Drenched in Sweat

I am proud to report that I am doing incredibly well achieving the trifecta of success I mentioned in my last post. Since my mini self discovery I have been focused on fueling my body with healthy foods and avoiding any overindulgence. Additionally I made it to all four bootcamp sessions so far and have been giving it my all. According to my morning peek at the scale, the efforts are starting to pay off.

Because of some crazy scheduling I haven’t been able to make it as a regular morning or evening camper and I keep alternating the two. It’s a great option to make the hour regime fit into my schedule. So, once again, I banged out two bootcamps within 10 hours. And both left me looking like this:


YIKES!

When I started this blog I vowed to the readers to be an open book about my experiences. Well, then the photo above is a little show-and-tell. Notice that there are few dry patches on that shirt. And no, it wasn't raining. While some of you might be a little grossed out by the sweat it is not something disgusts me. In fact it both pleases me and gives me a sense of accomplishment.

That sweated-up shirt is proof that the trainers are pushing me to work my body. And the dripping I’m doing validates that I’m doing my best to keep up with the routines and push myself through them.

So, what did we do in the two sessions that left me looking like I had been standing in the rain? Here’s the rundown…

Wednesday night challenged me by focusing on various upper body exercises with cardio spurts in between. We’d churn out sets of rows with jumping jacks in between and then move to lateral raises with butt kickers. We also used the gazebo at Reeve Park as a prop as we laced resistance bands around the benches. After plenty of lifting, jumping, pulling, running, etc. came the trickiest move of the night: plank rows. As if planks aren’t hard enough on their own, try balancing on one hand while rowing a weight toward your shoulder with the other. I toppled over a few times.

Thursday morning was a carnival of cardio. Mike set up 10 different obstacles for us to navigate. But it wasn’t just complete 10 and call it a day. No, we had to do each of the 10 for 20 seconds, six different times.

So… if you’re judging the sweaty shirt in the picture above, I dare you to come to a bootcamp session and see what your ensemble looks like when you leave.