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Lunge Challenge check-in! How you doing?

I’m at 800 for the week: have 200 left to hit my 1000 lunge goal (she doesn’t know it, but I’m racing Nicole from my Facebook page- last I heard she was at 816). My quads and glutes haven’t been this sore in a loooong time, and while I typically add lunges to my workouts a few times a week, it’s never at this volume (or intensity - plyo lunge MURDER).

Even if you started late, and are FAR off the 1000 target, give yourself a mini-challenge and do 200 with me today (or tomorrow)! Break them up, fit them in, count them and pat yourself on the back. :). I’ll post my 200 lunge workout below.

FEELING ”BLAH”

Aside from a little soreness, today’s gonna be mentally TOUGH for me: I’m feeling MEGA blue & bummed. I don’t usually post admissions of feeling crap-o-la, but hey, it happens. Sometimes I’m just NOT in the mood. I woke up feeling sad, tired, cranky and anxious this morning, and despite a hearty breakfast, a walk and a piece of chocolate (a BIG piece, lol), I’m still not ”myself”. Blah, blah, blah.

This is not like other shitty days, where I’m feeling sick, tired or too sore. My body can handle a workout today: my heart’s just not in it. As someone who usually LOVES & LOOKS FORWARD to her workouts, getting myself going today seems like an uphill & crappy battle.

But I’m not going to feel better or productive sitting on my ass all day. And I know this. So I’ve gotta pick myself up SOMEHOW. A workout is the quickest pick-me up: I could use the endorphins and confidence boost. But I think most people can agree that STARTING is SOOOO hard when you feel like absolute shit.

So, I pulled up MY tried and true motivators (we all have different ones that work for us): quotes & mantras, ALL the best dance anthems of the 90’s, an hilarious workout outfit (leg warmers & lots of neon), and a cup of coffee. Didn’t quite work. That’s because sometimes it’s not about motivators: it’s about shutting down the de-motivators. My de-motivators today are ALL in my head: lots of little voices trying to get me to cancel plans, say ”screw it”, and be lazy. My head isn’t in the game. That’s where my problem is.

So the goal today is to turn it off: don’t think, just move. Giving myself 30 seconds to get dressed, put on some music and start my stopwatch. Not gonna think about it, just going to do it. Mind and body ARE connected: hoping to turn it off long enough to let my body give my mood the boost it needs. Tough love.

”200 Lunges Left” Workout:

Set myself a goal today, and I’m doing it. Here’s a breakdown if you wanna do it with me! Keeping it SIMPLE.

4 rounds of the following 6 exercises: should be about 30 minutes. Using light dumbbells today (10lbs) and choosing whatever lunge variation suits my fancy per round. (thinking reverse lunges, curtsy lunges, side lunges & reverse lunges to front kicks). See some different variations here.

1. 25 lunges right
2. 1 minute jog
3. 1 minute tricep dips
4. 25 lunges left
5. 1 minute jog
6. 1 minute bicycle crunches

Today’s mantra: just DO it.

New challenge starts tomorrow! You can finish the lunges along with it. Hint: it’s AB-FAB & HardCORE.