The day I almost passed out in the studio

Friday 16^th September, 2011.

Challenge Day 5

The day I almost passed out in the studio

It is now day 5 of my challenge and if you don’t count the fact that my whole body feels like a big giant purple bruise and I am aching from head to toe, I am feeling AMAZING!!  I was at the studio Monday night, Tuesday night, Wednesday night and Thursday night and have muscle soreness of epic proportions but I KNOW it will all be worth it in the end.

Believe it or not, I can get quite shy around new people (especially boys *giggle*), so rocking up to the gym for my first group boxing session on Tuesday had me shaking in my booties a little.  I arrived slightly early and saw the group of girls waiting in the car park outside the door to let the privy PT session before our class finish.  I was only about 7 minutes early, but I decided to sit in the car a little and wait it out.  I eventually got out and walked in and was greeted with the friendliest welcomes.  The girls were lovely and in the end I felt like a dick for not getting out of the car earlier.  Unusually enough, the class was all girls.  I was told that this was not deliberate and is not normally the case, but I didn’t mind in the slightest.  As I said, I get shy around boys and I probably wouldn’t have pushed myself as much in that first class had I have known there were boys watching me.  The class was tough, with Corrie pushing us hard.  At one point my blood pressure started to drop and I thought I was going to die, NO JOKE, so I sat it out for 3 mins or so but Corrie gave me enough encouragement to WANT to come back and rejoin.  We did some intense cardio and leg work, but she also made the class fun!  All in all, it was fun and made me want to go back the next day.

On Wednesday, I then had my PT session with Trace.  This one I enjoyed!!  To start off she basically wanted to know where I was at – fitness level, self motivation, strength and endurance.  And apparently, not that I mean to gloat (Gloat Gloat Gloat!!), I am a very strong girl ... Physically that is!  When Trace told me this I was so happy.  I felt that I at least had strength going for me.  My fitness levels though, are nothing to cheer about.  As expected, my endurance is quite low, and I struggle when it comes to intense cardio.  An old friend of mine made me laugh the other day though.  When I told him about the challenge he chanted “SAY NO TO CARDIO”!  If someone had of told me a month ago that I’d be pushing myself this week as much as I did, I would have laughed in their faces and chanted the same thing.  But with Trace’s words of motivation and insistence that I’d be able to do this till the end, it has made me want to do it more.  She will get my fitness levels to a good point.

Last night I also had another boxing class. I think because I knew sort of what to expect, I had no hesitations in jumping out of the car and walking right in.  Again, it was all girls but there were only 5 of us.  The lovely girl I was partnered up with for the night was fantastic!  She was great at pushing me and finishing all the reps we had to do; egging me on as we did our stuff.  With the music up loud and pumping, all I needed to focus on was one point and I’d be ok.  Admittedly, I whinged a little before last night’s class.  During the day I was lacking a little in motivation and complained to mum that I was really sore, which I honestly was and still am, but as soon as I change into my gym gear after work I somehow transform into somebody else.  I want to show my trainers that I am worth it and want it, and want to show my fellow group members that I am just as tough and strong as they are.  Last night was fun, and I am ready to do it again!

Mel x.