ski abs

“The key to successful training is comprised of motivation, determination,

and a healthy fear of your trainer.”

-The Running Thriver 😉

makes me a sad girl. 😦

My work schedule is in complete conflict with boot camp this week, which essentially means two things 1) I need to find a new job that is more accommodating of my boot camp addiction, and 2) I need to seriously kick my own butt this week.

I spent my entire morning running around in circles (on the phone, not literally…unfortunately) between ticket master and the Hartford XL Center trying to track down my missing hockey tickets (it took NINE separate phone calls and multiple emails) before it was finally decided I could pick them up at “will call”. Keep your fingers crossed for me; I have a feeling it’s not over…

After all that drama, I truly needed a work out! I popped in my trusty Jackie DVD and sailed through the workout. Of course, now that I am a hardcore boot camper, I didn’t stop there. Instead, I did the 1000+ rep ab workout I missed a few weeks ago from class. I had been wanting to try it, so I was glad to have the perfect opportunity. Luckily, my fellow boot camp ~~addicts~~ members were kind enough to post the full workout online. I had to look up a few of the exercises on YouTube to figure out how to do them, but that only took a few minutes and I was good to go.

The one part of the workout I didn’t do was the sprints. I figured shoveling snow this morning and doing the DVD would make up for it. I did do the rest though!!! In fact, I am pretty sure I did a couple hundred extra reps because there were several points when I lost count and started over. lol I also assumed that the flutter kicks were in the typical sets of 4 (counting 1-2-3-1, 1-2-3-2, 1-2-3-3, etc) and did 800+ total, which may or may not have been the intended amount. There were a couple times I wanted to quit out of boredom with the high number of reps and general disdain for a few of the exercises (SKI ABS- BOOOO!), but impressed myself that I had enough discipline to complete everything without someone standing over my shoulder. I have to admit though, that I did not get the same warm, fuzzy feeling after finishing that I do after a real boot camp session. It was certainly better than nothing though!!!! I am going to just have to take what I can get until Monday…

AB workout Maximum Results Boot Camp Style

In related news, I am to breaking up with Jackie. We had a lot of growth together, but she just doesn’t challenge me the way she used to. It’s always the same routine with her, and I’m really ready to try something new. I’ve officially invested in Insanity and am hoping Shaun T. will take me further in my fitness journey.

Joking aside, I really am looking forward to a new challenge; and I am hoping that these workouts will be a good substitute for the days I can’t make boot camp. Hopefully my new DVDs will arrive soon and help with my withdrawal!!!!