Two nights ago, a friend of mine invited me to boot camp. Normally, if you join a boot camp, it is something you have to sign up for, pay for, and commit to. But, her cousin is the instructor so I was able to join in for a session.
Oh. My.
Boot camp is hard, y’all. And I know those of you already experienced in this arena know this. But I did not. I with my measly running, bike riding, and twice-a-week weight lifting was not familiar with getting my but kicked by someone I used to think was a nice person. I will say it right now: I’d rather run 30 miles than have that man make me do one more push up.
In college I had a trainer I called Sarge. He was ex-military and it showed. He got me into better shape than I ever thought possible. Compared to my friend’s cousin, Sarge was a teddy bear. A teddy bear who would let me stop to catch my breath once in a while.
Well it turns out Cousin Tony, we’ll call him, got his boot camp training as a drill instructor in the Marine Corps. I think that’s a lie, though, because I’m pretty sure no one on this side of hell could have taught Tony to be so cruel.
After 120 minutes of Tony handing my butt to me on a platter, we were finally finished. I really have a great amount of respect for this kind of work out now. Shocking even myself, I thanked Tony for allowing me to join the class for one night. “You should come back,” he said. “You can thank me some more.” Yeah, Tony, we’ll see. Right now my abs are going to be thanking you until next Thursday.
Mel Heth says:
A girlfriend talked me into going to bootcamp a few times last summer but it wasn’t 120 minutes! You poor thing! I remember that feeling of not really being able to walk right for a few days. I hope your abs forgive you soon.
July 16th, 2008 at 9:48 am
anne says:
That is waaaay too much boot camp.
July 16th, 2008 at 10:29 am
The Exception says:
Wow!! That’s all I can think to say… WOW!
July 16th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Essentially Me says:
Bootcamp is a bitch! You’ll feel it more tomorrow!
July 16th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Danielle says:
120 minutes…and abs hurting…hmmm….sounds like fun!! OK, maybe not!! Seriously though, I like classes that make my abs hurt. I had it happen in one Yoga class and one Pilates DVD…other than that they never seem to get worked and they are my problem area. I’ve never been in a boot camp that kicked my butt that way I’ve heard people talk though. Tony sounds fun!
July 17th, 2008 at 5:44 am
Aaron says:
120 minutes?
My old trainer’s boot camps weren’t ever longer than an hour, because most people barely hung in there that long!
July 17th, 2008 at 10:25 am
Jacinta says:
Oh you are a brave brave woman - I have just started running again and even that is hard enough. The fact it is winter here is absolutely no help at all.
Hope you can move today - 120 minutes is a HUGE session!
July 17th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Jen says:
I’ve never tried boot camp, somehow I have a feeling I just might not survive it.
July 19th, 2008 at 4:21 am