Today has been a GREAT day! I kicked off my morning with a healthy bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats and although my body feels like someone beat it with a stick I was still looking forward to the Sculpt Strength Training workout with Tony. Gluten for punishment, I know.
I remember way back when I worked for Dave & Buster's I had participated in a 5 week boot camp. It was 1 hour long and 3 times a week. After my 1st feeble attempt at day 1 I barely made it to my car in one piece. But, that was a walk in the park compared to what I felt like the next morning. If I had to squat to save my life, I would have been 6 feet under. I had to use the handicap railing in the bathroom to help lower myself down below a standing position! Ha! I can laugh about it now but back then....woooo.
I learned a great lesson though during that experience. After researching google to death because I truly felt like I was dying I thought I would discover something that would tell me STOP and don't go back to boot camp on Wed because I would just hurt the already sore muscles even more. In fact, the thought of doing it all over again when I could barely move seemed impossible! You know what I kept finding no matter how I changed my google search? "DON'T STOP...keep working out...best thing for sore muscles is to do the workout again". I thought they must be completely crazy and so of course to prove how crazy they were I showed back up on Wed, convinced I wouldn't be able to move or do anything. But, you know what? I somehow managed to finish the WHOLE boot camp again, and so...they were right after all and I was just feeding excuses and giving myself a rational reason to quit.
Quitting is NOT an option. I WILL do this! If I am sick, if I am tired, if I feel like I was hit by a truck, I will still pop Tony in the DVD player and finish that workout!
So that is my mantra for the day..."Don't quit. Commit."
Today was my 2nd time doing the sculpt workout and guess what? I did ALL the push-ups this time and didn't hit pause once! Woot!!! I feel healthier already! :)
Keep Moving,
M E
I remember way back when I worked for Dave & Buster's I had participated in a 5 week boot camp. It was 1 hour long and 3 times a week. After my 1st feeble attempt at day 1 I barely made it to my car in one piece. But, that was a walk in the park compared to what I felt like the next morning. If I had to squat to save my life, I would have been 6 feet under. I had to use the handicap railing in the bathroom to help lower myself down below a standing position! Ha! I can laugh about it now but back then....woooo.
I learned a great lesson though during that experience. After researching google to death because I truly felt like I was dying I thought I would discover something that would tell me STOP and don't go back to boot camp on Wed because I would just hurt the already sore muscles even more. In fact, the thought of doing it all over again when I could barely move seemed impossible! You know what I kept finding no matter how I changed my google search? "DON'T STOP...keep working out...best thing for sore muscles is to do the workout again". I thought they must be completely crazy and so of course to prove how crazy they were I showed back up on Wed, convinced I wouldn't be able to move or do anything. But, you know what? I somehow managed to finish the WHOLE boot camp again, and so...they were right after all and I was just feeding excuses and giving myself a rational reason to quit.
Quitting is NOT an option. I WILL do this! If I am sick, if I am tired, if I feel like I was hit by a truck, I will still pop Tony in the DVD player and finish that workout!
So that is my mantra for the day..."Don't quit. Commit."
Today was my 2nd time doing the sculpt workout and guess what? I did ALL the push-ups this time and didn't hit pause once! Woot!!! I feel healthier already! :)
Keep Moving,
M E
LOL! I remember the Boot Camp experience. My goodness, the PAIN! I could not sit down without some sort of assistance and when I did sit down, that was it, there was no getting up. It reminded me of that horrid commercial, "I've fallen and I can't get up!" But in my case it was "I've sat down, and I can't get up!"
I am so proud of you! Keep up the good work. You were ROCKING it hard tonight during the workout. Who would have thought we could progress so from the last push-up experience? Here's to you my chubby buddy!
You go ME!! I know that D&B boot camp was tough and I know you are tougher...congrats on 3 solid days of working out!!