There "ain't" no way you can't lose weight and get fit under his tutelage. I bet all the rest of his drill sergeants are the same way. I know the Velvet Hammer doesn't monkey around. :)
All I can say is that if you or I don't get what we want out of this BootCamp, we must not have wanted it bad enough. Brian and his team are doing their job; are we doing ours? Be honest.
I need to ask myself that often, because complacency is a sneaky, shady enemy. I may think because I show up at camp everyday, and eat decently with only a few indiscretions, I am doing all I can to win this war against the fat. But in my heart of hearts, if I'm not pushing through my pain, mental obstacles, or fatigue, I'm not doing all I can to improve myself and really get better! I'm just coasting.
Brian started us out with the ladder as our first slated activity. One thing I've learned about my body, is that I need a substantial warm up time to super perform my workout. I never needed much as a young person, but that has drastically changed now. I actually need a pre-warm up. I should walk a good 10 minutes before I can comfortably start a jog as my warmup. Yup, the ladder work was kickin'!
Another fabulous activity was running the cones in figure 8s. I had another terrific chance to experience what a powerful influence teamwork and camaraderie can do. I was running behind 2 Big DoGs; one was a young, sleek colt in front....I'll call her "Sleek & Chic"... and then there was "The Little Rocket". "The Little Rocket" was tearing around those cones like a Formula 1 at the Indy. It was all I could do to keep up. She and the colt were pushing me at full throttle! Dang, these women are fast! :)
The power of working with someone faster & stronger than you is no joke. I always deliberately push myself to my perceived full capacity, but this was really kickin' it up the next level! ; ) Its something to think about if you are striving to break through your plateau. Next time we form lines, think about the line you choose. Maybe we already do, huh? :)
Thank you, Lil Rocket for your inspiration. And kudos to "Sleek & Chic" in front for setting the pace. You sure do got a pace, girl! :)
We did some heavy duty ab work, too. My abs are stronger than some folks, but on this day they were crying "mercy, mercy"! They were aching deep inside and it was a delicious sensation! I noticed many other campers were feelin' it, too. Brian directed us to perform the standard goodies including crunches, the bicycle, and using a weight overhead. These came in rapid succession that caused that delicious muscle failure.
Finally Brian announced that he had "a special" for us, and I smiled and held my breath. "Got to be some planks", I whispered to "Gold Star". Sure enough we were treated to a moving plank, where we had to move up and down while holding the plank on each side. It was a monster to do after that full succession!
I heard "Gold Star" laugh and giggle next to me and she literally couldn't stop. I think she found it amusing that any exercise could be so tough! :) I was struggling my own self, too. I was wondering if Brian had forgotten to blow his trusty whistle! :)
With all the various cardio circuits and demanding ab work, the day just would not have been complete without The Brian Monster Special. What would that have been? It was those "suicides", back and forth between the parking lines, in triplet form. It was a kick ass cardio routine that really pushed the envelope! :) I was coming to the end of my stamina when Brian encouraged me to "keep it going".
Encouragement is a powerful motivator for me just as music is. There's just nothing that feels so good when your trainer sees you need that extra kick and provides it for you. Brian you're my main man when it comes to fitness! :) And your cardio is all killer!
As we performed this interval run a few times I got winded. Yet, even though I trailed in last with this circuit, I heard cheers and encouragement from the sidelines by all the other campers, including my inspirational team. What a great team of women! We do it for each other.
This was a tough day for me at Adventure, and that's exactly why I loved it! At end of camp, "Gold Star" talked about the various runs that were coming up around Thanksgiving, and said she was thinking about doing the Turkey Run."Little Rocket" had some ideas of her own for the After Thanksgiving races around town. It is awesome to see how one positive step evokes another. Then it starts building on each other.
"Little Rocket" is also doing some preliminary training for a triathalon. Talk about motivation, inspiration, and thinking big! This fireball does swimming lessons after BootCamp and then runs 5 miles in the evenings! Determination and that "can-do" attitude is what it's all about. And its contagious, too!
Brian and even Kim have mentioned that if we really want to transform ourselves, we need to work it beyond the camp. Myself, I have been doing some additional cardio work on the elliptical and also practice jogging a few days a week after camp. Still, maybe training for a race, no matter how small, would make a huge difference in transforming my physical prowess, capability, and my confidence too.
How 'bout you, fitness friends? Are you doing much out of camp, and if so, what works for you? Would love to hear your suggestions and comments, because we are all in this together, aren't we?
I don't know about you, but I want to be in the winning circle. My comrades above are both winners - one is a semi-new member, and the other a veteran marathon runner. To keep company with such champions can be very potent to my own success. With my friends' encouragement and support, I may want to do more than get fit and trim.
Transformation Warriors, you heard it first from the pinK tiger! These are 2 competitors to watch for in the winning circle.
Go Dublin AM, Go! :)
(....got the PinK tiger purrrrrin'..........)
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