I got my butt throughly kicked yesterday.
Just par for the course in pcp land, right?
Not so fast ... I did no jump roping yesterday.
C'mon Haley, yesterday's exercises were hard but they weren't that hard, especially if you didn't jump.
That's true the exercises were hard, but normal hard.
What kicked my but was ... dun dun dun ... my first fire fighter physical ability test pre-conditioning class.
Man that thing was hard. Hard in a totally different way then pcp is hard. Hard in a "I think I had my first experience with exercise induced asthma' hard. I was pretty nervous going in, as Jordan had gone on Saturday and talked about how hard but fun it was and gave me the scoop on what they did. I figured I'd give it a go and stop if it was too much. So we did a bunch of stretches and then we did 50 jumping jacks, 25 push-ups, 25 crunches, and 25 mountain climbers. I calmed down because that was super easy. The new people then got sent to walk the running course and the people who had been there before did that set again. So the running course... run a 1/4 mile then up the stairs... 5 floors worth (so is that 10 flights because you go up one and then turn and go up another to get to the next floor) and then down and then 1/4 back to the start. So we walked that once and ran it twice. It was hard. Really hard. I did all the running on the flat ok, but the stairs killed me I tried to run the first set as much as I could, but it was hard and I'm super afraid I'm going to fall and knock my teeth out. The second set I walked. After that then up to the gym for sortof sideways skipping in both directions and backwards running, then more stretching and arm exercises.
All things considered I did really well. I was strong in all the areas and exercises that the pcp works and really just struggled with the intense cardio which we don't do. Had I just gone in without having done this for almost two months I might have died.
So yeah. It was hard, but it was really fun in a way that this isn't. It was a super encouraging atmosphere and it was just nice to work out with other people.
It's going to be a regular Monday, Wednesday, Saturday thing from now on because in order to go to the actual test pre classes where you get to practice on the equipment you have to go to the pre-conditioning. It looks like the last part of pcp just got quite a bit more intense.
Bloomin' 'eck, you are gonna be a superhero by the time you're done!
ReplyDeleteWow, very impressive! It can definitely be fun to work out with other people if the atmosphere is positive. You GO!
ReplyDeleteOooh, that does sound fun! Challenging but fun! Look forward to hearing more updates on firefighting training. So badass!!
ReplyDeleteSounds hard but awesome. Perhaps you need some rad firefighter pics for inspiration during your PCP workouts?
ReplyDeleteYou go on with your BADASS self! Sometimes I like tough workouts just for the so-glad-it's-over-and-I'm-a-badass feeling afterward. i wish you many more triumphant and fun classes! :P
ReplyDeleteIf you add that heavy cardio on top of PCP, your body is going to change real, real fast! If you're seriously going to do this three times a week let me know and we'll adjust your diet.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise you're just going to eat into all the hard won muscle you've gained.
Wow, Haley - you GO! That is so badass! What a feeling of satisfaction it must be to finish something like that and know that you couldn't have done the same a few months back. Keep us posted!
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