Got back into my workouts fairly easily. After a week off, I actually could feel my body missing the schedule, & also, was getting a little stressed about losing ground. I know it was only a week off, but it coming back to the altitude made things feel a bit more challenging! I gritted through most of the cardio in Burn It Off & had to go down in reps on several exercises I had mastered...so there was a price to pay for some R&R!!!
Now I'm back on the wagon & progressing again. I am going to order TurboFire next week! It looks terrifying, but I think its just the switch up I'm looking for. I think I will keep up the Chalean Extreme weight program, but switch out the cardio exercises for the TurboFire exercises. Once I order & receive my copy, I'll give you girls the overview=)
Sarai, Aaron & I have decided to stay here in CO for another year. He plans to attend Maritime school & get a degree in Marine Transportation. The school is located in San Francisco, but this year's program was already full, & he'll have to enroll in the 2011 courses... so we have a year to prepare for that move! We were looking in Alaska, but decided we wanted to move as few times as possible, & San Francisco was pretty much a guarenteed move, where AK was not (and it turned out all there positions were filled before I could interview!). So we are Rockies dwellers for 1 more year!
Also, Aaron is really into the CrossFit. He hasn't been consistent with it because there are no gyms here that have all the necessary equipment (rubberized barbell, chin up bar, etc), however he goes to the website all the time & tries to incorporate the style into his workouts. He used to do Crossfit regularly while in Iraq. Apparently its big among Army soldiers. I watched some of the footage on the website, and I must say that thing is the most hard core workout I've ever seen. It made this girl cry when she was through, I mean literally bawl. And she was pretty ripped. I'd be a mess.
Shannon, don't worry about missing 2 workouts. You know your body won't even be phased because you've been so very regular with the programs for over a year! I missed 1 workout last week, & I didn't feel very guilty. A little guilty, but then I realized how far I've come. I used to only work out 3x a week for less than 30 minutes each workout, & that was on a "consistent/good" week! Now if I don't get all my weight workouts in, I know I can't progress as much the next week. So its really become a lifestyle change for me. I don't feel as guilty missing a workout once in a while because I know my body can handle that without any negative results. That & I've worked so hard on my diet, I know its no longer a matter of "I need to workout to burn off that box of Girl Scout Cookies I wolfed down yesterday", lol! Also, you had a VERY busy weekend!
Sarai, we miss you terribly at CDC. I'm a little surprised about your comment regarding our great bosses...are your new bosses mean? I hope not. Can't wait for you to come visit!
Take care, & talk soon!
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