I was up for the challenge mentally. All I had to do was meet it physically as well. All things considered, I believe I was successful at that. Tonight was my first round at level 2 in which we added more weight and reps to the existing workout, ran with the weighted vest, and added a whole new exercise that changed the equation completely. We were supposed to add more weight and laps to the run but we decided to keep the run where it was and go with swimming laps instead. I've always considered myself to be a good swimmer, but I have never done it competitively or for fitness. My goal was to do 25 laps in 3 minutes. Neither [edited] or Me know anything about swimming so we guessed that 25 would be a good starting number, with me working my way up to 50 and so on as the training progressed. I wasn't even able to do half that. While my confidence was boosted by my ability to reach my goals with the rest of the workout, I was given another wake up call by the swimming exercise. It's no secret that my opponent is an avid swimmer, which means that his overall fitness level will be very high come fight night. In order for me to be a contender I'll have to continue swimming along with my usual workout until I am certain my fitness and conditioning matches and even overwhelms his. With that I am certain that, as well as the kickboxing training I am scheduled to go through, I can be successful in the ring.
On that note I am looking forward to Session 6 tomorrow, which could very well be my last at level two depending on weather I can complete the 5th round of reps under the time [edited] has set for me. He is confident that I can do it, and if so we will go strait into Level 3 of the conditioning training. I'm not going to lie, I am a little intimidated by what he has in-store for me.
