I'm broken. I'm writing as I'm getting to go in for day 3 of 5 this week and I'm already broken. I shudder to think what would've happened to me if I hadn't started working out a month ago! Most of the people doing this have done it many times and are within their correct body weight ranges, which of course, makes me feel horribly inferior. They are sweating and puffing as much as I am - the difference is that they are completing each set of exercises. I'm not. I would be in the hospital if I tried to keep up. What have they done to me so far?
Day 1 Strength
5 Stations - 5 minutes each, 3 exercises each, 50 reps each exercise.
So this was not on machines, but rather these hideous moves like Mountain Climbers and Burpees, planks and sprints, and all sorts of jumping around and using things like kettle bells and rubber tubes.
Very sweaty and not so bad until I woke up the next morning and couldn't move well.
Day 2 Conditioning
6 Stations - 2 exercises each, 45 seconds spent on each one - twice
This was supposed to be the light day, I was told. Bah! Jumping jacks, push ups, reverse lifts and lunges, etc. More sweat and a quickly deteriorating knee last night. I think I've already made the decision to not go to Thursday's class, because I'm worried about my knee. We'll see how I feel after Day 3's workout.
Day 3 Strength
6 stations - 1 exercise, 50 seconds, 10 second rest to move to the next station - 4 rounds
Oh sweet blessed relief! It was arms day! Okay, yes I still sweat like a pig, and was shaking from the effort; but at least my knee was spared. We did rows, lifts, plank rows, and other nifty things involving weights and bands. I was silently cursing - others were grunting out loud with each exertion. Sweat was flying everywhere - quite nasty if you ask me. BUT, I did it! And since my knee got a reprieve, I will go tomorrow night.
P.S. They have a scale there. I didn't get on it - I'm a little frightened. Maybe I'll do it next week. Blaise says I look like I should be losing 1 pound a day from all the sweat that comes off me. Wouldn't that be nice?
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