So I went to CeCe's class on Saturday for the first time and it was terrible...I mean, I was a little bummed and I think I had a bad attitude afterwards because it was so hard and I couldn't do a lot of it. And then today, we did sleds and the Jacob's ladder for the first time. The Jacob's ladder was also pretty terrible. I did 3 minutes and was sucking wind like nothing else I have done yet. But now that it is over, I feel pretty awesome about doing it. CeCe kept saying in her class that if it is challenging, then you are making progress. I think it took all the way until today for it to sink in and motivate me. I have been so sore since Saturday and it does kind of make me feel good. Every time I get up from my desk, I am like, "Dang, I feel all the progress!" I was really not sure if I would go back to CeCe's class this week but I have decided to go ahead and do it. Maybe I will be able to do more the second time around, maybe I will still feel like I can't do a lot of it. But either way, it will be progress. Hopefully this time I can go and have a better attitude about my abilities and what I am doing.
Now that I have posted this, I feel like I can't back out of it either :-) So feel free to harass me if you do not see me there this week.
HA! CeCe's class is awesome. What I love about it is that each week, it's different. The 2nd one I went to I took my husband, who works out daily. He struggled to get through it and said that her class was a completely different workout than anything he does. So even the semi-fit people struggle. It's OK!! I love her sayings “IF IT WERE EASY…..EVERYONE WOULD BE DOING IT!!!” and “IF IT DOESN’T CHALLENGE YOU….IT DOESN’T CHANGE YOU!!!”
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, that was her saying. I couldn't remember exactly how she said it. But that was basically what I took from it. It just took me awhile to come around to the idea of it rather than feeling defeated.
ReplyDeleteI remember starting CeCe's classes and how hard they were. Just make sure to communicate with her any struggles you are having. She might want to make adjustments on what she has you doing. You are getting stronger though and will keep improving how much you can do.
ReplyDeleteIt's also important to distinguish between pain and soreness. Personally, I prefer to use the word "pain" to describe something bad (such as an injury) and "sore" to describe something good (the feeling you have after a hard workout where your body is letting you know you did something hard).
ReplyDeleteNobody should "work through the pain" (using the above definition of pain), but it sounds less impressive to say "feel the soreness!"
I amended my use of the word "pain." I don't want anyone to think CeCe is making us injur ourselves or anything. She was really good about making modifications and helping out throughout the class.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of your whole post was the end, holding yourself accountable and asking people to pick on your if you don't show up next week!
ReplyDeleteSmart move! Accountability is such an awesome tool!