New Challenge! And it's not fitness related. Who's in?

Sloth Sunday!

Day 15 - No workout (13 in 15)

I know I play it tough, but sparring class yesterday kicked my ass! Thankfully, no injuries, though, just a whole lotta sore muscles...which is all kinds of awesome. It helps that I didn't do any heavy leg work late in the week so I was pretty fresh and ready to go. THAT's what Saturday mornings are supposed to feel like!

And can I just say that it's downright hilarious watching Shannon hopping gingerly around the house, whimpering with every step and every movement that requires ab stability? Call me an awful person, but I'm thoroughly enjoying her soreness...but also very proud that she worked hard enough to get sore. Yeah girl!
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Day 16 - 2 workouts (15 workouts in 16 days)
Days until MRI: 2!!
Days until tournament: 5
Days until first Spartan Race of the season: 151

Front-loading the week this week because I want fresh legs for the tournament on Saturday! Gonna have to pay close attention to nutrition and recovery this week too...

Workout 1 - Strength

Deadlift High Pulls
2 sets of 10 reps at light weight (65lbs)
2 sets of 10 reps at warm up weight (75lbs)
5 sets of 5 reps at working weight (95lbs)

Bent Barbell Rows
2 sets of 12 reps 55lbs
2 sets of 12 reps 65lbs
2 sets of 12 reps 75lbs
5 sets of 8 reps 85lbs

Workout 2 - Cardio Circuit Training

1 min work : 30sec rest, 2 min between circuits, 5x through
Jump Rope
Speed kicking L
Speed kicking R
Box Jump Burpees
Lateral Shuffle-overs
Stability Ball Crunches

Going to sleep well tonight methinks!

So Shannon is getting braces on Feb. 11th, which means that a sizeable chunk of our household's disposable income is disappearing as of next month. I choose to view this as an opportunity to stretch the limits of my own willpower and discipline ('cause THAT never happens, ha ha!) but this time with finances. I hereby declare February BUY NOTHING MONTH, just to see if I can do it. Sure, I'll still have to buy groceries and gas and all that kind of everyday life stuff. But NOTHING extra. The thought scares me a little bit; I have to confess that I like shopping and I know I do it more than I need to. Eep.

28 days. I can do this.


That said, yesterday I decided that it was high time I ordered two kitchen toys I have been coveting for months now, so they are on their way. I'm not going to tell you what they are until they get here, but for the record they were purchased in January! And I'm super excited - stick around; there's gonna be some good food porn around here over the next month.

Here's a hint...