Finding My Groove

Life is good. :-) Jack came back after being on vacation for almost two weeks. I was so happy to see him. I missed him being around. It is pomegranate season....my FAVORITE! My birthday is this Thursday. <3 Love my birthday <3 My parents and I are taking Brian and his family to my favorite restaurant in Struthers on Friday. Love taking people there....so proud of what has been accomplished down there. I get to cheat on my diet to get my favorite food since it's my birthday week. I haven't had gnocchi for over a year!!!!

And my workout was completely awesome today. :-D It was one of those days that you wish you could freeze in time and repeat over and over. I was kind of surprised because I've had a cold for a few days and didn't know just how run down I was with my strength, even though I don't feel bad. But, I have been eating right again. And I know that dumbbells are going to get better as I start to get used to doing them again...and it seems that the same rings true for reverse band presses. Brian said I really started to find my groove on them today. My last three sets went better than the first two (hmmm...that sounds like a familiar trend.)

Reverse Band Presses - I did some warm-up of 6 reps, but I'm not sure how much weight was on it. Then I did 235 lbs., 245 lbs., 250 lbs., & 255 lbs. Felt AWESOME. I think that doing these is going to help get me used to seeing the bar loaded with more weight, so it won't be as intimidating when I go to try the heavier weight without the bands holding it.
Dumbbell Bench Press - 3 sets of 8. 50 lbs., 55 lbs., 60 lbs. Went REALLY well today. It's still awkward, because Brian has me using a different form. But, it went SO much better than last week.
Lying Barbell Tricep Extension - 55 lbs., 3 sets of 12. 60 lbs., 2 sets of 12...Brian helped with last two reps.
Lateral Raises - 15 lbs., 2 sets of 10.
Rope Ab Crunches - 4 sets of 15. 70 lbs., 90 lbs., and 2 with 110 lbs.
Y, T, W - 1 set of 15 each way.

Stretching :-D

The only thing that would help make life a little better right now (actually, a lot better), is for Brian's deal to be finalized with the gym. I've been very bad. I keep forgetting to ask for prayers when I blog. But, please, everyone, pray this gets done soon. It's at a very frustrating state. This is going on the 5th week that he's been supposed to close and it hasn't happened yet. Please pray that everything gets completed as soon as possible. It would really lift a big burden off of all involved. Thanks everyone!!!