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!

Burpee Challenge for June!

“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”


- Harriet Beecher Stowe

I am psyched!!! it's the first Tuesday 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 4th month we have done this and it has completely worn me out each time! I have yet to meet my goal of 120. 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.

The rest of class:

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 + 10 reps of
Kettlebell/Dumbell Swings,
DeadLift (one leg, alternating each set)
Overhead Squat

Run 40 meters after each round of Squats.
woohoo~~~ let's do it!

Today we run again!

Jessie Marie, Kelly and Phil getting down to business in class on Tuesday night!

“Everything you need is already inside. Just do it.”

People become really quite remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe in themselves they have the first secret of success.
-Norman Vincent Peale

Warm-up
Race to 100 Thrusters with 5 Burpees at the top of every minute.

Run, Babies, Run!
Box Jumps

check out the boys in Tuesday night's bootcamp!

run 400m

lunges
run 400m

chest press
 run 400m

Burpees
run 400m


Overhead Plate carry
run 400m

This is a partner WOD.  One person will begin with box jumps while the other begins the 400m run.  Player 1 will do as many box jumps as possible till the other person gets back from the run, then the players switch.  Your rep count is continuous through the entire workout and it is for time also.  Your score is your time and your total reps.   

at the beach with Big daddy!

“Every day you have to test yourself. If you don’t, it’s a wasted day.”
-Terry Butts, Marine Corps Male Athlete of the Year

Hero Workout!

“Does a hero know she’s a hero if no one tells her? Do you know a hero no one else knows? A hero doesn’t have to save a busload of school kids from certain disaster. Or score the winning point in the big game. A hero can be anyone who inspires you, anyone you look up to, anyone who cheers you on, makes you better than you were before – just as they made themselves better than they were before. Do you know a hero? Tell her. Then tell everyone.” – Nike

I have a hero, she is one of the kindest, sincere, loving and generous people I know.  I can call her anytime of the day and she's there for me. She is my fitness superhero! I covet her beautiful arms and laugh at her when she covers them up.   I have another hero, she lives way too far away from me, but, she's my sister from another mother.  She is the best decorator and I know, she taught me how to fluff my house before a party.  Every time I see her it's like we never left.  I have another hero, she's each of my 3 sisters. They teach me, inspire me, love me and make me want to be a better big sister and leader. I have another hero who is also my mom. She is the most beautiful and strong woman I know. She knows every fold in my heart and loves me unconditionally.  She taught me how to be the mother I am and I know that she is proud of how I love my children.  I have another hero, he is my SUPERhero! I can't believe I am lucky enough to be his wife.  He leads my family with integrity, humor and the strongest love I have known. 

I am so lucky to have so many heros.  They keep me real, keep me grounded, inspire me and make me better.

...who are yours...tell them!

I would love to read your comments below.
 Today's Workout!











TUESDAY...
PUSHUPS!!!
10 minutes of Pushups, each time you break the PLANK position, 10 WallBALLS! score is how many pushups you get total in 10 minutes...we did this last summer and it was awesomely tough!

then...10 rounds

10 Tuck Jumps (sub 20 jump squats)
30 x Overhead Dumbbell Walking Lunge (15 alternating steps)
30 x Dumbbell Swings
10 BAR BURPEES
10 PISTOLS ( one legged Squats)
Go “Hard and Fast” for the entire 10 rounds!
hill sprints if time after the 10 rounds~
BRING YOUR WATER AND TOWEL....ITS HOT! come early to set up and be sure and clean up after!

Tell them YES!

“All your life you are told the things you cannot do. All your life they will say you’re not good enough or strong enough or talented enough; they will say you’re the wrong height or the wrong weight or the wrong type to play this or be this or achieve this. THEY WILL TELL YOU NO, a thousand times no, until all the no’s become meaningless. All your life they will tell you no, quite firmly and very quickly. AND YOU WILL TELL THEM YES.” Nike

30 mintues of cycle...we will work on intervals and HIIT Training, see Tuesday's post for HIIT discussion and description. http://lovetogetfit.blogspot.com/2011/05/hiit-training-day.html
then...
10.9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1 reps of:


Clean and press...Pushups...Biceps...Scissor Lunges

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...?