So last weekend I went and tried the PARE as practice. And it didn’t go so well……. I’ve been really struggling to stay motivated to keep going as it just feels like all the hard work I’ve put in so far is for naught. I will keep you all posted on how things go from here. I am going to see if I can actually get my ass out of bed in the morning and go running outside and do stairs etc to try and improve on my cardio. Hopefully deep within me I find the strength. If I’m quite, haven’t called or otherwise seem distant. It’s most likely because a) I have been super busy and b) because I’m embarrassed and discouraged and not sure what to do with myself.

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Got these from a friend. Some funny motivational posters. LOL!!

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Tested to get an idea of where my strength is at. I’m worried that my inconsistency is going to catch up with me. I did flat bench for 4 rep max. Looks like I’m at 185 for a four rep max right now. I just need to train chest consistently for a few weeks and I’m sure I’ll have that up to 225. I would like to be at 250 by August if I can. I think that is realistic. After working on my bench I did a quick run. I maintained a 14.5 minute mile for 17 minutes. My aerobic capacity has increased over the last few months for sure, but I need to keep at it. I need to make these workouts more of a priority but feel like I will have to give some other activity up to accommodate……..

- RoneTyne

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Did a cardio on Tuesday night. Did a full 45 mins and felt good. Kept my revs around 62 tonight while keeping my HR around 154ish. I did some “sprints” at the end, so in the last 5 minutes I did two 1 minute sprints where I went as fast as I could on the elliptical for 1 minute straight. Hard but good, I was absolutely dripping with sweat by the end of my cardio, I know I worked hard today, felt good.

I’m also thinking I’m going to have to start running outside again, not all the time, but enough to keep that part of my game in shape. It seems like no matter how long you can go on an elliptical or treadmill, outside pounding the pavement is just a whole new ball game. We’ll see how that goes.

- RoneTyne

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Did a 30 min cardio this morning. Kept my revolutions around 66 RPM and my heart rate around 154 for the entire time, did over half the workout at a higher resistance level as well. Felt good today and it is amazing how much easier to get motivated to go to the gym in the morning when you’ve had a decent nights sleep.

- RoneTyne

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