The Good Life

Its been a great last week before getting back to school and ramping up my thoughts again. Met a lot of fun people, had a blast with friends, and even though I had one of the busiest weeks of my summer, I felt as though I was completely relaxed. Taking a few moments to think about how that was possible led me straight to the 80/20 principle I talked about in my last post.

First of all, I quit worrying about how I was going to pay for my car breaking down, the school supplies I had yet to buy, and the food needed to get me through the week. As soon as I just quit worrying and let things play out as they should, I gained 2 new clients (which more than made up for the hours lost at work due to school), got paid for all the ice hockey reffing I'd done over the summer, paid a bit less for my car than originally estimated, and threw one hell of a back to school party (which resulted in about 10 new friends). Who could ask for more when all that was required was to relax 80% of the time?

Secondly, I kept up with my idea of ramping up my workouts to push myself to new levels. In half an hour, I was able to smash out a workout that left me on the floor gasping for air and feeling like I'd just conquered the world. Somehow I had managed to set new records for my maximum number of burpees completed in a single set (100!!!!, yes I'm going to brag a bit until someone puts me in my place) and still push myself to grind out the rest of the workout. And it only took 30 minutes!!!
Examples such as this spark my thoughts as to why anyone (who hates boring cardio, hates mundane routines, etc etc..) continually goes to the gym and steps up on a treadmill "because its there and thats what people do." I say if you hate doing it, find something you love instead, and make it work. And thats exactly what I'm doing with these posts, the free workouts I'm providing on here, and living my life by the 80/20 principle because in just 1 week I've found out its a MUCH better way to LIVE!!

So for those who are waiting for this week's workout, I'm providing the one I wrote up and conquered in the last few days; if you push yourself, and I mean really push yourself until you physically cannot do anymore, you'll feel like you really did something at the gym. Good luck!

PS. for those who don't know what certain exercises are, leave a comment and I'll steer you in the right direction.

PPS. for those who complete the workout, feel free to post your burpee numbers! I'd love to hear how people did.

1A)Burpees x failure
-rest until able to move again

2A) Jump Rope 1000x – (perform these in as few sets as necessary to reach 1000)
2B) Hanging Straight Leg Raise 6x8 (perform with pull-up style grip)
2C) 85 lbs Sand Bag Carry 6x 150 ft.

3A) Bent Barbell Rows 95 lbs x failure (perform with knees slightly bent, about a 45 degree bend at the waist and an underhand grip)