Hi all, I originally planned to finished the last 75 reps yesterday morning, but actually forgot 🤦🏻‍♀️ and went away overnight with the hubby. Got back this evening and finished them! 300/300 ✅. Tried increasing reps to 20 from 15 in sets.

I signed up on Wednesday, so I’m still reading through everything, but I joined because I want the accountability and that’s what the Friday Check In is. I competed in a DEKA Mile and DEKA Strong on Saturday, so I used Sunday to recover. I planned for six workout days. Thursday morning (workout day 4), I woke up to both with my watch and Oura ring telling me I had biometric stress signals. I chose to listen to my body and changed gears. I went back to sleep for a little longer, then did a light strength workout in the evening to make up for the missed morning session. One more workout tomorrow (long run) will make six days. 50/300 pull-ups since Wednesday.

First week of Strength intermediate 3 days a week. 1. Got every session in. 2. Deadlift: 175, Barbell squat: 105, Bench press: 95, Overhead press: 55. Been a while since I’ve done deadlifts and barbell squats which I have PRd higher before. Building back up to the PRs. Overhead press with barbell was new to me and was a little challenging but look forward to adding weight soon! 3. Any rough days, pain, or sets that felt off? Recently recovered from a strained glute muscle and back does get a little sore from certain workouts but making sure I recover hard too! 💪🏼. Overall 1st week was a success. Did another 75 TRX pull ups today too. 225/300. 75 more to go!

Looking forward to seeing what Frank and Zack have cooked up for Monday’s new challenge!

I've hit the gym 4 days and will go tomorrow. I finished Atomic Habits and I'll be reading Slight Edge next. I'm have 150/300 reps for challenge. All in all, I'm feeling relatively well. Mentally I've been struggling here and there with overthinking and past shame/ guilt that tries to resurface but reading and gym helps push that out.