I am officially in a FUNK and it is pissing me off and making me sad at the same time. I got up this AM all raring to go. Not really that tired and wanting to have a good workout. My eating has been on point the past few days and I have renewed focus. And my workout started great — I even was able to do 10 reps of chest press @ 100lbs both rounds. Feeling good…off to a great start.. got through the regular workout great. The final PT station is what screwed me up! I got through round 1 – 100 jump ropes, 30 Tabatas, and 15 Burpees with a weighted vest. 2nd round – 20 jumps into the jump rope, my back started spasming. I had to rush to get the vest off and started to walk around in hopes of loosening it.  I tried to restart the jump rope with no vest but realized WTF am I am doing – my back was hurting. So I stopped – and left.

I am so FRUSTRATED. This has been a rough month for me physically and mentally. How do I reset?  A friend told me to take a few days completely off to let my body heal. What’s crazy about me is that the thought of that sounds impossible to me. Why can’t I run? Will I gain weight? The thoughts that go through my head are all pretty irrational.   TO completely rest, watch TV, relax. WTF does RELAX even mean?

My wise husband told me that we all have peaks and valleys and when you are in the valley, keep walking because you will eventually reach the next peak – even if it’s not the biggest peak in the area.

Just keep swimming…

Warmup:
2 min jump rope

Core:
general stretching
2 rounds:
Stability Ball crunches
ball scissor twists
ball 83s – ball between your legs, legs straight. When you do the sit up, bend your knees with the ball and touch the sides of your ankles.
2 rounds:
reverse crunch on your stomach
stomach back kicks

workout:
2 rounds:
PowerStation: 100lb bench press (10)
OH sit-up
35lb kettlebell figure 8s (20)
75lbs power clean squats
plyo-push-ups
double rope waves

PT Station:
Wearing a Weighted VEST
100 Jump Rope
Tabatas 15, 10, 5  x2
burpees 15, 10, 5