Week 16 Weigh in and boot camp

Starting weight - 132.3 kg
Today's weight - 104.6 kg
Total loss = 27.7 kg

Bit of a long one today...

As you know, I started boot camp this week.  Something I haven't done in six years! I thought I'd share the experience so far...

Monday morning... alarm shrieking at 5 am. I snoozed... twice. Managed to pull myself out of bed, get dressed, brush teeth, do hair, put shoes on and leave the house by 5.20 am.  Drove about 15-20 minutes to the park and sat freezing waiting for people to arrive.

Got out in the dark, freezing cold and stretched. Heard a man introduce himself, say it's test day and instructed everyone to run. So we did. Then the fun started..

5 minutes - run 20 metres and back as many times as you can - I did 24

Partnered up - 2 mins each, count for them during rests
2 minutes - push ups - 33 or 37 (I can't remember)
2 minutes - rest
2 minutes - squats - 41
2 minutes - rest
2 minutes - burpees - 10
2 minutes - rest
2 minutes - squat jumps - 33
2 minutes - rest

Boxing and running (can't remember the sequences) but I remember falling flat on my face and front with gloves on cause my legs had completely turned to jelly... I got up and kept going but ouch indeed.

More running then finished.

Needless to say I was last, slowest, weakest in all the exercises but I did them so that's something.

I hurt all over but was in serious stiff muscle pain in my legs all Monday and Tuesday. Every bend, every sit/stand motion including the toilet and getting in and out of the shower and bed, HURT!  I discovered we had denco rub in the house Tuesday night which did help ease the pain a little.

Wednesday morning... up, dressed, out and there by 5.45 am.

Stretch and run
Then see the cones set up at four lengths. The whole session used those cones.

Run to first cone and back, then second and back, third and back, fourth and back.

Then partnered up... we had to run the first three cones and back like before on our own while the other person did exercises on spot, then sprint to the fourth cone together and when we returned had to box. 5 minutes each person then swap.

5 minutes - She ran, I did 5 jumping jacks 2 burpees over and over again, then sprint together, then I had kick pad and she double punched x 20 and kicked x 10. This just continued about 3 or 4 times.
5 minutes - swap roles
5 minutes - same running, 5 squats, 2 sit ups, sprint, jab cross kick. Continue
5 minutes - swap roles
5 minutes - same running, 2 hurdle jumps 2 push ups, sprint, 30 low kicks. Continue
5 minutes - swap roles
5 minutes - same running, 2 burpees, 6 climbing steps
5 minutes - swap roles

Then run to cool down and quick stretch

I was in pain still but not as bad as earlier because I had my trusty denco rub! All pain was gone by Thursday morning,  I could bend again!

Friday...mmm not sure if it would've been better to stay home.

Got there and 2 cones set up, 20 metres and 200 metres. No partner work.

Run to 20 metres and back, run to 200 metres and back. 10 burpees then go again.

 On my way back from my first 200, I slipped a little on the wet grass (but didn't fall) and tore my groin muscle... I thought I was being silly so kept going... during the burpees my foot continued slipping and it hurt so much. I got up and did another set of running. During my third set I started walking and almost crying... I stopped and trainer told me to stretch it out. The stretch hurt so much. I kept stretching for ten minutes... still in so much pain... thinking I should just go home...

Trainer tells me to keep blood flowing. Walk instead of run and do push ups and sit ups instead of burpees. I was really slow and limped the whole time but I did it for almost the rest of the session while everyone else ran and crab crawled passed me.

During core work I did about 50 sit ups then I stretched and went home (everyone else did around 300).

I have been trying to rest and stretch it... still hurts but not excruciating.  Not sure if I will go Monday or just cross train at home... will see.

Even though it has been pretty constant pain this week, I do feel a little fitter, am very aware of my muscles and skeletal shape when I walk... skin feels amazing. I have also been able to fit in dresses that I haven't been able to zip up in 6 years. So all good things. The exercise has also brought on my monthlys so have been fairly emotional this week.

Thanks for reading.

=)