💿 Throwback Tuesday: Train Smarter, Not Harder Era 😎💪

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Last night?

🛌 7 hours 28 minutes of sleep.

Woke up clear minded. No fatigue. No dragging. Just locked in.

I actually skipped pre-workout because I was still full from yesterday’s brunch and dinner. Normally I’d have my fruity protein Magic Spoon with Fairlife milk, but today? Didn’t need it. Body said, “We’re good.” So I listened.

Walked into the gym and my partner was finishing treadmill. Made eye contact and gave him the silent:

“Wassup babe.” 😎

Hopped on the treadmill next to him…

AND THEN.

The guy next to me smelled like a full-blown chain smoker convention. One whiff and I felt like my lungs got kidnapped. Holy hellllll 😩

I immediately relocated.

My partner texts me:

“I knew exactly why you went off that treadmill.” 😆

Sir. The smoke cloud was aggressive.

Finished my 10-minute warm up and moved to lat pulldowns.

That’s when my partner says:

“Your new gym nickname is SERIOUS FACE. Why do you look so serious every time you work out?!”

Because I am not in a beauty pageant giving the pageant wave.

I am lifting heavy. This is my gum-chewing game face era.

I’m not here to impress anybody but myself.

And here’s the real Throwback part…

The old me?

Would’ve done HIIT yesterday AND Disneyland.

Would’ve pushed through fatigue.

Would’ve tried to “earn” food.

Would’ve been miserable today forcing intensity.

The new Lena?

✨ Strategic

✨ Listening to recovery

✨ Counting Disneyland steps as movement

✨ Training smarter, not harder

Because I respected recovery yesterday, today’s strength session felt powerful instead of forced.

That’s growth.

That’s discipline.

That’s longevity.

SERIOUS FACE era activated. 😤💪

P.S.

Protein challenge winner hasn’t been announced yet. I will keep you posted as soon as the results are in. Drums🥁 rolling.

📍Week 4 Challenge: MEAL PREP. 1 bonus point for adding macros. 2 bonus points for sharing recipe. Thanks to BBB Program I got this!! 2 bonus points coming in daily 🫡🙌🤩

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