must conquer running and burpees

So, I'm learning that running and burpees are the bane of my existence. I just have to keep telling myself that it's not going to be given to me, to come easily, and it's not going to come quickly. as dirty as that sounds :P But! baby steps and small goals! Positive attitude! 

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. 

Running, Kettlebells, Fitocracy, Nerd Fitness

So, new format. I suck at food tracking, and just yea.

This weekend I started a new workout thing. one of the trainers with the league started a Saturday KB workout for the Fresh Meat.

I have never "worked out" ever. ever, ever, ever. I didn't even know what to wear, or really expect. Bought my shoes and yoga mat and kettle bell last week and still felt woefully unprepared.

We got an intro to the KB - she walked us through different squats, lunges, etc and checked our form. Then the "fun" began. We ran around the park. Should be easy and fun, yes? ugh. I feel like I should have been able to keep up the jogging pace with the group, but once I felt myself start to flag, I decided it was best to mix it up with walking and running. Jog 30, walk 10-15, etc.

Running up hills, burpees, lunges, agility ladders - only 4 reps - that won't be hard, right? HA.

Burpees are not my friend. Ever. I almost think if those weren't included, I would have been better off - but it didn't kill me - so it had better make me stronger. :|

Then there were the 200 ab work outs. I wasn't able to keep up on these. Crunches, flutters, and Mason Twists (russian twists?) - all evil things. I think I got about 150-175 in, tho. It's a goal to reach.

Recently I've started using Nerd Fitness' articles to help reach a fitness direction, and Fitocracy to help track my exercising and leveling up. With NF, it's really great to read something that is geared toward how my brain works (I wanna be a Druid Assassin!) and doesn't coddle me. with Fitocracy, I can see the level/goals - tho I'm not certain if it's too easy to level up - could be a problem with the lower levels.

Also having a friend in Georgia to talk things out with is helping. His goals are quite different - but motivation is motivation. He's also working on diet things, so I think we'll be able to find common ground on that.

I'm beginning to think the whole eat healthy thing is really hard to do alone. Most of my meals seem to be social affairs (friends/family) so I'm eating out a lot! and not always going for what looks healthy. It's not at the front of my mind yet, so it's certainly something to work on.

I also bought a pill cutter yesterday :P and promptly left it at home. BUT! i'm hoping it will help with the onerous task of taking my supplements.