Okay, so I'm draggin today. My body said "NO!" to the gym, but my mind vetoed that vote. I slowly walked in feeling exhausted, but determined to do the best I could. Today's workout that J sent didn't look too bad. I told myself, "I can do this!".I warmed up and completed the first circuit in the back room. Then, I moved out into the main gym area to do my 2nd circuit. I was trying to complete my "Knees to Elbows", and I heard another trainer tell his very overweight client that didn't look too excited to be there..."Hey, watch what she's doing!...then YOU can do that next!". Of course she's telling him he's crazy and they're laughing and I'm smiling thinking, "Great....no pressure...now I have to do this perfectly because this trainer is like a workout superhero!" My nickname for him is Mr. Perfect. Soooo, despite the fact that my hands were killing me from 30 rope pulls and now hanging on while I bring my knees up..I tried to make it look as effortless and impressive as possible. Then he leans over and says, "Excuse me."...and motions for me to take my headphones off...and continues to say, "You can't break the Frank rule!" and smiled. Of course the obvious question was, "What's the Frank rule?" He said, "The Frank rule is that nobody is allowed to workout more than me, I've been watching you and taking notes and you're coming pretty close! I've been impressed.". We both laughed...and he went back to training and I went back to KTEs.
So, at the risk of sounding like a 7th grade girl...and at the risk getting put on lock down by my husband ("love you honey!" xoxo)...honestly, I loved it. I felt a little giddy. It's not like I'm in love with the guy or ANYTHING of that nature...it's just that my ego has felt a little bruised lately. Sometimes...especially at my age...it's nice to know that you still "got it"...it's nice to be noticed in a good way. I don't know why, but I've felt like everyone at the gym thinks I'm a boy. This guy didn't talk to me or look at me like I was a boy. The most important thing was that his compliments (if you can call them that) meant something because this guy is CRAZY impressive.
Today my workout went well and my confidence got a little boost. It was just what I needed...especially after last night...it was the icing on the cake!
WARMUP
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2 MIN JUMPROPE
ARM CIRCLES
HIGH KNEES
WORKOUT
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10 rope pulls
20 box jumps
Drive Water man across and back
3 rounds
13 Lat Pull Downs 3 sets (80lbs)
25 knees to elbows 3 sets
15 Front Shoulder Raises 3 sets-(12lb DBs)
TIME TO COMPLETE BOTH CIRCUITS BACK TO BACK=39 MIN
CARDIO
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45 MIN TREADMILL FAST WALK (4.5) AT VARYING INCLINES
STRETCH
TODAY'S SOUNDTRACK = THE CULT - "ELECTRIC"
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