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Tomorrow, Tomorrow

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There’s always tomorrow…

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But… it’s only a day away.

Make plans, and stick to them.
Do not procrastinate.

Rich words, especially coming from me. But, alas, to change bad behaviours you have to first identify what they are.

A lack of self discipline and chronic procrastination are my Achilles Heel.

They are my top two behaviours to improve.

If you catch me out for either of these, pull me up on it. Feel free to name-and-shame if you think it is appropriate. I encourage you to have a go at me (my mother’s off limits, but you can bring up the large bottom and thighs holding my bikini-ready pins hostage all you want – go on, get creative!)

There’s nothing like the threat of international humiliation to keep you on your toes!

What are the key behaviours / habits that you think are holding you back?
And what are you doing to improve them?

Kicking My Butt to Sunday

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I don’t remember the last time I went to the gym.  Or went for a run.  I haven’t been to boot camp in a while either (I missed the sign-up deadline for May… now I have to wait until June).

I do, however, remember the last time I ate icing straight out of a cup, and what I had for breakfast.  It was covered in sugar & cinnamon, and dipped in chocolate dipping sauce.  And I ate it in a fluffy pink dressing gown that adds another 5kg.  Oh yeah, I’d totally tap me in the mornings.

Tomorrow, however, is a completely different story.  I will get to the gym in the morning, and go out for a walk in the afternoon.

Please members of this tight-knit community – do not be alarmed!  This is not delusion.  This is motivation. 

It was hard to spot at first.
But I’m 98% confident I’ve got it right, now.

Boot Camp: Fitness Testing & Progress!

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After a week’s break, the April boot camp sessions kicked off this morning. With more fitness testing!

My very first session as testing too – I wrote about it here. And I’m glad I noted my results, because it gives me a standard platform to compare my progress.

Progress indeed!

  • Beep test results: still ‘good’ (above average) per the normative data based on age and gender, but my specific score was a touch better than last time.
  • Push ups results: from ‘very poor’ (lowest score) to ‘average’ – an increase of ~10 push ups!
  • Lower body wall squats results: from ‘above average’, almost excellent, to ‘excellent’
  • Sit up test results: from ‘above average’ to ‘excellent’… by a fair bit.
  • Plank test results: ‘average’ – right in the middle of the ‘average’ band – no change.

After the last test, I mentioned that I was going to focus on my upper body and core. And I certainly feel like I’ve improved – though my planking results don’t show it.

Next focus will be on my mental stamina: got to improve those planking and wall-sits times! Maybe crack 60 sit-ups, too?

Boot Camp – Experience So Far

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We’ve had three boot camp sessions nowID-10019845, and we’re getting into the swing of things.

It’s sweaty, it hurts, and I love it. 

After the first session of fitness testing, we’ve moved on to the good stuff!

So far, each session has started with boxing drills.  Pairing up, we get to take our frustration at the 6am start out on our partner’s thick hand-held pads.

Jab, cross, jab jab, cross. 

I’m itching to bounce on the spot just thinking about it.

Last Thursday, we built on the boxing drills with some circuit strength training.

Planking!
Shoulder presses!
Mountain climbers!
Oh my!

Oh, can’t forget the push-ups.  They were in the mix, too.  By the end of this, I’ll be better.

Today, we focused on upping the cardio.  Running up stairs, sprints, speedy step-ups, and a new kind of hell – fast jumping squats.  Oh, and I can’t forget the wall sits, and lengthy squats.

Boy my legs were feeling it this morning!

I’m really glad I signed up for the group training.  I’m getting much better workouts than I ever did at the gym.  Having others in the group, and a trainer encouraging us, really helps with pushing through pre-conceived limits.

Looking forward to keeping it up!