Usually when I get home from work and settled into the house, it could take a natural disaster (or the mention of fro yo) to get me back out again. Since I postponed my workout this morning till tonight and didn’t want to venture back out, I put together another one that was easy for at-home execution.
Workout
Warmup:
In order to get my heart pumping I started with a five-minute circuit that consisted of five different exercises, each repeated for one minute straight. I did the whole circuit twice through for a total of 10 minutes of warmup.
- Bench Jumps
- Jumping Jacks
- Jump Rope
- High Knees
- Mountain Climbers
Once my heart rate was up and I was breaking a sweat, I moved on to some upper body work.
When I got to the dips in my third and final set my arms were shaking and I didn’t think I was going to be able to finish them. I pushed through and finished up with my final round of bicep curls and called it a day.
Dinner
I left Telli at my parents house while I worked out since he usually isn’t the most helpful pup in the world when I’m doing something active so post workout I headed down to pick him up and to join my parents for dinner.
Salad.
Garlic bread.
And penne puttanesca, which I enjoyed over a bed of baby spinach.
Now that I have a full belly, I’m settling in for some time with this little guy.
(Apparently I sound like a man when I’m playing with the pup…cool! 
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My bet is on him crashing…hard…soon!
Question:
If you come home between work and a workout, is it hard to get motivated to go back out to the gym?
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The past to days I’ve opted to sleep in and postpone my workout for the afternoon but since we got a pup I have to make a stop at home before going to the gym… I’m then usually hungry and will grab a snack and easily suckered in to laying on the couch and cuddling- it’s hard to turn down those puppy dog eyes!
That’s exactly why I didn’t pick Telli up from my parents until post workout yesterday. I would have gotten to playing with him and been distracted. Not to mention he attacks me when I’m trying to work out anyhow!
Yes. I’m finding that I like working out in the AM much better these days. http://www.dashingdiva.net