It Hurts So Good

Day 3:
I went back to the gym this morning after starting my blog, like I said I would. I worked out my back and did 30 minutes of cardio. 


My body hurts. My arms and chest are so sore from Tuesday's work out. It hurt to change the station on the car radio. It hurt to pick up my water bottle to take a sip. It hurts to tie my shoes. Oddly enough, nothing hurt while I was using the machines at the gym. I know it's all a good hurt. My body is pissed at me right now but it will thank me 6 months from now. 


While I was on the treadmill I began arguing with myself. I did this mentally, if I did it out loud people might think I was a nut. After my first 5 minutes (at a brisk pace) I told myself that I would stop at 15 minutes, do another 15 minutes after I picked my son up from school and then do my other 30 after his bed time. At the 10 minute mark I decided to push it to 20 minutes and stop. Once I got to 15 minutes I told myself that I was half way done and I would try to complete the whole 30. 20 minutes in I decided that I could and WOULD finish my 30 minutes. By the time I had reached 25 minutes I was counting down.. 4 minutes left, 3 minutes left... I'm glad that I did the full 30 minutes.


After my workout I saw Ben and asked him if he would look at my work outs and let me know if they were okay to do again next week (since he only trains me twice a month). Not only did he look at my log, but he wrote down 3 days worth of work outs for me to do next week. I really like that he is actually concerned about my goals. I was worried that I would get a trainer that would give me my work out and then shrug me off the rest of the time.