Fitness

Ups and Downs

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If you’re like me, the spot in a workout that is toughest comes right before the halfway point. I like to do fractions in my head during a workout, specifically something like a run where I’m just trying to occupy my brain and distract myself from how much easier it is to lie down.

“You’re one quarter of the way there…just the equivalent of one episode of Scrubs (without commercials) until you hit halfway…”

Other people do this to, right?

Anyways, the toughest spot for me is right before you get to halfway. You’re working so hard and you know you have to do it all over again for the second half stretch. That’s how it is feeling right now. Of course, we’re no where close to the halfway point of Depot overall, but we’re now halfway through the first two months, at the end of which I get to visit my Mountie.

Here’s to the second half (4.5 weeks out of 8.5).

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Gaining Momentum

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There’s this thing that happens when you start a new fitness program (and as a person who has started more than I care to share, I’m pretty much an expert). After about 3-4 weeks, you start to actually feel different. A bit stronger, a bit slimmer (if that’s your goal), and a bit more capable. Those first few weeks are really hard because it feels like your efforts aren’t getting you anywhere, then all of the sudden, you start to notice that your pants fit a little better, you’re a bit more flexible, you’re a bit stronger.

I’m finding the Mountie’s time at depot to have a similar pattern. It’s starting to feel more habitual and less flounder-y (scientific term). Even though I’m still five weeks out from visiting the Mountie, as I get up to this halfway point between when he left and when I’ll see him, it starts to feel like I’m heading down the other side of a hill. Like how when you’re going for a run, the second half always feels easier.

Here’s hoping the back stretch goes by quickly.

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2 minutes, 35 seconds

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Today I got to speak to the Mountie for a whole 2 minutes and 35 seconds!

It’s definitely better than nothing, but it’s rough. It feels like I’m building up all of these things to tell him and then I get on the phone and just say my day was “fine.”

Which it was. I went to the gym today a little later than I intended so there was a class of 11 year olds watching me do sled pulls. It was cute, they were counting up how much weight I was pulling and seemed very impressed.

Hooray, I impress 11 year olds!

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I’ve Made a Terrible Mistake

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I tried a class at my new gym last night.

Most classes have a soft entry point – “oh, you’re new? Take these mini cans of Coca-Cola, that should be a good weight to start lifting with.”

This class had only two other people and apparently the guy running it missed the mini-Coke memo.

Things I Learned In This Class

  1. Tires are flipping heavy.
  2. Bear crawls and lunges aren’t awful enough – now you put your foot on sliding pads to decrease friction and increase hating your life.
  3. I’m not going to be able to walk tomorrow.
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