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Week in Review Dec 14-19

WoW!  It has been a busy week here!  I can proudly say though, that all my Christmas prep is done!  Cookies are all made, Christmas cards are sent, all the shopping is done, and all the presents are wrapped!  I have never been done this early!  I am usually rushing around the few days before Christmas to get everything completed!  I am so happy to be done!  But it has taken a toll and I am exhausted today!  So today is a rest day so that I can put in some killer workouts this week before the joy of the holiday season.  I am happy to say that my ankle feels much better this week and I haven’t had to ice or tape it!  Hopefully my killer workouts this coming week won’t change that!  LOL
I upped my miles this week and put in a total of 30 miles on my legs.  I haven’t put that many miles on my legs in a while, probably since marathon training.  It felt good to get out there and run even in frigid temps this week.  My miles this week were as follows: Sunday 10 miles, Tuesday 6.5 miles, Thursday 6.5 miles, and Saturday 7 miles.  The temperature change from Sunday to Saturday was drastic to say the least! Sunday I ran in a sports bra and Saturday I had my warmest running gear on and was still shivering 2 hours after I came home and showered!  I love Wisconsin in the Winter!  It’s an adventure every day!!  Luckily there hasn’t been any snow or icy roads, so I have been able to run outside.  I am not looking forward to the day when it does snow and the roads are icy and I have to use the dreadmill!  Until then I am going to cherish every run I am able to complete outside!  
Weight training was pretty amazing this week!  I actually overslept a little on Monday so I was only able to do Back and Biceps.  It was still a pretty rocking workout. I managed to up my weights a bit this week and that left my arms feeling amazing.  I really tried to focus on my form with pull-ups too.  I don’t have a pull-up bar so I use resistance bands to simulate the movement.  I tried to not rush the movement and to hold it at the bottom.  That made a difference in the amount of reps I completed but it made for a bigger burn afterwards!!  Love that!!  I also upped my weights for biceps and used more weights for Leg day on Wednesday. I had serious DOMS on Thursday and Friday!  It felt amazing!  I love DOMS!!  It means I had a total butt kicking workout and my muscles are growing!  That is what I live for!  I love the soreness after a killer workout!  It is truly the best feeling in the world!  I may be crazy but this is what I love the most from a workout!  Friday was chest, shoulders, and triceps.  I upped my weights a little for shoulders and triceps but kept my good form.  I am loving the variety of my workouts now!  I forgot how much I love all the P90X workouts and how completely accomplished I feel after pushing my body to the limits for an hour.  I didn’t have time for extra legs stuff on Monday, but I did on Friday.  It was hard after leg day.  I almost didn’t want to but I did some deadlifts, single deadlifts, and calf raises.  Miraculously, my legs actually felt better after doing these moves.  They weren’t quite as sore Friday afternoon!

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I am totally looking forward to only working 2 days this week and enjoying both of those days with my middle school kids!  I can’t wait to have a little extra time for some killer workouts this week and the week after Christmas!  I am ready to bring it!  But what matters the most is spending time with my babes!  This time of year is so magical and I can’t wait to spend as much time enjoying it with my family!  
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This goes out to all my teacher friends!  We can do this!!!!
Until next time, Run on, my friends!!
And always remember:
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Laura

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