monkey see, monkey do

I learned something about myself last week.  If I stand in front of the mirror at Body Pump class, I am more inclined to stop when all my muscles burn and scream at me to stop.

Last Wednesday, I arrived a bit late to Body Pump, so the only available space was front and center directly in front of the instructor's raised platform.  No mirror there, and my only view is of the instructor.

Well, during the squat track, when I usually stop b/c my legs are burning, I looked up and saw that the instructor was NOT quitting.  So I kept going.  My mind wandered from "ow. ow.  ow.  need to stop." to "ow, ow, ow, but she's still moving, has way more weight on her bar" but all the while, I kept moving.  And I'm pretty pleased with the result.  I've done this 2 classes in a row now, and I've been sore after both classes.  I haven't been sore after class in a long time.

I saw myself stopping in the mirror, so I did.  I saw her not stopping, so I did that too.
Monkey See, Monkey Do.