My left leg needs a medic or maybe it needs to be replaced. The workouts today were tough, majorly tough.
I woke up this morning properly sore in my arms/shoulders. Don't ask me to lift my arms up even now (I got more arm workouts in today) because they are tired. I'm lucky that I'm tall enough for most things not to reach up but still ... ouch. Happily, today was rather easy as far as physical labor went, so no additional stress was added to my poor body.
But that changed when we got to today's workouts. The first video was the standard beginning one. Yes, I know, I technically should take today off but I'm going to take Sunday off. Today's Wednesday. So I went and started the next week of videos, which is why the beginners one is back. Now, it wasn't very difficult but it is an endurance test. I still groaned loudly at the Mermaid, but for some reason today I was able to do it much better than before.
I don't think for an instant it's because I suddenly got more flexible, but rather because I finally understood the form. The way my legs were sitting before was just too far out to the side. I brought them in closer this time and found the movement much easier to do. I'm still not able to get as much bend as she is, but I was able to get closer. Pilates is just as much about form as it is about the movements themselves.
The last video was a major challenge. This is the toughest video I've encountered in a few days. The first three minutes of it are killer. I could not get my legs to straighten at all as I rose up. My legs and my back both have a limitation that was glaringly present in this video. By this point, my left leg was hurting and threatening to cramp.
After those first three minutes, I had to break for two to deal with the cramp. My outer thigh muscles were hurting. I could touch them and feel them throbbing pain. The heavy focus on the leg exercises meant balance. I lack balance. I nearly fell over a few times in the course of the video.
The Open Clamshell was the toughest thing in this video for me. The stretching back and forth between the legs were making me strain. My form fell into a pile of garbage and came out crap. It just wasn't pretty. My legs were not cooperating, my balance was threatening to topple me over, and my patience was waning.
I was so happy to see this video over with. I really don't want to see it again but I know I will. I'm not confident I'll be able to do much better.
Overall, I'm feeling the Pilates today. My arms. My left leg. My pride. All of them are hurting, in one way or another.
I'm also getting tired of Cassey insisting I want a nice, round, booty. Cassey, hate to tell you, but I don't have any shot of getting that. And even if I did achieve it, it's not like I have any admirers.
I can only hope that, if I am so fortunate, my future wife appreciates all the work I've put in. It's on the Internet, it's well documented.
Other than that gripe, I'm looking forward to tomorrow and hoping my left leg doesn't hate me for today. Thanks for reading, see you for Day Fifteen.
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