Squats and Sushi

So, I am excited that this is not only a long weekend but it is a relatively unplanned weekend.  Sure, there are always things to do around the house, errands to run but there are only a few things that HAVE to be done.  I love it!  Deb D came into town last night.  We did some quick catching up and then I was off to Boot camp Day 3 which is also the completion of my first week in the 6 week program.  

Kindly coach did not make us run outside, instead we did a quick warm up of 200 jump ropes.  He decided we would have two WOD's (Workouts of the day) so we quickly moved into a timed workout of wall ball, step-ups and ring pulls.  We did three circuits of 21-15-9 reps of each and he listed our time.  I actually finished second and I was pretty proud.  WOD #2 was TOUGH!  It was an alternating workout of squats and push-ups. (Michelle and Andy, it reminded me of the workout you two did at the beach last year.)  It started with 50 squats followed by 5 push ups, then 40 squats and 10 push ups.  This continued on until we did 10 squats and 25 push ups.  Let me tell you right now, I have NO upper body strength so I was in pain by the end and I certainly didn't finish 2nd :)

I dragged my exhausted body home, washed up and changed and then Deb and I met two friends out for at Shiki Restaurant for SUSHI!  I have decided sushi is the BEST way to end a workout.  It's healthy, yummy and SAKE makes all the pain go away!!  

Boot Camp Day 2

So, last night was my 2nd day with boot camp. As usual we began with a run but our coach was kind enough to keep it short since it is cold here (according to southern weather people.) Coach Dave said we would focus on arms so I assumed that meant no squats for the night. WRONG! We cycled through four rotations that included 4 minutes of squats (as many as you could do in 20 second intervals with a 10 second break.) We also did kettle bell swings, wall ball, push ups and our newest pain inducer, ring pull ups (gymnastic rings).

Today I am still a little sore from squats but I can still walk the steps at work so I think I will survive. My arms are a bit sore and I am assuming they will be VERY sore tomorrow since I have no upper body strength. Overall, yesterdays workout although difficult, was tolerable. I am thinking that coach went easy on us since it was day 2 and we were all sore.

Session 3: Weights !!