Summertime Blues

I'm not sure about the rest of you, but there's something about summertime that always seems to bums me out a little. I don't know if it's the sweltering Texas heat, the fact that I still wish I was a kid, or that the ice cream man continues to torment me by driving one street over while refusing to come down mine.

My Newest Arch Nemesis

Whatever the reason may be, it also seems to aid in making me sluggish and lazy. I've talked in the past about finding motivation, and for me, summer just happens to be one of those times I need it the most. Luckily, this summer, I'll be hitting the beach multiple times, and this, of course, is probably the greatest motivating factor behind anyone wanting to workout, ever... They don't call it "working on your beach muscles" for nothing.

So with a little help coming from the thought of hitting the sun and sand, I'm going to beat those summertime blues and keep pushing forward.

This week, I've added two new workouts that are sure to liven things up a bit: The Diamond Buddha and Star Jump Burpees. The Diamond Buddha consists of doing wide set squat jumps and diamond pushups, while the Star Jumps are basically doing jumping jacks while leaping off the ground (P90x calls them X jumps). My results from these workouts are listed below:

Date	Workout	Sets	Total Time	Beak Time Per Set	Total Burpees
5/28/2012	Vacation
5/29/2012	Ladder	15	15 min 04 sec	40 sec	120
5/30/2012	Pull-up	6	7 min 10 sec	30 sec	60
5/31/2012	REST
6/1/2012	Buddha	6	5 min 47 sec	30 sec	60
6/2/2012	Mix	7	9 min 36 sec	50 sec	70
6/3/2012	REST

This week, I'll leave you with a quote from Pulitzer Prize winning author and satirist, Russell Baker:

"Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it."

L&R,

Drew