Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now

We’re on the move!

Ain’t no stoppin’ us now,

We’ve got the groove!


My LIFE girlfriends and I have been growing by leaps and bounds!

Last week we all overcame several obstacles toward change.

Ginger, Debbie & Judy all did the Bike-Hike-Bike. They rode to the mountain, climbed the mountain, came back down and rode back to the gym. It’s a 3-4 hour affair…not easy and all three of them were nervous about it. But they all persevered and conquered the challenge!

Maria & I were left behind with Cute Butt Boy. Ugh! We always know he’s going to kick our asses…and in true form, he did. He likes to think of it as helping us accomplish the things we think we can’t do. And he’s right, but it still kicks our ass in the process of the accomplishment.

You say tomato, I say tomahto.

Maria & I had to balance ourselves on an upside down bosu ball while doing a squat and throwing a ball against the wall and catching it.

Say what?

Imagine turning this bosu ball upside down and balancing yourself on it. It’s much harder than you think!

We had a couple of other exercises to do, then he pulled out the big gun - the treadmill. Cute Butt Boy is most known for his killer treadmill workouts. One treadmill was on for speed…full out sprinting for 2 minutes. The second treadmill was on for incline - climb the 10.0 hill at 3.0 speed for 2 minutes. Both versions kick your ass.

The 1st sprint session I had to stop after a minute (only for 15 seconds) and he caught me. Damn. I got a little lecture about letting my mind get the best of me. So the next time it was my turn to sprint he stood by my side and kept telling me to envision finishing it. All I could envision was Cute Butt Boy’s cute dimples smiling at me with pride. As he’s standing there he’s whispering sweet nothings to me, “You got this. Keep going. You got this.” It worked. I finished the 2nd time, the 3rd time, the 4th time and even the 5th time. Whew!

I need Cute Butt Boy to move back home with me to keep me going. How could I possibly ever say NO to those dimples….and that butt!

Maria had a huge knot in her hamstring so her legs weren’t 100%. When her turn came to sprint she fell off the treadmill…and she was pissed! Cute Butt Boy had her punch out the punching bag, then go outside to walk it off. My girl came back stronger than ever and finished what she started!

Victory!

On another note, Cute Butt Boy has some competition. We have a new trainer who started last week - Luis the Chilean god. We’re all hoping the day comes soon where Luis will have a reason to take off his shirt, except we might all faint and miss it!

But Luis isn’t only a hunk o’ hunk o’ burnin’ love, he’s also a great trainer. His 1st day Desi and I had him for partner training. We were both hurting from the night before - Amber’s Crossfit Challenge. (20 mountain climbers, 30 push ups, 40 sit ups & 50 squats - 5 sets timed! Plus a mile before and after on cardio!)

Anyway, Luis gave us exercises that required us to use our muscles without weights, then he stretched us on the mat. Wow…we both felt so much better. Now, every time Desi says the word Luis, I say “me likey”.

I was lucky enough to have Luis for 2 other partner trainings as well.
Me likey!

By Friday night my body was shot. I took off the weekend. My knees and ankles were bugging me…and my triceps were screaming at me. I stretched as much as I could stand it. But it was all good.

I can’t believe I’ve now been here for 6 weeks. Only 2 more to go. Leaving my LIFE bubble will be bittersweet. I don’t want to go. I want to stay and get stronger in this über positive environment, but I know that’s not practical. 

I now KNOW I can do this at home and I WILL.