so today was bootcamp day #1. got there early... the lady who runs it is soooo nice. i really like her. i thought MAYBE she was 35, but didn't peg her to have a 26 year old and a 15 year old! i expected her to be more rough based on her pics on the website, but she's not. she's so nice.
there are 4 new people in the class (and about 15 returning). the first week, they are separating us. (or maybe just the first 2 days, i'm not sure.) so the 4 of us were outside... we did a warm up (errr... that was a WORKOUT, not a warm up!) and then did our sets for the day. lots of pushups, lots of squats, lots of lunges. lots of crunches.
i can't do pushups. i just can't. one of the things i've heard is that by the end of bootcamp, everyone can do them. i really am looking forward to that. anyway, while doing modified pushups (on my knees, as the others were, too), i was struggling. the instructor came over to me and said, "pretend you're picking something up with your breasts" hahaha! fortunately, they're understanding that it might not be possible for us to all go all the way down. in addition to the normal pushups, we had to make a diamond with our hands and go down. then we had to extend our arms and do it. oy!
we did those running in place things where you have your hands on the ground... laying on your back and doing bicycling while alternating elbows to knees... superman!! (lay on your stomach and lift up your arms/legs like you're superman flying)
worked with those bands to do arm curls, too. the bands where you hold it down with your feet. i'm sure there are plenty of more things we can do.
we did jumping jacks, running in place while doing knee lifts... so much more i know i'm forgetting.
anyway, it was HARD. i was sweating like a pig. didn't help that i lost my hair thing early on and there was 98% humidity. i was able to do most of everything, so that was good. i did some things slower than others (though they don't mind... it's not a scary bootcamp where they tell you to push push push until you drop). but i still did them!
i got pretty queasy toward the end, but no puke. the instructor said most of the people who throw up are men they can't handle going from strenght to cardio and back. she said it's mostly fit men... ones you wouldn't expect. so that was nice.
i've learned that a banana is NOT a good option for me to eat before bootcamp though. i'll try something different on wednesday.
i don't think i'll be too sore, thankfully. i have a ton of energy today, but that could be from the 20oz mountain dew that i had on the way there, too. (B1 woke up for about 2 hours last night! and B2 woke up, too)
two of the returning people were BIG. they're a couple and i give them great kudos for going. if i weighed that much, i don't think i could do it. hell, they could probably run circles around me right now
one of the other new people was a little big... smaller than me, but still big. the other was skinny (though apparently not in THAT great of shape!) and the other an older lady.
the instructor who worked with the bands with us wasn't as nice as the other. they both are the owners and might be married? not really sure. anyway... i don't think he's mean, he's just not friendly.
when we started working with the bands, i chose the medium one. we got to one exercise and i couldn't do it, so i went to get another.. he insisted that i COULD and came to help me. um, ok... then found that i couldn't. uh yeah, dude.. i'm not being a wimp. i just can't do it like that. i don't know if has an attitude or if he's just the strong silent type. his blue eyes are piercing though and made me uneasy. He was in the military for 20+ years... so yeah. that's where the bootcamp aspect comes in, I guess.
the nice instructor won't be there wednesday so i'm a bit nervous.
i really don't know how well i'm goign to do with this. part of me screams, "of COURSE you can do it!" the other is screaming, "are you NUTS??"
one thing i DO know is that i'm tired of looking like i do. so if that means i need to do bootcamp to jumpstart things, that's the way it'll be!
one nice thing is that bootcamp also incorporates healthy eating. they gave us tons of info and next week there's a meeting with a dietician (monday night... got a sitter!) i *think* the dietician is the personal trainer i was working with! she's just awesome.
ok, enough for today. :D
Monday, July 21, 2008
Yesterday's ass kicking
From 7/16/2008
Yesterday was the last day of working out with my PT before bootcamp starts. i totally love my PT. she's awesome, despite kicking my ass.
This is what we did yesterday in the 95* heat...
Using one of those step aerobics steps with 3 levels up, I had to put one foot on it, down into a squat, up and lift the knee. 15 of those, then repeat on the other side.
run over that damn thing in increments of 30, 45 and 60 seconds.
laid down on the steps facing up, then she'd drop a medicine ball and i'd have to catch it and throw it back to her.
take the medicine ball and lift it over my head
lawnmower style lift things with the medicine ball
while shuffling, throw that damn medicine ball back and forth.
crunches (way more than before!)
alternating side crunches (she wanted me to lift the medicine ball high while doing the side ones, but that just was NOT happening)
i know there were 2 other things... but i can't remember them off the top of my head.
We repeated all of this 3 times.
No wonder I skipped out early on zumba!!
Last night, DH suggested that after bootcamp, i work with her again to help maintain and get back to a new schedule/level. so i get to work with her again. he was sooo gung ho last night. it made me feel good.
Yesterday was the last day of working out with my PT before bootcamp starts. i totally love my PT. she's awesome, despite kicking my ass.
This is what we did yesterday in the 95* heat...
Using one of those step aerobics steps with 3 levels up, I had to put one foot on it, down into a squat, up and lift the knee. 15 of those, then repeat on the other side.
run over that damn thing in increments of 30, 45 and 60 seconds.
laid down on the steps facing up, then she'd drop a medicine ball and i'd have to catch it and throw it back to her.
take the medicine ball and lift it over my head
lawnmower style lift things with the medicine ball
while shuffling, throw that damn medicine ball back and forth.
crunches (way more than before!)
alternating side crunches (she wanted me to lift the medicine ball high while doing the side ones, but that just was NOT happening)
i know there were 2 other things... but i can't remember them off the top of my head.
We repeated all of this 3 times.
No wonder I skipped out early on zumba!!
Last night, DH suggested that after bootcamp, i work with her again to help maintain and get back to a new schedule/level. so i get to work with her again. he was sooo gung ho last night. it made me feel good.
a week before bootcamp
From 7/14/2008
this week i'm going to step it up a notch. today i'm going to a "cardio special" class from 5:30-6:30, which i've heard is "bootcamp style".
tomorrow i meet for the last time with my personal trainer and do zumba. (i LOVE zumba... have i ever said that before? )
Wednesday I'm doing the gym's (only) bootcamp class.
Thursday I'm taking off... Friday is Zumba. If I do anything on Saturday, it'll just be some cardio on a machine. Nothing on Sunday to rest up for Monday. plus it's my birthday.
Update: I skipped out on the Boot Camp class at the Y.
this week i'm going to step it up a notch. today i'm going to a "cardio special" class from 5:30-6:30, which i've heard is "bootcamp style".
CARDIO SPECIAL- A variety of cardiovascular exercises to get your heart and body in shape. Guaranteed to make you sweat!
tomorrow i meet for the last time with my personal trainer and do zumba. (i LOVE zumba... have i ever said that before? )
Wednesday I'm doing the gym's (only) bootcamp class.
BOOT CAMP - Combines the cardiovascular benefits of aerobics with the benefits of strength training, all in one fun, invigorating class. Each session begins with a warm-up, moving on to circuit-style aerobics, followed up with weights, abs and a full-body stretch.
Thursday I'm taking off... Friday is Zumba. If I do anything on Saturday, it'll just be some cardio on a machine. Nothing on Sunday to rest up for Monday. plus it's my birthday.
Update: I skipped out on the Boot Camp class at the Y.
Today's PT session (and zumba)
From 7/8/2008
oh.my.god. she KILLED me today.
i get there and she tells me to go warm up... as i'm warming up, we discuss what i should continue to do once bootcamp starts. once i'm done she tell me the bad news. "i figured since bootcamp is mostly outside, we're going outside today"
first of all, i'm going to bootcamp at 6:30AM!! NOT 5PM!!! NOT when it's 92* outside!!!
ok. so we go outside. I'm not sure I can remember everything she made me do... just the horrible stuff.
we get outside and she hands me a kettle bell. makes me do squats and lunges with that damn thing while swinging it around. i also had to do arm stuff with them.
THEN. OMG. she made me do shuttle runs. after my shuttle runs, i had to run up some stairs, do 15 jumping jacks, run back down the stairs and have to run up and down the curb. then we have to "shuffle" (which is NOT a slow walk!) back to the beginning.
Then we started all over again. After that, we went back inside and she made me to tons of crunches of all kinds. :stars:
Then I went to zumba for an hour.
One thing that made me feel good... As I was doing the crunches, i told her, "i should've waited to sign up for bootcamp until today! i don't know if i can do it after all this!"
her response? "you DID do it! you're done. granted, bootcamp will be 15 minutes longer, but you can totally do it"
I felt like a little kid who got a big star on her test in school
oh.my.god. she KILLED me today.
i get there and she tells me to go warm up... as i'm warming up, we discuss what i should continue to do once bootcamp starts. once i'm done she tell me the bad news. "i figured since bootcamp is mostly outside, we're going outside today"
first of all, i'm going to bootcamp at 6:30AM!! NOT 5PM!!! NOT when it's 92* outside!!!
ok. so we go outside. I'm not sure I can remember everything she made me do... just the horrible stuff.
we get outside and she hands me a kettle bell. makes me do squats and lunges with that damn thing while swinging it around. i also had to do arm stuff with them.
THEN. OMG. she made me do shuttle runs. after my shuttle runs, i had to run up some stairs, do 15 jumping jacks, run back down the stairs and have to run up and down the curb. then we have to "shuffle" (which is NOT a slow walk!) back to the beginning.
Then we started all over again. After that, we went back inside and she made me to tons of crunches of all kinds. :stars:
Then I went to zumba for an hour.
One thing that made me feel good... As I was doing the crunches, i told her, "i should've waited to sign up for bootcamp until today! i don't know if i can do it after all this!"
her response? "you DID do it! you're done. granted, bootcamp will be 15 minutes longer, but you can totally do it"
I felt like a little kid who got a big star on her test in school
my before pics
From 7/8/2008
less than 2 weeks until bootcamp begins and this is what i look like now. i plan to take pics again after the 1st session of bootcamp ends.
i chose the pic that shows the most curves. other pics i think i look better in, but i feel that this one is a more true representation. plus, it shows the places that truly disgust me.
oh, and apparently i can't put my shirts on properly
less than 2 weeks until bootcamp begins and this is what i look like now. i plan to take pics again after the 1st session of bootcamp ends.
i chose the pic that shows the most curves. other pics i think i look better in, but i feel that this one is a more true representation. plus, it shows the places that truly disgust me.
oh, and apparently i can't put my shirts on properly
feeling discouraged
From 7/3/2008
i feel like Hubby doesn't really care how much effort i'm putting into this. he's supportive in that he's fine with me doing it (and spending the money), but he doesn't say anything about it really. he asked me tuesday after i met with the PT then did zumba how i felt. but that was it.
i don't know... i guess i just want some encouragement.
physically i can already tell a difference. today i went to the gym to do a hip hop aerobics class and no one showed up. so i went to work out on my own. i was able to do my cardio a lot longer/easier than before. that made me feel really good. after my cardio, i did a bunch of the things the PT and i worked on and some off her list (for strength).
i guess i just wish he was more into it. not saying that he has to be my fulltime cheerleader, but i was trying to figure out what to do on which days and he said he'd help... but then he got too interested in something on tv.
i feel like Hubby doesn't really care how much effort i'm putting into this. he's supportive in that he's fine with me doing it (and spending the money), but he doesn't say anything about it really. he asked me tuesday after i met with the PT then did zumba how i felt. but that was it.
i don't know... i guess i just want some encouragement.
physically i can already tell a difference. today i went to the gym to do a hip hop aerobics class and no one showed up. so i went to work out on my own. i was able to do my cardio a lot longer/easier than before. that made me feel really good. after my cardio, i did a bunch of the things the PT and i worked on and some off her list (for strength).
i guess i just wish he was more into it. not saying that he has to be my fulltime cheerleader, but i was trying to figure out what to do on which days and he said he'd help... but then he got too interested in something on tv.
my "homework"
From 7/3/2008
in addition to all the stuff i listed yesterday, my trainer sent me the list of the following to work on between now and tuesday.
You can set up any time line depending on how long you want the workout to be. Do the strength part for at least 1 minute and the cardio for at least 30 seconds. The goal is to go back to back with minimal rest in between.
Cardiovascular
1. jumping jack
2. high knees
3. butt kicks
4. sprints
5. squat jumps
6. burpees
7. karaoke
8. suicide runs
9. shuffle
10. Front kicks
11. Side Kicks
12. Fast feet (football run)
13. front jabs
14. cross jabs
15. upper cuts
16. Hooks
17. side lunges
18. Rear lunges
19. Jack & Jab
20. jump rope
Strength
1. push ups
2. squats
3. wall squat
4. crunch
5. sit-ups
6. side crunches
7. reverse crunches
8. tire flip
9. medicine ball toss
10. Plie
11. Lunges
12. Dips
13. Shoulder press
14. bicep curl
15. superman (low back)
16. Front raise
17. Side raise
18. Lat row
19. Outer thigh press
20. Calf raise
in addition to all the stuff i listed yesterday, my trainer sent me the list of the following to work on between now and tuesday.
You can set up any time line depending on how long you want the workout to be. Do the strength part for at least 1 minute and the cardio for at least 30 seconds. The goal is to go back to back with minimal rest in between.
Cardiovascular
1. jumping jack
2. high knees
3. butt kicks
4. sprints
5. squat jumps
6. burpees
7. karaoke
8. suicide runs
9. shuffle
10. Front kicks
11. Side Kicks
12. Fast feet (football run)
13. front jabs
14. cross jabs
15. upper cuts
16. Hooks
17. side lunges
18. Rear lunges
19. Jack & Jab
20. jump rope
Strength
1. push ups
2. squats
3. wall squat
4. crunch
5. sit-ups
6. side crunches
7. reverse crunches
8. tire flip
9. medicine ball toss
10. Plie
11. Lunges
12. Dips
13. Shoulder press
14. bicep curl
15. superman (low back)
16. Front raise
17. Side raise
18. Lat row
19. Outer thigh press
20. Calf raise
Lunges, jumps and squats, oh my!
From 7/1/2008
I think this is what we did tonight. I might be leaving out a thing or two... this was in 30 minutes
Squats w/ ball – lean ball against the wall, place at mid-lower back.. feet out and squat.
Butterfly. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Weights and arms up, butt out, bend forward and FLY!! Move arms up and down.
Steps! Run up and down 1 step. Lead with right foot, then lead with left.
Wall push ups.
Boxing moves… jab, jab (repeat) cut, cut (repeat) combination: jab, jab, cut, cut (need partner)
Elbow jabs… Partner stands behind, jab pads with elbows.
Lunges, jumps and squats, oh my! Lunge, on the upswing jump into a squat. Repeat.
Crunches.
Crunches and punches. Punch opposite site as sitting up for crunches. (need partner to hold legs down and hold punching things)
Lower back ball things. Lay on a ball, do backwards sit ups.
Leg pushing horribleness. Lay on back, grab partner’s ankles. Legs straight up. Partner pushes your legs, you bring them back to partner’s hands.
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i meet with the PT two more times before i start bootcamp. next tuesday, then the tuesday after that. she's going to email me some exercises, too.
tomorrow it's yoga at 6:30 while Hubby watches the kids and cooks dinner.
thursday i'll do some of the exercises we did today. i can't decide if i want to do Hip Hop Aerobics or pilates/stretch yoga class... or both.
i think that soon i'll be able to do a lot more of the classes that the Y offers, so that'll be cool.
I think this is what we did tonight. I might be leaving out a thing or two... this was in 30 minutes
Squats w/ ball – lean ball against the wall, place at mid-lower back.. feet out and squat.
Butterfly. Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. Weights and arms up, butt out, bend forward and FLY!! Move arms up and down.
Steps! Run up and down 1 step. Lead with right foot, then lead with left.
Wall push ups.
Boxing moves… jab, jab (repeat) cut, cut (repeat) combination: jab, jab, cut, cut (need partner)
Elbow jabs… Partner stands behind, jab pads with elbows.
Lunges, jumps and squats, oh my! Lunge, on the upswing jump into a squat. Repeat.
Crunches.
Crunches and punches. Punch opposite site as sitting up for crunches. (need partner to hold legs down and hold punching things)
Lower back ball things. Lay on a ball, do backwards sit ups.
Leg pushing horribleness. Lay on back, grab partner’s ankles. Legs straight up. Partner pushes your legs, you bring them back to partner’s hands.
__________________________________________________________________
i meet with the PT two more times before i start bootcamp. next tuesday, then the tuesday after that. she's going to email me some exercises, too.
tomorrow it's yoga at 6:30 while Hubby watches the kids and cooks dinner.
thursday i'll do some of the exercises we did today. i can't decide if i want to do Hip Hop Aerobics or pilates/stretch yoga class... or both.
i think that soon i'll be able to do a lot more of the classes that the Y offers, so that'll be cool.
oh.my.god. i've lost my mind.
from 7/1/2008
30 minutes with the personal trainer... who told me when i got there that she wasn't going to be nice. she knows i'm doing the bootcamp, so she said she wants to do as much as she can with me to get me prepared. she KICKED.MY.ASS.
THEN! an hour of zumba.
i'm beat.
I DO like it though. i'm exhausted, but it's such a good feeling. plus, if i want to eat something not so wonderful for me, i feel less guilty about it.
but yeah, i do like it. i'm really looking forward to bootcamp, actually. my PT said i can totally do it.
my background with exercise is pretty much nothing. i mean, here and there i'd work out... but i'd always stop for one reason or another. i'm hoping this time will be the difference. i think b/c of the kids, i'm more likely to stick with it.
in high school i was pretty fit, but sheesh. i'm old now.
30 minutes with the personal trainer... who told me when i got there that she wasn't going to be nice. she knows i'm doing the bootcamp, so she said she wants to do as much as she can with me to get me prepared. she KICKED.MY.ASS.
THEN! an hour of zumba.
i'm beat.
I DO like it though. i'm exhausted, but it's such a good feeling. plus, if i want to eat something not so wonderful for me, i feel less guilty about it.
but yeah, i do like it. i'm really looking forward to bootcamp, actually. my PT said i can totally do it.
my background with exercise is pretty much nothing. i mean, here and there i'd work out... but i'd always stop for one reason or another. i'm hoping this time will be the difference. i think b/c of the kids, i'm more likely to stick with it.
in high school i was pretty fit, but sheesh. i'm old now.
First day with my personal trainer...
From 7/1/2008
less than 2 hours until i meet her and i'm VERY nervous! on the bright side, i've started to be able to notice a SLIGHT difference in how my pants are fitting. that's always a nice boost! wish it hadn't taken so long b/c i was getting discouraged!!
one issue i have is that i forget to eat breakfast soemtimes b/c of chasing after the kids... naptime rolls around and i haven't eaten all day. not a good thing. so i've been making smoothie shakey things with slimfast. sounds gross, but they taste pretty good! i'm not do the "slimfast diet" i'm just using this to help me eat and not snack. after the meeting with my personal trainer, it's off to zumba!!
less than 2 hours until i meet her and i'm VERY nervous! on the bright side, i've started to be able to notice a SLIGHT difference in how my pants are fitting. that's always a nice boost! wish it hadn't taken so long b/c i was getting discouraged!!
one issue i have is that i forget to eat breakfast soemtimes b/c of chasing after the kids... naptime rolls around and i haven't eaten all day. not a good thing. so i've been making smoothie shakey things with slimfast. sounds gross, but they taste pretty good! i'm not do the "slimfast diet" i'm just using this to help me eat and not snack. after the meeting with my personal trainer, it's off to zumba!!
gearing up...
From 6/25/2008
I am waking up WAAAY too early to go work out in the mornings. I figure it'll get me ready for bootcamp. Plus, I don't have to drag the kids along.
Hubby said that i can work with a personal trainer for 2-3 sessions to help me get ready for bootcamp. b/c as it is now, i'd kill myself. the sessions are around $30 (for 30min)... Forunately, he's tutoring a few days a week, so that can pay for it. he's so good to me.
I start working with the PT next Tuesday at 5pm. We'll do once a week until bootcamp! zumba is on tuesdays at 5:30, so i think i'll go after my PT session. apparently, i feel like killing myself!
still scared. still don't know if i can do this. but i'm going to try my hardest!!
i don't think i can really express how scared i am.
I am waking up WAAAY too early to go work out in the mornings. I figure it'll get me ready for bootcamp. Plus, I don't have to drag the kids along.
Hubby said that i can work with a personal trainer for 2-3 sessions to help me get ready for bootcamp. b/c as it is now, i'd kill myself. the sessions are around $30 (for 30min)... Forunately, he's tutoring a few days a week, so that can pay for it. he's so good to me.
I start working with the PT next Tuesday at 5pm. We'll do once a week until bootcamp! zumba is on tuesdays at 5:30, so i think i'll go after my PT session. apparently, i feel like killing myself!
still scared. still don't know if i can do this. but i'm going to try my hardest!!
i don't think i can really express how scared i am.
I've become the fat girl
From 6/13/2008
I realized yesterday that I'm "the fat girl" now.
In Zumba class tonight, I was the biggest one there (and always am). As I watched myself in the mirror, I realized that the moves I was making weren't nearly that of the others in the class. I looked like I was barely working out, but I was actually working up quite a sweat.
I guess it's good that I'm doing it, but man... when you realize that you look differently than you've always pictured yourself, it can be a slap in the face.
i have a goal...
by July 21st (the day after my 31st birthday), i hope to start a boot camp that runs for 4 weeks. I'd go either 2 or 3 days per week before the kids get up. it's only 45 minutes each day, but it's VERY intense. eek.
so pretty much, I have to train to go to boot camp! how pathetic! but anyway... that's my goal. Hubby is on board. I'm SCARED.
last night, i was emailing with the boot camp lady and she says it's doable... there are plenty of people who are around my weight or more (and of course, less).
i'm SCARED. did i say that already?
I realized yesterday that I'm "the fat girl" now.
In Zumba class tonight, I was the biggest one there (and always am). As I watched myself in the mirror, I realized that the moves I was making weren't nearly that of the others in the class. I looked like I was barely working out, but I was actually working up quite a sweat.
I guess it's good that I'm doing it, but man... when you realize that you look differently than you've always pictured yourself, it can be a slap in the face.
i have a goal...
by July 21st (the day after my 31st birthday), i hope to start a boot camp that runs for 4 weeks. I'd go either 2 or 3 days per week before the kids get up. it's only 45 minutes each day, but it's VERY intense. eek.
so pretty much, I have to train to go to boot camp! how pathetic! but anyway... that's my goal. Hubby is on board. I'm SCARED.
last night, i was emailing with the boot camp lady and she says it's doable... there are plenty of people who are around my weight or more (and of course, less).
i'm SCARED. did i say that already?
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