muscle Ups (I did 1 bar muscle up, 4 kipping pull ups, 2 strict pull ups)
*Choose a number in which you can go unbroken for all reps.
– 64′ HS Walk (2 lengths of platforms) – no more than 1 minute
** 1 min rest after finishing HS Walks
Then 10 min As Many Rounds As Possible Of:
10 + 10 Single Arm OH Lunge- on spot (55/35)
20 Push Ups
100m Run
I got 4+3 rx
Thursday – Rest Day
Friday – Orange Theory Class – see workout here (front desk girl turned computers off 10 minutes early so my numbers are a bit off)
Saturday – CrossFit Broadway Class
5 rounds:
400m run
30 box jumps (24/20)
30 wall ball (20/14)
I finished in 25:13 rx
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What I Ate in a Day:
When I woke up, I started my morning off with an iced Chameleon cold brew coffee with a splash of heavy cream and some stevia extract.
When breakfast rolled along, I had arugula, Applegate Farms breakfast links, and 1 fried plantain.
Later on in the afternoon (since my lunch was later than usual) I had 1/2 a Perfect Bar and saved the rest for later.
For lunch, I had arugula topped with quick taco meat that I cooked up (just ground buffalo and Primal Palate taco seasonings) with some crumbled Siete Foods grain free tortilla chips on top
After my workout in the afternoon, I ate the other half of the Perfect Bar then ate some plantain chips while I made dinner.
For dinner, I made some Jovial gluten free brown rice pasta with hot italian sausage, roasted brussels sprouts and carrots, olives, and parmesan (no rice and cheese is not paleo)
And for a Friday night treat, I had a scoop of sea salt caramel ice cream and topped it with a few bite size WOW Baking gluten free brownies!
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Hello! I just started OrangeTheory, and for some reason, I can’t seem to ever get out of the blue and green zones. But I don’t think it’s because I’m not working hard (I feel exhausted by the end!). I run the entire portion on the treadmill and use 6.0-6.5 as my recovery pace and get up to 10mph on the sprints, and I always get my rowing done under the recommended times. Do you have any tips?! I want to make sure im getting the most out of class. Thank you! 🙂
i actually talk about how i tend to increase my heart rate the most in my recent podcast! https://paleomg.com/listener-questions-episode-35-paleomg-uncensored-podcast/
There could also be a problem with the way your heart rate is entered in the system. You should look into getting your VO2 max test done somewhere. If you do that, they can update your numbers in the system to better accurately describe your workouts.
My husband does the same exact thing!! His alarm goes off at 5 AM and I almost always end up waking up as well. I love your point about just supporting him and being proud of him instead of mad that we are up at that hour! We’ve been married for one year and I love that we can put the other persons interest in front of our own. That’s love right?! I’ve even gotten up and gone to my gym in the mornings instead of afternoons more because of him! Thanks for sharing this and have a great week!
that’s awesome support right there!!
See, I agree with supporting your partner’s workout habits but that doesn’t mean he should get a pass on disrespecting your needs in the process. I think what you described is inconsiderate whether its to get up for work or to workout or whatever. My BF and I both work out in the mornings but sometimes one of us will have to get up and leave earlier than the other and we both try to have stuffed packed and get up and go without disturbing the other too much. I guess my point is that if something like that really bothers you its ok to stand up for yourself about it.
you’re thinking too hard about it. I’m actually excited to get up in the morning to work so the earlier the better, usually!
I think it’s really nice of you to not act on your annoyance and see the bigger picture. I have a hard time doing that with my husband. However, I’m really thankful that he’s so supportive (and I am too) of our health goals. After having our baby, it would have been super easy to skip the gym but we make it a priority, even if that means forgoing time together some weeknights — we prioritize time with our son, instead. I actually decided to give alcohol a break through the month of June and I knew when I told my husband that he would be supportive and not pressure me to drink, even though it’s summer and there will be a lot going on, social-wise. My point is that being supportive of each other’s goals, whether health, work, whatever-related is super important. I need to be better about choosing my battles, e.g. not being annoyed when his alarm/snooze goes off…however, I will continue to be annoyed and wake him up when he snores LOL.
Hmm I may have to try those Perfect Bars. That flavor sounds pretty delish. P.S. Your legs are hawttt, girl 😉
Not that flavor, but Costco (in Idaho at least) has a box of 12 Perfect Bars for $18. I’ve also seen them in Fred Meyer sold individually for around $2/bar.
Was making my lunch and remembered it was Monday and your weekly workout + what I ate in a day post was up! Love reading your workouts each week as they give me ideas. Chameleon cold brew is one of my favorites.
FWIW – having an alarm go off 3 times at 5am wouldn’t go down very well at our place. I think it’s ok to let unimportant things slide (like the clicking noise my husband makes when he eats…) but sleep is so important for your health and happiness, and being woken up early can ruin the rest of your day. But it’s a great message to give your partner time to look after themselves, and I’ve seen relationships end because of it. Especially important once people have kids and rely on their spouse to give them some time to themselves.
not to worry, kate! i’m definitely a morning person and actually go to sleep wishing it was the next morning so i could get to work again. and since we don’t have kids, not getting enough sleep is not much of an issue around here!
So I’m basically in love with you. People at work make fun of me because I play your podcasts on repeat and laugh out loud to myself. So anyways… I am in the military and I have the hardest time staying clean in the field ( i mean we get to shower and stuff but like with food). We have a 2 week training event coming up. I can only eat epic/lara bars, trail mix, tuna pouches for so many meals before I become stir crazy. I know this is a biiiiiiig reach but what else would you recommend taking when you have no fridge and no way to heat food up. I do take a cooler but ice only lasts so long, what else is out there!?
sorry it took me so long to respond but i was really trying to figure out recommendations for you but i would probably eat those same things. it’s definitely not ideal or exciting, but it’s the easiest. i would add jerky to that mix and i would pack normal meals because i don’t mind eating my food cold. that’s what i would do, i don’t know if it’s much help, though!
Needed to hear this today. I try to always be supportive of my SO’s fitness journey but, it’s not always easy especially since we are in two different places. Thank you.
that’s definitely the case for a lot of people!
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Agree Juli it’s so important to support your partner (and friends) on their health journey’s! It makes such a difference having that support!
Does your husband have a Fitbit? I don’t use mine for tracking walking that much but I LOVE the silent alarm feature!!! Basically instead of a sound alarm, the little band just vibrates against your wrist and you have to tap it to turn it off. You can set as many alarms as you want and on repeat during work days. I find this such a more gentle way to wake up (I get up at ~5am too) with no noise and there’s the added bonus of it not waking up your other half 🙂 Would definitely recommend just getting one of the cheaper ones for him to try out.
no, neither of us have a fitbit. however, i’ve heard about this alarm clock that slowly start shining a light (like the sun is rising) which sounds way more pleasant!
ooo! That could be awesome too 🙂