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Mia Garlock
Oct 5, 20223 min read

Day 31, Round 2

My day has been a bit frustrating, and by noon I was annoyed at everything. Every sound, every question, every need thrown at me was like a cheese grater on my nerves. I felt myself getting worked up and angry and deep breaths were only taking the edge off.

I gave my kids some games to play and I got my mat and weights and blocks out and hit the mat again. I didn’t want any of the mobility workouts or core focus. I wanted something hard. Like Nesta going after those 10 thousand steps, I was searching for that hard hitting workout to empty my head.

I went ahead and pushed play on Blade Day 1 and sent a prayer to the Mother that I wouldn’t regret it. I just needed something to burn through all the anger and stress that had built up and taken over my morning.

Curtsey Lunges with 10lb press, and a step up. I said I wanted hard, didn’t I?

The next move had me swearing at myself for insisting on doing this. And Sam, because they were Push Ups. Push ups with one hand elevated on the block. These were so hard, and I felt it from my toes to my chest and shoulders.

Next was a hip bridge with a chest press. Sam did them with one leg extended straight up. I did not. I held my hip bridge high and repped those presses until the only thought in my head was when to breathe.

I was shaking all over, my arms twitching at my sides, my core full of little trembles with each breath.

And then we did squats, with one leg up on the step, and a knee drive. I plowed through them, squatting low and driving my knee high into my chest at the top of each rep. Sam asked for a jump, but my feet can’t handle those, so I settled for just doing as many as I could.

Crazy Ivan’s with a Chest Press finished out the first round. Yes the first round, meaning there is a second. Sam made sure to wait until the end of of the Crazy Ivan’s to tell us this fun detail.

I was sweating bullets and had to abandon my glasses because they were fogging up with sweat. But I stood up and did the second round too.

I’m glad I did the Blade workout, for two reasons. The intensity leveled my head and cleared out the frustration that was quickly overwhelming me. But it also reaffirmed that I need to complete Novice again first. It wasn’t so hard that it was impossible, but it was hard enough to show me a lot of known weaknesses, and what correcting them will do for me. I can settle this part of my brain now, the part that wants so badly to move on and was questioning the real necessity for doing Novice again. I mean I knew I did, but I didn’t know, know. Now I do.

I’m limping off to the bath now, I need a long soak.

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