I feel Strong

Training twice a day for about 3 hours each session for a total of 6 hours of training started to take a toll on me.  I didn't think I'd feel it but I did this past Wednesday.  I was able to run, kick, and punch my way through.  I looked all around me and saw that my fellow students were feeling the same way. 

After the afternoon session four of us decided to go to Healthland (http://www.healthlandspa.com//home.html) to get a full body traditional Thai Massage.  The massage lasts two hours and traditionally it is suppose to be very painful.  But although painful, about a few hours later you normally feel the benefits.     

Thai Massages are painful in nature and I wasn't expecting anything else.  However, this time around it was even more so.  It could be that I am just not used to it and that the last time I had a Thai Massage was a year ago which was the last time I was in Bangkok.  I have a masseuse back home and I see her 2 - 3 times a month depending on the season and those massages are great and not painful at all.  

My masseuse in Thailand was just brutal.  Walking all over my body and working muscles I didn't think I had.  I was biting my lip as I was contorted all over the place.  I just clenched my teeth knowing that its only for my own good and that I'll feel better than ever. 

Unfortunately I didn't feel better than ever, at least not right away.  The full body pain lasted until the following morning and I just didn't feel my legs.  I decided not to run and just tried to wing the morning session.  Thursday's morning session was my worse session and hopefully the last one that would be that bad.  I just didn't have any spring and I needed Ong to stretch me out more than once.  

After the morning session I decided to take the afternoon session off to let my body heal.  Taking that session off was the best decision yet.  Not only was I able to rest up but I was hungry to train again.  I was already thinking about my next session.  

It rained hard this morning to the point that running was out of the question today.  My trainer Ong was in charge of cooking breakfast and so this morning I had the honor of training with Cheng.  I always loved training with Cheng because he is such a technician.  I always learn something new and I always bring back what he thought me to the US.  

I didn't go anywhere special after breakfast and I decided to rest up until the afternoon.  The weather dried up and I was able to do a short run.  I was reunited with Ong and I felt good.  Cheng would then ask me how I felt and I replied, "I feel strong."  I really did feel strong and healthy.  I was able to power myself through the session.  

Since it is Friday I decided to have dinner at Siam Paragon.  A lot of the smaller fast food restaurants were full of kids.  I decided to try an old favorite and I ended up having dinner at Tony Roma's.  Yes there is a Tony Roma's in Bangkok.  

After over paying for my dinner I decided to go to the Shiseido Clinic.  Unfortunately the clinic was closed.  Much to my dismay I was 30 minutes late and the other high end salons were closed as well.  I then decided to just take a taxi ride back to the gym.   

So here I am, just waiting for tomorrow.  I need a haircut and I need to go to church.