Although yesterday was our first official day of training for our 5K, it didn't go as planned. My friend and I completely missed each other in an attempt to meet up at the gym. Rather than waiting longer than I was I went for a warm-up lap around the school and by the time I had returned to the parking lot, she had left. While I would have preferred working out with her, I at least started.
I discovered a sadistic side to my personality today however, when we got together to work out. She wanted to play in the pool...and knowing this, I told her we weren't going anywhere near it. Instead, we took a warm up lap around the school and then I told her to get on the stationary bike and ride for thirty minutes. When I saw her choosing the easiest settings I told her that she needed to make it the Hill sequence and at least at level 5-which personally I think is a little too easy, but... I thought she might throw something at me. But for thirty minutes we both pounded through up and downhill cycling. I was dripping sweat but I felt so good. At the end of this, my friend was tired and ready to go home. I made her walk another lap and then drug her into the gym to work on stretching and abdominal exercises. She really didn't want to do that either. But we did it, her bemoaning the fact that she was going to be sore the next day. I taught her some good ab exercises and made her do 50 crunches...when she didn't want to do any. After almost 2 hours at the gym I feel that we definitely had made a good start to our training. Tomorrow I will be alone, she has to work, but I will still push myself. I just kind-of wish I had her to push too.
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