Total Grind

     Day 8 of 21. Tonight was, what shall I call it? It was a dichotomy of pleasure and pain. I made it through the entire routine with the 35lb bell. I'm actually proud of myself and that doesn't happen too often. It feels good to have accomplished that. Plus, I accomplished it in a time that was indeed faster than the first night when I had to switch to the lighter bell. Numbers don't lie. I am making progress. 

     So, you may ask, what was the pain? Oh, you know, the pain of underused muscles screaming at you for making them work and the burning of airways as you try to get enough air to keep from passing out. I. Am. Tired. It took all I had to even start to move tonight. I almost succeeded in talking myself out of it. I tried telling myself that I could get away with just fluffing a workout with my light bell, and just doing a few sets of swings and maybe some sit ups or some shit. Then I started looking in my books for different workouts, basically trying to find something easier. The stubborn part of my mind won and I shut the books, quit the excuses, and grabbed the 35lb bell, my music, and my iced tea. Sometimes it's good to be stubborn. It was a grind. A slow, steady, ugly grind. And it was good. Here's tonight's breakdown:

START TIME - 4:13pm

END TIME - 4:54pm

35lb KB (15 swings, 5 squats, 3 push ups) 20x

One minute faster than day 1. I am pleased.

     Before I get to tonight's recipe, I have to confess that we did not have salmon last night. We wound up having Chinese food and I have no regrets. The salmon will be tonight. The recipe I'm sharing tonight may or may not be the exact one that I've used in the past (please refer to my past post about my inability to save websites and recipes). That being said, if it isn't the exact one, it's pretty damn close and looks just as good! It's a recipe for Greek stuffed peppers and you can find it here. 

     All in all tonight was good. I'm glad it's over and I'm not even going to think about tomorrow until it's time. Grinding on....