Wednesday Kettle Bells–AARRRGGGHHHH
Wednesday 12-23-09
Once again due to my personal scheduling conflicts I attended the noon session on Wednesday. I quickly became reacquainted with Melissa, along with JenN she is co-owner of Joust Strength and Fitness, as they say time heals old wounds, I guess I’ve forgotten how brutal Melissa’s workouts are, considering it’s been some time since I’ve been able to train with her. She smiled throughout the whole class and the more I gasped for air the brighter her smile, we have an inverse relationship.
Aside from her duties as inflictor of pain, Melissa is the nutrition guru, I was fortunate to pick her brain and she has given me the best advice ever when it comes to nutrition. After explaining the numerous “diets” I’ve tried and how my weight yo-yo’s, she told to me relax, take the pressure off, eat what you want and let your body find its natural balance. Quit beating yourself up and take the pressure off, what a wonderful, common sense, real life approach. You can find more wisdom from Melissa here.
Another surprise with the noon class was that it was a kettle bell class, after yesterday’s adventure I wondered how I was going to hold up. I made it through the class but did not use my 44 lb. for some of the exercises i.e. lunges. Lunges are a very hard exercise for me and I have difficulty performing them. I hold onto something to keep me steady and do my best. Melissa offered a great tip I found helpful—put your heel down and “dig” it in and then place the rest of the foot down making sure the knee does not extend past the plane of the foot. I immediately noticed a difference and as I get more practice hopefully soon I’ll be able to do bonafide lunges.
As I’m typing I feel yesterday’s soreness and a new layer of soreness from today on top of that, I wonder if tomorrow I’ll be able to move my upper body?
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