More Torture than Basic Training?

So last night was boot camp and my trainer, Tina, warned me it was going to be tough.  Turns out she wasn't at all exaggerating.  We did stations.  On one side of the studio was 6 cardio activites: jump rope, step ups, mountain climbers, 8 stage burpees, jump squats on the step, and jump squats on the bosu. On the other side of the studio were 6 strength training exercises: reverse push up on a ball with a pike, squats with an overhead press, lunges with a bicep curl, two arm row standing on a bosu, full plank, and tricep dips on a bench.  So each "team" started on one side or the other (each team has 6 members = one at each exercise), did the exercise of choice for 1 minute and then switched to the other side (cardio vs. strength) until everyone has done every exercise.  After that we were all pooped out and drinking water and Tina says "Ok, now let's do it again"  I about fell over and said "Are you serious?" and sure as shit she was!  My girlfriend, Sam, even said to me "They didn't torture us like this at basic." (she was in the Air Force and went through REAL boot camp) We got up and did it all again and while I'm holding my full plank (my very last exercise) and my whole body is trembling, my face is not red, but purple, and I want to vomit I hear Tina in my ear "Becky, hold that plank, don't you let it fall, you can do this, focus, it's mind over body."  And I let me knee drop.  After the 1 minute was up Tina made me get back in plank and hold it for 5 more seconds and I did.  She's right, it is definitely mind over body at some point and THAT was my point.  I kept thinking "I can't do it", "I can't hold it anymore", "I'm going to collapse" and I did.  But when I had 11 other ladies watching me hold that plank, I did for the 5 seconds that Tina wanted me to.

So thank you, Tina, for proving to me that if you tell yourself you can do it, you can.  It might be hard and uncomfortable and utterly exhausting and you might even puke, but you CAN do it if you put your mind in the right place.

This morning I woke up thinking, "Man, I'm not even really very sore except for a little ache in my shoulder." and wondering what in the world was wrong with me, but now as I've started moving around more this morning, I'm DEFINITELY feeling my workout!  My shoulders and arms are sore, my legs, my core, everything.  It's not bad and I don't know how to explain it, but it's a good sore.

Today - Yoga
Tomorrow - Cardio Kickboxing (nervous)
Sunday - Zumba & Restorative Yoga (SUPER excited!)

So last night I got talking with a gal from the Zumba class (Zumba and Boot Camp are going on at the same time Tuesdays and Thursdays), because as crazy as it sounds...I want a pair of Zumba pants,  but was looking online at Zumba.com and they are like $60!!  I don't want to spend THAT much to look cute while I'm sweating my butt off.  She said there is a more discounted site....zumbafashion.com  Definitely cheaper, but still not in my budget just yet.  One day I will reward myself with a pair....maybe if I win this biggest loser thing at Willobridge.  We'll see.

These are the ones the gal I talked to had one...they are MUCH cuter in person!!

And of course I can not for the life of me decide between these two pair.....

I really DO love the black and white ones though, but then I think I'll really have to be careful not to wear any colorful undies LOL.