I am woman... HEAR ME ROAR!
Week three of the case study brought with it some really incredible workouts! Again, there were exercises I've never done and exercises I didn't think I was capable of doing. As has been the case thus far, Tabitha knew exactly what she was doing and I was able to experience using muscles that I didn't know I had. LOL, she's not called the "World's Greatest Trainer" for no reason! She knows what's up!
The one thing I was positive I would NOT be able to do was a 60 second side bridge. It was really, really hard and I shook like a leaf blowing in the winter wind but I DID IT! WaHooo!
I think "fun time" is over folks. There was a big difference in these workouts this week. Week three was not a "feel good, warm and fuzzy, happy workout" week. I grunted, groaned and mustered up strength and courage I didn't know I had. I dug deep and pulled energy from the earth beneath my feet to complete some of the reps. I feel like I'm turning a corner in my training journey and it's a one way road. One of my goals this week is to begin some visualization exercises to work on the brain / body connection. I need to focus on what I'm creating instead of what I currently have. I find myself getting discouraged when I don't see instant results. Remember the movie, Field of Dreams? There was that infamous line, "If you build it, they will come.". Well, the weight room is my "field of dreams" and if "I build it (my physique), they (muscles) will come".
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Of course, the most important part of building a great physique is what you eat and I'm still doing plenty of that. Thank God for it because if I was trying to do these workouts and still consuming the piddly amount of food I was eating before I started the case study, I would NOT be able to them! There is no way I could train like this in an "under-fueled" state. I'm runnin' on racing fuel, baby!
Well, I have a very busy week ahead of me as we are getting ready to travel next week. Should make for an interesting week four recap, though. I'll be talking about what it's like to travel while on the plan, walk into an unfamiliar gym and have a successful workout, how to make sure you eat what you oughta' while on the road and more! Stay tuned!
Happy Monday, dear reader!
