She went to use the hip press after me and exclaimed "Shit, Melanie.. your legs are STRONG."
...I may or may not have giggled. :)
This is week two of working out 6 days a week.
I've upped my incline and speed on the treadmill, and upped the weights on the leg machines. (It'll be a while before I up the weight on the upper body machines... I'm such a girl when it comes to upper body!!)
I have noticed a significant difference in my speed and endurance on the track.
THIS I like. A lot.
I am working towards TryOuts/Drafts.
I will make a team.
I will kick ass.
I will keep improving in my skating ability.
And that's why working out is great. :)
I will say I'm drinking far more soda than I expected.. But it's still less than I was drinking.
So.. that's an improvement.
I dunno... Tonight when we did our 5 minute warm up, I reveled in the fact that I passed people more, and passed faster people.
It can only go up from here!
Although I'm being all rah-rah cheerleader tonight, I still get super frustrated.
I am still a rookie and I have yet to have that light bulb go off in my head so I understand the game and understand how to execute strategy on the track.
Tonight my team scrimmaged with the All Stars.
I love those ladies. They are all so classy and so lovely - but when I get on the track with them, I feel like it's my first time skating again.
Maybe it's my insecurities getting in the way... But every time I skate with them, I feel like I skate like slop.
The more I skate, the better I get, and the more I play/scrimmage, the better I'll get.
Patience has never been a virtue I possess well.
You can ask my mom.
Growing up, when I would get impatient/not want to wait for a response, she would say "Well. You always do what you want."
Meaning, regardless of the advice or suggestions I seek, I still do what I want to do.
Some would call that trait "obstinate".
Others might call it determination. ;)
I might just be one of the latter.. :D
So. I do what I want.
Apparently, that's been my motto since the beginning of time. (see also: the beginning of my life... lol)
And right now what I want is to be strong and fit and once I've gotten in better shape - perhaps train as a jammer.
Maybe I'll never jam in a game.
But having it in my arsenal - the agility, the quick feet, the sprinting abilities, the ability to get off the ground everytime some giant MoMo knocks me on my ass...
I want those abilities in my arsenal.
Someday I'd love to be able to jump the apex and get through a pack the way my ridiculous and amazing roommate does.
Until then... I'm excited to skate faster and harder each practice. :)
And for now, I will revel in the fact that I can go harder, better, faster, stronger.. And I will keep working out and getting stronger. :)
And speaking of strong.... let's for one second, talk about how amazing my teammates are.
They are so strong- seriously. Some of the strongest ladies I know, both on and off the track...
They are so positive and perfect.
I love skating with them, heckling them, being heckled...
They are just extremely quality ladies.
I couldn't ask for a better group to learn and grow with.
I'm so tremendously proud to be a Battle Broad this season.
PS - I CAN DO TOMAHAWK STOPS NOWWWWWWWW!!!!! on both sides :)
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