Monday, January 17, 2011
Day Six - I Really Need to Stop Saying That
So day six starts off pretty good. A little later in the day it's work out time. Oh yeah, I am starting to like this time of day. Especially when I don't have to wake up and go workout right away. So today is Kempo!!!! "This can't be too hard." I really need to stop saying that. So we begin. Oh yeah I can do this. Jab, hook, jab hook. Oh yeah I am a mean fighting machine. Left right, left right. I'm gonna knock somebody out. This keeps up for oh about the first 20 min. Then suddenly I am in the 10 round. Right left switch feet. Left right switch feet. My arms are starting to burn. My legs are following suit. Now when Tony says "Right at me." I wish he was right in front of me. Although my punches are getting weaker. Now come the kicks. My sore legs have decided to visit me as well. Front kick, back kick. Oh man. Why am I doing this. The sweat is just pouring off of me. I thought this was going to be a piece of cake. The kicks keep going and my confidence in my legs is quickly dissipating. Keep pushing keep kicking. Wow this is a killer. I am tired and I swear I look like the biggest weirdo. Here I am doing this karate-esk workout and during the last ten or so reps he wants me to yell?! Wow this is awesome. A pretty big guy wearing a lifeguard tank top trying to acting like Jackie Chan and trying to scream while punching and kicking. Not very well I might add. My breathless yells and my weak (and ever dropping toward the floor) kicks have to be the most pathetic thing you could ever see and hear. I feel so stupid doing it. Yet at the same time I am following every direction from this deranged incredibly fit guy on the screen is telling me to do. The workout keeps going. Now we are kicking and punching. I verbally saying I cant keep this up. But even during the breaks I keep running and doing jump rope and jumping jacks. This man is evil. Jumping jacks? Seriously?.... But I keep going. What is wrong with me. I cant keep doing this. I am getting so tired. Then he says "100 punches!!!" Oh no no no no NO. We start of at a steady slow pace... And then we pick up the pace. We are squatting while doing this. 50, 51, 52 We are getting faster and faster finally we reach 100!!!? But he is still going. I am still going following like a lost puppy. Punch punch punch punch. And were done. Panting I try raise my arms. They stay up only a moment. Sweat is beading off me. I made it. Not only did I make it; but I made it without pausing the video to take a break. I made it all the way through the hour long kempo workout without pausing and stopping to take breaks!!!!!!!! I then realize that the thing I really need to stop saying is; "I CAN'T."
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