Even so, I settled into my workout a little better today than yesterday. Although my triceps and legs have been my weakest points, they are coming! : ) I even noticed that when Brian directs us to do the power squats or other jumping exercises, I got a little bounce in my power for the 1st time ever! I was even able to withstand the blowout burn in my thighs and keep going.
What have I learned? If you work the program, the program will work for you! Like anything else, if we want to be good at something, we need to practice that specific activity. I find this even more to be the case since I am no longer a young chick in my supple prime. So, I can tell all the younger readers, I have had the distinct advantage of being your age, and now my age........ work it all! For me, things like bunny hops are very difficult to do, because I haven't done them for decades. You really do lose what you don't use! The mind/body connect for such activities in my brain must have has lost a wire, and I am having to create a new pathway with my brain neurons. To maintain that fountain of youth, we need to use everything we did as a kid: jump, bend, kick, stretch, hop, because you might wake up one morning and find that your body doesn't want to follow your mental commands! The kid in you can fall asleep if you don't watch it! : )
I didn't know this until Adventure Bootcamp. I had never tried it out! Now, I have finally accepted that my progress may be slower than for others in bootcamp because I'm older and have some physical conditions/disorders that sometimes get in the way. I need to be realistic about how fast I can achieve results, and how fast I can bounce back from my workouts. I have to accept I can't compare myself to someone 20 years younger than myself.
But the Adventure Bootcamp keeps me steady and consistent and for this ole' dog, that's what I need to succeed! I can't control the exact outcome or time the results when I want them to appear. But I can do the "footwork" and eventually I will be rewarded for all of my hardwork. Each of our bodies has its own timetable. Do you know yours?
With all the excellent exercises that Brian put together on this day, I was feeling great. When our time had come close to ending, Brian pulled out his little goodie bag and said, "I've got a treat for you!"
Wow! A treat? You mean......you got chocolate??!! Where's the chocolate? Oh heaven, here I come! We all looked up with anticipation, and then our sweet Golden Boy :) said, "Planks"! Straight planks, side planks.......maybe upside down planks next time? (hee-hee!)
Planks!! Huh? Did I hear right? Isn't a treat a sumptuous cupcake, a cookie, or something tasty like that? Uh, NOT! Brian decided to treat our abs to a climatic ending! And believe me, we had already done a fine, thorough workout. I wanted to go home and take a little nap!
Well, from the standpoint of an athlete, a fitness extraordinaire, or fitness buff, it was indeed a treat! A treat for our muscles......not the appetite! (lol) God bless Brian. You just gotta love him! : ) lol!
The chorus of groans was too funny! And I think our camp leader secretly gets a charge out of hearing us fuss, because he knows he's really hit us with another challenge, and ended the day with a finale! He has a quite a few such goodies in his goodie bag of surprises, and our bodies love him for it!
Till next time.........work it all out.....including the treats from Brian's goodie bag! ; )
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