Day 5 - 10:11am

boot camp was tough today. we did quite a bit and my body was already sore so it was a BIGGG push. and then...AND THENNNN...coach let us know openly that this week was play time and that next week we will be going to a "whole other level." okay so should i bail on the $175 i coughed up or what? well probably not seeing as though i DO want to experience the results ;~) ... okay so im going to hang in there. the good news is that week 1 is finally behind me. no! that is GREAT news! it is unbelievable how much anticipation i had about this class, but i am finding that when you just push through it, knowing it is something that you MUST DO it takes on a totally different frame. thank god! ebony was out of town today so she wasnt there. mekinah, well she was just MIA. but coach certainly noticed and asked about them as sis and i were leaving. hmmmm... well anyway, here goes:

WARM UP - stretches, once again, people were late so we started by "dropping and giving 20" - push ups that is, followed by 1 lap around the park (approx 3/4 mile)

WORK OUT - we did drills where we went to 6 different stations and did timed exercises, alternating between two different exercises at each station for 15 counts each at a time (now remember most of these are not just 1,2,3,4,5,etc., they are 1,2,3,1; 1,2,3,2; 1,2,3,3 and so on...so there is more work involved). we did the exercises until she blew the whistle, which seemed to be after about a minute or a minute and a half.

station 1: knee high running in place at the fence, curb push ups

station 2: jump rope then running-rope to next cone where we repeated the exercise, returning to the first cone to start over

station 3: squats with 2 hops, walking lunges to next cone where we repeated the exercise, returning to the first cone to start over

station 4: mountain climbers, front and back kicks

station 5: ski jumpers, alternating lunges

station 6: bends and thrusts, tricep dips on the curb

we finished with indian sprints, where we line up in a single file line and run around the park again (3/4/ mile), but there is a continuous rotation of the last runner in line sprinting past the group and accelerating to the front of the line. this was repeated until our final destination was reached.

COOL DOWN - stretches

when i returned home, i got my mom up for her walk, so i accompanied her to the park where i walked 1 1/2 miles around the track with her. i intended to do sit ups when i got home but i forgot. how convenient, right? no but seriously i hit the showers after spending my morning sweating like a pig, and it did not cross my mind until then that i reneged on the abs. no worries, i vow to hit them up before the end of the day.

MEALS

PRE-WORKOUT BREAKFAST - small bowl of organic 4 grain plus flax hot cereal (arrowhead mills) and a slice of multi grain toast with all natural peach pecan butter (fredericksburg farms)

POST-WORKOUT BREAKFAST - 2 egg omelette (spinach, mushrooms, cilantro, mozzarella), 1/2 slice whole wheat english muffin with butter, a few mandarin oranges and a small glass of orange juice.



it is only 10:34am and it seems like a full day. i already have my homemade veggie soup cooking so all i have to do later is hook up a salad to go with it for dinner. im not sure about lunch yet...i will play it by ear.

i was telling a friend this morning that this whole thing has just taken over my life. i dont think i have ever spent so much time in the kitchen preparing food and washing dishes! the saving grace is that i absolutely love to cook, so experimenting and finding new recipes or healthy ways to cook old ones is quite intriguing. with that said i certainly see the fun in it all. i wonder how long i will be able to keep this blog up. my goal is to do it for the 6 weeks of boot camp and thats it. we will see how it goes.

oh and p.s. late comers need to get with the program. im tired of being early and then having to do push ups because others are late >-(

well my friends, make it a great day...