Something I have noticed about myself is that when I work out hard enough to feel as if I have to vomit and get super uber sweaty I CRAVE the work out the next day. It's so weird. The down side is that very next day when I am craving to work out I usually can't even walk to the door! HAHA! Hows that for a double edge sword?
Yesterday I had my training, my last hard work out with Mark, and I was SO exhausted. It was pretty hardcore.
Well- as hardcore as it can get while standing on one leg while trying to balance backwards and forwards WHILE standing on a wedge. I have NO balance and have been complimented on my ballerina-esque gracefulness before. It is quite the spectacle. :) *MAN DOWN* tends to be the phrase used most often when I am around. And not because I fell... but because I fell and completely smothered Mark. HAHA!
Not quite, but close. :)
After my work out I went running with my friend Karena. This is the second time I've gone out and jogged since I hurt myself in basketball months ago. My shins are pretty exhausted. By that I mean done. They have decided to pack it in and just not function today. Luckily I think it's more muscle soreness than shin splints, but it still hurts.
So tonight I go swimming. My bestie Rachel has some drills from our tri coach last summer that we'll work on.
I hope I don't drown! :)
Love Nikki
ps. Isn't that picture just NASTY? Thankfully those are NOT my feet! LOL!
4 comments:
Your clumsiness will dissipate if you can improve your "balance". In the training world, we call it proprioception. It is the body's awareness (brain's awareness) of its parts in space. Your lack of proprioception is the reason you are so clumsy.
We used to take athletes (when we were rehabbing them), and put them on a balance board. They'd struggle, but improve daily. By the end of their rehab for an injury (not unlike the one in your picture in today's post), we'd be throwing balls at them and on all sides of them for them to catch *while* they were balancing on one foot (making them throw their bodies off balance, but still being able to be balanced). They developed the skill of proprioception. And, they were much less likely to get re-injured.
Something for you to think about. ;)
Glad you clarified they were NOT your feet. Ouch! (I was going to recommend a shave)
But congratulations on keeping on going in spite of the colds, in spite of the injuries, in spite of all the challenges that keep getting thrown in your face! You are doing terrific! I see your little weight ticker at the top of the page and think you are really, really, really doing terrific! Way to go!
(And good luck in avoiding the appearance of the feet in the photo on your own two feet as you continue this great quest!)
Oh my goodness. You scared me with that picture! I'm glad your workouts are going so well. You're sooo dedicated!
So glad you've been doing so well with your exercising! :) And I literally had to cover that pic with my hand the entire time I was reading this. YUCK!! Lol!!! ;)
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