Life Lately

Just to show you what happened on my Instagram lately.

New in: Filofax

Hey there!

Today I am super happy! We finally got some very nice and sunny weather in Luxembourg, I am so close to start my preparation for my first competition, and to top this :  my Filofax arrived today! 

I ordered my Filofax on Amazon.com on Friday and it already arrived this morning!

You may be wondering now why I am writing an article about a Filofax as it actually doesn't have anything to do with fitness,health or wellness.

Well, I ordered it because I wanted to write down my workouts. I know there are many apps out there, but I don't want to scribble on my phone while in the gym and look like a complete smartphone-addict,so I thought it would be cool to have some kind of old-school workout-log.Plus, I can create and decorate it just the way I like.

The only issue with the Filofax is that you don't really have any scale to write down your monthly measurements, your progress, your daily intake of food and calories or your exercises.

But there's a solution for everything. On Etsy,I found these awesome and cute-looking printables by CleanLifeandHome, which I think are just perfect for my fancy pink workout-log.

Once you downloaded these printables to your computer,you can print them as much as you want and at any time because they don't come with a date.

I am really happy that I downloaded these, as the color doesn't need much ink, which I think is important if you have to print a lot. 

I will start 'workout-logging' only next month , because that's also when I am starting my preparation.I still need to get several things done before I can start, but once I'm on it I will make sure to let you know

If you are also looking for such a pretty log, you can get it HERE.

Stay tuned! 

Legday, Fail!

Hi there!

Guess what?! I hurt my knee this morning during my leg workout routine... awesome, right?! grrr!

Everything was fine, I started my legday like every legday: 

• First Leg Extension: 4x12 - 25kg
• Leg Press: 2x10 - 160kg & 2x12 - 120kg
• Squat: Biggest fail ever!!!
• Calf Press: 4x12 - 40kg 

I always warm up before I do my squats, meaning I only take 20 to 30 kg to do some 'warm-up-ass-to-the-grass' before I load up some more weights to prevent injuries.

On my 3rd warm-up rep it happened. I was very low but I couldn't get up anymore, so Ken had to help me , otherwise I would still be sitting on the floor with my 30 kg on the shoulders haha. It actually felt like someone hammered a pin right in the middle of my right knee. So no more squats for me for today...

To finish my ''legday'' I did 4 sets of calf press on the smith machine with 40 kg , as my knee didn't stop hurting.

So my day started pretty shitty... I don't know if I will do legday next week, I have to check how my knee is going.

I hope you all pay attention and listen to your body! It is always better to stop before something worse happens, even though you have a correct form during your exercise. If something hurts, take off some weights or stop doing that exercise!

From where I stand, waiting for Ken to finish his last calf exercise. Wearing my super comfy +Nike Flyknits 

I wish you all a nice rest of the week and take care of your body , because you it's the only place you have to live in!