It Was Lyrical

     Tonight was a tough one. I'm not sure if I'm just hitting a speed bump or what, but my body was tired tonight. Sunday I talked a little about the mental games I play to get through each session. Tonight, I was most definitely pulled through by my playlist. I'm fairly certain each song on each of my 2 training playlists has some sort of deeper meaning for me other than I just like the way it sounds. It makes it easier to hook into that song and let it drive you through the tough spots. 

     Tonight was also a comedy of mishaps to begin with. The past 2 sessions, I've worked out upstairs in the hallway. It's not quite as dungeony as the basement! The problem is the dog. Sunday he stayed out of the way and just slept in the bedroom. I made sure to face the doorway so I coud see if he came out. He didn't - he had a good sleep. Tonight was a different story. He wanted to be inthe hallway with me. Mr. Clingy just stood there, looking at me, wondering if we were going to do something fun. I gave him some duck jerky (at least that's what the package said), and put him on the couch. As was going well during the first cluster until the bright boy decided he would walk straight at the big black thing that mommmy was swinging in the air. I stopped well before there was any issue of him getting hurt, but that was my sign that he needed to be outside. After that, all was smooth. Smooth until I forget to set my stop watch during one of the clusters. Oh well. Adversity builds character.

10,000 SWING KETTLEBELL CHALLENGE (35lb):
The first two clusters tonight consisted of the following:

10 swings, 10lb triceps extension x2

15swings, tri. ext. x3

25 swings, tri. ext. x5

50 swings

The last three clusters consisted of:

10 swings, 10lb kickbacks x2

15 swings, kickbacks x3

25 swings, kickbacks x5

50 swings

START TIME: 5:29pm

Cluster 1: 

Time: 4:24 min
Rest: 3 min

Cluster 2: 

Time: 4:21 min
Rest: 3 min

Cluster 3:

Time: ?
Rest: 4 min

Cluster 4:

Time: 4:02 min
Rest: 4 min

Cluster 5:

Time: 4:48 min

ENDING TIME: 6:02 pm

     Even with not knowing the time on that 3rd cluster, I still finished 2 minutes quicker than Sunday. I suppose that's a positive. I did make use of a sugar free Rockstar Energy drink. Who knows if it actually gave me energy. It was nasty. It tasted like cough medicine, and I have no idea how people drink those things on a regular basis.

    Now what about that music? Welp, here's the links to a few of the songs that got me through tonight:

Could Have Been Me - The Struts

Stronger - The Score

A Warrior's Call - Volbeat

     If you're on Spotify and want to see my playlists, here are the links:

                                            Training - Heavy

                                            Training - Light

     As the names suggest, one has some heavier rock vibes that I use for heavier weights and the other has lighter, more upbeat music that I use on lighter weights. Don't judge how my brain works lol. 

     As far as food today, here's what I had:

regular coffee, sweet potato/sausage hash, ice water, hot tea, chicken/veggie patty with cheese, graham crackers w/ricotta & honey. 

     I haven't had dinner yet, but it's probably going to be a grilled sandwich of some sort with veggies. Or maybe I'll just do a salad with meat. Fruit salad for "dessert".