So, I survived my first "week" of boot camp. It wasn't that bad (even the getting up at 4:45 am part). I am a little sore, but nothing too painful, and I think I held my own with even the experienced people. Basically each day, just at the point that I was thinking "I don't know how much more of this I can do," there would only be about 15 minutes left.
Each day there was one thing that I considered cruel and unusual treatment. The first day, as I mentioned in my previous post, was the plank. The second day it was the double crunches and today it was the mile run. With the running again it was mainly that my shins were killing me ( I think I need to get new running shoes).
I had her take my measurements today so I could do a before and after comparison. My body fat percentage was not as bad as I thought it was going to be though it was far from what I was at 22 (ah well).
All in all, so far, I am really glad I decided to do this. A big thank you to Freakgirl for being the first to take the plunge and then encouraging me to tag along.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Boot Camp
This is not a food related post, but it is diet related, so I figure it is worth talking about here.
Today was my first day of boot camp. No, I have not joined the army. Rather, from 6-7 am, 3 days a week, a very energetic woman puts me and about 15 other women through an exercise program. It was not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. The worst part was when the alarm went off at about 4:45 am. My first thought was "What the *&%^*^ did I get myself into." But, once I was there and moving, it wasn't so bad....except for the plank.....excuse the language, but the plank sucked.
While I am no where near in as good shape as I used to be, I am also far from the most out of shape person there (which makes me feel a little better). I did quickly realize where my real weak spots are (outside of my quads I am looking at you), and I think if I have to run on concrete everyday I am going to have a serious problem with my shins, but all in all I think did pretty well for my first day. :)
Today was my first day of boot camp. No, I have not joined the army. Rather, from 6-7 am, 3 days a week, a very energetic woman puts me and about 15 other women through an exercise program. It was not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. The worst part was when the alarm went off at about 4:45 am. My first thought was "What the *&%^*^ did I get myself into." But, once I was there and moving, it wasn't so bad....except for the plank.....excuse the language, but the plank sucked.
While I am no where near in as good shape as I used to be, I am also far from the most out of shape person there (which makes me feel a little better). I did quickly realize where my real weak spots are (outside of my quads I am looking at you), and I think if I have to run on concrete everyday I am going to have a serious problem with my shins, but all in all I think did pretty well for my first day. :)
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