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Want to find a bootcamp of your own?
As many of you know – I credit a lot of my transformation to my bootcamp and my trainer, Michael Thrash. He owns plumblinetraining.com so he would most definitely be my recommendation in helping you acheive your fitness goals. If by chance you don’t live near his facility but want to find a bootcamp…
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Monday’s Boot Camp
Warmup/core included: We did jump rope 1min, inch worm 1 min, rope, then inch worm We did scissor sit ups, crunches, ?? And 25 bottom up pushups Work out: 3 rounds/1 min each or rest/active – total reps Box scissor jumps/pushups on box woodchucks back rows with 25lbs 400m run within 2 min timeframe push…
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What exercise did I do today?
It was a glorious fall day so instead of going to the gym, I ran on the W0&D trail. I am lucky enough to live very close to the trail. The scenery was beautiful, it was brisk and fellow fitness minded people were out in force. I haven’t run on the trail since it started…
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Gifts
I said this earlier, I like to go running alone and think. I think about all sorts of things but today’s run brought up some feelings of loss. Loss of the security and gift of health by my family and by so many others. I ran by my neighbor Tom’s house and I was reminded…
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What did I do at the Gym Today?
Saturday and Sundays I train on my own. A group of the boot campers run on the Wo&D trail early Sat mornings. I find that although I do enjoy running with people at times, I prefer to work out solo on the weekends. Bootcamp is working solo but within a group so I get the…
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Getting to the Core!
Have you ever noticed that people that are fit just stand taller? I have definitely noticed. My posture used to be horrible and I was self conscious about it. Not anymore. Working out helps build your core and in turn your core strength is what gives you good posture. try these core exercises regularly to…
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Common sense advice about being fit
FitStars: Celebrity Trainer Mike Heatlie I like what this guy has to say. He trains Gwen Stefani. He discourages crunches and here’s why — “In my studio, if people are doing sit-ups, they are immediately banned and sent straight down to England! Sit-ups are a complete waste of time. Firstly to achieve a “six-pack” your…
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Falling off the Fitness Wagon
No worries – I’m not falling off the wagon, but I get paranoid that I will all the time. Maybe that’s healthy and necessary in order to stick with it. Falling off the Fitness Wagon Even though exercise is part of my routine, part of my life — I am continually asking myself what if?…
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Today’s Camp
Today’s bootcamp consisted of 2 parts after the warm up. Warmup: Calistentics – high knees, tuck jumps, leg lifts 50 pushups 3 series of different types of situps – back situp twists, knee rollups, 83s Camp: Total reps 3 rounds 65lb split jerks 65lb front squats/lunges jump rope/double unders ring jumps burpees/placement situps Extra: All…
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Wednesdays
Wednesdays I do group training at 545a. It’s a bit more one on one training than the bootcamps are. There are 6 women and we do 5 stations rotating after a min a station 2x. Then we do what our trainer, MT, calls the PT station. It’s a more intense 3 station workout to finish…