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my clavicle gently weeps

9/29/2016

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Last night it was SCREAMING. So at least pain vs PAIN is progress.  It was almost out of nowhere, although I was reminded (pain does that) of the same (lighter) feeling a few weeks back on benching. 

So what happened last night was....I tried to push off 35# dumbbell for benching, and ...nope.  Didn't break off the chest at all.   And it hurt a bit.  So I went down to 25# (which should be easy), and.... yep, I got it up, but it hurt ALOT.  I stopped.

And then I could not raise my arm.

Uh-oh.


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I'm chatty.

9/28/2016

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Seems I have had a number of updates in the last 2 weeks.  Nothing specific is going on;  just really enjoying myself, happy, fulfilled.  Some moments of 'blech' occasionally interrupt, but I feel as though this is one of the ways I count my blessings.  I talk about them here, and acknowledge it that way.   It also reinforces my contentment. 

It was a good day at the gym today.  We gradually are working back to meet-level weights with the new form (high-bar squat and conventional deadlift).  I miss low-bar and sumo.    But I am gradually improving with these movements, and I know it will make these lifts stronger no matter what style I choose.  And the high-bar does seem like less stress on the lower back (which is weird, because I don't think it's supposed to be. But it could just be because it's so much lighter, still).

140# squat and 155# DL today.   15# and 45# to add, respectively, to hit my July OPA-meet PR.     There was still gas in the tank, so I might be closer than I think!    It would be good to be there by the end of the year.  Then in January I can start to prep for a spring meet.  I won't do a meet until I can add 40# to my meet total.

Road to a 500# total.......  Long and winding.  But sunny and clear!

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Blog-worthy trip to grocery store....

9/27/2016

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That was last night.  Black = what was going on in my head.  Red = why this is so different than me 2 years ago....

And I did go to the grocery store, and I did buy fruit.   I am getting the hang of this!
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Outdoor Yoga with the Mavens

9/25/2016

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​What a lovely way to spend a Sunday morning....

Also took a tour of the cidery and had lunch. It was great. But I gotta say, the yoga alone was truly lovely.  
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I don't feel so hot....

9/19/2016

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Blech.  I feel crappy.  A little weepy even.  I have just tired myself out.

Granted, I have been pushing a lot of work on the tattoo (my artist is moving, so time is of the essense....) and I would say that the amount of time I have put in over 4 weeks is not exactly what you'd call.... compassionate.   So it's not like I don't know where it's coming from.

Nevertheless,  I have become so used to feeling good that feeling bad just feels.... bad. 

And since I generally share lots of up-side, I thought I'd share this too.   You know, with myself, and my future self. It's not always awesome.

But even so, it's still pretty good.
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My flip-flop broke in the shower @ the gym today...

9/12/2016

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And it's probably the worst thing that will happen to me all day.  

     I
         am
                   so
                            lucky.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

9/2/2016

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Well, not really.  But the Labour Day weekend always has a 'back to school' feel, even though it's been (ahem!) eons since I was in school.   And because of that, all of those feelings of fresh starts, etc etc. 

But I this year I don't have any yearnings to resolve to anything, per se.  I am eating pretty  balanced.  My life/work balance is good.  I am mostly sticking to what serves me.  And as you can see with Augusts calendar....I am steady at the gym. 

It's a weird and wonderful way to start the 'new' year. 



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