Today, I bonked. It has been a while since I had such an off day that I could not go through the motions and get through my planned workout. Today was that day. My wife and I were due for our 5+ mile jog today. Today I was poop moose in the morning. I was up an extra 12 minutes early and in the bathroom doing my thing. While in there I had what could be described as an allergy attach. My nose was congested with plenty of snot dripping. My breathing was off from having to breath through my mouth only. I got my act together and was ready to hit the streets. On the way out I was struggling trying to breathe right for the easy pace we were doing. Not 3 blocks from the house and I felt like I needed another bathroom break. This usually happens way later in the runs, usually when we are almost home. I knew right there I was not going to make 5 miles today. I mention it to my wonderful wife and she too was bonking. We first said 3 miles, then a half block later 2 miles, then barely a mile in I new I needed to get home to hit the bathroom. Today we only did 1.5 miles. Once done in the bathroom I headed to the gym.
Now for the good part! I started with a squat machine and did 5 sets of squats, then 4 sets of overhead dumbbell presses, dead lifts, standing curls and an exercise I do not know the name of. It rocked!
I then worked my day and was heading to the gym for more cardio before I knew it. I did 20 minutes of the elliptical stepper machine and 10 minutes on the bike. My knee felt really bad on the bike so I only did 10 minutes. Tomorrow is going to be the make up run day so I better be feeling better!
I made a lighter dinner tonight which was chicken breast over salad. I think some of my problem yesterday was the carbs of the Bulgar wheat I cooked and overly enjoyed. I hope tomorrow will be better.
