Normal isn't enough

Yesterday morning I was about to take a shower at the gym and had already kinda slipped into "shower thoughts" mode. It dawned on me that these days I can never finish a workout until I'm absolutely exhausted. Like the out of breath, covered in sweat, and sometimes shaking kind.

And I didn't used to be this way.

I guess maybe within the last year I started to add "finishers" to my workouts. They are great for conditioning and fat loss, but I also like them because they just make me feel like I DID something. And yeah, lifting heavy stuff is definitely "doing something" but for me it's just not enough anymore. Like when I used to go to the gym with my husband we'd work on the big lifts first, then do some other accessory stuff, and that was pretty much it. He preferred to train like a bodybuilder and would focus on things like biceps and triceps. Which I may do from time to time, but I mostly focus on strength and use more functional movements. So we'd get done with everything and I would just stand there like "That's it?" I'm not sweaty or tired. I need to do more. So I'd go jump around and do burpees and stuff. Get all the gas out of the tank.

At the end of every lifting workout I'll do a mixture of these

Burpees
Jump rope
Snatches
Kettlebell swings
Box jumps
Squat variations
Thrusters

Now that I have access to such an awesome gym I'm throwing other things in like

Sprints
Sled pushes
Tire flips
Battle ropes
Rowing

Or even when running I'll go for an all out sprint for the last .20 mile

Yesterday was really awesome and it went something like this

Rope climbs (3)
A shit ton of pull ups and negatives
Push ups
Cable rows
Upside down kettlebell shoulder presses
Dips (PURPLE band! Next is unassisted for reps)
Farmers carry #35 x2

Then
Burpees x10
Rest 10 seconds
Snatches x10
Rest 10
Jump rope x30

Repeat aaaaand done!


I might be crazy or just a glutton for punishment but I love it when I'm struggling through those last couple reps and then the awesome feeling I get after finishing them. I can't just do a normal lifting session anymore - I have to leave feeling like I gave it everything I got