1. One thing that surprised me about myself this week-
I was surprised that I was able to up my weights from 20lbs to 30lbs for my squat presses and my weighted step ups. The first week I struggled with 10 lb Dumbbells in each hand and I didn't really think I was going to progress to 15lbs in each hand in under three weeks. After my second resistance session on Wednesday I evaluated my workout and realized that although I was exhausted at the end of the round with the squat presses I wasn't exhausted with that particular exercise. So on Friday I started out with the 15lb dumbbells in each hand for the squat presses and got exactly what I was looking for - struggling to get through the last 3 of the 15 reps while still in good form.
2. The #1 thing that made me happy this week was-
I didn't plan to backtrack on the progress I made last week in my push ups. (Last week I started to push myself and do 5 push ups in plank form drop to my knees for one then pop back up to plank for a few etc instead of doing the first couple in plank and dropping to my knees for the remainder of the set). 2 of my 3 resistance sessions I totally phoned in my push-ups on my knees and didn't even attempt them in plank position. I was super frustrated with myself after the Monday and Wednesday workouts because I know I could have pushed harder. But the #1 thing that made me happy was that come Friday's resistance session I pushed myself and did the whole set of 15 in plank form for the first time ever! Now to just make it a habit. I think a little pep talk before each session might be in order - mind over matter!
3. Something that didn't go as planned this week was-
It's been a goal of mine for a few years now - that I've been very inconsistent with - to be able to do a full set of 15 push ups in proper plank form. Last week I thought I'd made a big stride closer to my goal but this week like I mentioned above on 2 of my 3 resistance workouts I was so fatigued I didn't even attempt a push up in plank form and just started right from my knees! It didn't go as planned for me to backtrack like that. At the time I thought I was listening to my body but as soon as the workout was done I realized it was my mind I was listening to and there was no reason I couldn't have attempted those push ups from a plank.
4. My toughest hurdle this week was-
Hands down keeping my eating in line was my toughest hurdle. I live by that saying "you can eat your way through any workout" and normally have an easy time staying regimented with a clean diet where I count calories and monitor macro portions. This week I was coming off of #oneperfectweek where I was extra strict for a week straight and I just felt like I was more hungry and craving sugar and carbs so way more than normal. It was a huge lesson for me to just maintain my normal 90% good 10% "cheat" routine daily instead of trying any restricting diet like that. A few days this week my diet wasn't nearly as on point as it normally is and I really feel it affected my progress for the week. Live and learn!
5. What I want to remember about this week was-
I want to remember how strong your mind is in what your body can do. It really is so mental in terms of pushing yourself. I really had to evaluate my workouts after my first two resistance sessions and realize I was hardly pushing myself as much as I had in the previous week- crazy easy it is to start to rest on our laurels. Moving forward my game plan is to give myself a mental pep talk with goals before each workout. If I try and my body is exhausted and can't go where I'm trying to push it that's ok- but I at least need to know I'm trying.
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