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it takes years to learn the difference between who to let go and who to be patient with. the same way it takes years to know what you deserve and what you don’t. so hang on there, growth and experience come with time.

push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then 5:30am. go to the nearest hill with a big coat and a scarf and watch the sun rise.

push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and comfortable.

get into the habit of cooking yourself a beautiful breakfast. fry tomatoes and mushrooms in real butter and garlic, fry an egg, slice up a fresh avocado and squirt way too much lemon on it. sit and eat it and do nothing else.

stretch. start by reaching for the sky as hard as you can, then trying to touch your toes. roll your head. stretch your fingers. stretch everything.

buy a 1L water bottle. start with pushing yourself to drink the whole thing in a day, then try drinking it twice.

buy a beautiful diary and a beautiful black pen. write down everything you do, including dinner dates, appointments, assignments, coffees, what you need to do that day. no detail is too small.

strip your bed of your sheets and empty your underwear draw into the washing machine. put a massive scoop of scented fabric softener in there and wash. make your bed in full.

organise your room. fold all your clothes (and bag what you don’t want), clean your mirror, your laptop, vacuum the floor. light a beautiful candle.

have a luxurious shower with your favourite music playing. wash your hair, scrub your body, brush your teeth. lather your whole body in moisturiser, get familiar with the part between your toes, your inner thighs, the back of your neck.

push yourself to go for a walk. take your headphones, go to the beach and walk. smile at strangers walking the other way and be surprised how many smile back. bring your dog and observe the dog’s behaviour. realise you can learn from your dog.

message old friends with personal jokes. reminisce. suggest a catch up soon, even if you don’t follow through. push yourself to follow through.

think long and hard about what interests you. crime? sex? boarding school? long-forgotten romance etiquette? find a book about it and read it. there is a book about literally everything.

become the person you would ideally fall in love with. let cars merge into your lane when driving. pay double for parking tickets and leave a second one in the machine. stick your tongue out at babies. compliment people on their cute clothes. challenge yourself to not ridicule anyone for a whole day. then two. then a week. walk with a straight posture. look people in the eye. ask people about their story. talk to acquaintances so they become friends.

lie in the sunshine. daydream about the life you would lead if failure wasn’t a thing. open your eyes. take small steps to make it happen for you.

Wow just reading this made me feel more alive

it’s hard, I know, but imagine the feeling of finally reaching that goal

dealing with the worst case scenario

I feel like this could be useful in my future

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i hope that you become filled with so much happiness that it heals every part of you

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once you stop fantasizing about that ideal version of yourself and start working towards becoming that person by setting your alarm clock earlier and actually going to the gym and actually volunteering at places and actually eating healthier and not procrastinating and working just a little bit harder you’ll realize that it was so easy all along. becoming your ideal self will only ever exist in your mind until you make the decision to work towards becoming that person. get up!! get going!! it’s now or never!! there is no light at the end of the tunnel!! get that flashlight and pave your own path bitch bc no one else is going to do it for u!!

Don’t give up. You’ll feel so much better by next month if you just keep going now.

Pico Funchetta, Seceda, Italy by Ricardo Frantz

i pray you quit overthinking, replaying failed scenarios, feeding self doubt & seeing the good in everyone but yourself you deserve more

Workout

LEG DAY

10 Min warmup

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(4th rep sub max)*

3 x 8 squat rack (bar only, 20lbs, 20lbs)

4th set max (for me 40lbs) 

3 x 8 leg press (90lbs) 

4th set max leg press (110lbs) 

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3 x 10 (each leg) lunges  (holding 20lbs) 

3 x 12 shoulder press (10lb dumbbell)

3 x 20,20,20 leg lifts (flexed, out, pointed)**

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Plank 3 minutes 

Stretch 

*4th rep sub max is my way of making sure Im pushing my muscles to fatigue. Basically I put on additional weight and do as many reps as I can (usually its about half of the regular reps). This is not meant to be a your one rep max! It is only meant to be a way to push yourself!

**For leg lifts, I lay face down and lift my leg using the hamstring and glute muscles. Flexed is a flexed foot, Out is away from the center of the body, and pointed is a pointed toe lifting diagonally, upwards and outwards. 

UPPER BODY

5 Min warmup 

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3 x 10 curls (10lbs)

3 x 20 bench dips 

3 x 12 shoulder press (10lbs) 

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3 x 10 front raise to side raise (5lbs)

3 x 12 overhead extension (15lbs)

3 x 12 (each arm) one-arm dumbbell row (12.5lbs) 

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3 x 12

Tricep kickbacks (5lbs)

Chest press (12.5 lbs)

Upright row (10lbs)

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Stretch 

FULL BODY 

10 Min warmup 

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3 x 15 

Curls (7.5lbs)

Squats (30lbs preloaded barbell)

Push-ups 

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3 x 20 Dead bugs

3 x 10 Jump squats

3 x 10 Up downs 

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3 x20

Rows (30lbs)

Clamshells high resistance 

Glute bridge (30lbs) 

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2 Min plank 

FULL BODY 

5 Min warmup 

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 3 x 8 leg press (90 lbs) 

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3 x 20 penguins

3 x 12 jump squat 

3x 50 mountain climbers 

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3 x 15 knee crunches 

3 x 14 ski jump squats 

3 x 12 knee roll ins 

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3 x 14 lateral squats with band

3 x 20 donkey kick with band (each leg) 

3 x 10 roll up to V 

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3 Min plank (1 min 30 sec forearm, 30 sec each side plank, 30 min forearm plank)

Stretch 5 Min 

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I encourage you to add in a day of cardio (I like spin class or going for a run) and then I also like to add another day where I take a group exercise class (usually barre). I also rest one day a week.

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