14 Day Free Trial

It's Friday! Got my workout in for the day

Crappy gym selfies for everybody!

I did some back/bicep work with a little bit of legs and abs thrown in. And burpees of course, 18 of them non stop at the END of my workout. Oh! And the first thing I did after my warm up was tackle the rope. Got up to the first knot 3 times, then I looked at it and said "Why the hell not?" - Climbed the first knot AND the second knot! Booyah. After that I was out of steam for climbing and continued on with my workout. And I felt like a beast.

The only trouble I had was with fueling. This week I have encountered some fueling issues in the gym, and I am learning that what works for running might not always work for strength training. On the days when I go in the morning I have been eating a banana, sipping BCAA during, then a protein bar after. The last 2 days I went I had some nausea and just felt like crap afterwards. Today it may have been the fact that I did box jumps.. but just in case, I think I will adjust until I get to the root of the problem here. Because today the nausea came on about an hour after my workout and I've kind of been struggling with it all day, along with some tiredness and general "icky" feeling. My husband's suggestion was to sip a very light protein and water mix before and during my workout. I'll give it a shot and see if it helps.

In other news, I have begun a 14 day free trial! It's for the Personal Trainer Certification program with NASM. After doing alot of research I am pretty sure I am going to get my cert with NASM. It basically boiled down to 2 reasons

• They are highly respected within the personal trainer community. 
• I am impressed with the quality of their program and the amount of resources available to students.
• NASM has a focus on dealing with clients that have injuries. I have learned that most of us are injured - due to our sedentary society many of us are dealing with problems relating to the lower back, knee, shoulder, neck, etc, and even those who are more familiar with fitness may be dealing with injuries as a result of their activities. Injuries are bound to happen to all of us, and if they don't, then you are just inhuman! Anyway, I really like the emphasis NASM places on dealing with injuries and I would like to have that knowledge. 

So I have the 14 day free trial. I signed up for this to get a feel for NASM's program and to make sure I'm not going in way over my head. NASM is a hard program from what I have heard. But if I apply myself enough I know I will pass the exam. The trial is just online learning at this point, so I'm just kind of going through the lessons and "pre" learning - trying to absorb information before actually putting the money down and enrolling in the program. Once I enroll I will study an hour a day, take notes, then review my notes during my lunch break at work since I have nothing to do for 45 minutes. I'll use flash cards and take the practice exams in order to prepare for the real thing. And of course, I'll continue what I have been doing for the past several weeks - learning everything I can about fitness. Internet, my workouts in the gym, observing other people working out, observing trainers in the gym, etc. We can learn alot by observing others and experimenting with our own bodies - and I totally mean that in a non dirty way! A workout in the gym is like a science class - experiment with things until you find what works. It's one of the best ways to learn.