Back to normal?

My motivation is finally returning. I had a bum couple of weeks due to being sick and then finding out we're moving to another state (again). Never in my 2 years of being active have I struggled so much to keep my motivation. But in the end I just made myself do it, and now it seems I am falling back into my routine of consistent exercise.

First on Thursday I got to attend another Cross fit WOD plus a mobility class. The mobility class focused on the shoulders. My favorite part was using a resistance band wrapped around a pole and moving at a 90 degree angle to activate the posterior deltoids. This felt absolutely amazing. My upper back and shoulders have been bothering me lately - a combination of my stupid desk job and not working out for 2 weeks. After the mobility class my shoulders felt different. Almost like they were back in the right place. 

We worked on strict press, push press, and push jerk. The hardest part is mastering the coordination really. But we made some big improvements and I will probably work on them in the gym this week. The WOD was 1 minute of each - rowing, crunches on an ab mat, push ups, pull ups. Short and simple.

Saturday morning was the following workout done at my house

.5 mile run, 10 burpees, 5 pull ups, 15 crunches, 30 seconds plank. Repeat 6 times. Yeah, it's a good one.

Yesterday I didn't feel like going for long run. So I didn't. Instead I did 1.5 hours of yoga. 

I also took my NASM practice exam yesterday. I passed - but not by much. This is one of the more difficult certifications out there with maybe a 60% pass rate, so I guess I should be happy I passed the practice test on the first try. But I wish I had gotten a better score. At least now I know what I need to work on. I am still struggling with memorizing everything about assessments and learning all the muscles. I also didn't really review the chapter on communication because it's common sense stuff, but the questions ended up being really specific. I should be ok - I'm going to study more and take more practice tests to be better prepared for the real thing. I will only get better from here so theoretically I should pass it.

That's all for now. Hoping this week will be a bit kinder to me..