Day 4, and Cardio Recovery wasn't so bad. My muscles burned a LOT, and I sweated more than anybody has a right to do while stretching, but it felt really good to get into some deep stretching. Hey, if I keep this up, I'll rediscover my splits ^_^ It's pretty hard to keep good form while still trying to watch Mr T - at one point I felt like an owl - but I guess it'll be easier once I know the workout.
First bit of proper demotivation hit on Day 5, which is Pure Cardio. Warmup, stretch, then 15 minutes with NO BREAK. It probably didn't help that I did a hula hoop fitness class for an hour just before doing Insanity, but hey ho.
Got through the warm up, stretches, then about 5 minutes into the actual workout my muscles started failing, and in the back of my mind the nasty little demon poked its head out and said "Told you you can't do this. You know you can't. You're meant to be fat. Give it up." I actually welled up with tears, but wiped my face, drank some water, and after that just got on with it without looking at the clock. Even if I could only do two or three sets of something - the level 2 drills spring to mind - I never stopped moving. It was almost a shock when he said to rest and get water.
I'm pretty proud of myself for pushing through this, as normally I quit when pushed this hard. But my partner says he believes in me, and if he does, then who am I to doubt myself? :)
Kim x
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