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Tabita Time February 12, 2010

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Bryan lead a new workout today called Tabita Time. He swears that it’s based on this Japanese heath guru named Tabita. I don’t think anyone is buying it.
It was an awesome workout though. Basically, 8 rounds of 20 second intervals doing as many of one exercise as you can in those 20 seconds, then a 10 second rest between each.
Toe taps, as it turns out, really hurt after about 5 minutes. I definetly feel that one.

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Overly Perky 26 Year Old January 29, 2010

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So it wasn’t the fastest mile, and it wasn’t the longest run, but it was pretty inspirational. It was Final PT day for the campers and as usual I was doing TLC (which I actually like for Final PT day).
It was fun because Randy is an older guy and I can tell that he doesn’t always appreciate my overly perky 26 year old self. That’s ok though, because when it comes time to get his butt moving I’m there in his ear to bug him. Lucky him.
Every time there was a downward grade (I wouldn’t say downhill because it’s definetly not a hill) I would push him to run just a little bit faster. If he started to slow I’d say “Keep up your pace, you’re doing great!”. Then, when it came time for that last little bit, just when you think you have nothing left, I said “There’s the finish! Let’s sprint to the end! Meghan’s waiting!”
Randy may have hated for for about 9:30 minutes, but when the time was called he had a big smile.
I guess overly perky 26 year olds are good for something after all. Great job Randy!

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On Your Six Indoors January 27, 2010

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Officially sore for Five Star General, but always up for a good woopin’ I couldn’t wait to see what Jodi would do to us this month with On Your Six. This time was insane. The stations she picked were very challenging. I started with Superman at the end thinking it would ease me into the rotation. WRONG! The next two stations were Mountain Climbers and then Burpees. Ugh. Just when I was about to rejoice that I had finished the Burpees I sprinted to the end to find that my next station was, guess what….Mooorrreee Mountain Climbers. Yowsa.
Jodi also came up with this really cool air chair game. Okay…I’ll be honest, while my quads were screaming at me I wasn’t loving it. After though, knowing that it was a great workout, how can I complain.
Two days in a row of being sore. I’m glad I’m starting to be challenged again as an instructor.

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5 Star General January 26, 2010

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I remember the first day I did this workout in Piedmont Park. It was mass caious and wicked hard. When I saw it on the schedule I shuddered to think of what it would be like indoors.
Emily lead it and I can honestlysay it was an awesome workout and very well organized. My arms were completely sore.
Emily said her heart rate monitor registered 500 some calories burned. I’d believe it. I might have to invest.

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Jump Rope January 20, 2010

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To be honest, jump rope is not my favorite workout activity because I’m completely uncoordinated. Combine that with the fact that it’s 6am in the morning and I haven’t had coffee yet, the goal is really to look the least stupid.
This time was really fun though. Tommy lead it, and it was the perfect balance of jump rope and strength training. He had us do Mission Impossibles through the parking lot with our arms out. After about 3 minutes of that my glutes were burning. Then back to jump rope. Sphew. Sore!!!
I’d also like to announce, that if I was 1 when I started jump rope workouts I have progressed to at least a 4. Not great, not good, but definetly improved.

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Sprints January 19, 2010

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20-20-20 January 18, 2010

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Ground Attack + Stomach Flu = New Workout January 11, 2010

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Well, one thing is for sure I lost weight on Monday. Jodi had Ground Attack, which I always forget how hard it is. Doing walking side planks always leaves me sore.
I lead encouragement and was happy to try out my new leg exercises. It was definetly fun, and the campers were all out of breadth and said they were sore from the lunges (go me!). Towards the end I started feeling a little queasy. I thought at the time I was just getting over heated from being indoors. Later that day thought I found out how wrong I was.
I spent Monday evening in the ER, where they never took me back. Finally I gave up on getting anyone to help me there and went home with my cousin. I was severely dehydrated at that point and the next day I had to fend for myself to get to a doctor to get IV. I took 2 liters and was feeling much better but I can’t even explain how tired I’ve been.
I’m rethinking the Nashville Marathon now because I’m officially behind on training. :(

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I Kicked My Own Abs January 5, 2010

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Today I lead Guts and Guns with Emily. Surprise! We were indoors. Considering there was a windchill of 7 degrees I wouldn’t normally complain, except for the fact that I had dressed for that weather and when the heat inside is cranked up well into the 70s and you are wearing a thermal then it ain’t fun.
I will say my ab workout kicked some serious tail. I was a little worried after the first set that no one was feeling it. I like seeing people get exhausted and sore when they’re working out and they just weren’t dropping like flies as I had planned. Damned veterans…make my life challenging.
Then the last set kicked tail. Muhahaha! I saw them getting sore, and I urged them “Just one more set!” Oh they thought they didn’t have it in them, but the Jillian Michaels in me pushed them on. The last set I was even feeling it.
This afternoon I was sitting at my desk and I reached for something and realized “I’m actually sore and not from the arms.” Emily texted later and said she was feeling it too.

Magic Recipe for anyone who wants to try it (remember arm and cardio intervals were in between each set):
Set 1:
10 Full Situps
30 sec Plank
10 Full Situps (2 count up/2 count down)
10 sec Plank Right Leg Up
10 sec Plank Left Leg Up

Set 2:
10 Bicycles
10 sec Hold Right Leg in Bike Position
10 sec Hold Left Leg in Bike Position
10 Jackknifes on Right
10 Jackknifes on Left
20 Pull the Ropes

Set 3:
15 Butterfly Crunches
15 Butterfly Crunches Feetup
15 V Crunches (Legs up and spread in V form, pulsing between legs)
15 Toe Touches Legs Up (Legs should be vertical)
10 sec hold 60 degrees
10 sec hold 45 degrees
10 Regular Crunches
10 sec hold Six Inches off the Ground

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Butt Buster January 2, 2010

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F* yeah! Just what I need, a workout to firm the tooshy. Goodness knows that after all the running I’ve totally lost the booty I had. Whitney actually has started making fun of my flat toosh. Actually, come to think of it, it’s actually not even all that comfortable. With my tail bones jutting into a hard chair in the office all day long, I can sit for an hour or two and then I have to stand up and move around because I’m actually sore. I want more cushion, but I don’t want the soft squishy kind.
This workout sounds perfect for some fleshy lady bumps. :) It was mainly squats and lunges, so I probably would have incorporated more variations and intensity on some of the sets, but not bad. It was probably more toned down for the set of campers we had. They were all there just as a preview before signing up, and would definetly start slow and build into their potential, so a full blown Butt Buster workout was not going to happen.
Can I just mention the cold? The thermometer read 23 degrees. I couldn’t find my gloves when I reached the park, so I did the whole workout without it. Nooottt fun! Even if your core is warm, fingers do not got warm. They were white from being so cold the circulation was actually stopping. When I climbed back in the car I checked the temperature again. Still 23 degrees! It stayed in the 20s all day. Putting out flyers after, also resulted in fish stick fingers. Gloves are 100% a must in this weather. Never again.

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