The First of 2010… And Maybe The Last!
You're not going to get a lot of wisdom in these postings but here's a word to the wise, if you ever hear your trainer mention a workout called "Fight Gone Bad"... run. Very fast. I just got back from a nice relaxing weekend in Colorado. A lot of hot chocolate, big meals and good wine and then came back thinking I was refreshed and ready to roll. So when Todd suggested "Fight Gone Bad" workout for Monday afternoon the competitor in me thought I was ready for anything and said, "sure, let's do it". For the uninformed "Fight Gone Bad" is pretty much just as many reps as you can do of five exercises in 15 minuters.
First it's a minute of 12-pound medicine ball throws to the ceiling, then one minute of sumo squats with an 85 pound bar, then a minute of jumps on a bench, then a minute of push presses with that same 85-pound bar and finally a minute on the rowing machine. Then you get exactly a one minute break and do it all over again. Oh yeah... then you get another one minute break and do it for a THIRD time! It will pretty much take you to the border of exhaustion and cardiac arrest. Not only is your heartrate skyrocketted but your legs and arms burn; which I'm assuming is the point. The first set through I'll admit there was a little bit of a learning curve, trying to figure out the best way to pace myself and get as many reps as possible. Then in the second set I was exhausted but paced myself a little better, my number of reps fell off but by the final time through I was able to push through and increase my reps from the second time through.
I was proud to put up 388 my first time doing the workout. A number which I'm told was pretty good.Now if I just felt good about it when I got done! However, I can't say there's a better feeling that walking out of the studio in the evening having accomplished a hard workout and knowing you're making some progress. I felt productive but I think I'll shy away the next time someone suggests THAT workout.
