spin class hell! November 18, 2008
WOW am i sore!! I have been working out for more than 7 months now, and thought I was getting pretty in shape. I had a wake up call tonight!! I still have a lllooooooonnnngggg way to go to be “in shape”. My usual work out is the elyptical, treadmill, and more recently the stairmaster. I also do strength training. I am always increasing the intensity of my work outs and weights. So tonight i tried a spin class for beginers!! holy crap was that hard!! I didn’t realize how many muscles you needed to lift your self up on a bike and ride standing up. Plus he had us go up, and down, up and down several times!! OUCH!!! MY BUTT HURTS SO BAD!! my feet were throbbing because of the peddels and my leg muscles were like rubber! It was a 45 min class and i had to stop after 30 min! i felt like a quiter at first, but then i realized that there is no way i could have even done 10 minutes of that torture 70 lbs ago. I am getting more fit with each passing day, but it just hit me tonight how much further i still have to go. It gave me a new goal tho….. I want to be able to do that class all the way through without causing horrible pain and agony , that is my new goal. it might take some time, lol. I am changing up my work out routine starting this week. usually when I did my strength training, i would do both upper and lower body on that same day (for 30 min)….. now i am going to focus on just the upper body for one day, then the lower body the next. This is going to allow me to work out longer on those specific parts of my body, and then they will rest on the day that i am doing the other parts. It will mean longer work outs on each body part, plus i will be doing some strength training every day. well, i am hoping that my body wont be too sore tomorrow. my legs feel like rubber now. ugh….. it was the spin class from hell!!
B- fruit smoothie (strawberry, pineapple, banana) blended up
S- celery, carrots and humous
L- spaghetti with wholegrain noodles, and no meat sauce
S- fiber one bar
D- bowl of spaghetti
S- danactive
How freaking cool are you doing a spin class! Righto!
I want to do one quite badly, I never have. I’m seriously considering one on Thanksgiving morning, because I’ll for sure be grateful to be lazy the rest of the day.
That’s great to split your lifting routine. Not only will you give your body something new and tricky, you’ll probably start seeing results right away bc you’ll be focusing more on particular parts.
Wow!
You are really committed!
I’m too chicken to even try a spin class. Of course i am in such bad shape i can barely go a mile on my bike.
I’ll get there one day.
wow that is good progress, just to make it through a spin class is amazing to me!
And our bodies have a wonderful (and annoying) habit of adapting, so good for you for switching it up!
Wow! A spin class…Don’t know if I could do it. Maybe after I have been working out for a while..lol
Good for you!!
Oh man! How awesome are you!!! Spin class…wow..you are at the front of the pack Girl! Spin is supposed to be one of the toughest workouts there is, Congratulations! I hate Vicky too!!! AAARRRGH! Breathe…just breathe…lol
Oh, just my opinio from your other post..I wouldn’t really say anthing about that other girls falling off the wagon…she knows…we all do when we falter…the only thing you can do is if you see her eat anything remotely HEALTHY…comment on THAT…and maybe lead it to other talks of health. Kind of like positive reinforcement…the other way…you risk sending her into an emotional eating spiral… just my two cents!!!
Great Job!
Raven… http://3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/ravengirl/