We’ve all been through it and it’s probably the worst feeling to deal with in the entire world. Your boyfriend just broke up with you for some crappy reason when you know that really he just wants to be single and drink his a** off, “Hey, so I’m just going through a tough time right now, I don’t think things are working out.”
First, you feel shocked, and then there’s that ugly feeling of rejection that begins to creep in and finally… the tears. Oh god, the tears. I wore the same ugly pink zip-up fleece for literally five days straight. My mom had to practically shove me into the shower because all I wanted to do was lay in bed. I know, pretty pathetic. I never once thought about working out until I realized I hadn’t touched my sneakers in like a week. And then, the anger comes. Once the anger sets in you ride that wave and you ride it hard. I remember yanking on spandex, lacing up my sneakers and setting my iPod on repeat to songs like “Since You’ve Been Gone,” “Single Ladies,” and “Ridin’ Solo.” So cliché but I think I honestly had a few of the best work outs EVER after the whole situation. Here is an example of the workout I put together while I was thoroughly enraged:
1. Run intervals on the treadmill for 2 miles. Jog for about .6-.8 miles then for the rest of the time, alternate sprinting all out and then walking. Increase sprinting time as you go along, and to make it harder increase the incline.
*Do each circuit twice
2. Leg Circuit:
- 20 Body Squats as fast as possible (add weights to make it harder)
- Lunges with weights (travel forward, and then switch and do backwards lunges)
- 15 Up-Downs or Burpees
3. Arm Circuit:
- 20 weighted cross-body punches (grab two 10-15lb weights. Hold them by your hips and then take your right arm and with a punching motion, punch across your body diagonally. Switch arms)
- 15 push-ups
- 12 tricep dips
4. Abs:
- Bosu Ball Planks for 30 seconds
- Leg flutters and air triangles for 30 seconds
- 25 Bosu-Ball sit-ups in all three directions
5. Stretch. (I stretched for a LONG time. It felt really good just to kind of sit there after knowing I worked hard and relax and stretch my muscles).
6. Tan. (Okay… WHATEVER! I’m not even sorry because it was only $4.00 at my gym and it felt like I was whisked away to the Bahamas for 15 minutes. Yes, I know my skin will become leathery and wrinkly but honestly it just felt so damn good).
Just know that a break-up doesn’t give you an excuse to skimp out on your workouts. If anything it gives you an excuse to work out even HARDER because hey, take a look at that hottie over by the water fountain, OO! Or that guy who’s doing pull-ups… look at those ‘ceps! I’m tellin ya,