it almost wasn’t going to happen today, i reset the alarm this morning when joseph woke up at 4:30 and was up for no apparent reason until 5:15. he wasn’t hungry or thirsty, he was just awake. i put him back into his crib and read a couple poems out of “Where the Sidewalk Ends” (i’ve read through that book about 30 times now, it’s part of his pre-bedtime story time). and he fell back asleep. if i was smart, i would’ve just stayed up and got to the fitness center early, got the workout in and went on with my day. but that’s not how it happened, i reset the alarm for 6:30 and snoozed a couple times instead 
. i had a meeting with some of the PHS Boosters to discuss the Park Football website after work. and got home in time to play with joseph a bit before bed. the wonderful wife allowed me the opportunity to get over to the fitness center and i was out the door before i really even had time to think about how tired i was and how much i really didn’t want to workout… but it was all good once i got here. tough workout and my right knee was bugging me a little bit, so i laid off a little during the ‘touch the floor’ exercise. sweat abounds with every workout and once i’m done, i feel like something was accomplished.
Insanity – Day 19: complete!
inspirational quote of the day:
“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.”
- Benjamin Franklin
no excuses today, yay!
May 7th, 2010 | Comments Off
resistance, yes. power… that’s another story. i was up late again last night (not as late as the night before), but this time i was learning me the basics of Adobe Premiere CS4, which will come in handy when i get to work later. after the alarm went off (and after a couple snoozes), i willed myself out of bed wishing for another recovery workout (ha ha). alas, no such luck. once i got through the warmup and stretching, i was in the right mind frame and was drippings wis dee goo (Ghostbusters II, anyone?). i was sweating extensively throughout the entire workout today (gotta make sure i drink plenty of the H2O today).
Insanity – Day 12: complete!
inspirational quote of the day:
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.”
- Frederick Douglass
good news with that quote, there’s definitely struggle with insanity!
April 30th, 2010 | Comments Off
yesterday was nice. i like me some rest days (as long as there aren’t too many), but this morning, the work started right back up. today was the video i wasn’t able to finish on day 3 due to the stupid DVD player – and boy did i miss a tough one.i’m not sure if my aerobic systems are getting better or what, but today the breathing wasn’t as heavy. maybe it was the fact that this video incorporated more anaerobic exercises, which wiped me out and i wasn’t able to move as fast to get the aerobic work in.
regardless, i am noticing that the triangle poses during the warmup stretching routines are getting easier (they call that progress in most countries). i refuse to step on the scale until, well, next week when we do another fit test. that will be the true test answering the question: ‘does insanity work?’ in other news, while i am constantly hungry during the day, i’ve been able to eat in moderation for the most part. i know that was always my biggest problem, i like to eat and when i has food in front of me that tastes good – i’ll eat a lot of it. moderation, hmmm, where have i heard that before
Insanity – Day 8: complete!
thought of the day
“Adversity is wont to reveal genius, prosperity to hide it.”
- Horace
April 26th, 2010 | Comments Off
