Day 367-369: Strength Training Here I Come!

At Kung Fu tonight, I grappled against my husband. Not only is he bigger than me, but he is strong and solid. Truly a dwarf if I have ever seen one.

When Steve chose to, I could knock him off of me and roll him over. When Steve chose to, I was stuck with absolutely  nothing I could do to make him budge....in fact, the harder I tried, all I did was wear myself out.

This taught me two things:

1 - I never, ever, ever, ever want to end up on the floor when fighting someone. A quick punch to the nose, throat or groin and then running for my life is my best bet. I am not Black Widow.

2 - I really need to strength train and build my muscles....it might give me a sporting chance against someone closer to my size.

I know I said awhile back that I was thinking about doing strength training this next year. I was also thinking about flexibility or a different cardio. Yeah, tonight showed me that I absolutely need to focus on strength training.

Again, because I am starting from less than zero, I am not going to do anything fancy - no cross training, no PX90 (or whatever the heck it is called). I am also not going to a gym - I don't want to pay money and I can not afford the time it would take to drive. Strength training with the children is probably not going to happen (unless they volunteer to be my weights).

I think my best bet is to do it first thing in the morning.

I am excited, but also nervous. I have never been a very strong person. In high school, I could barely bench press the weighted bar....sad & pathetic. I have always shied away from weights because I didn't want to look bulky.

Yes, I understand that isn't really possible.

I will officially begin on Thanksgiving morning (same as my walking journey from last year). I will keep you posted!

Happy Walking!