Haven’t had alot to say lately…therefore, lack of posts…but it’s a good thing, things are going pretty smooth.

Uncle D (trainer for boxing) is coming over tonight to work with me again…I’ve been on my own for about a month and a half.  He came over 3 weeks in a row, faithfully, and then he had to work one week, was out of town the next, and so on…so we just haven’t been able to meet up…tonight though, he is able to come over…I’m anxious for this because the last time he was over was when I learned my hooks and my one-two-hook…the one-two-hook he told me it took him almost 3 months to get the hang of that one…well, guess what?? Women Rock!  Because in the month and a half I have been on my own practicing, I’ve NAILED that there punch.  I’m so excited to show him how I’m doing and see what he thinks.

When he called me last night I told him that I have been keeping the frame of mind that he wanted me to (to train as if I was really going to be fighting someone and that my opponent was off training 100% harder than I was…so make it count!), and that I keep thinking back to the last time he was over and how out of breath and sweaty and sore I was…and at this point, I’m either truly not pushing myself hard enough (which I don’t think is the case, truthfully), or that my stamina has really gotten alot better…

When I first started my training, I was lucky to do 20 seconds of jumproping continuously.  Now??  I can do 1-1/2 minutes with no problem and struggle to get to my full 2 minutes…that last 30 seconds is a killer…and I have to do 2 sets like that, so I always do my 2 minutes then 100 of my pole twists, then go back and do my 2nd 2-minute jumping.  So I have definitely built up strength and endurance and even my recovery heart rate and breathing has improved greatly…hopefully that didn’t just jinx tonight and I’ll be all huffy-puffy when he’s there…

The heat here has been completely unbearable (105 degree heat indexes) but I have been out there every single night pounding out my routine.  I only did about 6 minutes on Lippy last night though, which isn’t good, but after being in the heat and all, I was literally exhausted and didn’t feel safe to push it on Lippy…I was already dragging…

So that’s my rundown.  Everything else is the same…training, eating pretty good and listening to my body.

What I HAVEN’T done is weigh in…and I don’t think I’m going to.  I have added in 2 more weight exercises to my nightly routine and I don’t think I’m ready to look at any kind of number…positive or not.  So I’m sticking with what I’m doing and forgetting about that friggin scale…so there won’t be any weigh ins posted for awhile, but it’s a good thing…I have been told NOT to weigh in when you’re working out and training because the gains or plateus are not true numbers because of the changes you are making in your body for the better.  So screw the scale.  Hey that’d be a cute name for someone’s site…Screw the Scale.  LOL…