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📅 11th of March – Let’s Bring It Home
🌅 Morning Reflections & Gym Timing Issues
⏰ Time Check: 5:04 AM – Woke up late and didn’t get enough sleep. Got to bed around **10 AM**, but I was up by **3 PM**. Not ideal.
- 😴 **Not enough rest**—woke up too late to get to the gym before all the kids showed up.
- 🏋️ **Packed gym**—but the leg machines were free, so I took advantage of that.
🔥 Takeaway: Even when **timing isn’t perfect**, there’s always a way to get a good session in.
🏋️ Leg Day & Squat Progress
💪 **Workout Breakdown:**
- 🦵 **Easy Bar Squats:** 5 working sets, around **8 reps each set**.
- 🔥 **Main focus areas:** Keeping my shoulders back, engaging my core, and controlling my breathing.
- 💡 **Core engagement made a huge difference**—without it, I felt like I’d struggle more.
- 🏋️ **Knee stability was better today**—less wobbling compared to previous sessions.
🔥 Takeaway: Slowing down, **focusing on form**, and allowing everything to catch up before going heavier is the way forward.
📚 Mindfulness & Gratitude Check-In
- 🙏 Grateful for: **Going back to the gym**—mainly because I needed my work boots. 😂
- 🔌 **Also grateful that we still have power**—Dad’s still without power, and Pop Pop’s generator isn’t big enough to help.
🔥 Takeaway: The small things—like **having power and finding forgotten work boots**—can make a huge difference.
🎸 Guitar & Reading Struggles
- 📖 **Reading:** Still struggling to fit it into my new routine.
- 🎸 **Guitar:** Been putting it off because I keep replacing that time with other activities.
🔥 Takeaway: Need to **set a dedicated time** for both reading and guitar practice.
🏃 Running Plans & Gym Strategy
- 🏋️ **Plan:** Hit the gym after work and focus on **quads, hamstrings, and calves.**
- 🏃 **Running:** Go for a **light run** and mix in **some time on the bike** if needed.
🔥 Takeaway: **Breaking workouts into two parts** might be the best approach moving forward.
📊 XP Tracking & Progress Update
📌 Total XP Progress (March 11th Update):
- ✅ Gym: **39.5 hours** – Strength is still climbing.
- ✅ Guitar: **12.72 hours** – Need to get back into the routine.
- ✅ Reading: **11.3 hours** – Still behind, but catching up.
- ✅ Running: **58.5 KM** – Closing in on the next goal!
🔥 New XP Earned:
- 📖 **Reading streak maintained (50 XP)**
- 🏃 **Extra post-work gym session (50 XP)**
🔥 **Current XP Total:** **850 XP** – Almost at the next level! 🚀
🎯 Looking Ahead & Future Plans
- 🏋️ **Finish gym session properly in the morning.**
- 🎸 **Prioritize guitar practice—get back on track.**
- 📖 **Read before work instead of after to make it consistent.**
- 🏃 **Hit 60KM running goal within the next few days.**
- 🛍️ **Order the Hello Kitty guitar—no more excuses!**
🔥 Takeaway: **Momentum is everything—just need to lock in habits.**
🔥 Final Thoughts
💡 Biggest Wins Today:
- ✅ **Kept gym commitment despite a late start.**
- ✅ **Recovered my work boots before someone else took them.**
- ✅ **Mapped out a strategy to fix my routine.**
“You’re enough. You’ve got this. Keep moving forward and crushing those goals!” 🚀
