Happy Friday! After today I have officially made it one week being back to work from maternity leave. Granted, I am only working part-time at the moment but wow, what a change! I am a very scheduled and routined person. Well, baby Avri isn’t quite on a set napping schedule yet so each day is different. Being home, this was completely fine because we were able to get in a flexible routine I like to call it and all was well. But now that I have to be somewhere at a certain time and she has to be shipped off to daycare, it adds in an entire knew element to the day. But, I won’t bore you with my life stressors.
Let’s get to the workout instead! I have been working out a lot less than I typically do. Before baby it was easy to get in 4-5 workouts in a week and now I am lucky if I get in 3 and it’s a miracle if I get in 4. In hopes of still getting results of gaining back the strength I have lost when pregnant and having less time in the gym I have had to changed up how I have been working out. I have been working on time under tension doing a squat/deadlift/press split. If I have the time, I like to throw in a higher intensity/cardio day to keep up my endurance. Just like this workout!
My life may look a hell of a lot different than it did before baby and my priorities have shifted some. BUT, working out and taking care of my body is still a priority to me. I may not be able to workout as much, but I make the most of it when I can. I know it won’t be like this forever and as she gets older it will be easier to sneak away for longer periods of time. But for right now, I need to find a new normal that works for us and allows me to continue pushing towards my goals all while soaking up all the snuggles I can! So only working out 3, may 4 days a week is okay with me.
Cardio + Full Body AMRAP
10 minute run
THEN
4 Rounds for Time
-10 pistol squats each leg
-20 kettlebell swings
-10 kettlebell or dumbbell single arm snatches each arm
-20 tricep dips
THEN
10 minute run