Yo dudes, so SOAR week at Trine Univeristy is gonna start in T-minus 2 days!! Woohoo!! I will be attending, to talk about the AFROTC program and all that good stuff ;) hehe. Unfortunately, I won't be able to drive there everyday for it this year, only for Tuesday and potentially Friday. I LOVE, and I mean whole-heartedly LOVE talking to anyone about the ROTC program, goodness, I could talk your ear right off! But I have a job to go to, and gas isn't the cheapest for a starving college student, but i'll try to make it to 2 of the days this upcoming week! :)
SOAR week is just a time when the new freshmen come to Trine, meet their coaches, sign up for classes, say hi to their new roommates, it's just a big WELCOME! And it's always a blast to see. I'm thinking of wear my ABU's (camofluagh) one of the days, that uniform is a lot easier than the others to put on :P I just hope no one gets intimidated... then I have absolutely no one to talk to the entire day about the program. Those are the worst. But, who am I kidding? Just me wearing a military uniform kinda makes people refuse to make eye contact with me, is it because they think I'll ambush them and try to convince their son or daughter to fight for their country?? hahahahaha yeah right :P How I would love to get everyone to join, I'm not out their to recruit every individual. The first step that potential cadets have to take is to come up to me first. Not the other way around. The military isn't cut out for everyone, heck! out of all my relatives and family, I'm only the 3rd person in the military! So I know that everyone doesn't get this butterfly feeling in their heart whenever the National Anthem is played. That's why I wish people understood that making eye contact with me doesn't mean that I think they want to join, it makes me feel human! and not invisible to world. ;)
Well I'm totally excited for the week ahead and will keep you informed on any new updates with the ROTC program at Trine ;)
In other news, Insanity Workout is kicking my booty yet again. We had the Fit Test for the 2nd time yesterday and I improved on every exercise! yayayaya! We still have to measure and weigh ourselves, but I'm just taking in the fulfillment of beating my last numbers and that I am getting stronger! :DDDD
I just received news that our distance coach at Trine has retired :( Coach Doyle was an awesome coach and I wish him all the best! He was able to strengthen the mind and the body in all his runners and he wasn't too bad himself at running ;) So Doyle, all I have left to say is, Peace Out!
~Annie
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Day of Rest
Ahhhhh,.... so I've been at Insanity Workout for a week now, and dudes, this thing is AMAZING! Though one of my bros dropped out of the program (he couldn't handle it I guess) and my mom just had shoulder surgery today so she won't be back in it for some time, this program really tests you every single day as to how bad do you want it.
We did (meaning my lil bro and I now) the Plyometric Cardio Circuit again yesterday and I remember the 1st time I did it, just 5 days before. I sucked the bag and my legs killed, I kept having to stop and wipe freaken sweat off of me haha but this time I was really holding my own. I was going faster, kept better form, and I didn't sweat as much!! woo hooo!!! In just 5 days I'm kicking booty! Well, I still had to stop a few times, but physically and mentally I feel stronger and healthier. Now, I know everyone is wondering, with these kind of workouts, how do I look now? Am I seeing any progress yet?? Is this workout really doing it for me?? It's hard to say, because ya know, I've always been active and have an athletic physic... somewhat. :P So, weight loss is not what I'm going for (though I have lost some already). Moreover, I'm trying to GAIN weight, not because I'm under (i'm actually in the right weight class for my height) but so that I can gain more muscle. I wanna be ripped :P hehe And since that bad fall I had a month or so back during the steeple chase, I've been really wanting to get back in shape. And I'm seeing some improvements with just a week of Insanity Workout under my belt! My arms are more defined now, my calves are chiseled and my neck and shoulders just look stronger :) The best part is..... I'm not sore!!!!!!! So after 4 or 5 days, the major soreness in my quads and calves went away, thank god :P haha
So today, every Thursday actually, in Insanity Workout you are given one day of rest. So, what do I do? Sit on my butt, eat junk food and watch TV? Nope. I ran 4 and 1/2 miles with my dog :D yep awesome right? I felt so good and my dog held strong. I just wanted to keep going, I really had a runner's high. It was fantastic. I hope to run 3 miles at least everyday or every other day, but we'll see. The temperature finally dropped to a cool 70F so I didn't come home soaked in sweat or my dog dieing of dehydration (he still has quite a fur coat on...) We did on Tuesday though :P I believe when I went on for a run with my dog then it was around 11:30AM and the heat index, I was told after, was around 100F. Yeah. it sucked. I had to pick up my dog and race to the nearest lake to throw him to so that he could cool down and get a good drink (he liked it a lot) I won't dive into much detail as to how I looked, let's just say, not pretty :P So yesterday, Wednesday. all I did was watch reality TV on like VH1 or MTV. Like, Basketball Wives and all that crazy stuff, it was horrible! my brain was decomposing every second. I did do Insanity afterwards and felt better. But today I made a vow that I would never do that again. and so, I went on a run :) and it was worth all the sweat.
Peace
~Annie
We did (meaning my lil bro and I now) the Plyometric Cardio Circuit again yesterday and I remember the 1st time I did it, just 5 days before. I sucked the bag and my legs killed, I kept having to stop and wipe freaken sweat off of me haha but this time I was really holding my own. I was going faster, kept better form, and I didn't sweat as much!! woo hooo!!! In just 5 days I'm kicking booty! Well, I still had to stop a few times, but physically and mentally I feel stronger and healthier. Now, I know everyone is wondering, with these kind of workouts, how do I look now? Am I seeing any progress yet?? Is this workout really doing it for me?? It's hard to say, because ya know, I've always been active and have an athletic physic... somewhat. :P So, weight loss is not what I'm going for (though I have lost some already). Moreover, I'm trying to GAIN weight, not because I'm under (i'm actually in the right weight class for my height) but so that I can gain more muscle. I wanna be ripped :P hehe And since that bad fall I had a month or so back during the steeple chase, I've been really wanting to get back in shape. And I'm seeing some improvements with just a week of Insanity Workout under my belt! My arms are more defined now, my calves are chiseled and my neck and shoulders just look stronger :) The best part is..... I'm not sore!!!!!!! So after 4 or 5 days, the major soreness in my quads and calves went away, thank god :P haha
So today, every Thursday actually, in Insanity Workout you are given one day of rest. So, what do I do? Sit on my butt, eat junk food and watch TV? Nope. I ran 4 and 1/2 miles with my dog :D yep awesome right? I felt so good and my dog held strong. I just wanted to keep going, I really had a runner's high. It was fantastic. I hope to run 3 miles at least everyday or every other day, but we'll see. The temperature finally dropped to a cool 70F so I didn't come home soaked in sweat or my dog dieing of dehydration (he still has quite a fur coat on...) We did on Tuesday though :P I believe when I went on for a run with my dog then it was around 11:30AM and the heat index, I was told after, was around 100F. Yeah. it sucked. I had to pick up my dog and race to the nearest lake to throw him to so that he could cool down and get a good drink (he liked it a lot) I won't dive into much detail as to how I looked, let's just say, not pretty :P So yesterday, Wednesday. all I did was watch reality TV on like VH1 or MTV. Like, Basketball Wives and all that crazy stuff, it was horrible! my brain was decomposing every second. I did do Insanity afterwards and felt better. But today I made a vow that I would never do that again. and so, I went on a run :) and it was worth all the sweat.
Peace
~Annie
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Insanity Workout or Bust
So, yesterday I started Insanity Workout. It's a full-out 60 days of intense workout. Kinda like P90X, only with Insanity Workout you don't have to worry about buying all the equipment that you would need for P90X (and it's cheaper) So yep, just started and boy am I in P-A-I-N. :P My knees ache, my back is killing me, and my abs... they're crying out. So yeah! I'm excited! Sweat so much today with the Plyometric Cardio Circuit, that there were puddles on the floor of my sweat haha. I'm making my mom and two bros (tried to get my dad to do it, but I guess he's trying this Atkins Diet thingy, whatev...) do this with me and they're holding up! I'm already started to see a result, just from 2 days! My appetite has slowed finally! It could be 2 o'clock in the morning and I'd want to eat a whole meal! But thankfully that has slowed a bit and I'm getting into a better eating habit. Even though I ache all over and am sore, I just know it'll all pay off in the end. I think I'm gonna take my dog on a run tomorrow, just to try to shake out some of the soreness, and come on, I LOVE running :P
So yep, that's me with Insanity. I'll try to update more frequently throughout my experience just in case any of you guys out there are interested in doing it. I think this coming fall semester, I want to host a Insanity Workout thing for campus, get a whole group together to do this, I think that would be awesome! We'll see how that goes. Anywho, I'll chat with you guys later ;)
Peace
~Annie
So yep, that's me with Insanity. I'll try to update more frequently throughout my experience just in case any of you guys out there are interested in doing it. I think this coming fall semester, I want to host a Insanity Workout thing for campus, get a whole group together to do this, I think that would be awesome! We'll see how that goes. Anywho, I'll chat with you guys later ;)
Peace
~Annie
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