Oh my God ya'll just have no idea how bad I hurt right now. The muscle soreness is one thing, but my knuckles are red and bleeding. I actually broke skin and bruised my knuckles today. I also feel like I have a massive case of carpel tunnel because my hands hurt to move. I know the worst of the muscle soreness hasn't hit and won't until tomorrow sometime, but I can feel it coming. It will probably be at it's worst when I head back in on Wednesday. And again Friday.
I won't lie. Within 5 minutes of class starting I was wondering if I had made a huge mistake. I didn't know if I could push through this type of workout and I was pretty certain that I had about a 50% chance of death while there. It was that bad. And then 5 minutes later he declared that our "warm-up" was over. Yeah. This was so different than anything I've ever done before with my workouts. This was bootcamp style boxing. There was running, burpees (Google it if you don't know the insanity of these..), push-ups, squats, and some other random burpee type moves that I had never even seen before. But then there's the hitting. I will torture myself with bootcamp style fitness for those glorious minutes when I get to hit and kick that bag with everything I've got. Hence the bleeding and red knuckles. I can uppercut, hook, punch, push kick, and roundhouse with the best of them. I would run a little faster during those laps to get back to my bag. Yes, I'm slightly crazy.
The biggest thing this gives me is that push to do more. I could never push myself to the point of near death workouts. It's not that I don't want to, I just don't know how. I still have that fear of pushing myself too far. It's very freeing to put that in someone else's hands and just do it. It's also very satisfying to know that I made it through today and I will continue to get better and better. This year's resolution has nothing to do with weight. Weight will come off with this class. I have no doubt about that. This is about bettering myself and knowing that I can push myself harder and do more. I'm not afraid to do the work. I also know that failure is not an option. Failure only happens when you stop trying. I'm in this for at least the next 12 months. I may not be perfect and I may not always love it, but I won't ever stop trying.
And I got my contacts today!! YAY!! Can't box with glasses. It just doesn't work. I got my first ever set of contacts and a new pair of designer sunglasses too. :)
If the last few days are any indicator of what the next year will bring, 2012 will be an amazing year. Bring it on!
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