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jianantonicNot only was today my first day back in the gym after a [short] holiday break, but it was my first meeting back with my trainer. I am going to be sore tomorrow. Hooboy.
I learned some interesting things about fitness this weekend. First, my cousin Lauren was telling me about what she's learned from her holistic counselor. Basically, there are two types of "food." There's primary food, which is what feeds your spirit - hanging out with friends, reading, having fun, dessert...things that make you feel good. Then there is secondary food, which is what you put in your body. At a time like Thanksgiving when you know you're going to gorge, worrying about it hurts you both primarily and secondarily. But if you forget about the calories and delight in the yumminess, it'll help you primarily and only be secondarily bad for you. Obviously it's unwise to take this farther and eat like a pig every day, but don't beat yourself up about enjoying something that only happens once a year. It makes good sense to me, and I feel really good right now, even if I did put on some pounds. Not being mad about it will help me lose them again faster.
Anyway, at the gym today, Jen didn't give me a choice like she usually does. She said "It's time for your welcome back torture!" and got right on with it. She's been reading and studying a lot lately about different approaches to people's goals, and her training style has some major differences now. The workout was physically much more demanding, but much less draining than my previous workouts with her. She's got me doing 15 reps of everything now instead of the 10 I used to do with her, and she's also throwing in cardio bursts between sets. I'd do two sets of something, then she'd have me run up and down the stairs with weights for 60 seconds. Then more resistance, then stairs for another minute...she said this approach is good for people like me with the primary goal of weight loss.
I also asked Jen why she never has me do the same workout twice. She said that when you do the same exercises, in the same order, and the same amount of reps, your body automatically adjusts, gets used to it, and becomes more efficient. That's all fine and dandy, except that when your body is more efficient at lifting those weights, you get less of a workout when you do it. She said that it's important to mix it up, because your progress will plateau if you're doing the same thing all the time. It's true of both weights and cardio, so she said if you're particularly attached to one machine, you need to at least change the program you do. Adjust the inclines, the speeds, all that. Mixing it up will keep your body working hard for you.
I just thought I'd share that because I found it very interesting. Now, something else I learned this weekend...
I'm not cutting this part because it's important.
Lauren was also telling me about this phenomenon called Heart Mouth. I'm not sure why it's called that, and I haven't read about it myself (yet), but basically it has to do with the vibes you put out. Even a blind person can walk into a silent room and sense tension if the others in the room are angry. The same is true for comfort and love. Basically, the emotions that you release into the atmosphere do have an effect on other people; the stronger the emotions, the more effect they'll have. So, with that in mind, some group of people (who I'm sure are googleable, but again, this is straight from my cousin to my keyboard so far) has organized the Global Orgasm. The idea is that on Dec 13th, 2006, if everybody in the world (okay, lots of people...) has an orgasm, the positive energy will be overwhelming and it will mean wonderful things for mankind.
I know this sounds very hoodoo voodoo, but thank you very much I believe in this, and I know several of you will, too. And who cares if it's a bunch of crap? Are you going to turn down an orgasm? Sheesh. If you don't have a partner, well, there are tools for this kind of thing. Or maybe you can find a message board of other single global orgasm participants...heh.
Anyway I know half of you will think that I've gone even more bonkers than I was before, but I also know the other half of you will find this interesting and possibly even helpful.
Oh and before I forget...congratulations to Jay and Darleen AND Nate and Jessie who all got married within the past three days. :) And to the Hokies, who kicked UVA's ass, shut them out even, just as I predicted they would.
Peace.
I learned some interesting things about fitness this weekend. First, my cousin Lauren was telling me about what she's learned from her holistic counselor. Basically, there are two types of "food." There's primary food, which is what feeds your spirit - hanging out with friends, reading, having fun, dessert...things that make you feel good. Then there is secondary food, which is what you put in your body. At a time like Thanksgiving when you know you're going to gorge, worrying about it hurts you both primarily and secondarily. But if you forget about the calories and delight in the yumminess, it'll help you primarily and only be secondarily bad for you. Obviously it's unwise to take this farther and eat like a pig every day, but don't beat yourself up about enjoying something that only happens once a year. It makes good sense to me, and I feel really good right now, even if I did put on some pounds. Not being mad about it will help me lose them again faster.
Anyway, at the gym today, Jen didn't give me a choice like she usually does. She said "It's time for your welcome back torture!" and got right on with it. She's been reading and studying a lot lately about different approaches to people's goals, and her training style has some major differences now. The workout was physically much more demanding, but much less draining than my previous workouts with her. She's got me doing 15 reps of everything now instead of the 10 I used to do with her, and she's also throwing in cardio bursts between sets. I'd do two sets of something, then she'd have me run up and down the stairs with weights for 60 seconds. Then more resistance, then stairs for another minute...she said this approach is good for people like me with the primary goal of weight loss.
I also asked Jen why she never has me do the same workout twice. She said that when you do the same exercises, in the same order, and the same amount of reps, your body automatically adjusts, gets used to it, and becomes more efficient. That's all fine and dandy, except that when your body is more efficient at lifting those weights, you get less of a workout when you do it. She said that it's important to mix it up, because your progress will plateau if you're doing the same thing all the time. It's true of both weights and cardio, so she said if you're particularly attached to one machine, you need to at least change the program you do. Adjust the inclines, the speeds, all that. Mixing it up will keep your body working hard for you.
I just thought I'd share that because I found it very interesting. Now, something else I learned this weekend...
I'm not cutting this part because it's important.
Lauren was also telling me about this phenomenon called Heart Mouth. I'm not sure why it's called that, and I haven't read about it myself (yet), but basically it has to do with the vibes you put out. Even a blind person can walk into a silent room and sense tension if the others in the room are angry. The same is true for comfort and love. Basically, the emotions that you release into the atmosphere do have an effect on other people; the stronger the emotions, the more effect they'll have. So, with that in mind, some group of people (who I'm sure are googleable, but again, this is straight from my cousin to my keyboard so far) has organized the Global Orgasm. The idea is that on Dec 13th, 2006, if everybody in the world (okay, lots of people...) has an orgasm, the positive energy will be overwhelming and it will mean wonderful things for mankind.
I know this sounds very hoodoo voodoo, but thank you very much I believe in this, and I know several of you will, too. And who cares if it's a bunch of crap? Are you going to turn down an orgasm? Sheesh. If you don't have a partner, well, there are tools for this kind of thing. Or maybe you can find a message board of other single global orgasm participants...heh.
Anyway I know half of you will think that I've gone even more bonkers than I was before, but I also know the other half of you will find this interesting and possibly even helpful.
Oh and before I forget...congratulations to Jay and Darleen AND Nate and Jessie who all got married within the past three days. :) And to the Hokies, who kicked UVA's ass, shut them out even, just as I predicted they would.
Peace.
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Date: 2006-11-25 10:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-26 01:51 am (UTC)And that's why you're so fun to be around!
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Date: 2006-11-26 01:15 am (UTC)And that's exactly what i'm running into now...I think I just needed to hear it from someone else to kick me in the pants. Except now I need to come up with new exercises.... :\
Hmmm...global orgasm.
I'm definitely a believer in the mindset/projection/vibe/attitude thing, so by jove, it just might work...
www.globalorgasm.org
Date: 2006-11-26 01:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-26 03:18 am (UTC)go hokies. :)