What it's all about...

Which should I talk about first- fitness or finance? I have a little bit of both...

Okay, since most of you started reading this blog when it was about a runner (what's running?), I'll document the workouts I did yesterday and today first.

Yesterday's was fairly easy- 60 seated muscle-ups for time. I did this same workout on May 29th, and completed the muscle-ups in 6:39.

Yesterday, however, my time was 4:42! That's almost two whole minutes faster!

A muscle-up is when you pull yourself up on rings (first a pull-up, then a push-up from the rings so your arms are straight), then lower yourself back down (tricep dip motion). So, it's essentially three different arm exercises in one, plus one hell of a core workout. Since I can't do a full muscle-up I do them seated, which is just one version.

I guess it's time I bump it up a notch- the seated muscle-ups are getting a little too easy for me. The next version is jumping, so I guess I'll go with that the next time this workout comes around.

Today I did Nifty Fifty. This workout is a killer, but one of my favorites! It calls for:
50 box jumps
50 pull-ups
50 kettlebell swings
50 walking lunges
50 knees to elbows
50 push press
50 back extensions
50 wall balls
50 burpees
100 jump ropes (I can't do 50 double unders)

When I did this workout in April, my time was 20:20, but so much has changed since then- I knew my time would be slower today.

Back then, I did assisted pull-ups whereas today I did all 50 un-assisted! I used our kettlebell in April which is only 26 pounds and today I used a 35# dumbbell. Finally, I used an 11# ball today for the wall-balls where before I used only 6 lbs.

My time today was 39:16- a hell of a lot slower, but considering that I increased weight in 3 categories and did the pull-ups on my own, I'm proud of that time. I also forgot my water bottle so I kept stopping at the drinking fountain.

Okay, on the Finance front- I sent $1,600 to my POS student loan today! WAHOO!!!

I think these next couple of months are going to be the hardest. We're so close to being debt free, but not quite. Patience is not one of my strengths.

Total Paid Off so far = $52,192.75
86%
This also marks a milestone- we owe less than $10,000! We're in SINGLE DIGITS! YIPPY!


Amount remaining = $8,760

Eeek! So close...