Kickboxing recap

So kickboxing was intense! The cardio part sucked big donkey balls in butter. But the punching and kicking part was fun. I am sooo proud of myself for getting through an entire class without complaining or whining or making excuses. I just did what i could, what i couldn’t do i modified it. but i never just did nothing. I had a smile on the whole time and i’m just so fucking proud of myself! 


the craziest part was that my husband had to stop pretty early on. he was down on the floor and could hardly breathe. he had to go to another room and lay down till he caught his breath. this was so surreal because i've never seen him like that. my husband is tall and average weight. maybe he has some extra lbs on him but he's a strong guy. it was my fault i told him to eat before class and he ended up eating right before. he ate 2 sliders that were left over from the night before and a pb & j. well eating that and then doing vigorous cardio right after is a recipe for disaster. he was embarrassed because the owner who was taking care of him thought that he wasn't used to exercise. and that he was out of shape or something. he wants to redeem himself thursday. 


but i have to say, i felt like kind of a badass for going and going when he was down and out. i was like wow...am i more in shape than him? how crazy is that? i think the instructor was impressed with me too. it felt so good. i just decided i was gonna keep going till i really couldn't do something. but i pushed myself and i never hit a wall. it felt amazing :)


The worst was the sit ups because the floor is flat and hard and my butt bone is right up against it. its painful. i'm hurting there today. it feels bruised. next time i'll bring a towel and fold it and put it underneath me and hopefully that will help. i also hated the push up then stand up then down and push up and repeat a million times. lol. the thing i did like is that if you can't do it or if you have to take a break or slow down they don't tell you anything. which i appreciate. i don't want to be yelled at. so because of that i kept a great attitude the whole time. the kicking and punching was fun. kicking is harder than punching. i'm really good at punching. my arms and shoulders are strong. but i don't have that much range of motion in my legs.


today i'm not that sore. but my legs are sore all over. which is interesting. am i hooked? no. am i going back? hell yeah. we'll see how i feel after 3 classes. its NOT easy. its intense.


what i would really love to do is Body Pump or something similar. less up and down cardio and more weight based stuff. i really enjoy weights and resistance stuff. i hate cardio.