Anna Ponomarenko – Week 7
Whats up everyone!
My 7th week has already come and gone and I’m super excited about how my body is adapting to the changes I’ve made. Through time I’ve gotten used to my workouts and am less sore after being beat up by Rob. Not to say that I don’t go home without my muscles aching every time, but when I do, I’m kind of proud because I know I did some good work :]
I was also able to run 3.5 miles yesterday WITHOUT STOPPING! Holy crap, I cannot say how exciting that is. I have never been able to do that, even if someone lit a fire up under my ass.
I remember when I was in the 6th grade, we had to run a mile every Monday for P.E. and we were required to run it in under 12 minutes (for a good grade). To make sure that we were allocating our time wisely, our P.E. teacher perched up a 2 foot long clock that counted up the minutes…so that you and
eeeeveryone else knew how long its been. Well that damn clock didn’t help very much, but more taunted at me while I struggled with not only running the mile, but also with my weight, nutrition, and self esteem. I seem to remember running it within a pitiful 20 minutes. I cringe at that number now because I know it could of somehow been prevented. Thank god I have been able to turn it around with the help of Open Sky Fitness! Seriously, because I would still be that sad little 6th grader in a 23 year old chubby body!
Anywho.. with all the exercise and strain I have been putting on my body, I have been dealing with a lot of tightness and soreness all over. But there has been one persistant pain that is yet to go away. My iliacus muscle has been a pain I have had to deal with since probably week 3 or so. “What the hell is an iliacus??” you say
Its the muscle that is located on the outside of the hip and is responsible for rotating the leg forward, hip rotation and flexing the torso.
So I have had to alter some exercises so that I don’t put too much strain on it. It has also been starting to bother me while I run, which is really frustrating!!! I know I can keep going but I may need to change to an exercise that has a lower impact. I successfully ran my 3.5 mile run yesterday, but I’m definitely feeling the repercussions now.
Stupid iliacus….
On a better note: Here’s a before and after photo of me! In week 1, I simply look uncomfortable in my own skin, but in week 7, I’ve lost 12lbs, toned up and I’m even standing up taller!
