Benchmarks

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No S on my chest, but I've hit 2 of my major fitness benchmarks this month!

The Camel Pose

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 Remember when I was all OMG PHILOSOPHY AND CONTEMPLATION all over yoga on this post? In it, I complained about how I couldn't do the camel pose, pictured left in the form of a girl who is not me.

Now, eight months after that post, EIGHT MONTHS, I can finally FINALLY DO IT. Like, I'm at that stage where I'd camel pose for anyone who makes the mistake of paying me the smallest amount of attention ever. Like, I'd be at work and a colleague could just be passing by and mumbling "Good morning" and I'm all ::camel poses on the spot::. Yeah, dude.

In fact, I'm typing this post in camel pose, motherfuckers.

Please also remember how I'm one of those people who can't reach to touch their toes. Or knees for that matter. I'm made of hardcore metal stuff. Flexibility is a cylon word to me. So yes, I am accepting awards for this benchmark.

Week 8

 Since I started working out a few years ago, I've been good but inconsistent. 8 weeks ago, I promised myself I'd get on it FAREALZIES DIS TIME, and for the first time ever, seriously, ever, I've gone 8 consecutive weeks of working out 6x a week.

Do you know what that means?

TEAM POTATO CHIPS, MOTHERFUCKERS.

Comments

  1. Leslie ThelmoMarch 20, 2013 at 3:47 PM

    "Like, I'd be at work and a colleague could just be passing by and mumbling "Good morning" and I'm all ::camel poses on the spot::. Yeah, dude." ---HAHAHA! Iniimagine ko, tawa ako ng tawa =)) Great job on being able to do it! Ikaw na ang peg ko. Goal ko din makapag camel pose.

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  2. HishMajMarch 21, 2013 at 4:20 PM

    I have spent some valuable time looking at that picture, trying to figure out how it resembles a camel?!

    They might as well call it the unicorn pose.

    But yea, well done!

    *goes to try the pose himself*

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  3. nessreenMarch 21, 2013 at 11:09 PM

    @Leslie: AKO NA TALAGA!! Feeling ko ang ganda ko pag naka-camel pose, iba.

    @HishMaj: You just made me google that, and I didn't find anything, and now I want to know why it's not called the unicorn pose.

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  4. AliaMarch 22, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    ^_^

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