There are seldom times in my life when I say to myself: "There is just NO way I can do this....", and today was one of them. Corefit (week 2). I walk my tired self to auditorium shores, the entire time I am hoping today will be "an easy" day. It is cold, windy, and worst of all....I don't see any equipment when I arrive. Automatically I know this means all cardio day. I probably need it though, since I hosted a wine and cheese event at my office the day before...I begin to regret such my delicious decision to indulge (it was FAT Tuesday for crying out loud).
The workout begins.
Sprints, suicides, push-ups, sprints up a hill, bear crawl up a hill, bear crawl DOWN a hill...man I was shot....Oh, and did I mention I am in a class of 4, and I am the only girl. I get so darn competitive that I try my best not to be the weakest link...Its tough. But if you know me, when I am in pain, or sad, I usually crack a joke, or laugh...a lot (hides the pained look in my face...or atleast that is what I think). So I try to do the work out with a smile across my face....
Just when I think I can't take anymore Ryan Nail (owner of Corefit) throws this one out.
" Push-ups across the field, then jump on your partners back, and sprint up the hill"
Partners back?? I can barely run another sprint up the hill on my own, let alone have a grown man on my back! And then I hear "Go!"
I didn't really have a chance to dwell on it...I was focusing too much on the push-ups...when I lift my head up I see its time to go. I look to my partner and he jumps on my back... I literally can't feel my legs at this point. Ryan is right there with me encouraging me to fight up the hill...it is a 3 teared hill...the 2nd tear is by far the steepest part. I now know what it is like for ants carrying a leaf or a crumb on their backs, approaching an ant hill...yikes. I start to crack a joke...then stop...I just realized if I started to laugh it would be over... My partner and I would be on the floor...and I really didn't want to do that. I knew if I fell just once, it would be 10 times as hard to get myself back up....
"Come on Tyler, Come on!!"
Holy hell, I made it up the hill, I felt good, I felt accomplished, I had given that my all....
and then I hear....
"Okay, 4 more times guys!"
Yep, and guess what... I did it. I finished it and I honest to goodness did not think I would. The minute I thought it was over, I just had to tell myself "I must do this" and having everyone at the camp rooting for you sure gives you that extra push.
I should have known how insane this workout was going to be when I heard Ryan call it the: Charlie Sheen workout - "Its just that crazy!"
All in all, it felt good to accomplish something that seemed impossible...all before 8 AM. Felt really good.
I quickly ran home and prepared a meal fit for a champ:
My veggie egg scramble:
2 Eggs
couple of mushrooms
baby spinach
1 veggie sausage link (diced)
topped with fresh avocado slices
I was inspired and fired up to now finish the rest of my work day.
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