Yesterday rocked. I took a White-Orange-Yellow class at 6:45pm and followed it by taking the Advanced All Belts Class at 8:15pm. I'm posting this morning at 6:30am and my body hurts all over from the intense workouts! I only slept 4 hours last night because of being sore. It's a good ache, though. I know that I'm pushing myself to the limits of what I can do. I see the physical and mental benefits.
As far as physical changes, I'm down 11 pounds and definitely down inches! I am getting comments from others on my weight loss. what's so fantastic is that I no longer crave the junk that I used to because I know that it will only hinder my abilities to excel in my sport. (God it feels good to say that!) I see the slight changes in my body and expect so much more from myself. I still want to drop another 20 pounds and increase my lean body mass. I need to work on agility, speed and flexibility.
On the mental side, I am gaining confidence in every area of my life. Those that don't practice martial arts can not understand the mental workout that is required. The intense amount of focus that I have in the dojang provides a terrific outlet from work. I love what I do professionally, however, I'm the obsessive type. I'd much rather obsess about my family and my sport over my career. I feel like martial arts has given me balance in life.
I have 3 weeks to prepare for my Orange belt testing. OMG!!! My goal is to drop another 6 pounds and to perfect self defense, weapons, my kick/punch combos and Songahm 2 (my poomse). I have much work to do. I am now attending 5 hours of TKD weekly and need to continue with at least 2 home workouts of cardio, light weights, and plyometrics.
Gotta get ready for my day!
Kihap!
Dedie
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