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10
Oct
12

Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)

By garagegym107 7 Comments
Categories: Morphing of a Fit Woman
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I’ve been working out for a long time.  Seriously.  Today I have one of the worst cases of delayed onset muscle soreness in as long as I can remember.

Yes the funny holding on to the stall walls, etc.  I asked myself a couple of times over the last 24 hours a few questions.

1) Did my minor shenanigans post Warrior Dash wreak that much havoc on my body?

2) Did I do one killer lower body combo on Monday?

I prefer to go with the latter as the main culprit with a kick in the pants from the first option.

You see for me, I’ve learned that when I’m eating really clean, as in, goal seeking week after week goal seeking, clean eating, just the smallest infractions wreak havoc on my digestive system.

I learned a valuable lesson, even on a relaxed day, I need to remember that my body prefers a pretty high standard of fuel.

Courtesy of Wikipedia:

Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), also called muscle fever, is the pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise. The soreness is felt most strongly 24 to 72 hours after the exercise.[1] It is caused by eccentric exercise.[2] After such exercise, the muscle adapts rapidly to prevent muscle damage, and thereby soreness, if the exercise is repeated.[3]

What I really need…

 

08
Oct
12

Warrior Dash My Version

By garagegym107 2 Comments
Categories: Morphing of a Fit Woman
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Saturday I ran my first ever Warrior Dash.  The weather couldn’t have been more perfect and Warrior Dash like.  It was 66 degrees and started raining while we were in the starting chute waiting.   Muddy slopes to slide down and hills to slip up.  I had a blast.

But my Dash comes with another story.  I ran with two friends, or better yet, they ran with me.  You see I’m not as fast as they are and I am much more cautious, mainly out of fear of an injury.  

My story is for all of the youngguns out there.  You want to do something big in your life??  Wait for a friend.

The sacrifice my Warrior friends made by waiting for me didn’t go unnoticed by me.  They are competitive, they like to do well at what they do.  Who can blame them, they are both swift on their feet and great runners.

Saturday, they waited.  They waited as I cautiously went over things that scared me.  Laughed at mud running down my face when I slid down into a muddy pool.  But they waited.

Do you know how much patience it takes to cool your jets long enough to think of someone else?  They set aside personal goals and personal bests to wait for a friend.

This life will pass you by in the blink of an eye.  Before you know it, life takes over and your internal Warrior gets set aside for kids and life.   But it’s never too late to bring your Warrior back.  Out of over 6,000 people, there were only 27 or so 49-year-old female participants.  I was one of them and I had a BLAST!

I was one of them, and these two ladies are the ones who waited.  They are the rock stars!

Before the Dash.

And after the dash!

05
Oct
12

Peer Groups

By garagegym107 4 Comments
Categories: Morphing of a Fit Woman

As I prepare to take on the Warrior Dash this weekend I decided I wanted to stick my hair up in a Mohawk.  Mainly because that’s what kind of race it is and that’s what kind of girl I am. 

I’m just old enough to break all the rules established by whomever it was that said women my age shouldn’t do things like that.  They also say woman my age shouldn’t lift heavy weights either.  Phhhffttt!

I suppose one of the benefits to aging is that eventually it just doesn’t matter what other people think.  The way I see it is that this is my life mine all mine.  I choose to be light-hearted and make the best of my days. 

Today was a beautiful day when we got to do our workout.  Not too hot, and sunny with a light breeze.  A great day to be outside.

It’s certainly a day to enjoy this life we’ve been given.  I’m a people watcher, it’s fun.  People are all unique, each their own.  I’m not a believer of shoving everyone in the same box. 

When was the last time you didn’t follow someone elses rule?

“Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it” – Henry David Thoreau

I’m digging that rule.  Of course I’d probably still be all uptight about breaking rules if my kids were still at home.

 

 

 

02
Oct
12

Never Going To Steal My Joy

By garagegym107 22 Comments
Categories: Random Thoughts
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Over the past month I have seen numerous postings of one of my best friends before and after photos.  Ironically, these photos are being taken by people attempting to claim her success as being a part of whatever fitness and training quick fix they are pushing.

What’s been interesting about the whole thing to both of us is reading all of the comments associated with her transformation.  Especially the nay-sayers.  One woman claimed to be “a trainer with 30 years experience” she didn’t believe the photos were real.

In my humble opinion, I’d run from that trainer.  If she doesn’t believe this type of transformation is possible then you sure don’t want to pay her to convince you that it is not possible.

That’s why I love my friend and I love my life.  We live our transformations every single day of our lives.  We don’t have to go around using other people’s pictures to build ourselves up.  Instead we use our own photos to build others up. 

You see, no-one can ever steal our joy, we built it, we earned it, it’s ours to share.

We can walk the walk not just talk the talk.  Let me just say this, it hasn’t been a cake walk.  It’s much easier now than it has ever been before for both of us.  But were it not for the road we’ve traveled, I would not be writing this blog.

People want change but people want change for nothing. 

For all the ladies in the house…grab a tissue because this is a good one! 

Let me introduce you to my friend Michelle T. .  She is real, she is authentic and she is my mentor. 

She has listened to me sob over realizing that a goal I set wasn’t going to happen.  She never said I wouldn’t, just said maybe now isn’t the right time.

She has stood by me and patiently watched me impatiently struggle with being too strict with food and over training myself in to the ground all the while knowing that in my own time, I would come out on the other side.

You see, here is the thing about all of that weight-loss.  Everyone is different.  With personal patience, self-awareness and a personal belief that never waivers, long-term successful weight-loss can happen.

Each one reach one…Thank you Michelle for paying it forward!

YES this picture is real! Yes I have seen her in a two piece! YES IT CAN BE DONE!

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