Zumba @ Glitz today for Day 6 Zumba Challenge - burnt 432 calories which was upsetting especially as I slid over and landed on my bum but as quick as I fell I was up again. I decided to try my dance shoes at the studio and the floor was ever so slipperly! Oh well lesson learn. I did see a smirk in Shaun's face when I went down but I don't care. I didn't hurt myself either which was probably the most relief for me!
Came home to facebook to tell the adelaide 12wbt's LOL. Obviously Adelaide is a small world as I had two people say 'oh I heard someone fell over today' LOL. It had only been about 20 mins and already news travels oh well I got up again and that's important - it's not how many times you fall over it's the amount of times you get up!
The discussion went on to talk about today being a toning day and how some were going to Pump. I originally said that I was not going as I felt I needed a rest and honestly felt a little guilted into having to go and train. I will be honest and say that I haven't been keeping up with all the toning sessions I really am not liking pump it's getting frustrating not being able to get some technique right.
So it's planned that a few of us are going, and they are going to report in on whether I went or not! I feel trapped as I had been saying that I am getting more than a little FRUSTRATED at pump. I don't seem to be able to feel the right muscles with the workouts, I can't seem to lift much weight, but I figure it's probably an excuse and I can't learn if I don't keep trying. However I am still quite upset that I felt peer pressured into going. I do a lot more bloody workouts and other things than some people so those telling me I should JFDI I think well what have you done lately? I realise it's just me venting and it's me who's going to be responsible for my own success.
I decide to really make it worth my while I think I'll do a back to back class. Body Step at 6pm and then Pump at 7pm. I have really struggled with Body Step before as I don't seem to step on the step with a flat foot and I step with my toes so my calf muscles seem to get quite tight quite quickly. I decide that even if I can only get half way through the class I can just stay on the floor which is exactly what I did.
I nearly fell off the step twice and thought I'm not going for a third time so I did the rest of the workout on the floor I honestly feel that this was the best move as I was able to get my heart rate up a lot more and focus on moving instead of worrying that I will fall off the step again LOL.
I get through the pump class but I am now even more frustrated I'm not sore except in my legs from my squats as I did those without the bar in my back - my chiro said it's a no no for a while. After each set I ask a few where do you feel this and I think hmmm I don't feel anything. I follow the ideas that people say to look around and copy others so I do and apparently it's still WRONG!!!
I vent to the instructor at the end of the class nearly in tears because how long is it going to take to get this bloody thing right??? I say am I doing this right I don't feel anything and as I guessed it's totally wrong the technique is wrong, I can't pick up the weights properly as it hurts my arms and I'm told because it's a chest workout not for arms. I just want to cry another class wasted it feels like. I tell her I copy all the others and she is shocked.
The instructor said she might talk to the manager about getting together a techniques class because if I'm copying other's then many other's have it wrong too although if they are regulars they are usually the worst and don't care too much as they look like they are doing the right thing and just keep working away with bigger weights!
I said I guess I just care too much about the right way to do things and to make sure I get a good workout and am not wasting my time so to speak. I think I'm going to give pump a break for a while.
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