Day 4, Week 12: Workout-interrupting animals. Buh.

1) When you just want to do the tricep kickbacks in Cathe's PHA workout but, you know, animal interference...

I'm so over those kickbacks.  And animals in my workout space.

2) And when the cat refuses to get off your mat so you can do your ab workout...

Hyooman.  Scram. 

3) ...you feel like you ran an obstacle course full of cute yet stubborn animals rather than a sweaty and awesome weight and ab workout so it's time to rejoice just completing the damn thing.

Please note self-satisfied workout-interrupting animal smugly snoozing on the couch behind me.

And what have we learned?

• An animal will always be right behind you when you're trying to do step-ups on your step to be stepped on.
• Any stepped-on animals will glare at you and you will worry about what you will find when you come home.
• Cats are naturally attracted to mats.  FYI.
• I'm convinced this is payback for leaving them at camp/home alone all last weekend.
• There ain't nothing like a cat grabbing your arm with its claws every time your elbow comes down during chest presses on the step.  

Tomorrow's workout: A tempo run that will look a lot like a 4 mile Turkey Trot to show I am thankful for the food I will devour afterwards.