Wild, Wild West

I feel as though I've ridden a horse...

...to Hell and back again.

I can't describe for you the exact location of my current set of aches and pains. Nor can I tell you precisely which exercise has caused me to drain the Motrin bottle once again.

All I do know is that it hurts "somewhere" below my waist and above my knees, mostly along my backside and ALL up through my inner thighs.

Basically, I spent the entire day walking around the house looking as though I just hitched up my horse, Trigger, at a watering hole in Tombstone after a long day's ride.

If I'd thought about it earlier, I could have attached a water gun to my belt just to emphasize my "awkward" stride.

And if I had, maybe the Hubby would have taken my challenge to a duel a little more seriously after he ate the last milk chocolate candy in the fridge... Remember, Cowboy, I'll see you at Dawn.

I realize that I live in Arizona and all, but this is ridiculous.

I shouldn't have spent the day walking as if I've just stepped off of an episode of Bonanza.

Initially, I shrugged it all off as "the aches associated with Day 1 of Boot Camp" since the new Boot Camp session started Monday.

The only problem is that Monday marked DAY 13 for me and SuperCuz. (So maybe I can classify this as "sympathy pain" for the new Boot Campers?)

As promised, the Boot Camp Guru has mixed up our workouts again, and on Days 13 and 14 she was especially evil.

Monday we participated in the lower body workout she titled "No Butts About It" and believe me there were no "buts" that night. If I had to guess, I'd say that the inner thigh ache probably began with 'a few' (like 20!) leg hikes on The Wall, compounded by 'some' (like 40!) pendulum leg swings under the Ramada.

Tuesday's "Are You 'UP' To The Challenge" workout focused on our upper body, while still managing to tax the lower half as well - bonus! We started with 4 sets of Dips and 4 sets of Arizona Angels...for 1 minute each EACH set. Add to it 30 Jump Squats and the Inner/Outer Thigh Kicks until each leg felt "awesome" and that's probably what did me in.

Thankfully, today is the 4th of July. I've had the day off and spent the entire day stretching and popping Motrin like Skittles.

So, as for tomorrow, all I have to say is: "Saddle up, Ladies. Let's ride."