It's amazing the things we do to trick ourselves into doing what we need to do.
Yesterday I was focusing on strength training. Core and Arms. I was on the floor, on the mat, on my back and I intended to do some crunches.
After being laid up for a majority of last year on pain medication, and the surgery I had, my abs need some work. I have already worked out for an hour.. and this is around the last 17 minutes or so of my current mix workout CD. I tell myself to do crunches. Just do it. My body doesn't move. It doesn't even attempt to get into the position to do a crunch.
Oh.. I have seen these moments on the show all the time. However I know for a fact when the Biggest Loser contestants get to this point, they have had their ass royally kicked. I have done a good workout, but I am definitely not dying.
Yesterday I was focusing on strength training. Core and Arms. I was on the floor, on the mat, on my back and I intended to do some crunches.
After being laid up for a majority of last year on pain medication, and the surgery I had, my abs need some work. I have already worked out for an hour.. and this is around the last 17 minutes or so of my current mix workout CD. I tell myself to do crunches. Just do it. My body doesn't move. It doesn't even attempt to get into the position to do a crunch.
Oh.. I have seen these moments on the show all the time. However I know for a fact when the Biggest Loser contestants get to this point, they have had their ass royally kicked. I have done a good workout, but I am definitely not dying.
So just do them.
Get through 10.. just 10.
Nope. Not budging.
Just then the Black Eyed Peas song "Rock that Body" comes on and I hear that one voice in my say "OK since you won't move, now you have to do a crunch every time they say "ROCK" in this song. The other voice starts to say, "are you effin' crazy.." but the word "ROCK" already has me like 7 crunches behind in the first few seconds of the song.
Just then the Black Eyed Peas song "Rock that Body" comes on and I hear that one voice in my say "OK since you won't move, now you have to do a crunch every time they say "ROCK" in this song. The other voice starts to say, "are you effin' crazy.." but the word "ROCK" already has me like 7 crunches behind in the first few seconds of the song.
I get started.
"Oh.. aren't you a smarty.. picking the word ROCK. How you liking it now?!
"Shut up and do these crunches. Focus on what you are doing."
Rock that body.. come on come on now Rock that body..
In the end the song is about 5 minutes and has 59 "ROCK"s in the song. I did em. All of em and a few more for extra for good measure.
I have the power in my mind to be the slouch on the couch, or the Jillian in my head. Sometimes, I am both. When I am able to motivate myself through something the empowerment that comes from that is almost addicting. I loved being able to trick my mind into doing something b/c it is tied to something else. Once I had said that in my head I definitely wasn't going back on my word and so I got it done. =)
In the end the song is about 5 minutes and has 59 "ROCK"s in the song. I did em. All of em and a few more for extra for good measure.
I have the power in my mind to be the slouch on the couch, or the Jillian in my head. Sometimes, I am both. When I am able to motivate myself through something the empowerment that comes from that is almost addicting. I loved being able to trick my mind into doing something b/c it is tied to something else. Once I had said that in my head I definitely wasn't going back on my word and so I got it done. =)
