Bribes are encouraged!

SUN TODAY! YAY! It is amazing what a little sunshine can do to your mood. Well...and it was squat day which always makes me happy. Yes, I realize that is not a normal comment and I am totally comfortable with being special. Looking forward to 5 solid days of 50's and sun in the forecast. I swear I was a weatherwoman in my past life, I watch the weather forecast about 15x a day. Maybe it was 4 years of spring track on the east coast that made me obsessive, but whatever the reason, if you ever want to know the weather hit me up.

Before getting to today's [awesome] workout, I want to officially give everybody full authority to bribe themselves to get their daily workout in. I spoke with a friend yesterday who confessed she was NOT looking forward to having to get a morning workout in tomorrow [since she has evening plans]. After the standard motivational chat, I encouraged her to treat herself to a latte if she got up and had a great workout. This particular friends LOVES coffee, and I figured that a $3 treat is well worth the health benefit of getting a workout in. She loved the idea, I loved the idea, and that made me realize that bribing yourself to make healthy decisions is 100% morally allowed.

Bribes can be creative...whether it be a [low cal] treat from sbux, a glass of wine with dinner, a great summer beach read, a trashy magazine, pedicure, etc... Next time you can't manage to get yourself to the gym in a highly motivated state of mind, allow yourself to think of an effective bribe. As long as you are bribing yourself to do good, and not evil, I think it can be a useful tool! Eventually you won't need a bribe, but until the day comes when you wake up and can't wait to step into the gym, it is totally okay to use a bit of added motivation.

Today's workout

Instead of back squatting first today, I used split squats and side lunges as a warmup which was highly effective. My legs were ready to squat and I felt stronger than ever under the bar! Thanks for the suggestion, Jack.

Split squats 3 x 10 each with 25lb dumbells

Side lunges 3 x 10 each with 25lb dumbells

Back Squat x 8 at 155lb, x 6 at 175lb, x 6 at 195lb, x 4 at 205lb

Physio ball hamstring curls 4 x 10

Hip circuit 3 x circuit

Overall great workout, squats felt really strong. Time is quickly approaching for 2 plates on each side! Thrilling. I will be going back tonight for my walk/jog rehab running routine and a new core workout, courtesy of Mr. Anderson.

Enjoy hump day, all!