Hey, guys! Checking in quickly today to update you on some recent happenings in my life as well as on the last week’s exercise recap.
My routine was not very versatile last week – all I did was cycling 🙂
I am dying to get back into lifting weights, but… Ok, no “but’s” – I just need to do it.
So last Wednesday, right after I told you about my new indoor cycling experience, I went to another class where the instructor was new to me.
I am not going to go into much detail about it…Just want to tell you it was even worse than the one before that…At some point I just stopped doing what I was told by the instructor and did my own thing.
If I were her, that would have upset me, and maybe it did upset her, too. Oh well – all the more reasons for her to think why. Or maybe next time come up to the person who does that in her class after it’s over and ask him/her what’s going on and why they’re not following her instructions.
In my case – I am not doing the “No Bounce” drill where you isolate your legs, keep your upper body still while pedaling and “make those quads burn”. No thanks, I’ll pass on that one.
Anyway – disappointing.
I keep trying and my plan is to take each and every class this facility offers and see if they have at least one instructor who follows the general safety and common sense guidelines for the industry 🙂 I will keep you posted on the progress/lack thereof.
Meanwhile, I still got a workout that day:
On Thursday, I got this goodness in the mail from Mad Dogg Athletics:
I was pleasantly surprised to see that it was developed by my favorite Jennifer Sage – the founder of the Indoor Cycling Association. I just plowed through this course in two days. What a great resource – so much valuable information and examples of practical applications of the knowledge. I was so eager to keep reading I took this home study with me to the swim club on Saturday 🙂 I am sure I will be coming back to this great book again and again.
Didn’t really do much for the rest of the work week. (Booooooooo)
On Sunday I went for my “dress rehearsal” ride – I put together a profile for my Monday class and go ride it myself first before I take it to the class.
I think it was the most challenging one I’ve put together so far. Lots of time in the saddle, lots of climbing and muscle endurance drills.
Come Monday, it was time to actually teach that class. I was just not feeling it all day on Monday. I don’t know why – I just felt really sluggish and not in the mood to move. But, of course, I had to – it’s my job now and I am responsible and accountable for it to my students who come in every Monday for my class.
This time my husband was able to make it to my class (first time, yey!) – that meant so much to me – it completely transformed my mood and lifted me up!
I also had 2 fellow instructors, one person who was completely new to cycling and one who was getting back to it after a surgery in the class this time. Full set 🙂
I absolutely LOVED this Monday class! I loved having two fellow instructors there riding with passion and helping me out by providing great emotional feedback to my music and routine.
I loved having the totally new to cycling person in the class because it gave me a feeling of great accomplishment to be able to fit her on the bike properly and go over safety guidelines with her, as well as her thanking me after the class and regretting I only teach once a week.
It was great having the person who was recovering after surgery in the class – it made me really think through and re-consider some of my cues on proper form right there and tell her that if she can’t do what I say, she needs to listen to her body and do whatever it tells her.
It felt great to hear people singing along to the music I played.
Above all – it was great to see the look on my husband’s face going like “WOW, my wife can do THAT, too?” 🙂
Awesome class! So much energy flowing – I still feel charged up and happy! Here’s the playlist I had for it:
And that is what I did workout-wise in the past week.
Do share: what was your best workout last week?
Stay fit, friends, and talk to you soon!
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to attach my phone to the handlebars so it is right in front of me and I don’t have to glance down at it.
– women’s version, of course 🙂
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