Baba Yetu and The Smoothie Song

Anyone else out there have a battle song?? You know, the motivational beat with the lyrics that just make you want to take down anything in the way of achieving your goals??

I start with this:

Baba Yetu... If you'd like the translation, it's the Lords Prayer in Swahili.

And I follow with this:

Mmm... Smoothies...

Anyway...

I have a list of these psych up battle songs, and most of them make it onto my Gym playlist. Thank goodness for that, because tonight it was war! My inner Jillian Michaels against my inner Queen Latifah. Now that's a match-up that gets real ugly, real fast.

We got to the gym tonight and I took a second to read a sign on the wall that reads:

We're not here to kiss your butt, but to kick it if that's what you need.

Oh yeah.

That is what I need. I pushed through a mile on the treadmill and then did the unthinkable, 7 miles on a recumbent bike. My butt was numb. My thighs were rocks, and I felt...... GREAT. What an odd situation... I go in not wanting to work out, feeling like poo. Blare a little fight music, turn up the notch on the motivation and I come out feeling 110%.

If this kind of butt kicking is going to make me feel that good, I want more. Plain and simple.

PS....

I'm sorely disappointed with Ms. Aguilera.

PPS...

Bless you, Peppers. LOL