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| Thursday, Nov 20, 2008 |
| Jones'n for some surf |
| By Benny |
| Thursday, Nov 20, 2008 09:46 |
| The lack of waves that we have had lately in the VB has forced me to try and create a "wave of my own." The last couple of workouts I have been playing with doing plyometrics on and off of the Bosu ball, which are pretty activating if I might say. HAHA. I am not talking about landing with the fluffy side up, that's been done forever. We are landing on the hard bottom half of the Bosu's and that involves 360 degrees of free motion upon impact. Your lower legs explode with reactive activity forcing them to keep you balanced and in control, It's awesome. I will have a video up soon, and you can see, their are a couple of other tricks I am working on that I think are pretty progressive in training for Alternative Sports. I am digging it. Parcour+Plyometrics+Agility+Instability=Intense Fun Exercise that Helps you have more Fun. LOVELY I SAY, LOVELY. |
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| Wednesday, Nov 19, 2008 |
| Can't wait to get Back |
| By Chris |
| Wednesday, Nov 19, 2008 10:59 |
| My back has been out of whack all week. I took a hard fall on the basketball court and then a had a small mishap with some stairs. I can deal with the pain but the hard part is not being able to work out. I think I have a real problem when missing two workouts makes me feel fat and out of shape. Oh well, I guess there are worse problems to have. Thank God for Physical Therapists, if it wasn't for Dave at APT I would really be in rough shape. Hopefully I'll be to slinging iron around in a day or two. |
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| Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 |
| It's OK to indulge every once in a while! |
| By Chris |
| Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 11:37 |
| I really blew it out last Sunday. After two weeks of eating really good I gave in to all my cravings - scrambled eggs w/cheese, bacon, and pancakes for breakfast; double cheeseburger, fries, and a Coke for lunch; pizza and a tall, cold beer for dinner. I have to say, that cheeseburger was freakin' awsome! But I didn't say "Oh well, I might as well give up on eating right since I had a bad day". Quite the contrary. Monday it was back to work, intense workout, healthy food, etc. I have never understood the mentality when someone says since I strayed off my diet I am going to eat a gallon of Ice Cream. Refocus and get back to work. |
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| Thursday, Nov 13, 2008 |
| Making the Nutrition Challenge Unchallenging |
| By Todd |
| Thursday, Nov 13, 2008 09:04 |
| It is very exciting to hear the results from those of you that did the nutrition challenge last week. Hopefully you see the benefits outweigh the indulgences and can continue on with it. Those really are lifestyle guidelines to live by, not just a one week program. Here is a little tip that I experienced and may be of help to you. My downfall is that I have a sweet tooth at night before bed. This past week when I needed something to satisfy it, instead of having bowl of ice cream, I had a bowl of Ezekiel cereal in milk with strawberries. When I first took a bite, I thought, "this is not going to cut it", but then I got all "Yoga" about it and tried to appreciate it for what it was. Instead of comparing and expecting the sweetness and creaminess of ice cream, I tried to appreciate the sweetness and tastes of my more healthy treat and I was fine. Think about it, find some healthy substitutes for your weaknesses, and give it a try. Make sure you get your mind right and go "Yoga" on the whole experience;^) |
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| Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 |
| Remember the Good Times |
| By Benny |
| Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 02:58 |
I was looking through a Women's Health magazine today at work today and saw this article that went along with my newsletter tip. It stated that The Journal of biobehavioral Research reports that in a study where exercisers wrote down ideas that made their effort more enjoyable such as jogging with friends, listening to tunes on their iPod, or trying out a new fitness class, they tended to work out longer and had more fun. After eight weeks these people were sweating twice as much as those who listed reasons to exercise as, "to lose weight." "Thinking of positive workout experiences rather than abstract ideas makes the experience more enjoyable and motivating," says lead author Laura Ten Eyck, Ph.D. of Texas Christian University. So basically, when you have fun you are more likely to do something, Crazy. Making it fun and a positive experience is your key to keeping FIT. |
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| Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 |
| Benny's Challenge |
| By Chris |
| Wednesday, Nov 12, 2008 12:12 |
I decided to take on Benny's challenge of trying a new exercise this week so I looked through our database of over 500 exercises and found a few that I have never done. This week I will incorporate the barbell complex into one of my training days (hang clean/shoulder press/back squat). It looks pretty good. If you ever run out of ideas for your own training we have a lot of options - from the F.I.T. Club workouts to the workout of the week and the online training. But sometimes it's cool just to look throught the exercises database and pick out a few you want to try. Barball Complex from the Exercise Database |
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| Monday, Nov 10, 2008 |
| Nutrition Challenge Post-Mortem |
| By Chris |
| Monday, Nov 10, 2008 09:29 |
You guys did a great job last week. Weight loss all around. As far as my new challenge goes, we are not striving for absolute perfection, just try to be good most of the time - nobody is perfect! If you try to be perfect and have a slip-up it will really bring you down. Read this from Gaye: Chris, I am so ashamed, someone brought donuts to work, I never ever eat donuts, never ever!!!! but I ate a whole cream filled chocolate covered donut. I have felt ill ever since. I am trying to be good the rest of the month. Try to be good most of the time and endulge yourself every once in a while. Stay Fit! Chris |
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| Sunday, Nov 09, 2008 |
| A New Challenge!!!! |
| By Benny |
| Sunday, Nov 09, 2008 10:34 |
| As you all know Chris's Nutrition Challenge just came to an end, and it went awesome. Now I have a little challenge of my own for you all. Starting this week try to incorporate a new exercise into your routine, try to step out of your comfort zone and try something you have never done before so you body and your routine can get a little jumpstart. I think you will see that changing just one thing in your routine can give you a little mental and physical boost when it comes to your workout. Tell me how it goes, where you get sore, how it made you feel when you were done, you name it I wanna hear about it. If you need some videos posted let me know, if you need my help just ask. Try to progress yourself, because like milk, it does a body good. Another small thing I want you to do is try to think of exercise in a different light than that of a duty. Try to make it fun, and a release from everything else stressful in your life. Laugh while you do it, smile and and try to find a way to take fitness out of the "have to" column of activities that we sometimes place it in but the "want to" column. Our health is one thing we can control in this whirlwind of a place we live in now and making it enjoyable sure as hell makes it better. Develop and open doors of life through exercise. It's Fun I bet YA!!!
Talk to you soon, and Look out for the News letter Benny B.A. |
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| Saturday, Nov 08, 2008 |
| Nutrition Challenge - Final day |
| By Chris |
| Saturday, Nov 08, 2008 10:35 |
WE MADE IT!!! It wasn't nearly as tough as you thought it was going to be now was it? Okay, maybe a few things were. I finished up with a good day. Natural peanut butter on a whole wheat english mufffin, banana, and skim milk for breakfast. Smoked turkey breast and cheese (made from 2% milk) on whole wheat bread, yogurt, and pretzels for lunch. Pizza for dnner - whole wheat crust, spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, and part skim milk mozzerela cheese - awesome! So here is my proposition. The main thing we all did this week was give up something (several things) that are bad for us, right? How about we pick one thing that we will give up for good, or at least for a while. My thing is going to be late night snacking. No food after 9 PM. Let's give it a shot and see how long we can keep it up. If you're in, let me know what your one thing is. Talk to you soon, Chris. |
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| Friday, Nov 07, 2008 |
| Nutrition Challenge - Day 6 |
| By Chris |
| Friday, Nov 07, 2008 08:37 |
I have a BIG confession to make. As I write this blog I am enjoying an Elijah Craig (12 year old Kentucky Burbon) and Coke - oh so good! I was really good all day: Kashi cereal with skim milk, low-fat/low-sugar yogurt, fruit, granola, natural peanut butter on a whole grain english muffin, a big salad full of veggies and rotisserie chicken. I just had a moment of weakness and had to have a teeny-tiny little drink at the end of a long work week. I will play about two hours of full-court basketball Sunday to make up for it. On a positive note, I keep hearing from people that are losing weight. Anywhere from 1-4 pounds seems to be the average. Several have said that they were dying for a glass of wine (Obviously I can relate!). As a treat for everyone who participated with me this week I want you to have a drink tomorrow night, if that's something you're into. Tomorrow in my blog I will have a little proposition for you. Make sure you check back with me. Stay Strong! One more day! Chris |
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