Helen ~ Heynen

Today goes down in history as one of the best freaking workouts ever. When I’m done here I will be logging it in the book I’m writing, Helen's Freaking Best Ever Of 2008.

While I’m on the subject......yesterday....I had the best freaking nap ever -- all the variables were perfect, it started with calling in sick as my ears were on fire...totally plugged with water which was causing some discomfort and pain..... my guess from the aggression from my swimming the other day. Either way, I logged it accordingly ;)

The plan today was to do some cardio, but then I worked the legs with some PLYOMETRICS. Yes, that’s right ….I did monster cardio THEN monster legs. why? cause....I’m a straight up monster flippin machine.....and it don’t stop…

I did 30 min of HIIT on the elliptical. The cleaning lady stopped by a few times to mop up sweat, bring me water and do whatever the hell else I told her to (monsters have this kind of authority). ...I think my ears were leaking at this point....maybe sweat?...I really don't want to know, but my ears are not plugged anymore! Some people would have gotten drugs to deal with this issue, but not me, no siree....I just jump up and down like a mad woman and voila! -- fixed!

I brought 2 towels to my workout….one for wiping sweat and the other to serve as a barrier between my butt and whatever germ-ridden gym machine I’m on. So, then I got off the elliptical and took the elevator downstairs to the locker room. You think I’m kidding. Ok, I am…I slid down the railing like always. (just kidding again...I don't even think they even have an elevator) Anyways......I had some recovery formula in my handy dandy water bottle, and when I went pull the top out ***PoOF*** it had a little explosion and some catapulted out and onto the wall! I wanted to use my butt towel to hide behind, but instead...I wiped down the wall with my butt blocking towel…..lol….actually, no I didn’t -- you know what I did???.....I got my cleaning lady to do it for me (see monster reference above).

Then I had someone ask me "What are you drinking!!??" I explained the P90X recovery formula in all it's delish glory and that all us X'ers are doing it these days -- cause that is what we do. but...I wasn't about to share. Germs eh?

Sooo all in all, I had CrAzY energy today. I can’t remember the last time I had energy like that....okay yes I do but don't want to talk about it here...Oh, man that time was fun.....

Anyhow....I also tried some squats with barbells and lunges....and then I laid on a bench and bowed my legs up over and over (I'm sure there is a name for that move, but it was just a move I saw on utube and using my coffeetable wasn't appropriate from what I saw) Basically, I had my butt screaming bloody murder at me today!

This was a fly by the seat workout...pretty much like everything else in my life....but either way it was super awesome-tastic!