Unto the Breach (At Least Once More...)

[wjs]

Everything has been just pushing my buttons the past few days and I don't know why. I mean, sure, my social battery is hurting most days between customers and my staff. I get that. But it's like I haven't been getting enough rest away from people over the past few days and tomorrow is a manager meeting*, so I don't even have the day away from people.

The workout:
De-Stress Challenge Day 29, one hundred Punches
Back & Core Challenge Day 29, three sets of 26 Reverse Angels with thirty seconds rest between sets
Foundation Program Day 29 at level 3 with no rest.

One more day until two new badges and a re-badge.








*Thankfully it's virtual. Small favors.

 

[wjs]

Manager meeting? Check. Impostor syndrome? Check. Work out anyway? Check. Not know what to do if I didn't work out*? Check.

The workout:
De-Stress Challenge Day 30, one hundred Punches
Back & Core Challenge Day 30, three sets of twenty W-Extensions and Prone Reverse Flyes with thirty seconds rest between sets
Foundation Program Day 30 at level 3 with no rest.

Rebadge for Foundation? Check. Badges for the De-Stress and Back & Core Challenges? Check.










*Besides the obvious feel worse about myself.**
**And probably overeat. Not that I didn't do that already.

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Congratulations on completing the De-Stress and Back & Core Challenges and on completing another run through Foundation.

 

[CODawn]

Congratulations!

 

[Fremen]

Congrats

 

[Mamatigerj]

Cheers 2 new badges and a rebadge!

 

[WSMC1]

 

[wjs]

Thank you, @Laura Rainbow Dragon, @CODawn, @Fremen, @Mamatigerj, @WSMC1, and everyone who left an emoji or even just read the post and thought good things.

The workout:
Two Knee-to-Elbow Crunches
Re:Center Challenge Day 1, three sets of twenty Side Leg Raises with thirty seconds rest between sets

 

[NancyTree]

Yay for badges!

 

[wjs]

Thank you, @NancyTree.

Looking forward quiet times. Tomorrow is game day, but by and large since I left work this afternoon until a bit before open on Monday is going to be recharge.

Also, after rechecking a couple of programs, I made a decision about Arms of Steel. I am not and likely will not be ready to do push-ups to fatigue into exercises like plank rotations. I feel those are asking for trouble for me in the foreseeable future.* So I've subbed in Power Up for July's Program of the month. Below is the new plan.

Month	Exercise​	Challenge​	Program​
January	De-stress Challenge	Back & Shoulders	Foundation

February	Knee-to-Elbow Crunches	Re:Center	Individual Workouts
March	Reverse Lunges	Upper Body Light	30 Days of LIIT
April	Reverse Angels	Better Legs	Individual Workouts
May	Arm Scissors	Cardio & Core	Total Body
June	Heel Taps	Warrior Arms	Individual Workouts
July	March Steps	Better Abs	Power Up
August	Prone Reverse Flys	Lower Body Blast	Individual Workouts
September	Elbow+Elbow Combos	Gladiator	Ronin's Blade
October	Push-Up Plank Hold	Hollow Hold	Individual Workouts
November	Side Kicks	Wall Sit	One Minute HIIT

December

Prone W-Extensions

Power Pose

Individual Workouts

The workout:
Four Knee-to-Elbow Crunches
Re:Center Challenge Day 2, three sets of thirty second Full Planks with thirty seconds rest between sets followed by a one minute Stretch Hold
Three sets of Lower Back with one minute rest










*That's a lot of "for" in that sentence. Except that one "in".

 

[MadamMeow]

Congrats for De-Stress and Back & Shoulders!

 

[FlowersandPetals]

Congrats on your badges!

 

[wjs]

Thank you, @MadamMeow and @FlowersandPetals.

Need more social recharge. I slept poorly last night and just generally had a poor day. It doesn't help that I was hungry all day, either. I suppose it could have been dehydration, it's been incredibly dry, lately.

The workout:
Six Knee-to-Elbow Crunches
Re:Center Challenge Day 3, three sets of twenty Side Leg Raises with thirty seconds rest between sets
Ten minutes in the Pits

 

[wjs]

Today I learned things about one of my staff and I think I may need to do something about it. That said, tonight's workout felt uncharacteristically good. Maybe because it was an outlet for the physical stress built up from the socio-mental stress?

The workout:
Eight Knee-to-Elbow Crunches
Re:Center Challenge Day 4, three sets of thirty second Full Planks with thirty seconds rest between sets followed by a one minute Stretch Hold
Thirty five minutes of steady state cardio

 

[wjs]

I had a conversation with the staff member I mentioned yesterday. I suppose we'll see if the behavior* changes. Everything feels so difficult right now at work, even though it's actually a slow month for us. I don't know what the problem is except that it lies within me.

The workout:
Ten Knee-to-Elbow Crunches
Re:Center Challenge Day 5, three sets of twenty-four Side Leg Raises with thirty seconds rest between sets
Paladin (old) at level 1. After the first pair** of push-ups, I had to sub in knee push-ups. I can't get rid of this extra mass fast enough.







*Or behaviour, as the case may be.
**Not even the first set's push-ups. The first pair. As in the first two, the beginning of the whole workout.