One more day!

 "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit." -Aristotle

One more day until I'm on my way back to college. Every time I think about it I'm bouncing off the walls with excitement. I might not come back at all. I mean who would? All that free time, no bills, food whenever you want it, parties, friends.

My school is one of the most beautiful campuses in the US [Image]

Containing my excitement, here's my plan for the day.

5 mile run
(Insert, taking a break to go to work today)

Yoga

3X Through:
Plie Squats (10)

New Exercise: Single Leg Glute Bridge

Tried this out yesterday (called it by a different name in the workout), and I liked it. Worked the muscles a little differently than normal, and seems relatively low impact in comparison to a squat (trying to save my poor knees).

It focuses on the glutes and the hamstrings, but expect some work out of your core (especially if you've got a weak lower back/bad hips).  This exercise reminds me of a variation I used to do with a Swiss ball, but seeing as I don't have one, this will do for now.

Eye opening type of day

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all." -Oscar Wilde

So when I finished up my run and yoga, I had a text from my best friend asking if I was on the metro this morning and if I was ok. At my home station, on the line that I take to work, some one jumped in front of the metro train. Such a tragedy happening so close to home is shocking and depressing, but also reminds me that I better make my time on this little blue planet worth it. My thoughts go out to the individual this morning, and all of his/her friends and family.

Workout today:

5 mile run

Finding a way around set-backs

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." -Confucius

So once again, I find myself with a problem. My wonderful wrist is still nonfunctional, which leaves me with a big questions. How will I work out today?

Injuries happen: they are an unfortunate fact of life. Some people may see injury as a reason for quitting: working out made this happen, so that means I shouldn't exercise at all. This is a super negative way to think. Instead, injury means you have to limit or change what you are doing, not stop.

So today, and probably for the rest of the week I have to do only exercises that don't stress my wrist. Which means no upper body workouts. My legs are going to be jacked.

Day 7

 "Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement." -Matt Biondi

I woke up at 3:30 AM last night in the most pain I've felt in months. I still have no idea what I did yesterday, but it really aggravated my bad wrist. Unfortunately, that means I have to change around my exercise plan today, because I won't be able to bear weight.

5 mile run

3X through

30 burpees
50 squats
50 situps
50 lunges
50 russian twists
50 jumping jacks