Photo by Patricia Tompkins
Look at how excited (and red) Patricia and I were after we finished the Filthy Fifties workout at Competitive Fitness on Saturday. I can’t believe we finished that monster. Almost feels a little bad ass!
Honestly though, I think I have an idea of where it came from but am surprised at how fast I am gaining so much extra energy. I’ve been working out at Competitive Fitness for only a week now (total of 1 initial assessment and 5 workouts of the day) and been on a nutrition plan for 4. I’m already starting to notice differences in my health and well being.
What I noticed first was my energy beginning to increase. Warming up on the treadmill before workouts, I’ve had to kick up my speed a few knotches. What I was using to warmup before is just not cutting it anymore and I quickly became bored at the slow pace I used to use. I also have found myself ready to do a second workout after completing the treaturous ones we have daily at the gym. It’s not to say I don’t push myself, I do. At the end of them, I typically want to fall over and crash. After a half hour or so though, I start to feel my energy level kick back up to where it was prior to the workout. One of the other contestants started their workout yesterday shortly after I finished. As they got to the end, I did the last 100 jump ropes with them to push them on. Looking back on it, I can’t beleive I managed that. However, it makes me excited to know that I not only have that energy, but I was able to help encourage someone else. Now I just need to find time in my schedule to have morning or night jog on top of my daily routine.
I’m also noticing that while I’m still sore occasionally after workouts, it’s nothing my body isn’t able to handle. Yesterday evening I ended up having some back pain that continued into this morning. With advice in regards to stretches and exercises to do in order to releive the soreness and pain and to help prepare me for my return to the gym Monday, I am really starting to feel a lot better.
I really hope I can continue this regimen even after the competition is over.
