Week 3 is typically the week I start to slip… I get a little less intense, skip a few more days here and there, forget why I started this whole business in the first place… And I can feel it happening already at the end of Week 2. And I will. not. give. in. If I can make it past Week 3 and into Week 4, I think it will get easier, but it’s going to be pushpushpush this week to keep up the momentum! Here’s what I did this past week:

Tuesday, July 20

Day 8 of P90X: Chest & Back, Ab Ripper X
How it felt: OMG tired. I haven’t been this tired since, like, college. I can barely keep my eyes open. Sleeeep. Sleeeep. Poppppppiiiieeeessss, sleeeeeep my pretty. On the plus side, I still dragged my sleepy butt out of bed and did this workout at 6 a.m. and I killed it, thank you. I will be doing unassisted pull-ups and one-legged push-ups in no time flat.

Wednesday, July 21

Gyrokinesis – Tried out a different kind of class with a friend. She does dressage (“horse ballet” is the closest definition I can come up with for non-horse people) and is looking for a way to elongate. I just like to try new things. The intro class was interesting, though not too intense. I could definitely feel the alignment and lengthening. Will try it a few more times and hopefully see it become more of a workout.

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