Do not pass go!

The night prior to boot camp I have to say I was a little nervous.  I have never pushed myself in a setting that was so rigorous.  Generally, if I entertain a class I go at the pace, and speed that is more so comfortable vs the rigor that I experienced in boot camp.  When I showed up I got on a treadmill for a few minutes until our trainer took us downstairs to the gym.  On the way down we grabbed mats, balls and courage.  As I walked I could hear the other people talking about the previous few days they had worked out and how hard they were worked.  My immediate thought was what have I gotten myself into. 

Being a  novice to this program I decided to be open minded and think pleasant thoughts such as the outcome and benefits I would gain by doing this work out drill.  That helped because when we got to the gym and I saw people drop the mats and started running I eagerly followed suit.  I am not new to running however I have never been in a situation where I had to run with others behind me or until I was told to stop.  The combination of the two made me a little nervous since passing out in front of 10 other adults and being taken out via paramedic transport seemed a little more close than far in my mind. As I finished that thought process our trainer John gave us the OK to stop running (15 laps later) and started the station for the obstacle course. 

First thing we did was lunges with a 8lb ball over our head.  We were instructed to go up to half court and return.  After each station we were instructed to take a run one time around the gym until you arrive to the next station.  I felt like I was in a monopoly game as I would run from one station to the next just to pass go only I didn't get to collect $200.  I did however get to do 50 push ups, 50 sit ups, 100 step ups, 50 squats, 50 lunges and 100 Russian twist.  Once we were finished we ran 3 flights of stairs and did 3 sets of resistance sit ups.