Lucky You Workout!

Today is March 1! What a great feeling a new month is, I loved it this morning when I woke up and I could feel the beginning of a new day, it was cool outside, but, spring is making itself known! New beginnings! I hope that you all feel that same sense of renewal in your days and your workouts. 

Today I will:

Breathe Victory,

Embrace Triumph,

and Live Boldly.

- more than yesterday,

I will REJOICE in what

I am and What I have

become. Discipline and

Dedication along with

Courage and Determination

made this celebration

mandatory. Life. Don't

forget to LIVE it.

from RX Star (www.rxstar.com)

Today is your lucky day! here is the workout:

 Thrusters and runs

Start at the fence with a bar.  Do 5 thrusters, run to the building, tag it, run back, you have 2 minutes to get done before the next set starts.   We will do 15 sets total! 

Parking lot suicide...use the lines of the parking lot to run 1 set of suicides when done with the thrusters.

"Tabata What?"

Complete 32 intervals of 20 seconds of work followed by ten seconds of rest where the first 8 intervals are kettlebell swings, the second 8 are v-ups, the third 8 intervals are shoulder presses, and finally, the last 8 intervals are push ups. There is no rest between exercises.

 32 intervals total

LETS DO IT!
here's something that you can do at home to work on your core and upper body strength:
Alternating Tabata: 8 cycles of each (20 on / 10 off) 
Push-ups
Plank Hold
RACES! 
Do you have your spring races planned yet? We are running on April 21...anyone want to join us?

USMC Ultimate Challenge Mud Run

TWO 2012 DATES ANNOUNCED21 April 2012 and 13 October 2012

http://usmcmudrun.org/

we are also planning to run the Warrior Dash in Huntersville, NC...

http://warriordash.com/register2012_north_carolina.php

my favorite song for Spin Class this week...I use it for climbs with cadence increases on the chorus.
"my body tells me no-o, but i won't quit 'cuz i want more"

Measure up Bootcamp & Favorite Cycle song of the week

“The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.” 

-Ann Landers

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Hello!!! I am so excited to be posting this morning! I have been feeling strong and wonderful, so, let's get back on it! Spring is around the corner, so, we have some work to do. In that light, we are hitting the pavement today for some running and picking up heavy things, aren't you excited?

some of my favorite BootyCamp girls!

Today's workout!
Warm up...
Tabata pushups and Dips
8 rounds, alternating between the 2.

Then, Run the club with a KB or a DB, at the back porch, do 30 KB swings, Run to the front, do 30 Air squats and 30 Wall Balls, go inside and do 30 Box Jumps.

We will do FIVE rounds, or, go until the hour is up, whichever comes first.
CORE if Time!
50 Flutter Kicks (4 count) and 50 Sit-ups (AFAP) anchored or unanchored

“Dan, I want to get bigger. Can you help me? Yes, eat more and lift heavier.
“Dan, I want to get thinner. Can you help me? Yes, eat less and lift heavier.
-Daniel John

My Favorite Indoor Cycle Song this week!

Kick *** Workout!

"I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ***, and I'm all out of bubblegum."

-Roddy Piper

this picture made me laugh, I think I scream this in every class I teach! :)

Complete 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 reps of:
10 runs to Little Caesars (there and back counts as 1) rest between as needed...not too much...

9 ninety wall balls

8 sets of 10 walking lunges (80 steps)

7 sets of 10 shoulder presses (70 presses)

6 repetitions of lampost suicides

5 total minutes of handstand hold..or 5 minutes of decline plank hold

4 forty pushups

30 burpee broad jumps

2 ( AMRAP) as many air squats as possible in 2 minutes

1 set of 50 Toes to Bar 

Push yourself today! Are you able to carry on a normal conversation during an intense BOOTCAMP workout? If so then it’s time to work harder!

 

"If you judge people, you have no time to love them." - Mother Teresa

Workout With Heart!

"Its better to die on your feet than to live on your knees"

"Emiliano Zapata"

Quick Reminder, we are participating in the USMC Mud Run in Columbia, SC on October 15th. If you are interested in participating, here is the link to register:

loved having our awesome Labor Day Class! thanks for coming!

http://usmcmudrun.org/

3 Thrusters, 135/95 pounds
7 Clapping Push ups


AMRAP – 20 minutes
10 Push Press,
10 KB Swings,
10 Box Jumps,




For Time:
5 Rounds
 Run
30 lateral Burpee Box Jumps, one hand on box, one on floor
30 Wall Ball


Abdominal strength
2 x 50 Abmat sit-ups / 50 Flutter kicks
Alternate 50 of each – 2 rounds.

Some of my bootcampers are coming to class, and I can tell that there is a lack of true intensity in the workouts, remember, you will reap the rewards of your intense effort.  

It's ok to have an off day occasionally, we all do...but, when you consistently have off days, then it's more about effort and heart. 

Be someone you respect, work hard, don't accept just enough, show yourself that you have heart....

Wake Up Workout!

Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.

-Frank Herbert

Food is the most widely abused anti-anxiety drug in America, and exercise is the most potent yet underutilized antidepressant.— Bill Phillips

feel sad....go for a walk

feel anxious...run 30 minutes

feel lonely....join a gym

feel depressed....do ANYthing that makes you sweat

feel unmotivated? Just go, just move, just start, it will get better from there...trust me..I have been there, lonely, depressed, anxious, sad, unmotivated...movement helped me...it will help you too...

Thursday's workout!
Run the club X2
then AS MANY SETS AS POSSIBLE!

30 lateral hop one arm burpees
shuffle down sidewalk and back
30 hand to  hand KB swings
Run To Caesars and back ab

30 Wall Balls
Run FW and Back to fence
30 HEAVY walking Lunges
Lampost Suicide
30 AB Leg Lifts

Let's DO IT!

Dream Big Workout!

Make yourself stronger than your excuses! 

warm Up.... 3 sets!

one minute of Burpees
one minute of squat Box jumps
one minute of squats

Run the club X 2
50 Push-ups
25 Deadlifts
Run the club X1
40 Push-ups
20 Deadlifts
Run the club X 1/2
30 Push-ups
15 Deadlifts
Ru the club X1/4

At the end of class, we will go outside and have some playtime, either hill sprints, or suicides.

If your Dream isn’t bigger than you, there is something wrong with your dream

These are my new favorite running shorts! I wear them every time I workout!

I found this little poster today and it reminded me of my own struggles to adopt true lifestyle change. Any diet can work, and a 'new' workout can make a difference...for the moment. But, I have learned that lasting weight loss and fitness can really only happen if there is a change in mindset about food and nutrition.  That has to come from within and usually comes with a complete lifestyle change.

Who do you know that has lost weight, sometimes even drastic amounts? Was it through a 'program', a pill, a diet? If so, most likely their weight will come back...because there hasn't been a change in the most important place...between the ears. Many of us, and I include myself in this equation, use food as more than just fuel.  It is often used as comfort or a part of mindless eating behavior when eating, consuming more calories than we even realize.  I am not saying that I have all the answers, because I struggle too, I am saying that if what we really want is to end the up and down weight/fitness struggle, we must first look at what we struggle with internally.Get Fit, Stay Fit, Be Happy, Lisl

Find your Strong Workout!

No matter who you are, no matter what you do, you absolutely, positively do have the power to change.

Do you check the blog and skip class on the days that they look challenging? Major props to those of you that show up ready to take on what is planned.  If you only work on what you are good at, you will never truly grow, remember that being outside of your 'comfort level' is what will make you badder, stronger, harder and leaner...and most importantly, proud of YOURself!

Hydration: Stay Hydrated, it is AUGUST in South Carolina...if you plan on working out you will be sweating so make sure you are staying hydrated all day!

I really want to go to the Track tomorrow and do Bootcamp there, if that's not going to happen, here's what is....
Partner up! get a friend or make a friend, today you will work in a team!
Run to fence

JD is rocking her Strong Tank!

Run Backward
30 Hand-to-Hand Kettlebell Swings
one minute L-sit
Run to fence
Run  Backwards
30 Hand-to-Hand Kettlebell Swings
 1 minute L-sit
Run to fence

Run  Backwards
30 Hand-to-Hand Kettlebell Swings
 1 minute L-sit

SUICIDES on the parking lot lines!

5x with a partner!!!!
4 Deadlifts
8 Pistols
16 Box Jumps
32 leg push downs...
64 PUSH UPS...

We will take a vote at 9:30, either we run to the High School or we do the above workout! can't wait to see what you choose!

It’s been too hard living but I’m afraid to die
Cuz I don’t know what’s up there beyond the sky
It’s been a long, a long time coming but I know
A change gon’ come oh yes it will

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Mid Summer Madness Workout!

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“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.”

Remember to hydrate! You have to drink water throughout the day to stay hydrated during the workout. Don't  sip on a small bottle of water right before we start and expect to be ok.

Complete 3 rounds for max reps
3 minutes Box Jumps  30 sec rest
3 minutes 1-arm Dumbbell Thrusters -- alternate arms
30 sec rest
3 minutes Jump Squats rest

Run, Babies, Run! This is a partner workout, one of you will run around the parking lot, while the other does the conditioning, then switch!
Box Jumps....run
lunges....run
chest press....run
Burpee box Jumps....run
Overhead Plate carry...or those who are having shoulder issues, farmer's walk...run

There are no shortcuts to anywhere worth going.

"Death by Kettlebell Swing"
Do 1 KB swing the first minute, two KB swings the second minute, three KB swings the third minute… etc.
Continue until you can no longer do the required number of swings in the minute allowed.

If Time, Hill Sprints!!!!



"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt

We LOVE Burpees!

HEY BOOTCAMP BABIES~

"obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated"

BURPEE CHALLENGE PART 2~
I am psyched!!! it's the first Thursday in June, that means...100 Burpee Challenge today!
Warm up – you know what that means!!! 10 Minute Burpee Challenge!! As many burpees as you can do in 10 minutes! Goal is 100! Can you do it??? If you do meet the challenge, try to see how many you can do past 100. This is the 5th month we have done this and it has completely worn me out each time! I finally met my goal of 130....well it was 129, but I am so happy! 
Remember, FULL pushup...stay powerful....have a strategy...full overhead extension. 



What I have learned about this workout is that you have to have a strategy, I try to do 11 or 12 per minute, using the time left in the minute to recover. Then as soon as that minute is up, I do 11 or 12 more...if I can keep this up, I will have done way more than 100, right now, my goal is to get above 120. Remember, each of you is doing this at your own fitness level and so, set a goal before we start this and do your best to stick to it! I love how my whole upper body is screaming when this is over! The entire burpee movement has to be dynamic and very fluid without stopping along the way. However, if this is your first time learning the exercise, practice it slowly first a few times until you get the hang of it. Then speed it up.

WOD - --- AMRAP in 30 Minutes....
run to Caesar's and back
50 Box Jumps
50 Kettlebell Swings on the front porch
50 Squats - go HEAVY
50 leg raises
50 OVERHEAD walking lunges outside
50 tuck jumps....... you can sub squat jumps!
finish with 50 ab ball throws against wall

5 sets

30 seconds of mountain climbers
30 seconds of flutter kicks (feet cant touch floor during 30 seconds)
30 seconds of plank
30 seconds of quick feet drills
30 seconds of jumping air squats
30 second rest - then repeat from beginning

thought you would find this interesting!

so EAT YOUR VEGGIES! they fill you up and are full of wonderful nutrients!

believe in yourself

you are strong

don't listen to the small people

find your center

wake up every morning with fire inside

pray

know who your people are

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XXOO

Bring it!

The biggest lie in choosing is, "I can't." That is simply not true. We can do anything we want If we don't do something, it is because we have committed our time, energy and resources somewhere else.

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For time:
10 Abmat situps
1 Heavy Kb Swing
9 Abmat situps
2 Heavy Kb Swing
8 Abmat situps
3 Heavy Kb Swing
7 Abmat situps
4 Heavy Kb Swing
6 Abmat situps
5 Heavy Kb Swing
5 Abmat situps
6 Heavy Kb Swing
4 Abmat situps
7 Heavy Kb Swing
3 Abmat situps
8 Heavy Kb Swing
2 Abmat situps
9 Heavy Kb Swing
1 Abmat situps
10 Heavy Kb Swing

 

THEN ~~~~the 

DIRTY THIRTY!

Repeat the following Set 3 Times

1 lap around the gym

30 wall balls

30 deadlifts, single leg, alternating legs

30 pushups

30 Mountain Climbers

 30 decline situps--- set your step up on a decline, use weight.

suicide runs if time!

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Dirty Thirty!

believe in yourself

you are strong

don't listen to the small people

find your center

wake up every morning with fire inside

pray

know who your people are

What’s your LEAST favorite BootCamp Movement?

If I were going to ask you what your LEAST favorite BootCamp movement was, what would it be? Oh and as a follow up to that, what does "least favorite" mean to you... most despised, hardest, inflicts the most pain, boring, just can't do it, etc.?? For me... its a toss up between thrusters (inflicts the most pain), and Pistol Squats (I just can't do them)....or burpees...they are so darn hard!  Post your thoughts to comments below.....

Tabata Plio PushUps. Full hand release, tabata style, don't stop until you have done 200 pushups! (men - 250)

THEN ~~~~the 

DIRTY THIRTY!

Repeat the following Set 3 Times

1 lap around the gym

30 wall balls

30 walking lunges with bar

30 kettlebell swings

30 Box Jumps

 30 decline situps

suicide runs if time!

 

"A WOMAN IS OFTEN MEASURED by the things she cannot control. She is measured by the way her body curves or doesn't curve, by where she is flat or straight or round. She is measured by 36-24-26 and inches and ages and numbers, by all the outside things that don't ever add up to who she is on the inside. And so if a woman is to be measured, let her be measured by the things she can control, by who she is and who she is trying to become. Because every woman knows measurements are only statistics and STATISTICS LIE." - NIKE  1994

 

You only ever grow as a human being if you’re outside your comfort zone.

- Percy Cerutty

are you taking all the opportunities you can to grow...?

My beautiful Southern hydrangeas...these get bigger every year, they are so beautiful!

 check out our family vegetable garden! This year we planted tomatoes, 4 or 5 different varieties, cantaloupe, dill, thyme, basil, cucumbers, arugula lettuce, squash, bell peppers and hot jalapeno peppers!!

It's never too late...

“Write down how you feel when you blow off your workout. Write down how you feel the moment your workout is over. Compare the two.” -Tony Horton

I think that I just found my most favorite NIKE quote ever!!!  I have been on a nike kick lately, not sure why, but their little nuggets have been resonating with me.  This one makes me think about my girls! I think you will love it!


"You were born a daughter. You looked up to your mother. You looked up to your father. You looked up at everyone. You wanted to be a princess. You thought you were a princess. You wanted to own a horse. You wanted to be a horse. You wanted your brother to be a horse. You wanted to wear pink. You never wanted to wear pink. You wanted to be a Veterinarian. You wanted to be President. You wanted to be the President's Veterinarian. You were picked last for the team. You were the best one on the team. You refused to be on the team. You wanted to be good in algebra. You hid during algebra. You wanted the boys to notice you. You were afraid the boys would notice you. You started to get acne. You started to get breasts. You started to get acne that was bigger than your breasts. You wouldn't wear a bra. You couldn't wait to wear a bra. You couldn't fit into a bra. You didn't like the way you looked. You didn't like the way your parents looked. You didn't want to grow up. You had your first best friend. You had your first date. You had your second best friend. You had your second first date. You spent hours on the telephone. You got kissed. You got to kiss back. You went to the prom. You didn't go to the prom. You went to the prom with the wrong person. You spent hours on the telephone. You fell in love. You fell in love. You fell in love. You lost your best friend. You lost your other best friend. You really fell in love. You became a steady girlfriend. You became a significant other. YOU BECAME SIGNIFICANT TO YOURSELF. Sooner or later, you start taking yourself seriously. You know when you need a break. You know when you need a rest. You know what to get worked up about and what to get rid of. And you know when it's time to take care of yourself, for yourself. To do something that makes you stronger, faster, more complete. Because you know it's never too late to have a life. And never too late to change one. JUST DO IT." --- 1999

YESS~

BootCamp workout for Thursday!

100 Burpee Challenge

The 100 Burpee Challenge is one of the most excruciating fitness tests in existence. Every single muscle in the body is worked to an extreme degree and you will not only be wearing out every muscle that you have, but you will also hammer your heart and lungs worse than you would have ever thought possible without taking a single step in any direction. You have 10 minutes to complete 100 burpees, if you can't get to 100, do as many as you can, try to reach your goal of 100! If you can do 100, how many more can you reach, where are you in comparison to last month? Train hard, set goals and see progress!

 

Burpee Challenge

 

THEN ~~~~

 

Run to Eastside High School and back, every 1 minute 10 air squats

then...

25 - 20 - 15 - 10 - 5
Dumbbell Thrusters
Plank Row Pushups
Box Jumps

"There are clubs you can't belong to, neighborhoods you can't live in, schools you can't get into, but the roads are always open."

see you tomorrow...bring your A game!

Booty BootCamp for Thursday

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. Lance Armstrong

Warm Up today! Run the club X3

then...
10 rounds for time of:
15 Clean and Presses and  15 Push ups ( Hand release)
Go hard and go fast but do not sacrifice your form for speed.


then....
one dumbell swing and one burpee box jump~
Add one rep every minute. . . continue until you cannot keep up with the reps in the minute time frame. You will go for 15 minutes, starting over at 1 when you miss your minute.
advanced option, alternate one leg up at a time...
Score= highest rep count in the one minute time frame!

Core!

believe in yourself

you are strong

don't listen to the small people

find your center

wake up every morning with fire inside

pray

know who your people are

Gandhi's Top 10 Fundamentals For Changing The World

1. Change yourself.

2. You are in control.

3. Forgive & let go.

4. Without action, you aren't getting anywhere.

5. Take care of this moment.

6. Everyone is human.

7. Persist.

8. See the good in people & help them.

9. Be congruent, be authentic, be your true self.

10. Continue to grow and evolve.

You will never, ever get out of a warm bed and go for a run on a cold morning and feel bad. Trust me. -NIKE

I ain’t messin’ ’round witchoo bootybootcamp!

It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.- Ursula K. LeGuin

Hey Bootcampers! are you all ready for another great workout?
Run the club to warm up then...

10.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.12.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10 reps OF:

Thrusters
Kettlebell Swings
Burpees
overhead squats

1 clean and press + 1 burpee

Add one rep every minute. . . continue until you cannot keep up with the reps in the minute time frame. You will go for 15 minutes, starting over at 1 when you miss your minute. Score= highest rep count in the one minute time frame!

parking lot suicides, we will do these going uphill :)

Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream. - Paulo Coelho




Sophie reminds me to keep following my dreams!



Game Face!

"If you're going to be alive and on this planet, you have to, like, suck the marrow out of every day and get the most out of it."~Drew Barrymore

at the USMC Mud Run! what an awesome day!

Oh Bootcamp, I have missed you so! I am so happy to be returning to another week of tough workouts and challenges. I have to admit I was jealous last week as I read your posts and moaning and groaning about how hard classes were. I was also so very proud of my girls Laura and Jennifer who stepped in and took care of you! I love that they wrote up the workouts themselves and came up with something fabulous!

Show up today with your game face on! Give 100% during today's bootcamp. If you do not challenge yourself and you just coast through this one you will probably not get much of a workout. Have a goal in mind and stick with it!

Warm Up EMOM (every minute on the minute) – 15 Minutes
4 Burpees
8 Squats


Tabata Plio PushUps. Full hand release, tabata style, don't stop until you have done 200 pushups! (men - 250)

Work Out~
thrusters and runs
5 thrusters, run to top of the parking lot and run back, 90 seconds
15 rounds

These will be plenty hard with just body weight thrusters if you don't have any dumbbells. The goal is to finish the "work" during the first 30-35 seconds, resting the last half of the minute. If you choose to use no weight, be sure to "mimic" the movement your hands/arms would make during the thrusters.

Tabata Plio PushUps. Full hand release, tabata style, don't stop until you have done 200 pushups! (men - 250)
Core Work to end!

Bring your goals out from the shadows, give them substance, and say them out loud, in public, right here. Make them REAL, and commit to hitting them, whether it be a month from now, six months from now or this time next year.

♡

Quote of the Day: "It is every woman's dream to be some man's dream woman." ~Barbra Streisand

 

Girls who can do REAL push-ups are hot.

It's a beautiful day to RUN!

“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
-Abraham Lincoln

Today's workout!!!
Warm Up
Run the club!
then...
Thrusters and Runs
90 seconds
5 thrusters
run to the shopping center, tag the building, run back, get back as quickly as possible to maximixe recovery time
rest
repeat 15 sets!

(I can hear Darla now!)
In the second part of this workout you spend one minute at each of five stations, resulting in a a five-minute round after which a one-minute break is allowed before repeating. This event calls for three rounds. The clock does not reset or stop between exercises. On call of ‘rotate,’ the athletes must move to the next station immediately. 
The stations are:
 1. Over head one arm Ball lunges–hold a weighted ball overhead, lunge....each set use different arm
2. Sumo deadlift high-pull
3. Box jump –
4. Push-press –
5. Burpees –  

“I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.”
-Og Mandino

I made this pork tenderloin recipe this weekend and it was absolutely wonderful!  I made a few changes to the original to keep it clean and it turned out fantastic!

Spinach, Pesto, and Feta-Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Chunky Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• 1  (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed
• 1/4  cup  basil pesto
• 1  cup  baby spinach
• 1/2 cup of sun dried tomatoes in olive oil  (I get mine at Costco)
• 1/4  cup  (1 ounce) crumbled feta cheese with basil and sun-dried tomatoes
• Olive oil-flavored cooking spray
• 1/4  teaspoon  black pepper
• 1 cup diced fresh tomatoes with balsamic vinegar

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 500°.
2. Cut pork lengthwise, cutting to, but not through, other side. Open halves, laying pork flat. Place pork halves between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; pound to an even thickness using a meat mallet or small heavy skillet. Spread pesto evenly down length of tenderloin; top with spinach and feta and sprinkle with 1/2 of the sundried tomatoes. Close tenderloin; secure at intervals with wooden picks (about 12). Place pork in a 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Coat pork with cooking spray; sprinkle evenly with pepper. Pour tomatoes in balsamic around pork in pan. top with the remaining sundried tomatoes.
3. Bake at 500° for 22 minutes or until a thermometer registers 160° (slightly pink). Let stand 5 minutes. Discard wooden picks; cut pork into 8 slices. Serve roasted tomatoes over pork.

 this was SO wonderful! I served with a green salad and brown rice.

Never give in!

“Never give in! Never give in! Never, never, never, never – in nothing great or small, large or petty. Never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.”
-Winston Churchill

Burpee Challenge today!

We will be inside and outside this morning.  Get ready to work hard!  

Warm up – Because it is the first Thursday of the month, you know what that means!!!   

10 Minute Burpee Challenge!!  As many burpees as you can do in 10 minutes! Goal is 100!  Can you do it??? If you do meet the challenge, try to see how many you can do past 100.

THEN ~~~~

 

Run to Eastside High School and back, every 2 minutes 10 air squats

then...

25 - 20 - 15 - 10 - 5
Dumbbell Thrusters
Plank Row Pushups
Box Jumps

It is 90 days till summer, are you ready to show that 6 pack? If you are putting in the hours at the gym, hitting Cardio hard, lifting weights and you are still not getting the results you want, check out your nutrition...it is most likely the culprit! Whenever I feel like I am losing definition in my core I start tracking my nutrition and calories. I use it to get back on track with where I need to be, for me it's mostly to be more aware of mindless snacks and portion control! Check out Lance Armstrong's site for my favorite tool for tracking calories...

 http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/

  

The importance of tracking calories
Most of us claim that we watch what we eat. We also claim we change the oil every 3,000 miles. Do we really? It has been shown in tests that we tend to forget some of the bites that we make throughout the day. It turns out that most of us do remember that hamburger and french fries we had on the way home. But the things we tend to forget are the 50 grams of chocolate, the can of Coke, the bag of popcorn, and the few cookies we had before we went to bed. Unfortunately, those little details make all the difference and the only way to stay on track is to have a clear and complete picture of what we really eat throughout the day.

Tracking calories is probably one of the oldest dieting methods, and throughout all these years it still has not lost any of its appeal. We all know that consuming 1000 calories a day is rather little, and 3000 is too much for most of us. So why not pick a number in between, make sure to eat just that many calories, and observe the results a few weeks later. No change? Pick a lower number of calories. Gained weight? Pick a lower number of calories. Lost more than you expected? Make sure you eat enough nutrients.  To determine your Daily Calorie Needs, go to: 

Want to lose 1 pound a week? Then subtract 500 calories from your daily total. Want to lose 2 pounds a week? Then subtract 1000 calories from your daily total. Better yet, eat 500 calories less and burn 500 extra calories per day through exercise.

If you are eating the right amount of calories and find that you are still hungry, replace higher calorie foods (like processed foods) with lower calorie, higher fiber foods such as whole grains, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables and grilled lean meats.  Eat the right foods and you won't be hungry. In fact, my advice it to eat no processed foods!

Dieting really is that simple. The reason why so many of us fail, is because we underestimate the number of times we opened the fridge. So put a notepad on the door of your fridge, and start recording the foods and the times at which you consumed them. This way you will not only determine the number of calories you may consume, but you also may be able to detect any unhealthy eating patterns. Last but not least, after having spent a few minutes writing down all the foods, you will think twice about eating them in the future.

“Feed your fears and your faith will starve. Feed your faith, and your fears will.”
-Max Lucado