Speedbump part deux
Okay ladies… I went to the forum and once again got a ton of conflicting information. What to do about old Aunt Flo? I am one of those women who get the cramps and bloat, yada yada yada- but I also get nauseated and feverish. It’s difficult if not impossible to work through. I have a 7-day a week plan, so do I just do something light, like yoga? Does anyone happen to have a magic cure until my body fat gets low enough so this inconvenience doesn’t occur anymore??!!
I have derby practice tonight and it’s going to be intense. Our season opener is in a little over two weeks and tensions are getting high on the track. This is the time of year when the most injuries happen- everyone has pent up aggression from being off for the holidays and they are amped about the upcoming bouts, so they aren’t "practicing" at practices. They can’t control their hits and keep it at the mandated 70% max force. They hit to kill! Each team has at least 3 new girls and they are the most vulnerable as are peeps like me- sick and weak, trying to keep up. argh. I’ll bring my little barf bucket and hope for the best.
On an AWESOME note, my husband’s boss is loaning us his dumbbell set that he never uses. I packed it up the stairs this morning and that was a workout in itself! I can now incorporate the higher weights I need into my P90X program! YAY! Also AWESOME- I jammed at practice yesterday for the first time in forever and made it through the pack clean. I actually had the energy to hit the blocker keeping me back and still burn through! It felt really good to play another position and be successful at it. I’m amazed at how just a little bit more effort can have the biggest payoffs.
My goals tonight are #1- not to vomit on the track, #2- keep pace with Torture, the fastest girl on our team ( I did it yesterday!), #3- take out Re-Animater, the other team’s MVP jammer and hardest hitter.
January 11, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Derby Girls Rock! What team ?
January 11, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Vomitting on the track: Not so priceless!!
January 11, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Try using Dramamine for the nausea. And take a bunch of Advil. That will help with the cramps and feverish feeling. I don’t go light with my workouts during that time.
January 11, 2009 at 3:22 pm
I suggest…I have, er, . . .nothing. Sorry, can’t help you with this one. But, you (and all women) do have my sympathy.
January 11, 2009 at 6:16 pm
The general consensus I think is to go as hard as you feel comfortable going during this time. If you need to back off fine, if you can power through even better. A mild iron supplement might help with the fatigue as well. Just don’t go overboard on them, too much iron is a no no.
January 11, 2009 at 11:42 pm
I met 2 out of my three goals! I didn’t hurl ( thank you Shan, Dramamine did the trick) and I kept up with Connie. I didn’t have a chance to hit Re-Animater because we were never in the same jam. I knocked out her teammate in her place.