Failed - But On A Positive Note

     I'm a failure at my challenge. I missed yesterday and that made 3 missed days. # strikes and I'm out. However.....I may have technically failed at training for 21 days straight, but I've succeeded in moving at the very least, every other day. I've moved more over the past two weeks than I have in the past 8 months. So is that really a failure? I'm counting it as a win. 

     Tonight was an upper body night. It's amazing how much strength I've lost. I'm hoping that it's not lost forever, maybe it's just hiding behind the tall weeds. IN any case, here's what I did:

SEATED OVERHEAD PRESS:

(bar x10 ea front & rear) 3x

FAT GUY PULL UPS:

10x3

RAISES:

(5 lb Front / Lat / Y) x15

(10lb front/ lat / Y) x8

(15lb front / lat / Y) x3

MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS:

30 in 24 seconds

30 in 25 seconds

30 in 26 seconds

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For those not in the know, I do seated overhead because the ceilings are too low for standard overhead press. Although, now that I think about it, I could've done it standing because I only used the bar - no plates. Oh well, next time. The FGP were ugly as hell and demonstrated just how weak I truly am. I was very discouraged after the first set but stuck with it and finished all 3 sets. 

     This is where I have to put my mental self in check. All my life I've expected perfection from myself on the very first try. How ridiculous is that? I certainly don't expect that from my daughter. I always tell her that you have to fail while you're learning. So why do I expect something different from me? If I could do a perfect pull up, why the hell would I even be doing fat guy pull ups? We train with the assumption that we're not as strong as we could  be. We don't start out as strong as we could imagine. Anyhow, that's my neurotic brain. 

     Now it's time for stuffed peppers and some shrimp cocktail. Peace.