It's been a minute, I don't deny that. I have been so busy with this group project (80% of my grade) bc my classmates don't like to do their parts. I wish I had something to share, but life and my workouts have been pretty bland. Here is what I do have though.

I am going to go see Steve (the dj that played when we were texting) a few times this month, that should be fun. One of the parties that he is playing at is kind of hippy-ish and weird, but there are around 20 DJs there so it should be fun.

My hang cleans are at a max of 155# now. Kind of big news I suppose, especially given that I am weighing in at 130ish. My bench is at 225# for a max of 5, for almost full range. I hit 185# for 12 reps today, and that hurt! I've been front squatting like crazy and I think I prefer those over back squatting.

Your dad is getting so much stronger and stable! I am starting his power phase this coming weekend.

My triathlon is coming and I dont think I am ready for the swim portion yet, however, my bike and run are both pretty strong right now. Good news I suppose.

I know it's been a while since I posted. Seriously swamped, but I should be good now. Sorry.

Dear Minh,
You suck at life.
I'm gonna keep updating whether you do or check this or not. so HMPH.
Thursday night I did a spin class at the gym I've applied to. They have an awesome studio where the back wall is a giant garage door so they open it up during class and you can look out at the mountains and feel the breeze. It's pretty cool.
Friday night I did a sports yoga class at the same gym. It was alright... not what I was expecting and I wasn't a fan, honestly. But hey, at least I tried it. I know they have a couple different versions so I'll have to give a different time/class a try.
Today I'm gonna head to the gym and attempt a weight circuit workout. Hopefully it works out well, I'll post what I did after I actually get my ass to the gym :)

UPDATE

Friday- 2.5 hours of beach volleyball
Saturday- total body weights circuit with my roommate!
Sunday- 4 mile hike up this state park by our school.

Eats haven't been too exciting... we took our other roommate out tonight for her birthday dinner to this great place in town. Then I kinda came home and ate peanut butter........ oooops! I was craving it SOOOO bad so I gave in. lol. STOMACH ACHE NOW!
But I got some serious color this weekend (I'm kinda burnt....) so that was awesome.
I've been feeling better which is exciting. I have a doctors appointment on Wed. I hope he's good and can fully diagnose me and get me on the right treatment plan.
My mom is now convinced that is what has been going on for the past million years and that if we get on the right meds i'll feel like a completely new person. I realllly hope this is it and I just wanna have Lyme so that I can get treated and be all healthy and normal! Lol but for realz

MISS YOU!

Niiiice! Bike sounds awesome. I'm glad you are happy with it and that the wheels worked out.
YOU HAVE GOT TO TRY BUFFALO! It is the best. Way better then ground beef. Get some. Now.

Last night I made this shepards pie type thing. I used ground turkey, carrots, onion, and bell pepper in the filling and the top was mashed cauliflower (instead of the traditional potatoes). I wish I had added tomato sauce/paste to the filling, next time I will have to.
Then I was craving chocolate but didn't have chocolate chips only cocoa powder. So I made up this recipe for what I thought would be chocolate cookies but they ended up being brownies. Really hit the spot though, SUPER chocolaty and gluten free of course. Sweetened with applesauce and a TINY bit of stevia.

The burgers sound amazing. I have never made buffalo before so you got me there.

I tried out my new bike setup briefly yesterday. Simply amazing! I got up to 20mph as a new cruising speed and hit 25mph effortlessly on flat road, in my saddle so I wasn't even hammering down on the bike. On top of that, accellerating was half the work of what it used to be. These wheels weight over 1000 grams lighter than my old ones. Cray. My new aero position (which can be seen on FB) is also nice, but it could be a tad more aggressive. I'll be playing with that over the next few days :)

FOOD!

Okay, so I made buffalo burgers for dinner last night. I just wanted to take a moment to brag a little. They were delicious. Cooked perfectly and juicy and yummies!
I added onion powder, garlic powder (LOTS), some cumin and turmeric, and chili flakes. Awesomeness.
:)
Cooked 'em in the oven on 375 to perfection.

Yeah, i'm thinking of doing a track warm up (like i did in track... not using a track)
so running, butt kicks, high knees, side runs, bounding/skipping

First Circuit... I don't wanna do box jumps. It's supposed to be a 5 out of 10 workout so hmm.. maybe single leg squats? (w TRX?) Or IDK something else?...

Circuit 2 i like changing that to upper body. I'm thinking:
MB pushups
deadlift to row
TRX shoulders
Single leg KB bicep curl to shoulder press to tricep extensions
(do you think there is too much shoulders in this circuit???)

Circuit 3: core and balance stuff
Superman stars
4 jump squats to 4 mountain climbers
Caterpillar
F-B lunges with rotation

Cooldown is gonna be three easy laps around the parking lot and then a bunch of stretching