Beating the bag

Tonight I had a personal training session that consisted primarily of TRX burpees and a lot of bag work.  There have been times during kickboxing classes or even one-on-one where they say to conjure up something that makes you mad and then use that to channel the aggression into the punches and kicks.  I find that difficult.  It’s like I know I’m trying to trick myself so it doesn’t work, haha.

I can only think of two times when it has worked so far.  Both happened naturally without prompts.  The first time was a while back.  I was fine when I started the workout but the harder I hit that bag, the more I started to get really worked up.  It got to the point that I was struggling to hold back tears at the end of the circuit.  Maybe it was partly hormones but man did that bag take a beating!

The other time was tonight.

I was hitting the bag as instructed (I wasn’t asked to summon any particular aggression) when I suddenly remembered a recent dream.

The other night I dreamt that someone I didn’t know hit my son.  Deliberately.  An adult.

Oh, it was ON!  I laid him out in no time!  But then I got concerned that I could go to jail for knocking his lights out (he didn't die but trust me, he wasn't getting up anytime soon)...

Anyway, that came to mind while I was punching the heavy bag tonight and I have to say that it gave me some focus and fueled my energy.  It was a fantastic workout!  Fortunately I wasn't close to tears this time though.  :-)