"Don't Talk to Me, I'm not Happy Right Now..."

" Don't talk to me , I'm not happy right now..."



Is what my client muttered to her husband halfway down yet another flight of stairs during one of the more grueling workouts I have inflicted on her.



Admittedly it was not the nicest of workouts:



7 descents down and up the 3 floors of their condo (about 35 steps)

17 burpees

6 descents

16 burpees

5 descents

15 burpees

4 descents

14 burpees

3 descents

13 burpees

2 descents

12 burpees

1 descent

11 burpees





Not very exciting , not very fun, and making my client do two of the things she despises the most by coupling them in a hideous chipper that only it's mother could love, was not taken lightly.

But she did it. She did it well, and somewhere down the line she may even appreciate that this f-ugly workout illustrates how far she has come.



Two months ago 2 flights of stairs were a struggle.

I am so proud of her!

I promised however that for a full week (maybe even two) there will be NO STAIRS or Burpees in any workouts, and this workout will be banished to exile in my office shredder basket.

Done.



This was a mental challenge as much as it was a physical challenge. A challenge is by definition

"anything , as a demanding tasks, that calls for special effort and dedication", and sometimes challenges can be very unpleasant.



Many times during these challenging workouts different weaknesses are drawn out (doubt, negativity, and self depreciation..) and to counteract their pull you need to dig a bit deeper and find strengths to fight them off ( conviction, courage, and perseverance), and just get through it.



" The best way out is always through" , said Robert Frost-- I'm not sure what the context was when he wrote it, but somehow I doubt he meant it to be applied to workouts.



Don't give up, plug away at them, practice what you're not good at (it's the only way You'll improve!) and force yourself to do things you don't like doing...who knows maybe one day you won't hate it so much (Why ? Because you'll be better at it!)





Keep Calm , Carry On!