I'm the type that's pretty hard on herself and wants my body to be able to keep up with my brain. In my mind, I'm a much fitter gal than my body is. Sure, I can't leap tall buildings in a single bound - but I always felt I was close to it. Delusions aside, I've known I wasn't fit, but I didn't realize how un-fit I was.
Enter off season training.
There's so much I don't know about training and exercise. Oh so much.
For running - I think I just need to figure out how to set a pace and stride. the endurance will come with practice. But I feel like I'm constantly fighting my body, wearing myself out even quicker than I would normally.
Burpees - I just. hate. them. I tend to stall on the going from on the ground back to the squat. which is crazy, because I do that quite often in derby. I think I'm going to do weekly burpees for time, and see how it goes. I really have to thank Hotrod for the idea - she was an amazing partner for my workout!
I've also sorted out that hills aren't my friend - but the more I get comfortable leaning into them, the easier they become. I'm hoping the bulk of my difficulty there is just endurance based.
What do I love? Turkish Get-Ups. For now, I'm doing them with 15lbs, but I hope to upgrade to 20lbs soon. Next paycheck :D For whatever reason, they remind me of dancing, I can't explain why - perhaps it's because of the way you hold your core? For whatever reason, they feel really natural to me.
Last week I was amazingly sore. I couldn't walk or squat to save my life. Using the toilet was an ordeal. This week? So far, so good. I'm sore - don't get me wrong. But I'm much more functional this week.