Round 2: Boot Camp #2

Ok, so today marked the beginning of Boot Camp #2.  And oh was it cold...and second thoughts last night when I saw what the temperature was going to be...but I pumped myself up and made myself go to bed at 10pm to get up at my usual 6:15am for 7:00am Boot Camp.  I am glad I did!

So I arrived to see that I was the only camper there!  Big surprise to me!  I came to find out the deal. My good pal Gail who is my inspiration to do better and she helps me push myself even more, was out of town until Tuesday.  And only one other camper would be there on Tuesday as well...she overslept.  So I got my trainer to myself...I am sure some of you may groan here thinking the worst and some would think this pretty cool for one on one time.  Well, it was a bit of both I have to say.  No pain no gain is the deal here!  And no change in the fact that it was just one camper!  

The cold did bring me to camp in multiple layers, gloves, and a ski band to cover my ears.  I looked a bit crazy this morning, but I wasn't taking any chances of freezing.  It was smart on my part, as I did remove layers as we worked harder.  

So today I just did a run around our usual path, since there was no one to Indian Run with.  Then we went straight into a series of running to the cones and doing different exercises...20 jumping jacks, 20 squats, 20 High Knees per knee, 20 reverse lunges, and 20 hand to toe per leg...let's just say we were burning up the legs.  Then we moved back to the shelter and did a series of walking lunges across the shelter stopping to do bicep curls, tricep extensions, tricep kickbacks, upright rows...and no we were no done!  Then we moved on the pole sits with lateral raises, with a run around the playground.  Pole Sits with bicep curls with a run around the playground.  Pole sits with wide bicep curls with a run around the playground.  Then we moved into the shelter to do some plie squats with the weights and then some front and reverse lunges per leg with weights.  BURN IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT ON THE LEGS!  Oh but we are not done...we did another run around the tennis courts and up around the parking lot...I did not finish with a run...I ad to walk the last part of this one, as my legs were on fire!  

We finished camp off with some plank time, bridge plank, and of course some crazy ab work!  When I was doing my ab work I noticed my knees were smoking!  Yes, this is how cold it was...my knees were sweating and steam was rising from them and everywhere else!  Needless to say I got my butt kicked today.  Taking a week off was good for my tender rotater cuff and my sore shins, but man I could tell I took the time off!  

I felt great all day...even though I felt the workout all day.  Back to the grind of the workout, but honestly I can say that I missed it.  I really am excited about a new camp.  So off to sleep I go to get up tomorrow and do it again.  I will explain tomorrow all the exciting things that our trainer has offered for more incentive to do more for this camp.

To your Health! 

Adventure Boot Camp #1 comes to an end...

So sorry for the slackness of posting this week.  Between trying to get enough sleep, working, and pushing out the last week of boot camp I ran short on extra time.  I will try to recap the highlights of the week for you though!


Wednesday was bring a friend/support group to boot camp with you!  I asked a few people to come, but my hubby and my boss were the two that showed up and worked it out with us.  It was lots of fun sharing this fitness with those that have been pushing me along the way.  I am sending a small shout out to you two as a thank you for being there to support me...and burn it up!  There was definitely no rest for the weary on Wednesday just because we had newbies there.  We worked it out just as hard and proved that there IS PAIN with GAINING POWER!!!


Thursday we got our legs burned up something fierce!  Lots of lunges, squats, running, and band walking.  And of course you can forget the serious ab burning!  My abs are a fire!  


Friday was our last day of boot camp and therefore our timed mile again.  We warmed up first and then headed straight into our timed mile.  My calves were extremely tight, so is was tough to jog the whole time.  I wore different shoes to try and see if my shoes were part of the culprit of the shin splints.  It definitely seemed to help...less pain in the shins when running! So I jogged half and walked half of the mile, pushing myself the last bit to a final jog.  It paid off definitely when I shaved off time from my original time.  Then we went back down to the shelter for the pushup test.  We did as many pushups, man and/or woman style, as we could do.  I increased that as well!  There is no rest in boot camp, so we continued our burn by doing some weight combos and some running/jumping jack sprints!


In the end, I can truly say I loved the experience.  I met some wonderful women with some serious will power.  I have decided to join the next boot camp as long as I get paid enough to cover it.  I really feel strongly about continuing this challenge within myself.  I feel powerful!  


Below is my final results from boot camp:

Hey Susan,

Here are your results.  You did such a great job and your results reflect that.  You are truly a determined woman and I believe that you will achieve even better results in the future.  You have great form and are very stong.  Add all those things together and you are a force to be reckoned with.  You motivate the others and give Gail a challenge (which she loves).  I truly hope that you are able to join us again.

                  9/14/2009            10/9/2009           Lost

Left Arm

                     16.5                     16                   0.5

Right Arm

  17                     16.5                  0.5

Shoulders

46                      45                     1

Chest

  45                     44.5                  0.5

Waist

45                       45                    0

Hips

                     53.5                   52.5                    1

Left Leg

                     30.5                   30.5                    0

Right Leg

                      31                      31                      0

Total Inches Lost  3.5

Weight

                    248.6                 249.8

Fat %

                    48.7                    47.5

Mile Run

                    14.3                    13.22

Push Ups

                   10m/20f              12m/31f

To your Health!

Monday...Last week of Boot Camp!

Monday mornings are sometimes tough to get up and go, but especially when it is raining! We do boot camp rain or shine though! So the start of our last week was no less powerful than weeks before. Since we couldn't do our Indian Run this morning we did two cardio blasts to get our heart rates up. Jumping jacks, high knees, toe to hand, and boxer shuffles. Then in between we would do walking lunges around the pavilion. The rain subsided to a minimal sprinkle and we headed up to the parking lot for another fun cardio workout...one person runs weaving through the others while we do a stationary exercise...squats, front lunges, reverse lunges, high knees, jumping jacks, etc.. Then we did jumping jacks Military Style...Cheri counts out 1, 2, 3...we say 1...Cheri counts out 1, 2, 3...we say 2...you get the point. Anyway, it definitely took my mind off the pain that I hate during jumping jacks...but apparently I was the only one that could count for the whole team...so we did this to 20. We went back to the shelter and burned out our arms with some tricep kickbacks, bicep curls, bent over rows, and shoulder presses with the bands. Then we finished off with some glute and ab work....burning it all up!

All felt good, and I was glad I rested this weekend. I learned about the upcoming camp will start up on October 19th. I am thinking about joining it up again. This week is when we get to bring a friend and our support group. So I know the hubby is going to work on getting there and one other friend. Please let me know if anyone else would like to come check this experience out!

To your Health!

3rd week of Boot Camp Completed

I truly can say that I am getting sad about the end of boot camp. I worry about what lies ahead and if I will continue to push myself as much as I have at this camp. I had an exciting moment this morning when I got on the scale and had lost 6.2 pounds. I know it is a start to a road I'd like to stay on, and I hope my willpower outweighs my laziness.

Today was great! We did our normal Indian Run to warm up...and I can see a difference in my running...as well I've had a few fellow campers say that they see a difference in me too! Then we did a blackout drill. We were given a sheet like bingo that had 16 exercises on it. We had to run up the hill to get a poker chip, run back down the hill and place the chip on an exercise and perform the exercise. When you finished you ran back up the hill and did it again. I made it through to 15 exercises! Then we did some partner shuffles with the bands in the parking lot. We finished up with our killer ab work.

I hope you all have a great weekend.

To your Health!