The Darkness

It is so bizarre, since we changed the clocks here it is totally dark at 5pm. I swear, I looked out the window at 5.56 and thought man it's almost dark, then 4 minutes later whoosh completely dark. I don't know why they changed the clocks! Sure it means it's light if you get up at 6.30, but just don't get up at 6.30! I'd much rather have light in the evening than the morning anyway. But maybe that's just because I work all day and I'm not being fair to everyone else.

I don't know if I've mentioned it before but the people at work here are really nice. Almost straight after I started a group of women who go running and to the gym together invited me to join them, and I've been doing something with them almost everyday since. Coinciding with my starting here was also the start of a new trainer at the gym (this is our work gym), Mark, who is really good. Because it's such a small gym it's like having a personal trainer, and you can also book 1 2 1 sessions with him anyway. He's been making us do some really cool workouts, working way harder than I ever would by myself. Today we did this: 300 Workout It is really good. The first time we did it it was SO hard and I was sore for days after, but this time it did seem a bit easier! It's the workout some of the actors did to get in shape for The 300, and it also involves 300 reps! Here's what we did if you can't be bothered following the link:

a) Pullups - 25 reps

b) Deadlifts - 50 reps

c) Pushups - 50 reps

d) 24-inch Box jumps - 50 reps

e) Floor wipers - 50 reps

f) Single-arm Clean-and-Press with Kettlebell - 50 reps

g) Pullups - 25 reps

The Challenge is to do it as fast as you can, for us though the challenge is just to do it stopping as fewer times as you can, such hard work!

Everyone go try it!

:)
Mindy