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Boot camp- An intern’s perspective- By Eric Morris
By Eric Morris | June 10, 2008
So Cindy and Keith had the bright idea to sign their young gun, straight out of college intern up for the 5AM boot camp class. Ha! They were probably thinking; let’s squash this college kid’s ego right from the start! Well they did a pretty good job! I can honestly say, as I sit here on Day 4 of the boot camp that I did not know what I was in for. Yes, I have done this type of training before and I would consider myself to be in pretty good physical condition however, waking up at 4:20 each morning and engaging in an hour of intense exercise was certainly a shock to my body, and more importantly my mind.
I just finished day 4’s entry into my boot camp journal where I catalog all of my experiences from the class and one particular piece of reflection is really worth noting. Today was a real challenging workout and during the cool down stretches I felt one of several waves of nausea hit me and this is a few minutes after all the exercise! As I sat there trying pathetically to reach my left foot with my stubby fingers a thought rattled through my head, is this really worth it? Do I want those defined abs this bad?
Well let me tell you the answer I came up with. After the 5AM boot campers parted ways I had to be ready for the 6AM class since I assist/observe with it. During this time I think my body and mind finally regained composure and there was no feeling like it. I felt great, yes my glasses were still fogged up from the dreary weather outside and my shirt still soaked in my own sweat, but I couldn’t have wanted to be any where else.
With this in mind I was all fired up to provide encouragement and energy to the 6AM class. I knew that once these individuals finished their workout and went back to their everyday lives, each one of them would have a moment like mine where they truly appreciated how hard they were able to push themselves and provide levels of effort that seemed impossible only a week before.
You can’t explain this feeling to someone else and to be honest, why would you? It is yours and yours alone, no one else deserves this accomplishment unless they have done the work and suffered through the pain. So take heart boot campers, fight through those mental roadblocks and give it all you have for twenty workouts. If you do the work, you will be rewarded in the most meaningful way possible, self appreciation
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