This past week went by too quickly... let's be honest, life in general is moving too quickly!
Brad & I have recently had a major shift in what our plans for 2016 are. A potential new job opportunity has come up and I'm excited but a little bit sad to think about how different our lives will be. More on that when we actually have something official to share ;-)
Monday: Rest
Tuesday: First real, beautiful snow of the year. This did not make for a pleasant drive home from work (took 3x as long! The roads were not clear at all) but I rewarded myself with a beautiful snowshoe hike/run in the fresh pow! Afterwards I lifted arms/shoulders/back.
Wednesday: 3.1 mi rowing and a solid 30 minute lower body workout--tried some new weight-free exercises at the end: bulgarian squats, squat jumps, curtsey squats, and 1-2-3 lunges. I definitely felt it the next day.. esp in my boooty!
Thursday: 3.1 mi run {27:36} (for some reason it's my most common distance... usually just what I leave myself time for and is a manageable weekday distance. I'd like to get more 4-6 mi runs in when I can, though!), 20 mins arms/shoulders/back.
Friday: 3.55 mi {30:37} and then 30 min lower body again.
Saturday: We rented a townhouse downtown with 5 of our friends for the weekend and had an absolute blast eating & drinking wayyy too much but I still got in a 3 mi run {28:xx} in the beautiful 36 degree weather
Sunday: Blustering and soo cold when we got home so I opted for just a 45 min full body lift! I'm still incorporating those new exercises as a superset at the end of my workout and could almost do them on their own one day if i don't have any weights.
Got in 5 solid weights sessions this week and I feel great! My quads and shoulders especially are looking really sculpted. It takes patience and time as well as tweaks to your nutrition (because you're starving allll the time!) but I think it's worth it. Plus I've noticed I'm able to keep a faster pace for a longer period of time because my overall fitness has increased. Also, adding snowshoeing and rowing this week has made for happy legs and arms. I love changing it up! This week I may try to get a bike or swim in although we have 14 friends visiting starting Fri night! And I have to finish a quilt by then..
My nutrition has been on point all week! I had healthy lunches and made really filling/healthy dinners as well which is difficult to do since B doesn't always like to eat healthy... The goal is to make him hearty meals!
Next post I'll talk about cold weather running!
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