The Chris and Cheryl Exercise Plan
So I gotta admit, I AM SORE. I upped my workouts like 100 fold this past week, all because of Cheryl and Chris. I had sort of plateaued for years, years I tell you. I think I was doing the same exercises, and same level of exertion that I was doing in college, and clearly I was not getting anywhere. My pants are definately NOT the same size.
So I was talking to Cheryl online, about her and her husband going for a walk, and toward the end of it they were practically sprinting. SPRINTING. It turns out they are competitive with each other, and she used the word VIGOROUS. I have to admit, that running to run seemed beyond me. I mean I ride my bike to ride, but other than that, who knows. It is treadmill, weights, yoga. Snore.
So on friday I started just tearing it up. Lifting heavy weights, running on the treadmill…and my big ass is more rumbling than running. Just pressing the body. IT WAS AWESOME.
The feeling of new sweat, running down from everywhere. Shirts soaked through, all of it. Good healthy sweat. Amazing.
I lost 5 pounds since last friday. It feels so good.
I think it reminds us, that moving our bodies, well heck that is just simply fun. It is what we are meant to do.
And the other thing, the heart attack to a downtown icon, reminds me that fat guys die young. Or hard.
Chris Mathis said:
The other thing that you might find is after the nice hard workout is that you actually have your mind more focused the next day or so. When I workout hard I tend to sleep better then I get up and my mind is working almost in overdrive. It is a very nice feeling, Cheryl and I need to start going more so that when I am at work I can feel like I can accomplish more. Yes it is true that Cheryl and I challenge each other but we also have to learn to challenge ourselves.
July 29th, 2008 at 6:56 am #
Cheryl Mathis said:
I think Dino rules. I think if we ever worked out together, you might want to shoot me by the end of the session. Any fondness you had for me would be gone, and though you are in essence a peaceful man, you would make an exception just to have the pleasure of seeing me die. A challenge? Maybe. Are you game?
July 30th, 2008 at 8:18 pm #