coachcinziaI will be making this the official day one of my new journey, although, I actually trained and stayed true to my consistency of resistance and cardio training, as well as regularity of my meal / supplement plan and protein intake from right after competing on Saturday, October 20th. From the 21st to the 25th I stayed in California with my Seans for a family vacation and, although I enjoyed with them some of the amazing dishes Santa Monica restaurants had to offer, I continued to stay on track by following my post-contest training and diet plan, specifically designed for me by Shawn.
I have to share with you what my body felt like while doing cardio this morning. Many of my clients often ask me what they can do when they start feeling pain in their lower legs – particularly their calf and shin area while doing cardio. Well, today wasn’t the first time I experience a very strong pressure all around my lower left leg, focused mainly in the calf region. It was so strong I felt like quitting. Again, this is not the first time I felt this sort of pain while doing cardio the morning after flying. I knew I had to push through and that the pain would eventually dissipate and go away. Twenty minutes after its onset, it did. I believe that the swelling from flying has a whole lot to do with this kind of pain/tightness/pressure, and continuing the cardio session allowed my body to sweat some of the swelling away relieving most of the pressure and tightness. Believe it or not, sprinting allowed me to manage the pain better than walking.
Drinking abundant water allowed my body to continue to expel more of the fluid I was retaining from flying. Altogether, it was a very productive cardio session, but if I had quit with the onset of the pain it would have not been! Not uncommon to have to push through that pain threshold to succeed no matter what! Just my personal experience, of course, but I hope some of you may find it useful along your journey.
Getting back to my day one, you are probably wondering, “day 1 of what?”, and what my next stop will be. I am excited to share that I am currently in training for a strong 2013 competition season starting with stepping on stage at the 2013 IFBB Governor’s Cup, Pro Physique on March 23rd in Sacramento. I am excited to train for this as my husband and trainer Shawn will also be competing in the show and some of my friends of mine from across the country are planning on competing as well.
I will do my best to keep writing frequently in my training journal as it will make my journey even more meaningful knowing my blog may inspire and motivate a few of you. I will also soon be writing about my experience at the 2012 IFBB Titans Grand Prix Pro Physique and the trip to California overall. Don’t hesitate to leave your comments and questions as I will be happy to develop future blogs addressing them.
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