I survived the first day... for some reason I feel like it wasn't as bad as the kickstart class. It can't be because I was better prepared for it... well, I suppose it could be, but if my testing two days ago and half an hour on the treadmill five days ago is that much of an effect, I should ramp up awfully fast. To be fair, Justin said many times to 'enjoy it while it lasts'... like giving us a break towards the end to stretch. Wednesday I expect to be much worse for multiple reasons.
I paired up with Brad, who's about my height but much lighter... he says that he cycles and plays soccer (he has the hair for it). We have nothing resembling rhythm yet hitting the bag. Also, I am still clumsy and don't do very well with the knee-kick to roundhouse combo.
But let's back up to the start... and how I felt like tapping out just doing jumping jacks in the warm-ups. I thought I felt good and matched Justin's pace with the jumping jacks and my tank was empty in like 15 seconds. I can make excuses like my arms are heavier than Justin's but whatever, I'm out of shape and have terrible stamina. Also my calves got beat down from all of the bouncing on the balls of my feet.
The planking between bag exercises I just about flat-out couldn't do... my core is just beaten down, I think partly because the sit-ups to failure test on Saturday thrashed me. Whatever, I need to consume 240 grams of protein today so that should help in my recovery. I need to get a case of Brawndo (j/k) or low/no sugar sports drinks to help with my hydration and keeping my electrolytes up.
I decided to weigh myself once a week through this, because I want an idea as to what kind of a curves/plateaus in my weight loss I go through, rather than just seeing where I'm at in 10 weeks.
You know, it occurs to me that I was probably super dehydrated for the kickstart class and I probably had a cigar that night after work. I drank a ton of water yesterday, had some whole wheat toast with this peanut butter paste stuff on it for breakfast... and more water on the way in. Might have something to do with it not feeling as bad as the kickstart class.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Randy returned my socks to me which I had forgotten at my kickstart. When it was done I was in such a daze I didn't realize I'd left my socks on the mat in the corner until the next day.