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So first week back and it was straight into the OST Boot Camp!
This was hard work from the start. Tuesday kicked off the 5 days of intensive training with a Cardio Circuits which left a majority of the group wondering how they were going to manage to get through the next 4 sessions. I believe the quote,
’Burpees! They are the Devil’s work!’ was uttered many a time.
So into Wednesday where I had promised an ‘Intense Core’ session. Some how the group where under the impression this would be like an Advanced Pilates class(they blame me for not explaining it properly…I blame them for hearing what they want to hear 
)…how wrong they were. Every Abdominal exercise was interspursed with a minute of boxing each. There was a swap over period in between each minute of boxing- this is where partners would swap over their pads and gloves. This is also the period of time in which people like to SLACK! *Tut, tut, tut* The boot campers learnt the hard way I have to say! The pair who were slowest to swap over their kit each time were dished out a punishment i.e. press ups and could they believe their ears?…MORE BURPEES…
‘Burpees! They are the Devil’s work!’ was uttered many a time.
Thursday night we ventured outside into the gloomy, damp and cold area in front of the OST building. Shuttle runs and plenty of them was on the menu for tonight. Once again the group were split into pairs and whilst one was completing a set of shuttle runs the other would be doing an incredibly difficult exercise for example…oh I don’t know…BURPEES…
‘Burpees! They are the Devil’s work!’ was uttered many a time.
To the delight of the Boot Campers we took a break on Friday night, however their joy was short lived. Saturday morning presented the group with an 8am start and two hours of gruelling exercise. The first hour consisted of a ‘gentle jog’ down to Nashgrove Park. Here is where we really started to ‘get our mud on!’ Sprints around and across the football pitch, walking lunges, jumps of all varieties and guess what BURPEES in the mud!
‘Burpees! They are the Devil’s work!’ was uttered many a time.
We jogged back to clinic where we met up with a couple of my usual keen Saturday morning runners who lead the weary and muddy boot camp group on a 3 and a half mile run around Finchampstead. We stuck to the roads which, if you have been to Finchampstead, you’ll know are long, straight, hilly and VERY hard work. The boot campers powered on through. There were aches, pains, even tears of frustration for some but it was all worth it when they finally made it back to the OST clinic. Suddenly there were smiles all round. They had done it! In the grand scheme of things the run was relatively easy compared to BURPEES.
‘Burpees! They are the Devil’s work!’ was uttered many a time.
