MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY
How Special You Are To Me
It hurts me to know you are hurting, to be so far away I can do nothing
about it. It hurts me to know that you think yourself undeserving of
love, unworthy of the one beautiful gift everyone should be blessed
with. It hurts me to know something of your self-perception, because it
is so far from the truth.
It hurts me watch you retreat, watch you disappear before returning,
each time taking a part of my soul with you. If only that part of me
could remind you of what I see, that if you were not who you are then I
would not feel the way I do about you.
You are amazing. You are wonderful. You have given so much and expect
nothing back. Life has kicked you down and yet you rise up every time.
You fight back. You soldier on. Life has given you so many traumas, but
still you are brave enough to look for the joy, trying to have fun
with it.
We all make mistakes, but we also learn from them. We all have things
we are ashamed of, but that does not make us any less of a person or
less lovable. We all have that one person in the world, imperfect but
perfect to us, beautiful and precious just the way they are.
YOU are beautiful and precious and so very SPECIAL to me. I only wish I
could hold you and let you know just how much. Maybe then you would
understand what I see and know and love.
Quote for Reflection:
TRAINING
Session 1
HIIT Run:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 8 x 20 sec sprint/10 sec easy
c. 14 min jogging
Stretch 16 min
Session 2
Skip x 1,000 revolutions
Shoulders/Hamstrings (30 sec recovery between supersets):
SuperSet A -
1. Behind-the-neck BB Military Press 4 x 10, 8, 8, 6
2. Skip 4 x 100 revolutions
SuperSet B -
3. Rear Flyes 4 x 12, 12, 12, 10
4. Skip 4 x 100 revolutions
SuperSet C -
5. BB Military Press 4 x 10, 8, 8, 8
6. Skip 4 x 100 revolutions
SuperSet D -
7. DB Clean and Press 4 x 8
8. Skip 4 x 100 revolutions
SuperSet E -
9. DB Lateral Raises 4 x 10
10. Skip 4 x 100 revolutions
SuperSet F -
11. Alternate Single-Arm DB Lateral Raises 4 x 8 per side
12. Skip 4 x 100 revolutions
SuperSet G -
13. Stiff-Legged BB Deadlift (on box, reaching BB down 6 inches) 4 x 10
14. Skip 4 x 100 revolutions
SuperSet H -
15. Swissball Leg Curls 4 x 10
16. Skip 4 x 100 revolutions
Post-Weights Cardio:
Recline Bike 20 min @ 108-110 rpm
Session 3
Run 3 miles
Stretch 5 min
OTHER NOTES
Sleep: Woke feeling like crap, but once I got "going", I was ok.
Mental Acuity: It's been a "thinking" day, my mind running even fastER
than usual, myriad ideas and questions spinning around inside.
Mood: It has been one of the BEST mornings in a long time! I am SO
looking forward to next week (it's going to be the best birthday ever -
if only you were there, it would be "perfect"!) and the months ahead!
Joints: Both wrists caused issues at different points during training,
so tried to be careful with them. Right anterior delt in the joint has
also been sharp all day, since waking.
Pump: Strong and hard, almost from the start.
Vascularity: Stronger in left bicep than right and right forearm than
left, but was great overall - call me odd, but I LIKE seeing it!
Quality of Training: HIIT was weird this morning - I had the most energy
and speed that I have had in a long time, explosive from the start, but
tiring quickly half-way through my sprints, tasting blood in my mouth
for the first time in ages, feeling like I wanted to be
sick...Resistance training was good - painful re delts and wrists, but I
made sure to keep myself going, keeping the intensity high, finding it a
little difficult to breathe at times (but not as bad as it has been of
late), and nauseous a little as well (surprisingly)...Didn't feel like
doing an evening run, but I am going to do whatever it takes now to
ensure these last eight days make as much difference as possible - a
little slower than usual, feeling how heavy my body was feeling, but
also tightness in my left hip that had bothered me some during HIIT as
well...
Other Notes: GOOD things are happening! I am so EXCITED!
