NO PAIN NO GAIN

I don't think the old adage no pain no gain has ever rung more true then today. We are doing good on our fitness goals this week. I'm so proud of my husband. He had been sticking with it through all the sore muscles and pain of getting through a workout. We went to CrossFit at Paladin again today and it was a good workout. A tip from the peanut gallery...I think gloves are a good idea... I've got giant blisters all over my hands from doing so much work on the bars these past two days. I like to call those blisters Fitness LOVE..LOL.. but I guess like I said NO PAIN NO GAIN. I have felt so great the past couple days and I think me finally getting that second workout in in the evening is making all the difference. I almost can not express in words how much more energy I have had. Along with my Cross Fit regimen every night  I am sticking with my Tone It UP diet. I have been eating great and doing my booty call in the morning and my night cap with Cross Fit. I even and a delicious smelling wedding cake come in to the office and was able to decline.  (it did smell good though and it was hard to resist a giant nintendo controller made out of lemon raspberry cake). I literally beat the pants off that nintendo controller well at least a cake shaped like one.  I just feel like I am on top of the world and I think the thing that makes it most exciting is that Mike has been so excited to do it with me. It is nice to have your husband not just by your side cheering you on but going through the trenches with you. Together we have been kicking butt and taking names. Well maybe not names but definitely taking initials..lol. Tonight was a really good time at cross fit because our good friends Jamison and Charolett knocked out a great workout with us. There is nothing like having the people you spend you life with you. I feel that it gives you an even bigger reason to get out there and do it every day. It's extra inspiration if you have to meet someone there and working out with your husband or your friends goes a long way to inspiring you to push yourself 1. to get there 2. to go harder when you are working out 3. having the satisfaction of doing what you love with who you love. On a side not I have to tell you about my awesome dinner. Tonight we ate my pecan pork with southwest beans and corn. Its the "new" pork and beans at my house...YUM-MY! Until next time >>>Keep It Real! 
                                                 

CROSS FIT TRY OUT

So all this cross fit talk from my little adventure has given my husband and I some inspiration. I think we are going to jump off the deep end together and join a cross fit gym... My hubby's friend and co-worker has a police inspired cross fit gym he just opened and we went for it this evening. We only did a 15 min workout named "Cindy". I guess they have 2 kinds of workouts and you never do the same workout twice which for me keeps it from getting boring. The two types of workouts are "The Girls of Cross fit" and "Hero's". The Girls of Cross fit workouts are all named after Hurricanes because they rip you up... The Hero's workouts are named after fallen police officers, fire fighters, and military. They are designed to be impossible to finish and if you do finish is a huge honor to the fallen. I really like how this is so tied into what my husband does for a living. I think that means a lot to him. Enough with the sentimental's let get back to The "Cindy". It consist of 5 pull-ups, 10 pushups, and 15 air squats. I was thinking after warming up really how hard can this be. Then I got a little kick in the booty. You don't just do those three things you keep doing them as fast as you can for 20 mins. Needless to day KC was nice to us and had us only go for 15 min. I have to say it was a very rewarding workout. I like that you aren't having to wait on others you can go at your own pace however fast or slow that is. You can take breaks when you need to and it allows you to push yourself past your own limits. Your completing against the best you, you can be. Its nice because everything you do in that gym from beginning to end took 45 min. including warm up and full workout! Admittedly this morning both Mike and I are pretty sore but it feels really good to complete something that is so hard. You feel like a champ when you leave and even though we were sore I felt like a champ this morning. We are definitely going back tonight to see what they have in store for us. Shout out to CrossFit Paladin for a great workout cant wait to come beat the clock tomorrow!