A great attitude is like bacon. It makes everything better. The trick is, how do you get through at day when your attitude isn’t as good as it should be? The secret lies with those who surround you.
Mine has been, well, not as great as it could be. I guess that is normal — you can’t be “on” all the time. If we had to rely on whether or not we “wanted” to work out, we’d probably quit after a few weeks. But we keep at it because it becomes habit.
Habit has definitely kicked in this week.
That said, a great attitude helps you get the most out of whatever you are doing. Paul Lacoste’s Boot Camp is no exception. You go into it with a great attitude, you will see amazing results. Bad attitude? You will suffer the whole 12 weeks.
I came into today worried about my Achilles tendon. (Now that will cause a bad attitude.) I stretched it and stretched it some more. I was loaded up on ibuprofen and had iced it the previous evening. I warmed up with a 1/2 miles of running and stretched it come more. We did warm-stretches and then went into the weight room to work on shoulders (my shoulders are my weakest muscle group, so I am always thankful for shoulder day!). From there we did shuffle/sprint/shuffle drills. Not Achilles tendon friendly. Then we did ladder drills. Not Achilles tendon friendly. Then we carried a 25 lb. weight around a box 1/4 the size of the football field. Definitely not Achilles tendon friendly. We finally wrapped it up with three wall stands (on our hands with a push-up) and up-hill sprints. Not sure that was Achilles tendon friendly, either — but that point, I had given up worrying about it. I just did the work.
Tendon held up fine. It was sore and probably cost me a step. I’ll ice it again tonight. I’ll also ice my attitude. I want it to get better, too.
Surround yourself with good people. Because you will have bad days when you are pushing through on habit alone. And on those days, if you have good friends, you will soar even when your attitude isn’t where it’s not supposed to be. I am discovering my new line, Line 2, is full of not only talented athletes, but solid people as well. I have been picked up and encouraged the last three weeks. That’s the secret of life. You can’t do challenges alone. Especially with a bad attitude.
Because it isn’t Achilles tendon friendly.
Marshall, you are such an inspiration! Congratulations on fighting past the pain- take care of that tendon though, why not go for a swim while it heals?
Missed being there this morning partner! Deep sleep got the best of me.
Understand completely!