MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY
My Body. My Canvas.
My body is mine to sculpt. It is my canvas to create a masterpiece
with; my raw materials with which to start off the rocky road to
greatness. My body is my own and if I want it to be what I want, I must
be the one to mould it, build it; create it. I must be the one who
determines my limits and boundaries; if I choose to have any, to know
how far I am willing to go, to push, to reach.
The motivation to create comes from within, the well deep down inside
me, rushing from my core to the surface to design. It encompasses me so
that I can think of nothing else but perfecting a masterpiece that I
am proud of, to show myself and the world just what I am made of. I,
and only I, have the power to turn that inner source into something
physical.
Every turn is mine to make. Every chip of the stone, every swirl on the
canvas, is made by my hand and mine alone. I am accountable for the
finished product; if there are flaws, then they are mine and I must
accept that. I strive to do my utmost to work away anything that might
detract from my masterpiece, so that it looks stunning from every
angle, in any position, in every way possible.
I may stop and start many times over, but I always work on, each time
better than the last, growing as I create, motivation building as I get
closer and closer to what is envisioned in my mind. I am the artist. I
am the sculptor. I am the designer. I am the one in control of who and
what I become.
Quote for Reflection:
TRAINING
Full-Body (30 sec recovery between quadsets):
QuadSet A -
1. Cable Crossovers 3 x 15, 12, 12
2. Stiff-Legged DB Deadlifts (on step, reaching DB down 6 inches) 3 x 12
3. Supinated Seated Rows (each hand with individual handle) 3 x 10, 8, 8
4. Skip 3 x 100 revolutions
QuadSet B -
5. Rear Flyes 3 x 12
6. Plate Hammer Raises 3 x 8
7. Alternate Single-Arm DB Lateral Raises 3 x 20
8. Skip 3 x 100 revolutions
QuadSet C -
9. DB Zottoman Curls 3 x 12
10. DB French Press 3 x 6
11. Alternate DB Hammer Bicep Curls 3 x 12
12. Skip 3 x 100 revolutions
QuadSet D -
13. Swissball Crunches (feet on wall, knees at 90 degrees) 3 x 15
14. Swissball Crunches (270 degrees to 180 degrees) 3 x 12
15. Reverse Curls (on floor) 3 x 10
16. Skip 3 x 100 revolutions
Post-Weights Cardio:
Recline Bike 20 min @ 101-104 rpm
Stretch 20 min
OTHER NOTES
Sleep: Went to bed last night and just let my body sleep until it was ready to wake up.
Energy: Been good all day.
Joints: PAINFUL shoulders.
Quality of Training: Trained a little later today. Session was good.
Full-Body - changed a few things up, to accommodate my shoulders,
although didn't do much in minimizing the pain, and had to dig my
fingernails into my right shoulder during post-weights cardio to "help".
Resistance portion of my training passed quickly, almost like nothing
at all. Had a smile on my face for most of it, despite the way my body
felt. Good times.
Overall Sense of Feeling: It definitely is going to be an interesting few months ahead. Busy. Productive. Happy.
