I was going to stop this blog altogether. Reason being that I realized I was putting pressure on myself to keep it updated and that was counterintuitive to what I have been trying to accomplish here. I've been trying to convince myself to take life more easily. Not to create arbitrary goals and work for myself. Not to have the stress.
So I was going to say sayonara when I realized I was doing it again even when I was trying not to do it again.
I need to be better at letting go. I need to accept that sometimes "giving up" is really the right choice, no matter how hard it might be for me.
But that also shouldn't come at the cost of a good thing - an outlet for me and hopefully others. A chronicle of an important journey and a chance for me to pen thoughts in real time.
So I am going to give up on daily updates. (I arguably did weeks ago!)
I'm going to give up on feeling like I have to post and only post because I want to post.
I am going to give up on caring so much about consistency and just say what I wish to say and only if I wish to say it.
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Sunday, March 2, 2014
Friday, January 24, 2014
Day 23 - Electrify that spine
I swear that Travis Eliot might have been the Rock in a former career. He has so many catchy catch phrases like "Electrify that spine" and "See you on the mat" all of which sound like WWE catch phrases. He truly is the people's Yogi.
My focus has been remarkably strange. I no longer perve so much - even Lauren Eckstrom in brown yoga pants can't catch my glare when I'm on, but little things (like an errant $75 credit card charge) can drain 10-15 minutes of my workout on and off. Really frustrating. But I am getting better at pushing it out of my mind and coming back to my breath.
The cardio portion of the workout was actually pretty easy today. Sadly because of my back condition I couldn't do certain moves like plow ("Darn!") and so of course I used that as an opportunity to perv on Lauren and the equally hot Patti who is super hot in that Brazilian muscular chick way (though I have no idea if she actually is Brazilian). Of course she is not quite as hot as the uber beautiful Victoria Gracie from the Georges St. Pierre Rushfit series.
Yes I said Gracie. In other words she could probably triangle choke you out in a few seconds and if not, her brothers/uncles would be sure to kick your a$$! It was a hard day when I decided to quit the program due to shoulder and wrist pain, mainly because I wouldn't be able to see her beaming on a daily basis.
Anyway - the good news according to the doc and my X-rays is that nothing is broken or slipped in my scapula. The bad news is that it is unclear what is causing the pain. Doc suspects it is "muscular", but it could take a few weeks of physical therapy to improve...which I take to mean more yoga. I'll just be careful when I electrify my spine...
My focus has been remarkably strange. I no longer perve so much - even Lauren Eckstrom in brown yoga pants can't catch my glare when I'm on, but little things (like an errant $75 credit card charge) can drain 10-15 minutes of my workout on and off. Really frustrating. But I am getting better at pushing it out of my mind and coming back to my breath.
The cardio portion of the workout was actually pretty easy today. Sadly because of my back condition I couldn't do certain moves like plow ("Darn!") and so of course I used that as an opportunity to perv on Lauren and the equally hot Patti who is super hot in that Brazilian muscular chick way (though I have no idea if she actually is Brazilian). Of course she is not quite as hot as the uber beautiful Victoria Gracie from the Georges St. Pierre Rushfit series.
Image courtesy of http://cosasdenacho.siguealconejoblanco.com/marvel/las-ironettes/
Which I think is a site that pervs on the ladies from Iron Man 2
Yes I said Gracie. In other words she could probably triangle choke you out in a few seconds and if not, her brothers/uncles would be sure to kick your a$$! It was a hard day when I decided to quit the program due to shoulder and wrist pain, mainly because I wouldn't be able to see her beaming on a daily basis.
Anyway - the good news according to the doc and my X-rays is that nothing is broken or slipped in my scapula. The bad news is that it is unclear what is causing the pain. Doc suspects it is "muscular", but it could take a few weeks of physical therapy to improve...which I take to mean more yoga. I'll just be careful when I electrify my spine...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Day 20 - Vingt, 3shreen, Hatsuka, Yi-Ship
20 days in. Wow. Despite a few setbacks I still feel energized with the program and I can't wait to keep moving forward with it. I've actually been losing weight and feeling better (minus those damn neck crooks).
Been nice to have my "Goo gir" back again and she is the perfect hot water bottle for the cold winter days.
Today's vitality class was fun. It is not the most challenging of the power yoga classes, but it has a lot of unique motions that make it a fun practice. At the end of the practice my dog came to curl up in between my legs during savasana.
I still can't meditate well, but I did get through the full 10 minutes last night (barely), which is actually the first time I've even tried in quite a while.
I'm afraid of tomorrow's gratitude meditation, but I will do my best. That's all I can hope for.
Been nice to have my "Goo gir" back again and she is the perfect hot water bottle for the cold winter days.
Today's vitality class was fun. It is not the most challenging of the power yoga classes, but it has a lot of unique motions that make it a fun practice. At the end of the practice my dog came to curl up in between my legs during savasana.
I still can't meditate well, but I did get through the full 10 minutes last night (barely), which is actually the first time I've even tried in quite a while.
I'm afraid of tomorrow's gratitude meditation, but I will do my best. That's all I can hope for.
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Day 12 - Get those toxins out
Wowza - today's detox workout was probably the hardest one I've faced so far, but also one of the most satisfying. I had some of the best focus I've had yet. I think the following contributed:
- Sleeping in and working out when the boy took his nap in the afternoon;
- A warmer living room; and
- Finding my breath.
This was perfect - especially b/c I did something very unnatural yesterday and zapped all my back hair. Yes, actually my 5th session of laser hair removal. So painful and all for vanity, but yoga breathing helped sooooo much to avoid the pain. Ironically the place I go to for hair removal also operates a yoga studio and I met the Yin Yoga teacher. Go figure - maybe I will try it after I am done with the 108, but I still wonder if there is a contradiction in places that have that kind of focus on aesthetics also being a yoga studio. Then again, I noticed while doing hardcore today that Travis Eliot's body is virtually hairless, yet he definitely has a healthy amount of stubble on his face. Guessing that body is not naturally that (antonym of hirsute?)
Anyway - my few distraction thoughts today: Brazilian looking lady is named Patti (Patty?). She is also hot. One dude has a shitty blue tiger tattoo on his shoulder that reminds me of my best friend Bibo's shitty tiger tattoo. That Lauren Eckstrom really is pretty hot.
Same thoughts as usual I guess, the key is that the frequency was much less. I focused for most of the workout. Still suffering on meditation though.
I also have a dilemma. I'm traveling next week and thought was to do yoga in my hotel room by just bringing my DVDs, but after reaching out to a colleague to see if there was a good space she suggested a yoga class on the company campus. I really want to check it out, but it is the same day as my cardio day so I don't think I could handle both workouts!
Friday, January 10, 2014
Day 11 - Ancient Chinese Secret
Who would have thunk it? Today I woke up with the crook in my neck again. Maybe a little better, but on the whole still painful to move around. Honestly was so tired this morning that I'm not sure if I took some tylenol, but to be honest it hasn't been that helpful. Then get this - after my yin yoga practice today, the pain is mostly gone. I don't really understand it, but maybe there is something to this healing art of getting into connective tissue / fascia of the joint that Travis keeps harping on about. I'm not 100% better, but I can now turn my neck most of the way to the left and the right before it starts hurting.
Well that's pretty awesome. I'm also a little sore in the core again, which is doubly awesome because it makes me feel like I'm making progress. I was a little disappointed I wasn't getting sore anymore (guess I'm somewhat masochistic). I was able to get into all the poses a little better today, in part because of increased flexibility (one hopes) and in part because I bought a new ceramic space heater for the living room. The space heater works really really well until it trips the circuit in the room. After this happens twice I decide that third time might be the charm, but only if I use it on low heat. This works. :) Not as nice and toasty, but better than freezing my buns off.
I'm definitely less focused than last week and I realize why (no not Mila Kunis lookalike's low cut top) - my reduced supplement dosage. For years I have used NoXplode not only for its strength and energy enhancing purposes (the primary purpose of the product), but also for its feel good and mental focus functions. This is why the stuff gets so addictive. You feel great, though like any drug that feeling wears off over time and you need increased dosages. You also have great mental focus and intellectual capability. It is actually a form of cheating, but in our competitive world it is hard to keep up without it. Occasionally I still kick myself for not taking my supplements the day of my LSAT. I actually performed about 5 points lower than my testing average as a result. Still not sure why I made the call not to take it, but maybe it was for the best for reasons beyond the scope of this post.
Anyway, that is a very helpful realization because it allows me to be more patient with myself in this transition phase. This is made more poignant by Travis' discussion of the lifespan of professional athletes. Won't give it away, but it really helps put things into perspective. If I want to live a long and happy life, without the anxiety and tension of stimulants, without the aches and pains of using chemical means to push myself harder than I should (mentally and physically), then I need to accept that my performance may not be at its peak level and that's ok. Artificial high performance may benefit my company, my friends, my family or even me in the short run, but in the long run it does damage and can limit the time I have on this Earth with my son and nothing in this limited lifetime is more important than that.
Well that's pretty awesome. I'm also a little sore in the core again, which is doubly awesome because it makes me feel like I'm making progress. I was a little disappointed I wasn't getting sore anymore (guess I'm somewhat masochistic). I was able to get into all the poses a little better today, in part because of increased flexibility (one hopes) and in part because I bought a new ceramic space heater for the living room. The space heater works really really well until it trips the circuit in the room. After this happens twice I decide that third time might be the charm, but only if I use it on low heat. This works. :) Not as nice and toasty, but better than freezing my buns off.
I'm definitely less focused than last week and I realize why (no not Mila Kunis lookalike's low cut top) - my reduced supplement dosage. For years I have used NoXplode not only for its strength and energy enhancing purposes (the primary purpose of the product), but also for its feel good and mental focus functions. This is why the stuff gets so addictive. You feel great, though like any drug that feeling wears off over time and you need increased dosages. You also have great mental focus and intellectual capability. It is actually a form of cheating, but in our competitive world it is hard to keep up without it. Occasionally I still kick myself for not taking my supplements the day of my LSAT. I actually performed about 5 points lower than my testing average as a result. Still not sure why I made the call not to take it, but maybe it was for the best for reasons beyond the scope of this post.
Anyway, that is a very helpful realization because it allows me to be more patient with myself in this transition phase. This is made more poignant by Travis' discussion of the lifespan of professional athletes. Won't give it away, but it really helps put things into perspective. If I want to live a long and happy life, without the anxiety and tension of stimulants, without the aches and pains of using chemical means to push myself harder than I should (mentally and physically), then I need to accept that my performance may not be at its peak level and that's ok. Artificial high performance may benefit my company, my friends, my family or even me in the short run, but in the long run it does damage and can limit the time I have on this Earth with my son and nothing in this limited lifetime is more important than that.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Day 9 - Neck Crack
Man that crook in my neck hasn't gotten any better yet. Trying to figure out which pose or poses is doing it to me. I don't have any problem while in the workouts, but something seems to be creating an issue. Guess its a tylenol day.
Today's cardio workout was lot of fun. I wore heavy sweats and a sweater so that I could survive the freezer that is my living room. Good plan. Definitely broke a sweat today. I try and do a pushup between each sun salutation, but I started to fail towards the end and my upward dogs became cobras for sure.
I finally got around to watching the introduction. Leggy brunette is Lauren Eckstrom. You can find her here. A suitably hot name for a suitably hot lady.
Have I mentioned that I love Yoga?
Apparently she is a yoga instructor in Santa Monica and teaches retreats with Travis (I've secretly been wondering if they are an item). She lost like 6 lbs or something doing the program. (N.B. it was actually 16 but srsly folks? I fluctuate 10 in a day).
We meet a few other people. I was totally going to raz on the guy I like to call sweaty Marky Mark in a future session. Then we find out he was addicted to Aderol and Anti-depressants and yoga gave him his life back. Now I just feel like an a$$h*le (which I am, but I don't need YOU to remind me).
Obv last night's meditation was a failure so won't go into it.
Today's cardio workout was lot of fun. I wore heavy sweats and a sweater so that I could survive the freezer that is my living room. Good plan. Definitely broke a sweat today. I try and do a pushup between each sun salutation, but I started to fail towards the end and my upward dogs became cobras for sure.
I finally got around to watching the introduction. Leggy brunette is Lauren Eckstrom. You can find her here. A suitably hot name for a suitably hot lady.
Courtesy of http://laureneckstromyoga.com/?page_id=4
Have I mentioned that I love Yoga?
Apparently she is a yoga instructor in Santa Monica and teaches retreats with Travis (I've secretly been wondering if they are an item). She lost like 6 lbs or something doing the program. (N.B. it was actually 16 but srsly folks? I fluctuate 10 in a day).
We meet a few other people. I was totally going to raz on the guy I like to call sweaty Marky Mark in a future session. Then we find out he was addicted to Aderol and Anti-depressants and yoga gave him his life back. Now I just feel like an a$$h*le (which I am, but I don't need YOU to remind me).
Obv last night's meditation was a failure so won't go into it.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Day 8 - Rinse and Repeat
We return to the Cross-Training workout. I notice that most of the cast was there all along, including the hotter than Mila Kunis lady and the Otaku/Eurotrash dude who is now wearing a bright orange 80s headband and look's like the guy still trapped in that decade (e.g. my older brother). I swear this guy is a chameleon. We learn his name is Norm. This seems appropriate for an Otaku.
The workout was not as challenging this time. I'd like to think it was because I'm getting that much better, but I know the truth is that it is really really cold in my living room so I'm probably just having trouble working up a sweat. So I don't feel quite as mellow/tranquil at the end, but I still have a wonderful workout and feel really good afterwards.
The hardcore is productive and I get through about 70%.
All this despite waking up with a slight crook in my neck. (Betting it was that damn plow)
Looking forward to another shot at meditation tonight. Really struggling with that, but want to take the challenge.
The workout was not as challenging this time. I'd like to think it was because I'm getting that much better, but I know the truth is that it is really really cold in my living room so I'm probably just having trouble working up a sweat. So I don't feel quite as mellow/tranquil at the end, but I still have a wonderful workout and feel really good afterwards.
The hardcore is productive and I get through about 70%.
All this despite waking up with a slight crook in my neck. (Betting it was that damn plow)
Looking forward to another shot at meditation tonight. Really struggling with that, but want to take the challenge.
Monday, January 6, 2014
Day 7 - Mountain Poses & Pranayama Meditation
January 6, 2014
Bet you guys were worried I already gave up. Nah, just late to the party because I had a crazy day getting back to work. Happy New Year to me. I don't promise to always update on the day of, but I will try to post something on each of the 108 days. After a while I'll stop the workout posts and post on other fun yoga related topics since it might get boring/creepy to hear me go "aaarrghhh Travis no please not the PLOW"..."aarrghh that brunette chick in the leg warmers is SOOOOOO hot...." for 108 days.
Well today's workout was actually the first one I failed at. How can I fail a day about breathing and meditation? You'd think you just have to show up. Well you underestimate the ability of my little one to pick impeccable timing to get up early. His moans turned into cries and then into screams and wails. Sheesh. I had to go get him. Plus Travis was going on about being grateful to grasshoppers or something and I'm not exactly the grateful type. When others are grateful for getting over a cold I wonder why they had to get one in the first place. A deeper more metaphysical conversation for another time. Oh and it was -15 today so definitely wasn't feeling grateful, particularly when I had to dig my nanny's car back out of the snow again.
I tried to make it up by doing 10 minutes of meditation this evening, but I got through only 7 and then started checking Instagram...I'm not even sure I should be calling myself the Mediocre Yogi right now...
Bet you guys were worried I already gave up. Nah, just late to the party because I had a crazy day getting back to work. Happy New Year to me. I don't promise to always update on the day of, but I will try to post something on each of the 108 days. After a while I'll stop the workout posts and post on other fun yoga related topics since it might get boring/creepy to hear me go "aaarrghhh Travis no please not the PLOW"..."aarrghh that brunette chick in the leg warmers is SOOOOOO hot...." for 108 days.
Well today's workout was actually the first one I failed at. How can I fail a day about breathing and meditation? You'd think you just have to show up. Well you underestimate the ability of my little one to pick impeccable timing to get up early. His moans turned into cries and then into screams and wails. Sheesh. I had to go get him. Plus Travis was going on about being grateful to grasshoppers or something and I'm not exactly the grateful type. When others are grateful for getting over a cold I wonder why they had to get one in the first place. A deeper more metaphysical conversation for another time. Oh and it was -15 today so definitely wasn't feeling grateful, particularly when I had to dig my nanny's car back out of the snow again.
I tried to make it up by doing 10 minutes of meditation this evening, but I got through only 7 and then started checking Instagram...I'm not even sure I should be calling myself the Mediocre Yogi right now...
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Day 6 - Vitality
Last night's idea of meditation was - why not do it in bed? That way I can fall asleep right after. Um note to self - it doesn't work like that. Apparently it was just a poor way for me to add an extra 10 minutes tossing and turning like I usually do when I try to sleep. I did get to sleep without melatonin again though. First step - sleep without drugs. Second step - become ultimate yogi. Third step - rule the world!
I won't belabor the cast shake up again except to say I'm glad to see Mila Kunis lookalike again. About 10 minutes in my little one wakes up (about an hour and a quarter before his usual wake up time). Uh oh. I give it 10 minutes, but he starts getting louder. I go up with some water and pray that does the trick. It does! Blissfully he goes back down to sleep and I manage to get through the workout.
The vitality postures comprise a fair number of the heart opening and back bending poses. Surprisingly, though the workout is tough, I think this might have been my easiest one yet. It caters to strength, which is one of the few things I'm not shy on. Even wheel pose is not too bad given years of wrestling practice, but it was a lot easier when I weighed 140 then now when I weigh 2 *cough cough* what was I saying?
Of course Travis has to put us in plow...again. This pose is fine for the ultimate yogi or even the ordinary toothpick yogi, but when you are the overly rotund mediocre yogi you really start to worry if you are going to get stuck there and never make it back out.
Like all the other workouts, this is a long one. Weirdly I am feeling more drained than vitalized. For some reason I am more sleepy than I have been for the other workouts. Not sure why as last night was the first Saturday in about a year that I didn't get completely schlonked. In fact, I *gasp* haven't had a drink all weekend.
So the wife gets home from taking care of her mom, I've made us a breakfast of potatoes, chorizo, spinach and eggs. After an idyllic breakfast reality sets in. More snow. Ugh...I'm going to take a nap. I try to nap, but the little one starts groaning again. Ok, he who hesitates/procrastinates...
An hour long 80s montage later we have a clean driveway and I have two frostbitten fingers and am feeling even less vitalized. Mmmmm...wife baked chocolate croissants. One bite never hurt anyone *consumes entire croissant, numerous chocolate chip cookies and a lemon poppy seed muffin*
Still hungry.
I won't belabor the cast shake up again except to say I'm glad to see Mila Kunis lookalike again. About 10 minutes in my little one wakes up (about an hour and a quarter before his usual wake up time). Uh oh. I give it 10 minutes, but he starts getting louder. I go up with some water and pray that does the trick. It does! Blissfully he goes back down to sleep and I manage to get through the workout.
The vitality postures comprise a fair number of the heart opening and back bending poses. Surprisingly, though the workout is tough, I think this might have been my easiest one yet. It caters to strength, which is one of the few things I'm not shy on. Even wheel pose is not too bad given years of wrestling practice, but it was a lot easier when I weighed 140 then now when I weigh 2 *cough cough* what was I saying?
Of course Travis has to put us in plow...again. This pose is fine for the ultimate yogi or even the ordinary toothpick yogi, but when you are the overly rotund mediocre yogi you really start to worry if you are going to get stuck there and never make it back out.
Like all the other workouts, this is a long one. Weirdly I am feeling more drained than vitalized. For some reason I am more sleepy than I have been for the other workouts. Not sure why as last night was the first Saturday in about a year that I didn't get completely schlonked. In fact, I *gasp* haven't had a drink all weekend.
So the wife gets home from taking care of her mom, I've made us a breakfast of potatoes, chorizo, spinach and eggs. After an idyllic breakfast reality sets in. More snow. Ugh...I'm going to take a nap. I try to nap, but the little one starts groaning again. Ok, he who hesitates/procrastinates...
An hour long 80s montage later we have a clean driveway and I have two frostbitten fingers and am feeling even less vitalized. Mmmmm...wife baked chocolate croissants. One bite never hurt anyone *consumes entire croissant, numerous chocolate chip cookies and a lemon poppy seed muffin*
Still hungry.
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Day 5 - Detox
January 4, 2013
I wake up this morning and take only half a scoop of NoXplode. In case you are wondering what that is, it is my pre-workout igniter. I've been using it on and off (more on) since 2004 so after 10 years of use I can be relatively sure it is not something that will kill me in the short run. In the long run on the other hand...
Image courtesy of www.bodybuilding.com
I buy it from BodyBuilding.com (direct link to product) because they have great prices, great customer service, helpful reviews and are always doing awesome promos with freebies. Ok, enough with the free commercial for them. But seriously, if you do wish to supplement, consider using them or another online vendor. You can save over 50% on retail (read: GNC) prices usually.
OK - back to yoga. Today's workout is called Detox, but I've been fooled enough over the last few days to know this will be anything but easy. Plus yesterday's workout was supposed to be the less athletically intense midweek break, so in the words of Tony Horton - "Get Ready, Cause it's coming"
Cast of characters has changed again. Mila Kunis out, Asian girl back in. Scar chest back in too, but no nipple rings. (They are just accessories??!) We learn his name is Jason when at one point he is feeling "a little spunky". Erm - no comment Travis. Otaku dude is still here, but he looks less Otaku and more French/Eurotrash artsy dude. What a transformation! Can't wait to see what I become in 108 days.
Workout involves a ton of twists, which are difficult, but sooooooo satisfying. Definitely manage to work up a great sweat.
Also I realize that I want to be a yoga instructor when I grow up. Am I drawn to the meditative calm? Nope. The lean chiseled physique? Nope. The ability help guide people through a journey and improve their lives? Nope. What other profession makes it so acceptable for a dude to get so hands on and be thanked for it? I notice this as Travis adjusts the leggy brunette's pose by slowly and delicately pressing her against her bare upper thigh. To be fair he does later adjust one of the men's poses by adjusting his ankles...
Maybe since I'm a well known creeper I'm reading too much into it, but I remember all to well the "interesting positions" that Bryan Kest placed his students in. I mean, I think you can get the gist by looking at the covers for power 2 and power 3.
Bear in mind folks that prior to doing the Ultimate Yogi this was the best yoga I had ever done.
Photos courtesy of the amazon.com listings at here and here respectively. No I don't still have a VHS player, I bought the 3-in-1 DVD set and honestly recommend it highly.
The practice was fantastic, but I'll save details for the next time I do the workout. Last thing I wanted to mention today is that I completely bungled the diets in my earlier postings. It is not each 36 days. Each diet lasts for the 3 days leading up to the sun salutations. Phew. Ok - I'm going to give them a shot!
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Day 2 - Cardio
January 1, 2014
Happy New Year!
So how many times have I heard about the fabled cardio benefits of a yoga workout? True, when I was a lard butt in the beginning of 2013 I used to sweat doing yoga, but I also sweat every time I walked up a flight of stairs or had to carry more than 2 beers at a time. Having completed P90X, Les Mills Combat and other cardio intensive programs I expected this to be one of the lighter programs. I did P90's plyo workout every Saturday meaning I was hungover every time. If I can handle that, I can handle anything. Oh boy am I mistaken. This sh*t is hard! Despite my freezing living room (I caulked the windows properly I swear!), I have broken a sweat in no time. I'm no longer terrified of all the tattoos, which is awesome progress. I'm also not perving on the Asian girl, though brunette chick in the brown yoga pants on the other hand...hey it's only day two so please cut me some slack!
Every time I think Travis is going to be done with the vinyasa, he tricks me and keeps going, but I am determined not to give up. A few of my up dogs become cobras and I skip a couple transition pushups, but otherwise I actually manage to hang. However, my nanny must think I am dying with all my grunts and groans. She brings the boy to check up on me. Great - just what I need - my little one to see his old man as some sweaty messed up dude in an awkward compromising posture.
Thank Jachweh he finally reaches the cool down postures. Wait, what's this, bridges? Oh man I thought we were done. Plow...PLOW! My chiropractor told me that the one pose he doesn't do is plow because he knows if he ever goes in, it's all over, he's had it and he's never getting out of it. I generally feel the same, but I've come this far so I've got to try.
I remember when researching this program I read a review on Amazon with the reviewer beautifully chronicling their journey and mentioning they cried on the last day of the program. I couldn't help but think what a wuss. But the darndest thing happened is I shed a few tears during one of the twists. Day 2? I guess I'm a real wuss. Must be the hangover...
Happy New Year!
So how many times have I heard about the fabled cardio benefits of a yoga workout? True, when I was a lard butt in the beginning of 2013 I used to sweat doing yoga, but I also sweat every time I walked up a flight of stairs or had to carry more than 2 beers at a time. Having completed P90X, Les Mills Combat and other cardio intensive programs I expected this to be one of the lighter programs. I did P90's plyo workout every Saturday meaning I was hungover every time. If I can handle that, I can handle anything. Oh boy am I mistaken. This sh*t is hard! Despite my freezing living room (I caulked the windows properly I swear!), I have broken a sweat in no time. I'm no longer terrified of all the tattoos, which is awesome progress. I'm also not perving on the Asian girl, though brunette chick in the brown yoga pants on the other hand...hey it's only day two so please cut me some slack!
Every time I think Travis is going to be done with the vinyasa, he tricks me and keeps going, but I am determined not to give up. A few of my up dogs become cobras and I skip a couple transition pushups, but otherwise I actually manage to hang. However, my nanny must think I am dying with all my grunts and groans. She brings the boy to check up on me. Great - just what I need - my little one to see his old man as some sweaty messed up dude in an awkward compromising posture.
Thank Jachweh he finally reaches the cool down postures. Wait, what's this, bridges? Oh man I thought we were done. Plow...PLOW! My chiropractor told me that the one pose he doesn't do is plow because he knows if he ever goes in, it's all over, he's had it and he's never getting out of it. I generally feel the same, but I've come this far so I've got to try.
I remember when researching this program I read a review on Amazon with the reviewer beautifully chronicling their journey and mentioning they cried on the last day of the program. I couldn't help but think what a wuss. But the darndest thing happened is I shed a few tears during one of the twists. Day 2? I guess I'm a real wuss. Must be the hangover...
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