Category: Fitness/Exercise

  • Monday’s Camp Workout

    This is the 3rd week of the 4week camp – so as Thrash likes to put it, the 3rd quarter! Today’s workout: 3 rounds Total rep count each round as many reps as you can do for a minute each station w/ 1 rest/active station. scissor steps on the box for 30/push-ups with feet up…

  • What is a “Phantom Roll”?

    Do you ever wake up some mornings and everything you do and see is clouded by a certain perspective? You look in the mirror and think you see that pie you ate in your hips?  You look at your closet and just can not find anything inspiring to wear? Everything you try-on accentuates the flaws…

  • What a rest day means to me by Stephanie

    Well rest is really a misnomer when it comes to my life. So while I didn’t go to the gym – I certainly kept busy physically and mentally. The weather outside was very un-end-of-Novemberish so I headed outside with Hannah and cleaned up the gardens. I should have done it early Fall but have not…

  • I’m Taking an Extra Rest Day

    I have noticed that on Mondays during boot camp the last few weeks, I am just extra worn out. I have been doing the 6 days a week exercise cycle for a while now and pushing myself hard. I am going to take an extra rest day for a few weeks to see how it…

  • Today at the gym…

    Today I went to Gold’s gym to start my day. I got on the treadmill and did approximately 4 miles at a pretty decent avg pace of 8:30. Then I went and did some strength training – squats with 25lbs dumbells, 25lbs overhead squats, box jumps (50), push presses 25lb dumbells, side lat 40lb dumbell.…

  • Ashburn 5K – thanksgiving race

    Here we are – Plumbline Ladies gearing up for the Ashburn 5k this morning. Some of us did the bootcamp before hand too. I think we all wanted to be able to eat extra today!! What a wonderful team we make! Happy Thanksgiving!!

  • Get Taylor Lautner’s Twilight Abs – That’s Fit

    Get Taylor Lautner’s Twilight Abs – That’s Fit. There are so many theories out there on how to get great, no let me rephrase when talking about Taylor Lautner’s abs – Amazing… Abs – here is an article with Lautner aka Team Jacob’s trainer.

  • Looking Back, Looking ahead

    Crossfit Women: Looking Back, Looking ahead. I like this blog post because it asks us to take a look at what we have done the past year and celebrate those successes – today, this month, this year?  How often do we stop and really look at all the things we actually have accomplished? I don’t…

  • The Box Block

    An update: We have had 2 Plumbline members overcome the box now. Cheryl aka Jersey and Maryann aka Maryanna ! These ladies inspire me regularly with their strength and determination! Here’s the actual pic of Maryann nailing the 30in box – taken by Plumbline Training! Today I had a mental block doing plyo-box jumps. When…

  • Tuesday’s Camp Workout

    Boot camps last 4 weeks long – 3 days a week. That is one great thing about bootcamps in general, you don’t get bored or maxed out. The workout changes daily and then completely every 4 weeks. It’s one of the things that I like about these programs – you get to try new exercises…