Bet that title got your attention, didn't it?!
I AM getting a hard body...toned, and taught.
I've been trying to get back into shape after last year's accident...and it hasn't been easy. My activities have been restricted because of the damage I did to my skeletal structure and musculature.
Today, for the first time in ages, I swam over 1/2 a mile. This morning, before I swam, I did a complete yoga workout and managed a right angled handstand as well as 'crow' (it's handstand but your thighs are resting on the back of your upper arms).
Now, this may not seem like much to y'all, but to me, it's huge. I stood in front of the mirror this morning, flexing...and I have defined biceps, triceps, upper deltoids...my lats are coming in nicely and I have visible abs. My upper body is beginning to resemble Madonna's (that's the best resemblance I can give you)...now all I have to do is work on the lower.
My aim is to swim 1/2 mile daily for the rest of this week, then increse by a few laps next week, and so on....if I'm dilligent, I might be able to knock out a mile a day before school lets out for the summer. Yoga-wise, I want to be able to do standing splits and sideways crow..and if I continue to practice every day I think that's an attainable goal.
I'm feeling pretty damn good about myself today. I set out to do something, and I accomplished my goal. It's an awesome freakin' feeling. I just wanted to share it.