June 7, 2012

2012 | Day 156: The Truth In My Soul


MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

After All You've Been Through...

The tears and pain and sacrifice. The sleepless nights and days spent in exhaustion. The masked smiles to hide the truth. The not knowing and confusion and frustration. The hoping and holding onto the faith. The belief in something better all keeping you tethered here. After all that…

It’s something you want more than ANYthing else in the world. It’s something that made you feel ALIVE before it tore you to pieces. It’s something that gave you a new sense of direction. It’s something that you NEVER want to let go of. It’s something your life will always have missing if it is gone. It’s the CLOSEST thing in the world to your heart. After everything that has happened…

Don’t you DARE give up on it! You’ve come this far. You’ve been to hell and back more times than you can count. Remember all the reasons you determined to stay true to this, your soul. Remember what it feels like to be in that place of unimaginable happiness. You know what COULD be, so DON’T just know, but MAKE it be! After all you’ve been through…

You’ve let it build you up and destroy you, and every time you get STRONGER. You’re NOT a quitter. You’ll fight for it with EVERYthing you are because when you have the hope, the promise, of something you have wanted all your life, you do NOT just give up on it and quit! YOU FIGHT FOR IT! AND NEVER LET GO! Because you know it’s WORTH it!

Quote for Reflection:
 
TRAINING
 
Session 1

Run 3 miles

Stretch 20 min

Session 2

Skip x 300 revolutions

Full-Body (30 sec recovery between quadsets):
QuadSet A -
1. Single-Arm Bent Over DB Rows 3 x 8 per side
2. Push-Ups (feet on bench, hands on DB - moving in and out) 3 x 8
3. Stiff-Legged DB Deadlifts (on bench, reach DB down 6-8 inches) 3 x 8
4. Skip 3 x 100 revolutions
QuadSet B -
5. Rear Flyes 3 x 8
6. Standing DB Arnold Presses 3 x 8
7. DB Lateral Raises 3 x 8
8. Skip 3 x 100 revolutions
QuadSet C -
9. Standing DB Bicep Curls 3 x 8
10. Rope Tricep Push-Downs 3 x 8
11. Alternate DB Hammer Bicep Curls 3 x 24
12. Skip 3 x 100 revolutions
QuadSet D -
13. Swissball Crunches (270 degrees to 180 degrees) 3 x 10
14. Reverse Curls (on floor) 3 x 10
15. Pikes (on floor) 3 x 10
16. Skip 3 x 100 revolutions

Post-Weights Cardio:
Recline Bike 20 min @ 103-105 rpm

OTHER NOTES

Sleep: Not good. Exhausted last night, but even though eyes were closing, I could not sleep until just after 0500 this morning, and barely for 90 minutes.

Energy: Exhausted this morning. Barely had anything for my 3-mile run. Was operating on half-past-dead in the gym, despite the fact that the energy provided from the Assault was smooth and enough to keep me going - definitely notice the difference in formulas as far as a few things though (prefer this over the original re NO Beta-Alanine tingles).

Joints: Delt/biceps' tendons - both sides - have been aching on and off throughout the day for the last few days, and are painfully sharp at night.

Pump: Pump is more noticeable with the new Assault, and definition in delts and arms is the best it has ever been (which is positive).

Vascularity: Vascularity is better as well re the new Assault, which is interesting, considering I am not as warm when I start training as I used to be.

Quality of Training: 3-mile run was just DONE - and glad to have it over with I was "dragging" that much...Resistance training was ok. Pushed steadily on through, although my right delt/biceps' tendons were VERY sharp re pain today (I was digging my fingernails into it during post-weights cardio to try and "ease" it) - probably not helped by asking my body to go heavier, because I wanted to do slightly lower reps. Definitely done for afterwards, a little blank as I sat on the couch...

Motivational of the Day: I just wanted to note that these are my own original (and fresh) work - the only things that are not mine (unless quoted otherwise) are the related "Quote for Reflection" given at the end of them (which is sometimes used as the "Motivational" - if so, credit always given where due).