Oh my gosh, as I looked over my posts in the recent past, I realize I failed to mention a huge thing!!! — I decided to CENTRALIZE!
I have been going through a majorly transformative process these past few months and one of the insights I had was that I was draining myself with all the commuting. I decided to make it easier ...
So! Week one of contest prep for my first figure competition is completed- diet and exercise. I got my heels in the mail but have only managed to put them on once- they are sitting in my living room, in hopes of being put on and me practicing walking in them, but so far that’s not been the case.
I have gone through one week of weights + cardio + diet and ...
Continue Reading →Today was my second day of training, and it felt awesome.
First off, my elbow is actually feeling better today than it did yesterday! And my toe seemed pretty much, if not all the way healed. I have still been taping it, but I have been doing kicks, taking classes, and having to jog in classes no problem. YES!!!!! THANK YOU!!!
I woke up and decided to take a fasted “exploratory” walk. I didn’t get too see much, though, because there is ...
Continue Reading →Okay, first day of training on the books. Yessss it feels so good.
After too little sleep (went to bed late because I went with peeps to the night market, then in the morning I woke up at 4:30 AM because my Australian friend was frikking drunk and stumbled into my room to chat because I accidently left the door unlocked! There went my sleep. I “tried” to sleep but no sleep was happening. At 6 AM, I got out of ...
Continue Reading →Functional Core Fitness personal training studio is open for business! Omar, my wonderful partner and truly one of the best trainers I’ve ever met, has been in the fitness industry over ten years and has owned his own business for something like 5 years now. He finally decided it’s time to open up his own studio. The swiftness at which he completed this was astonishing!! He found a spot, knocked down walls, painted, installed lighting, and who knows what else, ...
Continue Reading →So, it has been one week and 3 days since I started my program. Here’s how I’m doing:
Week 1 I followed every thing I specified, except for the daily ice bath. I’ve been stretching and I indeed, rested, which is quite a severe and vexatious feat for me. I went in to the gym and did stationary bike at a snail’s pace a few times but didn’t really break a sweat, which means I wasn’t working hard, because when I ...
Continue Reading →I was thinking…this injury stuff has been getting really old. I KNOW I can do acrobatics, amazing things, and be capable of so much more. Other trainers (inadvertently) tempt me, when they recount their fun tumbling practice, or do kettlebell snatches, or when I see my peers on stage…and I KNOW I can do these things. Yet I have a million and one excuses. Legitimate excuses e.g. injuries. But. Excuses none the less. I have been telling Caleb I will ...
Continue Reading →Unknown pain in the bottom right lateral side of my foot. Begone. Thou (literally) art my spur. Plantar fasciitis, are thou? Hopefully not a stress fracture? Perhaps more benign.
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