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You already read my post on the first day. Now here is an update on my experience in the first week of Boot Camp.

DAY 2:

Walking around the office I really feel it in my legs all day. They are stiff as a rock and I can barely bend at the knees. I guess this is a good thing. Definitely working the muscles a bit. Note to self: take ibuprofen before working out! Where are my concerns right now? Well, try-outs for hockey is only a day away and my whole body aches. No problem, I can get through this. Just gotta suck it up.

Day 3:

Boot camp was again a butt kicker today. We did a trial run of our mile for the upcoming fitness test. I need to consult with my co-bloggers who enjoy running, because this is definitely something I do not enjoy. We pushed our lower body to the limits. I learned a new exercise that I have a love/hate relationship with. Love it because its going to really do my abs some justice and hate it because its not an easy thing to do. The Leg Throw. Check out the YouTube Video on how to do the Leg Throw:

Day 4:

Using our weights a lot today, we worked on our upper body strength. A realization I had today was that playing hockey gives me awesome legs, but my arms are weak. We worked our arms in a couple of different directions allowing various muscles to be worked including our shoulders, upper and lower back, and our upper arm. In between reps with the weights, we jumped rope. The basis of the hour work out is really to never stop working out. While you are resting one muscle, you are working on another one.

Day 5:

Fitness Test Day. We started out with running a mile. Now, I ran cross country in high school and while running the mile today, I was asking myself how the hell I managed to run every day back when I was 15. If I wasn’t running, I was power walking. I managed to get my mile in under 12 minutes. Not something I’m proud of, but at the very least its motivation for me to work on this. My goal for the final fitness test will be to get my mile in under 10 minutes.

Some of the other areas we were tested on were how many sit-ups we could do before falling apart, push-ups and a plank hold. The plank hold is another good one for the abs.

Well, the first week is done. I’m exhausted, but I feel good about myself. I’ve been eating healthier and feel more motivated throughout the day. We will see what week 2 brings. ~ LH