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| Bren |
| It's all about the intensity! |
| 03.08.2010 15:43:37 | |
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Hi everyone! This week I learned a great lesson from 3 wonderful people that I know, and I wanted to share that information with everyone. So what did I learn this last week? Well, Dave showed me how intensely cardio should be done. Dave has elliptical trainers at his gym, and I had him jump on one of them and show me how hard he works out on it. Hmmm...it was alot more intense than I usually do. Dave sets a goal of how many strides per minute he can do, which I've never done. I usually just get on the machine and work out at the same level and resistance settings. After my training with Dave, I have upped my intensity. I'm doing the elliptical, but with a purpose now! Every 5 minutes I push as hard and as fast as I possibly can for a minute, then recover and do it again throughout my whole cardio session. I'm usually cruising on the machine around 180 strides per minute, but now every five minutes I'm pushing 225 for a minute, which gets me breathing even harder and sweating like I never have before.
The second person that I've learned from is my friend Kathy, who is preparing for her first bodybuilding show in Vancouver in 3 weeks. I work out with her at Dave's gym and she never ceases to amaze me. We work legs every Friday together, with Dave coaching us. I admire Kathy, she is a hard worker! Kathy really "digs deep" and lifts hard. As Dave says, bodybuilding is a mental game. You need to be able to push through the pain, to dig deep from within. I remember when I first met Kathy and told her about Dave. I explained that Dave doesn't waste his time on anyone that isn't dedicated to doing what is necessary to achieve results. I was concerned that Kathy may not realize how dedicated and determined she needed to be to work with Dave, and I didn't want to refer someone to Dave that wasn't willing to put forth the effort required. Well, she is amazing. She does everything Dave has coached her to do, and she is seeing results.
My third person that inspires me is fellow blogger on this website, Julie. If you've read her blog, you know that life is not easy for her. She works as a personal trainer, and has 4 children... 2 of them being twins! Julie and I work out at the same gym, Gold's in Bothell. I saw Julie a while back at the gym and she looks great. She's getting ready for the Vancouver show, and will be competing in the figure division. I can't wait to see her onstage and cheer her on. What really hit me the other day is how hard Julie was working out on the elliptical. She had her earphones on listening to music, so I just gave her a wave "hi", and didn't stop to talk. She was focused. It was back day for me, so I had my work to do as well. Between sets I glanced over at Julie to see if she slowed down...nope, she just kept on going like the energizer bunny on that elliptical! Lol! I remember when I first met Julie. She told me how happy she was to see her body transform into what she always dreamed of. I think about what she said, and the emotions she had when she looked in the mirror and realized she created the body of her dreams. That's what I want. It's what I think about daily. I want to look in the mirror and not recognize myself. I want to have the body I have always dreamed about!
Have you ever really looked around the gym and watched people doing cardio? I can't help but notice how many people either read a book, get totally engrossed in TV or talk on their cell phone while they are supposed to be pushing hard to burn as many calories as possible.
I want to thank the 3 people who inspire me and push me to do my best. They have no idea how their actions spoke to me this last week. Thank you Dave, Kathy and Julie for inspiring me! You are very dedicated individuals and I admire each one of you! I hope someday to be an inspiration to others as well. Keep on pushing hard!
Think On It:
Just a little rant...can I do that? Tonight at the gym, the person next to me on the elliptical talked endlessly and effortlessly on her cell phone the whole time she was on the machine. Is it just me, or is that just a little annoying? Lose the cell phone while at the gym...and concentrate on pushing as hard as you can...you will get better results for all the time spent in the gym. Just a thought.....
Bren
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