Saturday, December 13, 2008

Work 6p-8a--154#

I think my winter doldrums are really beginning to hit me pretty heavily. In an effort to spare you any further whining than that--at least for the moment (I can't promise that I'll maintain my resolve for long, however.)--I'm just gonna talk about hair. My overall dissatisfaction with everything I come in contact with does not spare my attitude toward my hair which is known to vacillate wildly at any given time. Right now I hate my hair. I hesitate to do anything too drastic, however, so after seeing Four Christmases last night (which I do recommend), I'm thinking I might need bangs a la Ms. Witherspoon, who happens to be a fellow Tennessean.

Yes, I understand that bangs will not make me instantly beautiful or bring me glamour and fame. I'm just wondering if having my hairdresser cut bangs might keep me from sporting the less socially acceptable buzz a la Ms. Moore which is tempting sometimes when I become frustrated as I am now. Don't think for a minute, though, that if shaving my head would give me that body and allow me to do one-armed push ups and chin-ups and knock out a gajillion pull ups I wouldn't do it RIGHT THIS SECOND.

WORKOUT:

I took yesterday and Thursday off in light of my fighting off strep and being at the farm with Mom and Dad. Since Mom doesn't drive anymore, I had gone down there to take her Christmas shopping. We had a wonderful time with each other.

5 rounds of the following...

30 sec of Pull ups assisted with the green band.

30 sec of push ups

30 sec of box jumps

30 sec of plank

door-jamb assisted pistols 2/2

rest 1 min

Then...

20kg TGU 1/1

Tabata swings with the 20kg

My left knee felt a bit "grindy" on those pistols and has been aching some tonight. I'm very careful to make sure I'm tracking properly and using good tension, so I'm not sure what the deal is with that. I'm pretty sure I track wrong when I walk--too much supination--and I'm thinking that might be it.

The pull-ups are still feeling pretty good, and today the push ups, though still my archenemy, hit a groove I've not found before with my lats engaged and my shoulders "down."

Those lonely two TGU's were actually supposed to be 3 sets of 1/1, but the initial ones felt so weak and out of kilter, I decided to forgo the remaining 2 and substituted the tabata instead.