It’s Monday. Normally, I would have slept in (until 6) but we’re making up another snow/ice/rain day today. So I was blessed with another opportunity to work out.
See what I just did?
I could have complained that I had to get up. I could have whined that I was tired and didn’t want to work out. I could have mentioned my legs are pretty much shot from running over the weekend.
And yes, my legs are tired.
But I decided that I would embrace today’s workout with my whole heart. And surprisingly, my attitude pulled my tired body through the day.
It was an upper-body workout today. Even Leonard’s station was geared more toward it. I ran with a bar over my head. I threw a medicine ball as my friend and I shuffled down the court. Sure, my legs got a workout, too — I kept moving the whole time. But I could tell the day would be geared toward the waist up.
We did an inside four-corner drills (run the Gauntlet and then do pushups, sit-ups, burpees and squats along the course.) Then we went to Clark who had us doing unnatural things with a 25-lb. pound weight. My favorite is the wall stands. When I was in college, I used to do pushups while standing on my hands. That was a long, long time ago. From there we went to the treadmill, where I did an incline of 15%, then ran 6.0, 6.5, 7.0 and 8.0 mph. I could feel the lactic acid in my legs gurgling and cursing my very being. After six minutes, we went into the bike room and rode the bike. That actually felt good.
I ran a 5K race Saturday and a 10-mile run yesterday. We have another five-day training schedule this week. I’m just thankful I have so many opportunities to improve my health and live a better life for my family.
But right now, I’m taking a nap. I’m positive about it.