Do you have the gift of stubbornness?
Before I begin, let me tell you all how GREAT it is to be back on the mats. I had to skip last week due to an incredibly annoying-headache-inducing-unable-to-breath sinus infection, but I am better now. I love the process one has when returning after a short absence. The hugs, the exclamations of joy, the camaraderie, the always understanding ears and nods of understanding when explaining why I have not trained in two (!yikes!2) months. My timing was slightly off, but my game had more....explosion, more verve. All those push-ups and pull-ups and sit-ups and all those laps and laps and laps around the track....all the time I spent getting to know my new friend "anaerobic" not only prepared me for SWAT tryouts (which I'll be doing again), but sharpened a few dull edges. My cardio fitness is better, not that it was awful before, but now it's solid. Instead of just "getting through" the last roll or two, I have real stamina for the next go-around. ...