Workout at the Beach, Blog #3 “Adult Peer Pressure”
Posted on 10. Feb, 2012 by Sharon Schisler in All Posts, P90X
My workout at the Beach today will be Core Synergistics! I haven’t done it yet still waiting for my dinner to settle. We went out with friends for dinner. Once I am done with it only 4 workouts left for my first round for my P90X Transformation to be complete! Core is hard for me I really lack the muscles to do the workout well but I am getting stronger every time I do the workout. I am hoping by the end of my second round I can do a Dreya Roll. LOL
Today I’d like to discuss the issue of what I call “Adult Peer Pressure” Over the last 100 days I have avoided certain social events, going out with friends even golfing due to this issue. We are constantly telling our children not to give into “peer pressure” all the time. You see TV ads, special news stories and the list goes on about how today’s kids are bombarded with the pressure of fitting in and doing what everyone else is doing these days. Yet as adults we do it to each other all the time maybe even more. For me this has been even more prevalent since I have move to the Outer Banks of NC. Now that I live in a vacation area where we all kind of feel like we are on vacation when we are off work. Some more so because they are retired. The only problem with that is I still having 20 years or more before I am due to retire, something has to give. Is it will power that I am lacking or is it that you just give in because that’s what everyone else is doing? I am not sure but right now will power doesn’t work to well for me Lol. I enjoy the social aspect and a beer or two well maybe more than that. The problem is out could be 2-4 times a week especially during the spring and summer. There is nothing better than a cold beer after a round of golf for that matter during my round of golf. My point to all this is if I chose to have water sometimes I don’t need someone saying oh Sharon one beer won’t kill you but it’s usually not just one beer when the day/evening is all said and done. I am not saying that I can’t say no but sometimes it’s just easier go along with what everyone else is doing. Not that everyone does this but enough do including me but why? Not really sure why but I have been trying to not do that so much lately as I have been guilty of persuading many a friend into having a drink or two. Can anyone say Skittle Vodka or Jello shots? To go along with this thought on Alcohol I want to tie it into how it effects our workouts and our results. A new friend and fellow coach wrote a great blog post on alcohol consumption and the effect it has on muscle building that I think goes great with this subject so I am including it here. Her blog post now has me thinking before I have a beer or glass of wine since I want to succeed in my P90X transformation. I thank her for taking the time to research this subject so please take a look at her information on the subject here. The good thing for me is I still have a few months till the season of fun a temptation really peaks here on The Outer Banks! And let me make it clear that I am not going to totally avoid alcohol but I will choose the days I partake a little bit more carefully and limit the amount. Like maybe only on my rest/stretch day or Kenpo certainly not on my weight days after reading Carmen’s information on the subject… Off to do Core for my workout at the beach!
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Carmen Cox
12. Feb, 2012
Good luck with staying on track. It is difficult when you are surrounded by friends that partake when you are trying to cut back!! I guess it is like everything else….how badly do you want it and sacrifice is always a part of the equation if we have bad habits
Take care and talk soon.