So this will be a long read. A confessional in spots. I periodically suffer from depression. Seasonal and retrospectivally? More frequently since losing my dad and facing this journey. Bullying and teasing still haunt me. Thus leading to days like yesterday. So you get happy right?! Workout = endorphins! And you great people equal happiness! And since [apparently (:] youre watching me and encouraging me to motivate you I chose to make my day count. I got in a hour swim, which is a challenge after floating in pools with kids for 5 years. I took advantage of the anti-gravity to do pull-ups from the dive platform :) Moved on to do just under 90 minutes of lifting. And the beast came out! There was maybe 5 other people around so I pushed myself a bit. Seated leg presses at 160lbs; 60lbs with the adductor; 40lb reclined lifts and squats on the Smith machine. Then theres the machine with the cables and d-rings with 80lbs. Hey Im still learning! However the best part is coming. Theres another leg press machine in which the plate is stationary and the chair moves. I felt gutsy. 300Lb sets of gutsy! And I held them to get a picture HA since there wasnt any watching eyes I decided to give the chin-dip assist machine another go. I set it to 150 and then to 130 managing several dips and ups. PROUD!!! only to realize I failed the first time on it because I didnt select weight and was trying to lift my entire weight SMH. Finished up with a mile ride on the expresso bike. Im still here. Im hanging on. Ive got to develope patience; I didnt find this weight in 6 months! If you struggle too please know Im here and I will listen. Sometimes a kindred spirit makes a difference.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:26:09 +0000
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