Week 5 - Workouts good, time bad

I guess I need to retract a statement from my current post - apparently Muddy is dead :) When was the last time he posted - 1989? Muddy is pretty much running into the same problem I am - not enough hours in the day. My schedule for the past two weeks has been absolutely insane, and it seems like I barely have enough time to brush my teeth in the morning before running out the door to a meeting, work, or one of 12 other things I need to do. Despite my overall lack of time I have managed to do two things: 1) stay on track with my workouts and 2) stay on track with my diet. Yes folks, no excuses for ol' FT here.

Coming into this week I was kind of bummed because I really haven't noticed any differences in my appearance or strength levels. Even though I know it's unrealistic to expect noticeable results in four weeks it's still a bummer, so coming into this week I decided that I was going to kick it into high gear. Unfortunately there was one slight snag to this - the strength workouts were new so I wasn't sure what I could or could not do. That was a little bit of a downer because your first time through a workout is usually slower since you're trying to figure things out and get used to it. Other than that though I've followed Tony's mantra of "Bring It."

Monday's workout was good, but the change in the workout resulted in something that reminded me of week one - soreness! While I usually get a little sore after the workouts the completely different routine made everything hurt again. I know most people don't like being sore, but it's a good indication to me that I worked hard. When I woke up Tuesday morning and felt that my chest and arms hurt I was definitely thinking, "Sweet!" I know, I know... I'm a masochist.

My Tuesday workout got boned because of work, so instead I had to double up yesterday. While on most days that probably wouldn't be too bad, yesterday it sucked because I had (wait for it...) plyo AND back/biceps. Having plyo as one of two workouts is never a good thing, but I didn't have a choice, so I made it work. The back/biceps workout was definitely solid, and I'm feeling it today. I feel like my back is never going to get strong, but I know it's just a matter of time. Pull-ups are my enemy, but I'm determined to be able to do a solid number before this whole thing is over.

The biggest casualty out of the lack of time has really been the blog. I'm going to try a little harder and log my workouts since I don't want readership to drop (actually, can it go any lower?). Today's a *gasp* yoga day, so I have 90 minutes of contortionist hell to look forward after work. Man am I lucky!! add to del.icio.us saved by 0 users