What I Learned During the Hardest Workouts of My Life

It’s been a little bit since I’ve just written a blog to share my thoughts and part of my journey.  And since I just survived the hardest week of fitness that I’ve ever experienced, I decided that it’s time for me to get back to blogging about each step of my journey.

I’ve known about Shaun Week for a couple months.  The Beachbody community has been so excited for this fitness event since they made the announcement.  Most of my fellow Coaches have been talking about it for weeks.  I, on the other hand, was not excited about it.  The thought of Shaun Week scared me and made me want to stay as far away from it as I could.  Shaun Week was advertised as a 7 day, ultimate sweat for your life workout event, exclusive to Beachbody On Demand.

I’ll start from the beginning of my history with Shaun T.  I completed Shaun T’s 10 week workout program a few years ago, T25.  That one was hard for me because I’m not a big fan of fast paced cardio, jumping, athletic type or agility type exercises.  My favorite part of his program was listening to him during each workout.  He has a special way to motivate, encourage, push, inspire, yell a little and bring SO much out of each person during each workout.  When I finished that program I had decided that I probably wouldn’t do any of his other programs, because just the name insanity scares me!  You might also know him from his Insanity workouts!

So, when I heard about Shaun Week, I just knew that it would be too difficult for me and had decided that I wasn’t going to even attempt it.  

But me, being who I am, just could not miss out on this event!  I decided Monday morning, day 1 of the event, that I was going for it!  No matter how hard, no matter how much I had to modify, no matter how much I pressed pause, no matter what. 

So I began day 1 Monday – the first workout was titled Insane Basics – I was scared and immensely excited all at the same time.  I’m not going to lie, this workout was hard, I pressed pause a few times, I modified some of the exercises, BUT I completed the workout for day 1!  And I felt so strong, empowered and reinvigorated to take this week and make the most of it! 

And each day this week, even with workout names like Pure Cardio, Insane Weights, Ripsanity, Speed 4.0 and Dig Deep, I survived each workout!  What’s most important is that none of these workouts were perfect.  I know I pressed pause at least once each day.  I definitely used modified exercises some of the time.  

BUT this week, imperfections and all, has changed me.  Working out, struggling, sweating, breathing hard, muscles burning, mind focused.  All with Shaun T motivating, encouraging, pushing and yelling in my ear.  

It’s a perfect storm for life changing, mindset shifting, body changing, confidence boosting, strength building, plateau busting and no-nonsense action taking.  

Each workout finished this week helped me dig deeper, feel stronger, more focused, more challenged, more tested, more capable and more confident.
  
Exercise changed my life years ago.  Exercise continues to change me every single day.  

Shaun WEEK, the entire 7 day event, can change you!
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