PT #24 - 27

2 minggu lepas, genap 2 bulan aku training. Terasa macam sekejap je.

The last two weeks was punishing. Aku tak ingat in details training yang dibuat masa tu, yang aku ingat ialah berjalan a'la wedding march from one end to the other end of the gym dengan dumb bell seberat 25lbs (11kg) on both hands. Itulah dumb bell paling berat aku pernah angkat. Maybe for the gym bunnies out there, 25lbs macam korek hidung je but for a person yang kerjanya lifting remote control? Sangat hazab.

K suruh aku cuba 30lbs (13kg), aku cuma boleh menapak 2, 3 langkah sebelum surrender. It was so heavy sampai tapak tangan aku dah ada bibit calluses/blisters. If you think it's kacang, imagine ulang alik 3 kali? Bukan itu saja, aku juga kena buat 3 kali ulang alik alternate lunges and side lunges. Kaki aku memang terketar-ketar kepenatan lepas tu.

By the end of each session, I'm too exhausted to think or write. All I want to do is sleep. Tapi selera makan tetap tip top. On my rest day, memang aku berehat betul-betul. Keluar makan kat food court kat seberang jalan pun aku tak larat.

Saturday
Buat circuit training for the 1st time!

Circuit Training: 1st Set
15 reps x alternate lunges
15 reps x push ups
30 seconds of mountain climber
15 reps dumb bell dead lift (15lbs)
30 seconds of shuffling with shoulder press

Semua movement kena buat continuously  Kalau dah complete satu round, baru boleh rehat seminit.  Lepas tu ulang the whole set 3 TIMES! During the 3rd round, aku rasa happy sebab dah last kopek. But K decided that I have to do an extra round.

Let me tell you it hurts like hell! Tapak kaki, betis, shoulder, my arms. Gila penat!

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Monday
We did Set 1 tapi kali ni start with 10 reps / 20 seconds. Round kedua jadi 15 reps / 30 seconds. Round ketiga 25 reps / 40 seconds!

Just when I thought the training is over,  K tambah the next set pulak.

Circuit Training: 2nd Set
21 reps leg extension
21 reps chest press
21 reps bent over row 15lbs (left)
21 reps bent over row 15lbs (right)

Again, do it continuosly. Rest for a minute, then repeat the entire set 3 times.

Tapi aku suka second set sebab unlike first set yang banyak melibatkan activity cardio, the second set boleh duduk sambil concentrate on lifting weight tanpa perlu termengah-mengah nak bernafas.

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Wednesday
Boxing time! My favourite training day.

Did I tell you yang aku dah kena start skipping 100 times x 5 set instead of 50 times x 10 set? Sebelum ni, lompat 50 kali pun dah pancit. Kasut lama yang dah tak ada cushioning tak membantu langsung to absorb the impact from jumping. Sakit tapak kaki memanjang.

Dah berapa kali K suruh aku beli kasut sebab dia tak nak aku injured, tapi aku asyik postpone samada gara-gara:

a) aku tak bekenan sales assistant push aku beli kasut paling mahal tapi tak bersesuaian with my needs
b) sales assistant bagi jawapan bangang eg. "Semua kasut sama je kak, harga je lain-lain". Kalau semua sport shoes sama, then tell me kenapa ada shoes dibuat specifically untuk walking, running & training?!
c) Tak berkenan dengan design & color kasut.
d) semua di atas.

Tapi sejak berkasut baru ni, aku boleh buat busuk-busuk 100 times non-stop for 3 set. Kaki pun tak sakit. So kalau korang sakit kaki masa exercise, maybe its times to retire the old shoes. K kata even sport shoes ada expiry date.

Kalau dulu each set of boxing combo, mesti selit satu exercise eg. push up, burpees etc. Sekarang cuma buat punches combo straight. K tambah 2 exercise for tummy, 10 reps x 2 sets each. Sakit abdomen gua lepas tu.

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Friday
Circuit Training lagi for the 3rd time. Penatnya tuhan saja yang tahu. Buku lali kiri yang selalu injured tu dah start sakit. Mungkin sebab aku tak buat proper warm up.

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Akhir kata, sempena belated anniversary Projek Pelupusan Lemak yang kedua; as promised a little trivia about K.

He is a muay thai boxer, had won several body building competition in the past.

Slot Samarinda

Although I've been boxing for almost 2 weeks, hubby never even once seen me in action. And by boxing, I mean sekadar tumbuk kiri kanan, atas bawah je. No foot work yet sebab K kata I still have to work at my punches.

Aku excited nak show off my new skill kat dia, jadi ada satu hari tu aku suruh dia singgah di gym before pegi kerja to see me box.

Dari mula sampai akhir workout, tak nampak jugak batang hidung lakiku ittew. To be honest, I was a little bit embarassed sebab dia tak datang. Mungkin dia tidak berminat untuk melihat the other side of me - as 'lelaki jadian'.  Takkan lah dia tak tahu yang aku ni memang tomboy sejak azali kan?

Anyway, balik dari kerja... dia kata kat aku "I saw you at the gym, boleh tahan jugak bini aku ni", sambil tersengih-sengih usap kepala aku.

Dia cerita yang sebenarnya dia terlupa nak singgah kat gym sebab dah terlambat for work. Sampai lobby, barulah teringat. So dia singgah kat desk pak guard to see if he can watch me via CCTV.

Bukan main lagi pak guard tu membuat ulasan katanya. They know how many times in a week aku workout, how many times I box, at what time aku ke gym. As if laki aku tak tahu aktiviti aku selama ini. Sampai laki aku tak concentrate tengok aku practice. "Akak bertinju 2 kali seminggu. Bagus dia ni bang, saya tengok akak dah kecik sikit". Komen si pak guard lagi.

Tak sangka pulak selama ni ada orang lain yang turut mengikuti perkembangan aku :)

Kami telah membuat kesimpulan yang pak guard (3 of them) mungkin ingat aku secretly been working out without hubby's knowledge judging from the lengthy explanation.

Laki aku kata sekarang aku dah ada slot samarinda kat CCTV, 3 kali seminggu at X:XX pagi atau pada X:XX petang.

Akak glamer dek. Glaaamer gua cakap sama lu (ya rabbi! gedik nak mampus).

As promised, my leather boxing gloves which smells nice. I hope I can pass down this glove to my children (should I have one) in future. Kalau aku ada anak perempuan, I'll tell her that a girl who's strong and can kick ass is HOT. Don't be fat and lazy like your mother. Haha.