Friday Night Full-Body Workout.

Note: There are certain steps to this program that I am pretty sure can be substituted for other variables, but this is how I did it this last Friday.

1. Go to Lincoln and check into a pretty nasty motel. Make sure it smells damp, the mints on the bed are wet, and the comforter blankets have oddly colored stains on the underside. The added effect of the pipes in the bathroom sounding like a jack-hammer is a  true bonus!

2. Go to a wedding rehearsal. Mine was Catholic, but that may not matter. After the rehearsal attend a family BBQ with really good food, but don't eat too much, you will need to eat dinner again later that evening. 

3. Meet up with another bride of a wedding you will be shooting later this month for dinner and eat at least 3 to 4 plates from the salad bar on top of ordering a burger with fries. Don't fret, you can take the burger back to the motel to eat later.

4. Return to motel, hang out, and do some work only to find that you ate too much and cannot bring yourself to get anything accomplished. Proceed to lay on your sides, curled in a small ball remembering to switch sides occasionally -- this is your warm up.

5. Go to bed and not sleep very well. Toss and turn to get that circulation going. When the time comes, get into the bathroom and do your duty but realize that this isn't really making you feel any better.

6. Go back to bed and continue the bad sleeping and side to side rolling. 

7. Return to the bathroom. Drink a little water and become angry that the real workout is about to happen. You may want to remove your shirt and my personal preference is to put a towel down on the floor and have another one handy.

8. Puke your brains out. 

This will be done in multiple sets with little recovery time. You may find that you think that you are done, but another set will sneak up on you and kick your butt. You will find an immediate source of relief after the main meat of the workout is over. 

9. You will probably feel like cleaning up a bit. Do so as necessary. Crying, pouring cold water on your head and the want to sit on the bathroom floor are normal. Do not forget to brush your teeth while recovering from your workout.

10. You can now go to bed and sleep somewhat comfortably. 

In the morning, you will wake up and feel completely rocked. Your full body workout will make you sore from head to toe. You will be dehydrated and barely able to really function! This means the workout really paid off. 

Wanna go the extra mile?? If you are not a photographer yourself, find one to follow around all day while the photographer takes photos at a wedding. This will likely be a 12 hour event and really push your limits! You won't feel like eating and everything will be a chore, but you won't have a choice but to trudge on and do your job. I personally find that you will feel better by the time sunday rolls around, but the achy body will linger. Feel free to take a walk/ run to try and make yourself feel better. 

After a bit of studying and research, I have found another name for this workout. Many people call it food poisoning or "getting sick." Very provocative!