Lessons Learned This Week:
1. Vacations are awesome when you're gone and horrible when you come back.
Being on vacay is amazing in every way. I just went on my first real vacation, with no other motivation other than to be on vacation, in probably close to 10 years. Preparing to leave for vacation and returning from vacation are really stressful...and although you might be beach body ready when you leave for vacay, you come back, well, in not so much of a beach body.
When I went on vacation, I brought my jump rope with the intention of doing some SotCF* workouts each day. It's the though that counts, right? I sure hope so cause I didn't do a single one, other than sit-ups on the beach. For serious--I did sit-ups on the beach. You should be proud. Other than that, I hiked a lot, walked a lot, snorkeled a lot, laid on the beach a lot, took pictures a lot, and ran away from a cow once. Long story: ask and you shall receive. Oh, I also drank Mai Tai's a lot (because Hawaii) and ate food a lot. Oops.
Anyway, try to reserve 10-20 minutes each day to do an exercise or two from your regular workout...whatever that might be. For me, it's CrossFit (ps it should be for you too because it's too legit to quit). Believe me, it will save you a ton of pain after your first day back. Take me for example, we did back squats, front squats, and pull-ups on my first day back with DJ Jazzy Jeff, the squat master. My quads are STILL screaming, and that was 4 days ago. QUADRACEPPPPPPS!! The hammies hurt too, but they weren't as angry at me.
2. The Hulk is actually a "Macho Man" and was quite possibly a torturer in a former life.
If you go to Charles River CrossFit, you know what I'm talking about. If you haven't, the Hulk is an awesome coach. Read here to find out a bit more about him. He also gets a certain type of smile, an evil smirk, every time he is making you do something insanely hard, like crab walks. I HATE CRAB WALKS. My T-Rex arms don't work that way. Seriously, my ape index is -3. It's ridiculous. Hulk, I will change your nickname to Macho Man if you stop making me do crab walks.
Anyone else hate crab walks as much as I do?
Quote of the day:
*Talking with Hulk about why none of us were doing the post-WOD (that's the cool down/stretch/exercise to help us recover after the ZOMG WOD).
All of us sweaty students: ...sitting and staring...
Hulk: "What are you doing? Do the Bullet-Proof Shoulders post-WOD."
All of us sweaty students: ...still sitting and staring...and then laughing
Hulk: "We are trying to help you. When you tear your rotator cuff, you're going to say 'you guys didn't help us'."
Me: "We know you are trying to help us, but we still aren't going to do it."
Fellow student: "I think you are trying to kill us."
3. Double Unders are so fickle.
One day they love you.
One day they hate you.
The days when I cruise through them make me feel like a professional jump roper (is that a real thing?). The days when they keep slapping me on the legs (the rope that is) make me turn into Angry Me and then Sad Face Me. Hulk and T-dawg experienced both of those versions of me today. Ask me for my sad face--it's impressive and will hurt your heart.
They were my mortal enemy today. But next time, I shall conquer them!
Alright, AntiUnhealthy out. Don't forget to send me topics you'd like me to write about!
*SotCF=Sign-of-the-CrossFit
