Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Burp or Burpee

This week is all about SUPER-SETS!  "Super" as in doing an exercise for the upper body, followed immediatley by an exercise for the lower body.  As for recovery there really isn't any.  When we are done with our set we have to keep moving as in running, jumping jacks, standing on our head...you get the point.  This helps with burning more calories (YAY) and keeping our heart rates up.  The most challenging part of the routine are the burpees, they are my nemesis.  If you don't know what a burpee is I have a link below that will show you variations of the exercise.  If you have never done one, they are brutal!  However, they are great for the body and from what I am told if I keep it up I should be ready for swimsuit season...watch out Lafayette!

On another note, I will say that I am starting to feel and see a difference, which is exciting.  Hopefully, for our weigh in tomorrow my numbers will show the hardwork that I have been putting in the past two weeks.  Also, this week I get measured and meet with a nutritionist.  I will post my measurements that way you can follow my progress.  Tomorrow is Fitness Challenge #2 and our weigh in.  Be on the lookout for our story on WLFI at 11:00 p.m. and I will post the link to that story in my next blog.  Here's to many more burpees tonight and to the ability to get up and walk on Wednesday!   

Burpee Exercise: 
http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/health/4/the_burpee_exercise_burns_fat_and_builds_strength/29492/           

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Pick a Fight

"When you've got an opponent to beat, it increases your motivation to win. This year, choose an enemy to fight and rally your team around it."-Fast Company 

THE ENEMY = OUR WEIGHT

Hi everyone!  We had our first weigh-in last night and it was shocking, awesome and somewhat brutal all at the same time.  We were weighed in on camera and our weight was posted on a what felt like the biggest screen I had ever seen in plain black and white (you can see it in the link below).  There it was the dreaded number, my weight plain as day for everyone to see.  It was hard to swallow but that's all part of it, and I saw that I have lost two pounds in two days.  Here is to many more pounds falling off!  Now, onto the Fitness Challenge.    

As for the Fitness Challenge, it was rough! None of us knew what to expect and I think when we all heard cardio challenge, we got a little weak in the knees.  Here is the workout for the Fitness Challenge:
  • 100x up and down the risers with a 5 pound weight in each hand
  • One mile run
  • 100x jump rope
  • One mile on the eliptical
  • One mile on the spin (stationary) bike
Whew...I am tired from typing all of that.  How did we get a winner in all of this?  During each round they only took the individuals who completed the challenge first.  So, for the riser challenge the first sixteen who completed it got to move onto the next round, etc.  The final challenge was the one mile stationary bike ride and whoever had the fastest timed mile won and my teammate won!  Go team Lafayette! In case you wanted to know I made it into the top four out of the 22 contestants.  I got beat in the one mile eliptical challenge by two seconds, next time they won't be so lucky:)  On a side note, we are all winners in this.  There were over a 1,000 applicants and they only picked 22 contestants...so we all win in some way.   

Remember when your mind and body say to not go to the gym-pick a fight with yourself, get motivated and get that wokout in.  You will feel great and proud that you did that for yourself! 

Here is the link from WLFI about the Fitness Challenge last night: 

Also, here is a link to the prize that the winner of the Fitness Challenge received:

Monday, January 3, 2011

Pass the Rolls

"Pass the rolls."  That is something that I said only a few hundred times over the holidays.  And, now that they are over the only rolls that I am left with are the ones around my middle...UGH!  Like many individuals I have decided that my New Year's Resolution is to tame the bulge.   Right before the holidays I decided to apply for a local 10-week reality tv weight loss show at the fitness club I workout at.  I figured if I want to lose weight I better put it all out on the table and make myself accountable. 

I have tried my entire life to lose weight.  I have attempted every diet that I know of and worked out two times a day to fail miserably at managing my weight.  I even thought that running two mini marathons might help me shed the pounds, but I like to eat; so after a few months the weight just "magically" reappeared.  So, with all of that said I am now a contestant on the show (YAY!) and going through my first week of training.  Today we have the first weigh in and Fitness Challenge.  It is going to be taped by our local news station and I pray that my weight will not be posted on tv ha, ha.  I am still working on getting over the idea of having a camera around all the time.  I am really pumped about the next 10 weeks and appreciative of the opportunity.  I know that the workouts will be challenging but I can't wait to see my body transformation at the end!       

I hope you follow me through my 10 week fitness journey.  I am going to share tips, exercise programs, triumphs and frustrations with you.  I am hoping that in the end food and weight will play a different "role" in my life.

xoxo,
B


P.S.  If you would like to check out our workouts, interviews or learn more about the program, please click on the links below:

New Years Resolution Reality Show/International Sports Clubs: 

http://newyearresolutionreality.com/index.html

http://www.youtube.com/user/nyrrLafayette