Is always down..."You can step back or fall off".......As Mark always says,.
Abandon ship, abandon ship.......
Abandon ship, abandon ship.......
Good Lord! My day started with moving ten tons of weight. 97lb ketlebellls, dumbells up to 55lbs, mirrors that probably weigh 40 lbs, etc..... Girya is getting a makeover to accommodate future HKC's along with bigger KB evening classes with Jordan Vezina and Sat swing classes lead by me! I was at Girya by 7:00am moving everything away from the walls for the painter to do his job....not 100% about the new color, but what the heck, it's just paint.
Saturday is a KB Max Vo2 day along with swing classes for "Learn", and Beg/Inter, and then 12 noon Bikram yoga (lucky for me its also "drink my ass into the ground day", lol)......Good Lord....
OK here's the low down....
I show up at 8:45am @ Equinox for my 2 scheduled classes, and I had decided to train with my Beg/Inter. class before Max w/16kg....now I've done plenty of swing classes before a 12kg Max V02 workout, but what what I thinking??????
I bring my own 12kg to Equinox, and as soon as I pulled ot out of my car it felt heavy....not a good sign! I ask my first class, "Is it just me, or do the KB's feel heavy today?" Everyone agreed! Whoops.....
OK, 25 minutes of 'long ass' swing sets, and now Meg and I have to train Max V02 with the freakin' 16kg......
Jessie and Sabina stayed with us for 10 sets of Max training, and then it was just me and Meg..... the 16 kg felt heavier than usual and I knew, for sure, there was no freakin' way I was doing 8's today, I was going to be lucky to do my 60 sets! Set 20.....Meg's finger, or hand opened up, gushing blood....she couldn't go on. That's the only excuse I needed......abandon ship.....we were done! Switch to heavy 2 hand swings and speed swings.
Willy Nilly snatches, speed swings w/12kg, heavy 2 hand swing w/20 & 24 kg....60 sets total....done! 35 sets of 8, Max w/16kg will have to wait until next week.....hey, I am only human after all! lol!
Meg's head was ready, but her hand wasn't...I on the other hand was asking the Universe for "an out" and it gave me one....next week...
Mark will train Max, first freakin' thing in the morning, with us @ Girya, and that will be that! How can we not rise to the occasion?
well, you always rise to the occasion my love, but when I am there on a regular basis I will help you guys hold back a bit, which is what is needed as much as putting the pedal to the metal.
ReplyDeleteyou've also been doing a lot of 'extra' work getting Girya ready and that takes it's toll as well.
good to see your human side comes out once in a while and lets the machine rest a bit :))
Hooray for the gym-makeover! Good luck with the HKC!
ReplyDeleteGlad to read that the girls are still getting their butts kicked! I made 12 sets of 5/5 of snatches with the 16kg giving me a total of 120 snatches. That was a PR for me big time. I had EVERY intention to go for either a bike ride or a run after wards, but after refueling with some food and fluids, I was completely shot. It's still in the mid-high 50's here and that will NOT be long lasting as the "white" stuff I know is just around the corner at some point-have to take advantage when I can. But, I think the bike and running shoes are done-I'll just take the "bell" outside instead and enjoy!
Swing on!
Honey, that's why you're the Master! And trust me, I'm going to take full advantage of it in the coming months.....
ReplyDeleteDiana, We get to put the gym back together this afternoon, but the fininshing touches will take another week.
ReplyDeleteI'm super excited for our first HKC (it's almsot full!), and I know Girya can become a solid host for these Certs.
5/5/ w 16kg???? Good Lord, that's practically unbelievable! Less than 3 months ago you wanted to show me your snatch form with the freakin' 8kg, because you weren't confident with the 12, but I made you use the 12kg....and now the 16kg? for 120 reps? Wow! Good for you! RKC here you come!
Honey,
ReplyDeleteI love it when you call me that,lol.take full advantage....