First up was Cardio Kickboxing. Yep... not just regular, good-ole kickboxing, but CARDIO kickboxing!! The class was with Jesus so I had a feeling it was going to be intense and my intuitions proved correct!! We started the class with about 15 minutes of different cardio/kickboxing movements. This included various punch sequences and kick sequences. Then we did partner work with one person wearing gloves and the other person wearing mitts. Jesus taught us an awesome punch combination, and then we switched gloves/mitts and repeated. It was an excellent arm work-out and definitely something I was looking for. Toned arms are a MUST whilst wearing a wedding dress!! The rest of my body is fairly hidden (I mean, the dress hugs my waist a bit, so I can work on my abs) but ARMS is what I need the most of.
After both partners had completed their combinations, Jesus taught us another combo, this one included jabs and a duck and a kick. We do that and switched and our partners completed it and he taught us the final routine. The final combo included jabs, a knee, a push and a duck! Both my partner and I were exhausted at the end of our turns. She kept encouraging me and I encouraged her- it was all very helpful!! Afterwards, we put the equipment away and did about 7 additional minutes of cardio and leg activities. I was exhausted and I drank one entire bottle of water and then a third of another bottle!!
Instantly regretting my decision to do the next class, I took a deep breath. What the hell possessed me to sign up for Butt & Abs Bootcamp after doing cardio kickboxing?! Just the word 'Bootcamp' scared me!! But my friend was in the kickboxing class with me and she was staying for Bootcamp, and she reminded me what I was working for!
Butt & Abs Bootcamp was rough. My thighs were already burning from kickboxing, so I had a rough time. There were 5 girls in the class, 3 of us were first-timers to Bootcamp. Kristie was the instructor and she began the class with 50 squats. I was ok with that because I'd recently done a 30 day Squat Challenge (which I quit after 20 days...) but squats aren't too bad for me. The girl in front of me, on the other hand, whispered to me: "50 squats?! Oh my god!" I started to worry about her right then and there! We then we given weighted bars and had to do different squats with the bar held behind our head on our shoulders. It got harder with each position. Next up was pushups with our feet on this workout discs that allow you to glide your feet. We did a tons of different glides- butt completely up, legs at 90 degree angle to rest of body and back, etc. I didn't complete a single exercise in its entirety! I couldn't perform each movement as quickly as Kristie wanted, my feet kept coming off of the discs, so I was constantly readjusting, AND I had to keep taking breaks because it was so difficult! About 20 minutes into the class, the girl in front of me (who had left the room a couple of times to, I can only assume, use the restroom) started packing up her things. She put everything away and left the class and just sat on a couch outside the room. She freakin' quit! I wanted to quit too! I REALLY did!! But I couldn't. I couldn't do that to myself. I toughed it out and I swore to come back to the class so I could master those dang discs!!!
I finished my second bottle of water during the duration of the Bootcamp class. I was working hard today!! We finished the class with 8 minute abs and a light stretch. Whew!! I have a sneaky suspicion that I'm going to feel this tomorrow!!
Food journal:
Breakfast: I woke up too late for an actual breakfast!
Lunch: Olive Garden!!! I ate 3-4 breadsticks (so yummy!!), half a bowl of chicken and gnocci soup, and half of my fettuccine alfredo!
Dinner: After Bootcamp, I knew that I was extremely hungry, but I didn't want to cook when I got home, so I stopped at Chick-fil-a. I ordered a chocolate milkshake, chickn sandwich (sans pickle) and fries. On the way home I drank the milkshake. Towards the end of the shake my stomach started to rumble. Maybe dairy after 2 intense workouts wasn't a great idea!! I then ate the sandwich, which was very good. Then I attempted the fries. I ate one fry and my stomach wasn't happy! I'm fairly certain that my stomach is shrinking and I don't need as much food intake. This is an excellent thing!!
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