Fitness Friday - 8/3

It's August, y'all. August. There's only 144 days until Christmas. Say what?!

Speaking of Christmas, I cannot wait for cooler weather, that's for sure! The heat was partially a contributing factor to my lack of outdoor runs this week, but that's ok. I still managed three Orangetheory workouts and they were good ones that left me with sore muscles the following day (or days)! Let's see how this week went for me....

Currently Training For:

• Dopey Challenge 2018 - Walt Disney World
• Rock n Roll New Orleans Half Marathon 2018 - New Orleans, LA 
• Contraband Days 5 Miler 
• 4 on the 4th
• Rock n Roll San Antonino Half 

Saturday - Orangetheory Trinity - Endurance, Strength, Power
Sunday - Rest Day
Monday - Unplanned Rest Day
Tuesday - Orangetheory Endurance Day
Wednesday - Rest Day
Thursday - Orangetheory Endurance Day
Friday - Travel Day

Last week was kind of a crazy one around here, so that meant I had the chance to go to Orangetheory on a Saturday! This workout was what they called the Orangetheory Trinity (a combination of endurance, strength, and power) which encompassed a 14 minute row. Yes, you read that correctly....14 minutes...on the rower. Ouch.

 

I mean, I love the rower, but 14 minutes...yikes!

This meme that I found online said it perfectly. For all my Bachelor and Bachelorette fans out there, you'll understand this one!

On Monday night, we celebrated my mom's birthday, which meant no run or workout for me. I thought I might have a chance to squeeze one in, but it didn't happen. Oh well!

My next trip to Orangetheory took place on Tuesday afternoon and this time, it was all about endurance. With a combination of the mini bands on the weight floor and a run to row (running on the treadmill and rowing on the rower combo), this was one of the toughest workouts I've done at Orangetheory to date. My legs are seriously still sore.


On Wednesday, I couldn't move...so I didn't. Well, I might have gone to work but I didn't do anything extra apart from that!

Thursday was another Orangetheory workout. This was also another endurance workout, but it consisted of a 2000 meter benchmark row. The goal was to hit 2000 meters between 6-10 minutes and I finished in 7:30. I was trying to be one of the first off the rower and I ended up being the third off. Not too shabby for only doing this about 6 weeks!

We also did another run to row (running on the treadmill and rowing on the rower combo) yesterday, which I loved!


In all, these workouts this week were amazing and definitely left me feeling it later!

Other exciting things that took place this weekend were some good eats!

A local restaurant that makes fabulous pizza decided to make their pizza even more fabulous by offering a cauliflower crust. Y'all. This was so good. Seriously. Even my husband who hates cauliflower loved it! WIN! 

I also discovered a new favorite salad from Greenhouse! It was called the Chinatown and it was delicious! I can't wait to have it again!

In other randomness, Poshmark has become my new BFF! These two Lilly pieces were purchased for our cruise and they arrived this week! Much to my surprise, both items fit perfectly! I cannot wait to wear them!!

We are headed back to Texas this weekend to spend time with my brother for his birthday! We are also going to take Brayden to Sea World in San Antonio and are so looking forward to spending the weekend with family! I might evenf try to squeeze in an Orangetheory workout while I'm there!


Have any weekend plans? Hope you have a great one!!

Fitness Friday - 6/22

Currently Training For:

• Dopey Challenge 2018 - Walt Disney World
• Rock n Roll New Orleans Half Marathon 2018 - New Orleans, LA 
• Contraband Days 5 Miler 
• 4 on the 4th
• Rock n Roll San Antonino Half 

Sunday - Rest Day
Monday - Unplanned Rest Day
Tuesday - Orangetheory - Strength Workout
Wednesday - Rest Day
Thursday - Early morning Orangetheory workout - "ESP" - Endurance, Strength, and Power
Friday - Rest Day

Another busy week in my neck of the woods here...hence the reason the blog has been so quiet! I hope to change that next week!

I attended Orangetheory twice this week. I'll admit I do miss having the extra day I had the past two weeks, but I also want to have the opportunity to get in an outside run, so only going two days a week works perfectly for me!

Tuesday afternoon's workout was an awesome one! I left feeling amazing and knew I had worked hard!

We also had lunch at Great Harvest Bread Company and it was delicious! I LOVE their grain bowls!

On Thursday, I learned a valuable lesson when it comes to Orangetheory. I did not think that our classes were booking up already, but on Wednesday night...SURPRISE! The 6:15 a.m. class for Thursday had a wait list! With Jason's work schedule and the way my weekend is planned,  I knew my options for a 2nd workout this week was either 5 a.m. or 6:15 a.m. on Thursday morning and that was it. I woke up at 4 a.m. on Thursday morning, hoping something had changed but nope...the 6:15 a.m. class was still full. What did I do? Instead of taking my chances on something opening up at 6:15, I got ready and made it to the 5 a.m. class! Now that is what I call determination!

I am SO glad I went! This was an awesome ESP workout and my upper body is definitely sore today! Although I didn't accrue as many splat points due to the weight floor section, I was still happy with everything overall! This was also my first time with a different coach and I loved her class! YAY!

Post Orangetheory 6 a.m. sweaty selfie!

For the rest of the week, we also celebrated a birthday with a friend at a local Mexican restaurant and I spent a lot of time at church working on the Saturday and Sunday programs for our Children's Pastors!

I just LOVE this outfit from Carter's and I'm so glad Brayden still fits in 24 month clothing because this outfit didn't go up any higher in sizing!

Our church does a weekly news recap and this was my first time to record! I'm super excited to see how it looks!

Apparently I'm too short and needed a box to stand on. HAH!

Anyway, the remainder of my weekend will be spent at church, honoring and celebrating our children's pastors for their 20th year of ministry! I've been very close to them and their daughters over the years and can't wait to see how everything turns out!

I also hope to get a run in on Saturday morning, so we shall see! It'll be my first outside run in 3 weeks! Yikes!

Have a fabulous weekend!!

Fitness Friday - 6/15

Currently Training For:

• Dopey Challenge 2018 - Walt Disney World
• Rock n Roll New Orleans Half Marathon 2018 - New Orleans, LA 
• Contraband Days 5 Miler 
• 4 on the 4th
• Rock n Roll San Antonino Half 

Sunday - Rest Day
Monday - Orangetheory - Strength workout
Tuesday - Rest Day
Wednesday - Early morning Orangetheory workout - "ESP" - Endurance, Strength, and Power
Thursday - Rest Day
Friday - Orangetheory - Strength workout 

It's Friday! I am so excited for this weekend because we are traveling to Texas to visit with family in their new home in New Braunfels! I've been to San Antonio but never explored the surrounding area, so this is exciting!

This week of workouts was exciting, too! They mostly took place at Orangetheory and although I'm only on a 2 times per week workout rotation, Monday's workout "didn't count" because the Grand Opening hadn't taken place yet! In total, I was able to attend four "free" OT workout sessions which is awesome! (This is also the reason I've been taking full advantage of my OT workouts these past two weeks and haven't done much else!)

So, Monday afternoon's workout included a lot of strength and crazy inclines on the treadmill. After Monday's workout, I realized that I would NEVER have the drive or determination to do these kind of workouts on my own at home, so that's why a class like this is good for me! It forces you to push yourself!

Tuesday was an exciting day as it was the Grand Opening of our gym!

They had all kinds of delicious catered food, they took people on tours of the facility, and it was fun to mingle and meet a few new people!

We might have taken a selfie with the mannequin! HAH!

 Speaking of friends, my friend Melissa joined Orangetheory, too! I'm so excited to have a buddy to workout with!!

The food was delicious, too!

For the remainder of the week, I worked out early morning (the 6:15 a.m. class), then took a shower and went to work!

Wednesday's morning class focused on all three areas - endurance, strength, and power! It was a TOUGH one but I loved it! As you can see, I was able to get my heart rate in the orange and red zones much more often than Monday!

Friday morning's workout was another strength one and by accident, the timer didn't get turned on until several minutes into class, so our calories and splat points aren't correct. Whoopsie oh well. That's growing pains, I guess! I wasn't too upset, it was still an overall GREAT workout!  

You sick of hearing about Orangetheory yet? Well, now that the Grand Opening has taken place, I'll be on a two workout per week schedule which will allow me to run outside at least once a week (maybe twice if I'm feeling it). This heat though, y'all. It's rough.

...but for real, how cute is this?! Just a boy and his dog! She LOVES him when he has food! These happened to be orange cheetos. See what I did there? Whomp whomp.

I hope you all have a great Father's Day Weekend! Follow along on my instagram stories to see all of our adventures in Texas! :)  Happy Friday!

Fitness Friday - June 8

Currently Training For:

• Dopey Challenge 2018 - Walt Disney World
• Rock n Roll New Orleans Half Marathon 2018 - New Orleans, LA 
• Contraband Days 5 Miler 
• 4 on the 4th
• Rock n Roll San Antonino Half 

So for real, how long can I leave Dopey Challenge on my list? I mean, my body says it's still not over it...

Sunday - Rest Day
Monday - First day of Orangetheory!
Tuesday - Rest Day (cause I couldn't walk!)
Wednesday - Global Running Day - ran about a mile and a half total
Thursday - Orangetheory day 2!
Friday - Doing something, just not sure what yet! :) Way to have a plan, right?!

So if you've seen my instagram and read Tuesday's blog post, I'm sure you know that I drank the Orangetheory kool aid and I'm SUPER excited about it!

The fact that I like this type of environment surprises me because I was never one to attend classes at a gym (especially not "by myself" aka without a friend). I don't know if it was the excitement of something new or what, but on Monday, I walked in our Orangetheory, introduced myself, and the rest is history. Like a boss. Ok, not really....let's not get ahead of ourselves here. I'm still kind of shy and uncertain in unknown situations but ok whatever.

I also chose the chest strap heart rate monitor. After getting advice from several Orangetheory-ers, this is the one I decided to go with and I'm so glad - I barely even feel or notice it!

Day 1's workout was amazing and I fell in love immediately!

On Wednesday, I had a SUPER busy day (including my day at work) and although I ran about a half a mile in the hallways, I knew I needed to get an official run in, even if it was "only a mile".

It was hot and humid (and after 9 p.m.), but I did it anyway!

After it was all said and done, I realized my run wasn't a purposeful one but that's ok, you need those every once in a while. I actually spent the entire mile on the phone talking to my brother! Hah!

Back to that Orangetheory thing...so I could finally walk normal again but Thursday and decided to return! Only this time, a friend came along, too!

This workout was completely different from Monday's and was all about strength with weights and inclines on the treadmill.  It was SO hard to keep my heart rate in orange while on the weight floor. I kept dropping into the blue zone. My resting heart rate is around 68, so when I stop moving, it drops immediately. Oh well.

Despite that, it was still an amazing workout! I can definitely feel the weight work in my shoulders and back today!

...but we didn't die! That's good, right?!

For tomorrow's workout, I'm returning to Orangetheory bright and early! While walking to my car after work on Thursday, the humidity and heat hit me like a ton of bricks. "Feels like 99 degrees"...what is that, even?! I can honestly say I was so happy to be able to workout with a little AC!

The grand opening for our site is going to be on Tuesday, so that's when all the real fun will begin! I cannot wait!

How is your week going? Anything exciting happening for you this weekend?