My life, in general, is pretty much Groundhog Day. I find things I like, I beat them to death and then I get sick of them and move on to the next greatest thing. Which makes much of my day look exactly the same from one week to the next. Take exercises, for instance. Anyone remember the pistol Sots press that I was working a few times a week? Now, the pistol Sots is hardly an essential exercise. It's pretty much as niche-y as an exercise can get. But I found it, I loved it, and I'm beating it to death. So much so that I'm still practicing it a few times a week without writing it down here, for fear of getting yelled at by my Trainer. Because before it was the pistol Sots, it was double-unders. And before that, it was kettlebell windmills. And before that, it was plank position.
So if you fill in any of the above niche-y skillwork exercises with "X" in the next few sentences, you'll see what my poor Trainer is dealing with. See, nobody needs to do as much "X" as I'm doing right now. And "X" serves little purpose in my overall training goals. But I love "X", and "X" makes me happy, so I'm working "X" to death... until I tire of it and move on to "Y". At which point, "Y" will become the new "X".
Food is another area of my life set to constant repeat. I tend to eat the same things every day. One day, it's turkey and a banana with Sunbutter. The next, it's hard boiled eggs and a banana with Sunbutter. The next, it's turkey. And a banana. With Sunbutter. I don't require variety, which is why it's so easy for me to stick to a diet. But I also "find" meals that I fall in love with, eat every single day for weeks on end, and then get so sick of it that I cannot eat it again for a year. Currently (on top of the Sunbutter), I'm "on" 4 oz. of chopped grilled chicken, in a bowl with cubed granny smith apple, a handful of diced walnuts and some feta. I've eaten it every day for two weeks now. Every. Single. Day.
Maybe I'm just a creature of routine. Maybe with how busy my life is, it's just easier to know that several areas of my life aren't going to change from day to day. Maybe I'm SUCH an Instant Gratification girl that when I find something I like, I can't "save" it for later and stretch out the enjoyment. Whatever the reason, it's a safe bet that tomorrow, I'm going to (a) work my pistol Sots, (b) listen to Four Minutes and (c) eat chicken/apple/walnut/feta. Although I may sub out the apple for cranberry. Look at me, branching out.
Buy-in
- Jump rope, 5:34 (the length of Rihanna's "Live Your Life")
- Squat warm-up, stripper stretch
- 3x5 HBBS @ 115#
- +5# from last workout
This 3x5 program says I should do TWO strength exercises on a 3x5 day, but I'm still taking it easy post-mono, so I'll only be working one exercise at a time for the next week or two.
Cash out - suitcase deadlifts
- 5L/5R @ 45#
- 5L/5R @ 65#
- 5L/5R @ 65#
- 5L/5R @ 65#
Music:
- Miss Independent, Kelly Clarkson (make fun if you must, but this one works for me)
- Nothing But a G Thang, Snoop and Dre (I can literally rhyme along to every single word)
- Give the Po' Man a Break, Fatboy Slim (perfect for DLs, it just makes me want to stand the f*** UP)
8 comments:
Stripper stretch??
Hmmm.
At work for breakfast I will always have a tin of mackerel in tomato sauce (not squirty tomato sauce, actual tomatoes) with a banana, apple and a handful (hand-full) of nuts. Every day. Lunch will 98% of the time be scrambled or fried eggs with a chicken leg or bacon, some salad and fruit with a few teaspoons of olive oil. I only vary my dinner because my wife forces me to.
I don't think it's a bad thing. Makes shopping easier.
How do you do a Stripper stretch?? that sounds like something I can do at the gym to intentionally make people boot (which of course would entertain me endlessly).
I THOUGHT I was totally in disagreement with you on the food issue, but I guess I'm really not. I do tend to eat a lot of the same things day in/out but mainly for breakfast and SORT of lunch. I eat the same thing pretty much everyday for breakfast (homemade delicious breakfast sandwhich) eng. muffin, egg, turkey, cheese, tomato, tobasco chipotle, ketchup, pepper, seasoned salt. DELICIOUS.
When it comes to dinner though I try to spread it around, as I love so many different kinds of food. In other areas though, I'm in complete agreement.....I RUIN songs and activities with constant repetition ad nauseum. I believe for most people its just part of human nature...we're creatures of habit and tend to follow patterns. Besides just about all of us are OCD to varying degrees.
In the end though, if you like what you're doing and it makes you feel good have at it. If you find foods that are good for you (in my case, not as often) you ENJOY and they don't cause gastro-intestinal distress.....then by all means buy in bulk.
Works for me Melissa, I guess we're not as different on that issue as I thought. Maybe I should try some paleo stuff at some point......
Hear ya on the diet... For me when Im doing well it is the same exact thing for breakfast and dinner, with a choice of exactly 3 different dishes for dinner rotated around. When ever I fall off the wagon, its because of variety. In fact I would say that variety is the bane of a healthy diet.
stripper stretch? thats gotta be seen. :)
I hear ya on the diet issue. Every day for breakfast I eat the same thing, my lunch at work is the same thing every day and my nighttime meals do not vary all that much. Weekends I am a little more creative but during the week I am a creature of habit.
As far as heritage goes, I knew of the Russian side but the other two weren't expected.
I've got an AYCE cafeteria at work which has all the whole milk I can drink in one sitting (currently 80 oz.) My diet pretty much revolves around what they serve.
You guys are behaving as if you've never been to a nudie bar.
Stripper stretch - helps you get into a mature squat position (upright torso). You basically squat in front of a pole (I use the end of the squat rack). Drop into the hole, with your feet sort of straddling the pole. Grab the pole with your hands and use it to pull yourself into a perfect upright torso squat position. Hold, and stretch (hamstrings, calves, ankles and adductors).
6" clear plastic heels are optional.
Gee, I thought it was only a stripper stretch if you included the full ROM while holding your posture with your torso vertical and therefore, well, you get the idea...
Suggestiveness aside, it's a good way to work that knees out position through the full ROM.
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