I'm at war with the full justify trend - fight the ignorance! Left!

[vicarz]

Yesterday's workout was good but weird. I drove the hell out of myself, but everywhere I turned I saw flaws. Strength is my goal for the weights I did yesterday, but every time I checked form in the mirror I saw my flub. I wore out after only about an hour or an hour point 5, but kept going. Now on non-workout days I'll be running a couple or a few miles just to keep cardio going. I also have found that my back, which has a curve ugh, is bending backwards on my ball abs workout - so I'm trying to redesign my abs workout and really watch to make sure I'm working the front and not the back.

So no, I don't just look this way because of genetics. It really does take work, discipline, planning, and sacrifice. I would love to eat curry and ice-cream and play video games all day, but if I did I wouldn't look like this or have the abilities I do.

I wonder if not studying all the time has a caloric impact - was I getting a strange brain-eating-calorie workout when I studied and went to class? Or is my theory that eating at the India Curry House can be balanced out by skipping dinner a crock?

VJ was/is always saying core training is key. It seems that is getting a far wider audience - lots of very fit people are doing weird exercises shaking skis, balancing on balls, doing push-ups on chains, throwing cowbells around, and otherwise doing stamina and core training. I get a good amount of that from the boxing workout, but I have my eye on that area.

EDIT - job stuff: just got a call from my old boss, who is now in homeland security and loving, loving, loving life. They have flexitime, an hour for lunch, don't yell, don't constantly demand immediate responses on piddly personal projects, and in short - treat her like an adult. I have heard a very similar report from a coworker who went there. I may not be a fan of the homeland security group, but working there might be a dream. Yes, i'm keeping my eyes open and maintaining those connections (which is easy to do - I like both of them).

Comments

[transentient.livejournal.com]

Yep...I've got to the point where I am doing tabata intervals of front squats and stuff like that.

Though I don't go down very far.

[ex-dasboot.livejournal.com]

I'm all for core training, but those swiss balls seem really gimmicky. Having to keep yourself balanced, even when weighted, doesn't seem like it can cause sufficient microtrauma to promote muscle growth.

Then again, my litmus test is that if the hack trainers at my Gold's are promoting it, it's gotta be worthless.

[coronalrain.livejournal.com]

I have always been a fan of working the core muscles. I have some old back problems and it helps to keep things nice and stable:>

So I have a question for you, how do you fight gym burnout? I have been hitting the gym for going on 15 years now and well I am starting to really have to force myself. I used to love it, but lately it feels like torture. And I vary my workout all the time to prevent boredom. So what to do you do to prevent burnout?