Camp EEEEEvil
I'm back in fitness camp. I had done it religiously from January of 2004 through late October, but took a break for the wedding, then holidays, since I'd be gone so much. Then, after the Christmas season, we bought our house, so I couldn't really justify $150/month for a trainer when I could go to 24 Hour or Bally's for $30/month. Well, needless to say, I never made it to Ballys. I pretty much just sat here. I did do much better eating, though. Lost 13 lbs. this spring, but I was otherwise stagnant.
Last Wednesday was my first camp back. I've gone to 2 so far, missing Thursday for M's birthday. So, it turns out that my trainer has really, really, really increased the pace of camp. We don't really do circuits as much anymore. All of the activities are things that I've done a lot in the past, but not in the combos he's put them into. I feel like someone has beaten the life out of me. I have never been so fucking sore in my life. Also, let me point out that I'm the last of the big girls, er, voluptuous ladies, at camp. They've all dropped out. the camp consists of soccer players, fitness freaks, and women who could never jog a day in their lives, but still have a runners body. You know the type. They all happen to be good friends now, too, so I feel confident in my assessment. One girl who started last June has already lost 60 lbs. She was a bit on the heavy side when she started, now she has an AMAZING body. A great testimonial to exercising and eating right. What a revelation.
So, here are the camps I've done so far:
First camp:
1. Jog for about 10 mins.
2. Shuttle runs w/a partner. Cones set up every 20 yards, 5 cones. Run to first cone, do 15 squats, run back. Partner does the same. Repeat until the end, and then do it back, from last to first.
3. Get ups. Lay down on a mat, do a sit up and jump up into standing position. 5 times, then run 100 yards. Repeat, but decrease the get ups 4, 3, 2, 1, while running in between, then increase 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Die.
4. Stretch.
Next camp:
1. Jog for 10 mins.
2. Do a 5 minute warm up (what was the jogging?) of squats and lunges.
3. Split into 3 teams. Each team takes turns doing the following, with one team at a time doing each segment:
a. Alternate 20 push ups with 20 tuck jumps (where you jump in place, trying to get your knees as close to your chin as possible. Do this until team "c" is done w/ their segment.
b. Alternate 20 crunches with 20 bootstrappers (where you are in a squat position, hands on the ground, and then you stand w/out letting your hands off the ground. initially these look really easy. after 5 of them, you know better.)
c. The doozy. 4 bags filled with 50 lbs. of gravel. The three person team must get these as fast as they can around the whole park, about 175 yards. Take turns carrying - 2 people carry, one alternate. One bag at a time, drop them off, run to the next bag and repeat. First lap, fine. Second, hard. Third, you're not sure you can make it. Forth, you start telling the trainer you hope he can feel your brewing rage.
4. Stretch (or, lay there whimpering, as I did.).
And to top it off, after I told the trainer that the second camp was the hardest workout I've ever had, he said, "Ha. Wait until Wednesday." That's today. I'm skurred.