I'll have time later

This was one of those nights where I was hitting a brain freeze on what to post, and thought about taking the night off. Then I realized that I'm flying out of here tomorrow (there are 3 roommates, so the house will still remain guarded all you would be internet stalking robbers) and won't be posting all weekend leaving my wonderful readers with no new material to make fun of me with. Generally I just post on topics that people have been asking about, and the main consensus from calls / emails / fanmail and one photoshopped album of our wedding and what our kids would look like, I've noticed a running theme of "oh this is great, how do I get started?" or "but it just seems like so much for me to handle and I have no time".

I've tried to address how to get started, its all about commitment and having the intrinsic motivation (just engaged, competition with friend, doctor tells you if you don't cut weight you're going to die in the next year, etc) and then working out and writing everything down (with changing your diet being the mega elephant in the room) to keep yourself accountable. The time issue is tough, I'm fortunate enough to have a job that allows me flexibility to come in early and leave early but, I'm about to experience that same problem as I'm switching assignments this next wednesday (essentially like getting a completely different job, just in the same non profit oil company) and have no idea what my hours / rules will be. I could be working a lot more, or just having to work later in the day. Plus I already know that I will be spending 2 weeks in training in New York (Rochester, not NYC) and am NOT looking forward to missing workout for two weeks (so obviously there will be posts about me freaking out the other hotel guests trying to get my workout in).

My philosophy on the whole "time" matter, there will never be a point in your life when you are "finally ready" or "finally have time". People are busy (or in college, which is NOT busy), the hustle and bustle of life isn't going to slow down in 6 months, as one work project ends another is going to begin. Don't let "no time" be the excuse, unless you're an investment banker then I have no idea what to tell you.

WARMUP:

15 Body Squats

15 Pushups

15 Situps

200 m run

With the lovely weather of houston now approaching 100 degrees when I workout, it doesn't take much for me to "warm up". Quite frankly its like working out in a sauna.

Main WOD:

50 Snatches (75 lbs)

50 Situps

50 Wallballs (20 lbs)

50 Bent Over Rows (25 lb dumbells)

100 walking lunges holding plate overhead (35 lb plate)

200 m sprint

Didn't do so well on this workout, generally the strength endurance ones really get me. What am I saying, they ALL get to me, it's really getting to the point I should just program this thing to automatically type "that was a really tough workout" because I have yet to find one that hasn't been challenging to me. Repping out 75lb snatches was a big accomplishment for me, because if you recall the last time I did snatches I was using a 45lb bar only. I think I'll settle for an almost 50% gain. If I can keep up that improvement I'll be setting world records in a year. The most tiring of them all was the 100 walking lunges, what a killer.

Tonight me and some friends cooked a very paleo friendly meal. Central market pre-marinated fajita steak, mashed sweet potatoes, guacamole, and sauteed spinach. See, just because things are healthy doesn't mean bland or terrible.