Challenge Month: Days 8 - 26

I honestly didn't mean to let the blog slip during a challenge month! School is wrapping up with finals this week and next and I've been pulling some nasty all nighters to make up for my procrastination. That includes falling asleep mid-writing, with my laptop in my lap, and with drool was coming out of the side of my mouth.
Besides the insane amount of caffeine to keep me awake at 3am, I've sprinkled my evenings and days with planks and burpees to keep the blood moving and staying semi focused. And that has helped me keep on track...for the most part. 

I'm 40 burpees and five minutes of planks behind where I should be. I won't lie, I'm sore, I'm beat, but I have a few more days left before I can drop dead. And that makes me go on, seeing the finish line in sight!

In the end I should have some killer core stability.

But I still hate burpees. Fucking burpees.

Challenge Month: Days 5 & 6 Sacrifice EVERYTHING for discipline

No lie, it's tough. With no real rest days my body is feeling the work.

I have a total of 38 minutes of planks and 215 burpees (!!!!!) under my belt. I still hate burpees with a fiery passion and my core shakes madly when I do the planks. At this point it's all about discipline. It always is! Didn't I learn this from last year's challenge?

I happened upon a phrase I am really liking, Sacrifice everything for discipline. Regardless if I ache or I'm tired, I'm working out. It's CrossFit every day! I love it, but it leaves me sore like nothing else. Honestly at times I don't want to do it, but I do. I look at my butt, the source of my fat woes, and there's nothing mortifying yet motivating to run than looking at it and moving on to better myself for bootcamp. My trainer gave me a swift kick in the rear this past Tuesday and it's his attitude I have to thank. I don't want someone to baby me and tell me, "Good job. You're doing great." Tell me I have to run faster. Tell me I have to do more push ups, ball slams, etc. Tell me I'm not good enough and I could do more and better. Because I will.

I will get there. I will sacrifice EVERYTHING for discipline. If that's what it takes and it does, I'm doing it. That's what I told my recruiter, it's what I'm telling you now, and what I tell myself everyday. I am sacrificing everything for discipline. Now if only I can apply to homework..ugh.

PS. Lost (easily) three pounds last week (as of Tuesday) due to the powers of cutting out grains (for the most part) and drinking a gallon and half of water daily. Try it.

PPS. I hate burpees.

Challenge Month: Days 3 & 4

The planks are getting easier mentally, but physically they are getting tough. My muscles tremor near the 45 second mark now and I hold out as long as I can, usually to the 2:30 mark before collapsing and trying again.

Burpees....fuck that noise. Though I have discovered an "old" muscle strain in my right hip tonight while doing them. Not entirely fun and of course the tube of arnica gel is no where to be found.

Days 3 & 4: Okay.

I have also started tracking my eating and since I have cut out (the majority of) grains I fell a few hundred calories short of what I should be eating a day, which is 1400 calories. Happens when you eat nothing but veggies, fish/chicken/eggs, and some fruit. So I had to cram some food in tonight before working out.

My new favorite move: side straddle hops with a 10lb body bar. Instead of clapping your hands when they get to the top, you thrust the bar above your head and back down when you bring your feet together. I had sweat pouring off of me in seconds.

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Challenge Month: Day 2

I won't lie, today sucked. I sat on my ass for the good part of the day for the end of the semester crunch getting chapters done, which I should have done earlier. I did manager to squeeze in three minute planks and I'm about to do another three.
Burpees?
Guess who will be working on doing 71 burpees tomorrow? That one is for yesterday's lack of moto to get to 35. Hell I'll just make it 75 burpees.

Today: Fail. I feel like a beached whale.

There's always tomorrow. And there's always burpees.

Challenge Month: Day 1

34 Burpees completed.
6 minutes of planks completed.

I had to psyched myself up for today's workout, mainly because of the burpees. I did a warm up and then powered into a two minute plank, followed it by 200 meters on the rower, a minute plank, jumping jacks, minute plank, 10 burpees (hate), minute plank, 200 meters on rower, minute of plank (struggle), cranked out 24 burpees.
Yeah 24. Not 25. 24. Do I suck? yeah. But...I did 34 burpees. One more and I would've punched something fluffy and cute. No joke. We'll see how tomorrow works.

Today is: successful.

Still hate burpees.