BBG week 5 Q&A

1. One thing that surprised me about myself this week was?

I was surprised that I was still fighting my mind when it came to my ability to do commandoes in plank form as opposed to modifying them down on my knees. Although last week I did every set in proper form with no modifications this week I fought my mind a lot on the negative self talk of "I can't do it" I even dropped to my knees for the last 2 on Wednesday. I wasn't upset at myself though- I know sleep comes into play with a lot of this and right now (at 9 months old) my son is still working on not getting up every few hours through the night. I need to look at this as a journey not a race and know that some days will be stronger than others and that's ok. As long as I'm giving it my all.

2. The #1 thing that made me happy this week was?

I had a personal goal to engage my core more during my liss sessions. I've always been the worst at engaging my core during cardio which I know is so important. This week I reminded myself as much as I could and although I didn't spend every minute of my liss sessions with a fully engaged core - I made great progress which I hope to maintain and build on as the weeks come. 

3. Something that didn't go as planned this week was?

I didn't plan to forget to set the timer!!! Ha I was so tired on Monday when I woke up to do legs that on my fourth set it just seemed to be dragging on and on so I looked at the timer to see how much time I had left and realized I forgot to set the 7 minute timer! Lol that will not happen again!!

4. My toughest hurdle this week was?

I got sick on Thursday and woke up Friday with a nasty stomach bug! I wasn't fully myself again until Sunday so I had to skip Friday's workout - make it up on Sunday and double up a liss session. I was nervous I wouldn't get the recommended amount of liss and resistance sessions in for week 5 but in the end I got 4 liss and 3 resistance sessions in late on Sunday so I can fully move onto week 6!

5. What I wan to remember about this week is?

I want to remember the importance of listening to your body. If you're sick or feeling like your pushing yourself too hard taking a rest day is going to bring you closer to your goals than pushing yourself to exhaustion and injury. As hard as it is for us type a personalities to divert from our weekly plan it's so important to honor and listen to the messages your body is telling you. Taking a day off is a lot better than pushing yourself getting injured or sick and having to take a week off.