MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY

[Him aside] only YOU know what is truly best for you. Others can tell you what you “should” feel or be and that it’ll be “ok” in the end. All very well and good, but there is NO “should” and sometimes the “end” is an endless journey that stretches on with heartache after heartache and darkness after darkness and epiphany after epiphany, constantly changing and moving, living as much as you.

What was “best” for someone else in a similar situation or having experienced such emotion is NOT always going to be best for YOU. Highly likely that it won’t even be CLOSE to what is “best” for you. Others can SHARE their experiences and offer advice, but ultimately it is simply a source of “support” and guidance, because nothing and no one can truly tell you “how” it “should” be.

Your soul might seem like a contradiction in the feelings buried deep within it and the emotion visible [to those with discernment] on the surface, but it has its own way of processing everything and it must be allowed to without “forcing” from anything or anyone. In its time, which no one can set, it will “sort” through the chaos to “find” the centre again.

There is no “right” or “wrong” way when it comes to soul evolution. Soul awakening is a painful realization and the journey does not end at the start, but merely begins, and there is only ONE way for YOUR soul and that is its OWN. Follow the whispers from INSIDE and “find” your own truth in the chambers that illuminate your essence.

© 2014 Rosie Chee

INTERVIEWS WITH ROSIE

ShreddedRevolution Interview

Thank you to Andy for the opportunity to be interviewed. Share to Inspire!

Image courtesy of Tony Mitchell

To read my interview please see: ShreddedRevolution Interview: Rosie Chee

Day 98: Onward, Soldier!

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Life throws you in many different directions, it's up to you how you handle these challenges and to move forward in your life might be the hardest/scariest thing you may face, but once you take that first step everything changes for the better!" - Sascha Martinelli


TRAINING

Session 1

HIIT - Run:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 12 x 20 sec sprint/10 sec easy
c. 10 min jogging

Full-Body (1 min recovery between trisets):
Triset A -
1. Stiff-Legged BB Deadlifts (BB to touch floor) 4 x 12
2. V-Bar Close-Grip Seated Rows 4 x 10-12
3. Push-Ups (feet on floor, hands on box) 4 x 12
Triset B -
4. DB Hammer Raises 4 x 10
5. DB Lateral Raises 4 x 10
6. Seated DB Rear Raises 4 x 10
Triset C -
7. Dips 4 x 10
8. EZ-Bar Bicep Curls 4 x 10-12
9. Alternate DB Hammer Curls 4 x 10 per side
Triset D -
10. Rope Crunches 4 x 10-12
11. Reverse Curls (on bench) 4 x 10
12. Bicycle 4 x 20

Post-Weights Cardio - Rollers:
20 min in 39x18 @ 100 rpm

Stretch 33 min.

Session 2

Cardio - Rollers:
20 min in 39x18 @ 100 rpm


COMMENTS

Sleep - Time and Quality: ~4 hours. Woke refreshed.

Mood/Aggression: Knowing that I can inspire others and be a blessing to them brings a smile.

Energy: Training was done at what I felt was a slow pace, feeling drained, but the energy is actually there.

Endurance: Great.

Strength: Full-Body sessions are NOT about strength, and as long as it is intense, weights used are IRrelevant.

Pump: Interesting - strong at times, but not always, on and off.

Vascularity:

Quality of Training: Session 1 - HIIT was so-so, with my body feeling dead, my legs like wood, my arms and back doing the running, legs just moving in response. Resistance session was fine, set and determined to complete it with nothing left at the end, which was close to what happened, finishing with a burn. Rollers as recovery for my legs afterwards . . . Session 2 - Getting that extra active recovery session in there, not just for my body, but my mind as well, for whilst my body will be there, my mind will be meditating . . .

Recovery: The 2-a-day resistance sessions - no matter how short - definitely take more out of me than just doing a cardio session as my second session. I'm going to have to limit the 2-a-day resistance sessions to ~2 a week, with the other 1-3 2-a-day training sessions cardio.

Appetite: Had an interesting conversation re nutrition with someone today. Truth be told, I never have and still don't follow any specific diet. Instead, I take parts of many principles and diets and amalgamate them into something individual to ME, doing everything and nothing, if you can understand that. Even though my nutrition is not as terrible as it has been in the past, it's still a work in progress, but working more WITH my body than against it, and a never-ending learning process for me. Too many people get caught up in following this diet or that one, but in the end I don't believe that what you do matters, as long as what you do works for YOU, optimal and effective in achieving your goals and meeting your needs.

Body Composition and Look: Even though my scale weight has not changed much over this week, I am definitely leaner, noticing it the most in my midsection, lower back, and hips. Positive that I will be sub-10% bodyfat by the end of the week!