But Roy knows we can handle it. We are into our 2nd week of our 3 4-week session. Today I was able to jog the whole parking lot hill. We are able to push through each exercise even when we are talking which helps to distract from the toughness of our moves. During the first session, first week, I thought it would be impossible for me to hold a plank for a full minute and the dead bug seem to really kill. We so appreciate that Roy always warms us up and provides a cool down.
We are getting stronger, stronger, stronger. Everyone is easily able to do the heavier weights they have moved up to. Now, if we can just accomplish the full push-ups and pull-ups. I think it's a girl thing not having those strong biceps.
A few blogs back, I did a list of things I loved about boot camp, so I thought it only fair to provide equal time to:
Things I don't like about boot camp besides getting up early.
1. The long drive to get there. (no speeding ticket yet).
2. Having to figure out something to eat before I work out. Love those 100 calorie pack almonds, trying to get some protein.
3. Worrying that I may have forgotten to pack some essential item for my getting ready session at 24-hour fitness.
4. Leaving my sweet husband in bed.
5. Not being in the same camp as my daughter.
6 . Not working out with my husband.
7. Disappointing Ray.
8. That it is over too soon... Can't believe I would ever want more than 1 hour.
9. Being slower than the other campers (I'm going to say it's an age thing.)
10. That muscle weighs more than fat.
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I really enjoy reading your blog. I just wanted to make a comment regarding #2 on your list: having hard time to figure out what to eat before boot camp. I finally attended the nutrition seminar we had the first week of this camp. We mentioned the same exact thing to John, having hard time to figure out what to eat before boot camp so I learned the following:
ReplyDelete• Having no carbs is a big mistake; having just protein is bad for the kidneys.
• Always have a protein with a carbohydrate especially for breakfast. Protein needs more time to digest, carbs “kick in” almost immediately, so the best is high protein + low carb.
He recommended peanut butter, but since I hate peanut butter I asked for an alternative so he recommended cottage cheese or greek yoghurt (you can find this at Trader Joe’s). He also mentioned that coffee or green tea is good before camp, it helps you burn more calories and that you should only have caffeine before noon.
I have a few spoons of low fat or fat free cottage cheese every morning before camp ever since; works just fine with me. One less thing to worry about :)
It's a real pleasure working out with you at boot camp :)
Keep up the good work with the blog and at boot camp :)