I never thought for a second that I would join another class in addition to Barre. BUT I CAN EXPLAIN, kinda. The gist of it is…. That I figured I needed to work out more than once a week. So look at me. I’m upping the self-inflicted pain to twice a week all in the name of feeling good about myself. It almost sounds oxymoronic.
But holy sweat-fest Batman! If I thought Barre was intense, Strength and Sculpt had me perspiring buckets within the first ten minutes. I can’t believe I didn’t bring a towel because I made it rain. I was thinking, “Man, I am on fire, look at how great my squats are!”
Note, that it is a bad idea to look at any mirrors when you have these thoughts because you’ll find your squats are more “meh” then badass. However, I “felt the burn” which meant I was giving it my all even if my form wasn’t necessarily on point, you dig?
The key differences between this class and Barre was there was less cardio and a *heavy* emphasis on weights. It’s like they took every exercise known to man and thought, “you know what? Why don’t we do that but with weights.” Lunges? Add weights! Squats? Add weights! Punching the air like it’s Tae-bo? Add weights!
It was strange though, after Barre I tend to have a surge of energy once it’s over and babble incoherently with joy. Strength and Sculpt took it all out of me and I just wanted to go home. To be fair, I ended up vomiting in the middle of the night which leads me to believe I had probably started to feel a bug coming on earlier in the day, so its totally possible that my entire recollection of Strength and Sculpt was a fever dream of sweat and terror. We shall find out next week, am I right?!
Photo by Gesina Kunkel from Unsplash
Good for you for taking on a second class!
Thanks, I think I’m figuring out this… what’s the word? Oh, yes, I’m figuring out this healthy thing. Lol
I really wish bodies came with instruction manuals- everything would be so much easier!
One hundred percent agree! Maybe it’d help me meal plan something other than bacon and avocados!
Lol that sounds really good to me!
I have a definite bacon/avocado addiction.
I’m pretty sure my ending will be death by bacon grease.
I love avocado and while I like bacon, it doesn’t like me. That’s probably a good thing
I’d probably be far more healthy if it wasn’t for my undying adoration for bacon.
Lol we all need a vice though and really bacon isn’t that bad when you think of what your vice could be
Definitely beats crack cocaine!
Holy sweat fest Batma! Sorry, I couldn’t resist 😉
I don’t know how you keep going with these torture classes that make you vomit. Having said this, I DO admire you, and I wish I had the energy or the willpower…
I died when I read BATMA. If only my nails were still decorated!
I don’t know how either… Except I do like the way I feel afterward. At least with Barre. Strength and Sculpt destroys me.