Say it like Schwarzenegger…I’ll be BACK…

Day 3:  Wednesday March 16^th, 2011 : 

Recovery Day – I need it – its 8am and my legs feel like a group of tiny rubber bands all pulled tight about to snap – very stiff and SORE!  The abs from 2 days ago are so sore it hurts to breathe…wait I remember this… 2nd day soreness rule (for those you who don’t know the body feels worse on the 2^nd day after a hard workout than the first – such a nice surprise J).  In College I remember learning this the hard way and feeling pretty young and dumb for it…I was a Freshmen and after our first day of lifting I said “I actually feel better than I thought – and an upperclassmen said “just wait until day 2 soreness Freshmen”  She was right on day two going up or down a flight of stairs was pure torture and almost impossible.

Note to self – Day 2 soreness feels even worse when you are approaching 30 and just a tad outta shape.

Anything you can do I can do Better…

Tuesday March 15^th, 2011 :

Today we did sprint intervals on the treadmill..15 seconds on with 45 second rest.  Not too bad, right?  Well by round 5 I’m sucking some major air but convincing myself it’s justified because we are working at a high speed and incline so the heart and my breathing are racing!  I will say my final 5 rounds felt much better than my first 5 but that is beside the point.  Where it gets interesting is on the final round I exited the treadmill and think to myself “Yes – I made it”.  Off to the side I notice Jovick kind of fidgeting and mumbling something about “ok 1 minute  – boy this is going to really bite” to himself.   Since he is the lead I get to witness firsthand what he means by “this is going to bite”.  He sets the treadmill on a higher incline than any of our previous sprints AND increases the speed.  He says “ok we have a final one time for a 1 minute sprint” (keep in mind we just did 15 sec. sprints (which kicked our butts) so a minute sprint plus more incline and speed is a big change).   Jovick hops up and starts sprinting…60 seconds later (and some colorful talk)  he has finished his round.  By this time my stomach is in my throat.  Jovick turns to me with a little smirk and says “pick your incline and pick your speed”.  Being the competitive type that I am,  I think well “whatever you can do - I can do…and not pass outJ”.  I stepped on the treadmill with a mission and I made it – I did the minute sprint at his pace and his incline – take that Mr. Big Bad Jovick!

Note to self:  I am still hardheaded enough to make it through anything 1 time.

A new outfit totally helps!

Monday March 14^th, 2011 :

Feeling great in my new outfit – had to get something to help motivate me to show up every day and put myself through the pain to get myself back into shape!  Couldn’t sleep last night – kept waking up thinking about some of the hardest workouts I went through in college…I’m scared of getting dizzy or that yucky throw up feeling…they always make me feel so weak.  Good news is I made through for the first day without either of those side effects…thank you new shirt, new shoes, and new shorts!

Note to self:  A new outfit totally helps!