Getting Lean (or dead) in 13

The Hubby and I are doing this contest at our gym. It’s called “Get Lean In 13.” We started it by going to a meeting where they gave us a food plan and then divided us into teams. We each have 2 trainers and they give us a weight workout and a cardio workout for the week and we alternate days we do them. And on every Monday, our group gets together to do our group workout.

I was “lucky” enough to get into the group with the guy who teaches our Bootcamp Class at the gym. Seriously, he’s great, but our trainers decided this week we would do a “Bootcamp” workout for our group session. OH HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!! Let me give you a quick run-down of our death workout.

3 laps around the track (at this point I’m thinking “okay, I got this.”

50 Squats (4 baby squats at the bottom without coming up=1 squat- it burns!!)

15 Pushups followed immediately by 15 dips (3 rounds)

Sit ups with a partner (45 seconds, 4 rounds)……. Like your whooha faces your partners whooha and you sit up at the same time and pass a medicine ball back and forth. Well teacher’s pet here got paired with the trainer and therefore got the heaviest weight. This is where my soul started dying a little bit.

Chest pull ups (12 reps, 3 rounds) we layed under the squat machine (when they said squat machine, but poor little thighs screamed NOOOOO, but it should have been my arms and back screaming) and then grabbed the bar, and did like a mini pull up to the chest with our feet out in front of us.

Last… stairs… I hate stairs. Up and down was one round. We did 5 rounds with two flights. Then we did 4 rounds with 4 flights.

I almost threw up. And I’m not a Biggest Loser throw up to get out of a workout kind of girl. I’m tough. I don’t like to be weak. But let me tell you… I almost lost my cookies (well more like broccoli) all over my trainers’ little bootcamp booties.  

Knowing that soreness is always the worst the 2^nd day, I powered through a cardio workout yesterday, so needless to say that earlier when I sneezed, I almost cried.

Just a little tip that works for me- when I got home knowing that I had some major soreness heading my way, I took a bath with some Epsom salt in it. It helps heal and relax your muscles. And while I am sore beyond belief, I am not sore beyond walking. (Which has happened before.)

Before I go, I’ll give you a typical rundown of my cardio workout. I get bored on the dreadmill. So I mix it up.10 minutes of three different things, 2 rounds.

Yesterday it was Precore (fancy elliptical) for 10

 Treadmill for 10

Rowing machine for 10

I might need gloves for the rowing machine....

Sometimes I throw in the bike or another cardio machine. Whatever you do, make sure that you’re doing something to raise your heart rate. Don’t make it easy. All you have to survive is 10 minutes. Take it minute by minute. But make sure you’re pushing yourself.

Be happy and healthy!

Kris

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