Ode to Mel: Training SLUMP

If there's something strange

cos your muscles don’t ache

Who ya gonna call?

SUPERchicks

If there's something wrong

cos you’re lacking fab abs

Who ya gonna call?

SUPERchicks

I ain't afraid of no toil

I ain't afraid of no sweat

If you're seeing a bulge

that’s refusing to budge

Who can ya call?

SUPERchicks

Ok so I’m adding Song Lyricist to Supermodel, Marine and US President - my current list of unviable job alternatives.

But I’m sticking with the sentiment – SUPERchicks REALLY came through for me this week just as I hit a MASSIVE Training SLUMP. OK so it's taken me 5 months of intense training to get to this point but I have been feeling like I’d hit the training wall for a few weeks now. This week it all just kind of fell apart – so much so on Wednesday morning, I nearly climbed back into bed instead of going to training as I just didn’t think there was ANY point and then when that session didn’t go too well for me, I literally threw in the towel. (Honestly I owe SUPERtrainer Mel a MASSIVE apology as she was so sweet and encouraging and I basically just stomped off early out of frustration – SORRY Mel – it wasn’t you, it was ALL me!)

This is truly the first time I felt COMPLETELY demotivated about the fact that my training was going nowhere. Most of the time I’ve known that I just need to be patient and keep at it, but this week I realised that I was starting to regress fitness wise and definitely wasn’t ever going to get fitter without some radical changes.

Privately I also thought – perhaps this is it – this is as good as I will ever look and that I just need to embrace that/ just keep avoiding all mirrors for all eternity.

Fortunately SUPERchick HQ responded to the call/meltdown like the SUPERstars they are and collectively they’ve come up with some BRILLIANT IDEAS – not to mention some AB FAB encouragement.

The SUPERchick Rehabilitation Programme:

Step 1: Remember to have fun and RELAX – I had a great class at Battersea on Thursday evening – sometimes a change of scenery works WONDERS and the gardens at Battersea are so pretty (they have ORANGE!! ferny flowering plants – ok - now adding Horticulturist to my list also) – not to mention that AJ’s company (even when we can’t actually manage much more than a groan) is JUST BRILLIANT. PLUS SHE’S TURNING INTO A LITTLE SPEEDY SPRINTING MACHINE so she’s definitely still keeping me on my toes.

Step 2: Spend nearly two hours obsessing about fitness, all things SUPERchick and ploys to get fitter with SUPERchick architect –SUPERcat. SUPERcat shared some AMAZING TIPS so I will post these all together in a separate, suitably amazing post of their own really, REALLY soon!!

Step 3: Offer up my services as GUINEA PIG (a role that anatomically I am admirably suited to!!) and agree to pilot a two staged, two session “Learn to Train like a Pro” personalised SUPERchick programme. I know SUPERcat is hoping to line up some more people to pilot this – AJ, Lucinda and others watch out!!!! My first session is on Tuesday so watch this space.

Step 4: Skip past the open-all-hours Newsagent – on too much of a buzz to EVER need chocolate again – ok well at least until tomorrow!!!!

Fingers crossed this marks my re-entry back into fitness frenzy.

p.s. TRULY SORRY MEL for not managing to channel my inner SUPERchick on Wednesday morning. Hope you can forgive me. xx

p.p.s. Off to a technical running training session with the Running School tomorrow - {I can never say no to a freebie} - so check back again soon to see if I actually have ANY discernable running technique!!