Taking Fitness 360 On The Road (Literally!)
Edith Lopez, Wendy Bryant, Mayra M. Carrillo, Serena Jones, Zaachila Garcia, Leticia Stock and Lurysol Olivera all competed in the annual half-marathon. (not in order)
This was everybody's first time doing this race and for some it was their first half marathon. It was a perfect day for long run. Not too hot with a slight breeze. The newbees were kind of nervous because they didn't know what to expect. Once Tony Vice said "Go" all you saw was a sea of people heading out these long country roads. You saw old as well as young people running. Everybody going at their own pace focused on just getting to the finish line.
I am so proud of all my clients!
The ones that had already done a half marathon improved on their time and as for the others; seeing their faces as they crossed the finished line made me so proud to see them accomplish something they where so unsure of. After the race we all celebrated by having some wine and relaxing on the lawn as the band played in the background. ~ Lurysol Olivera
Comfort Level (low) Results (very high)
No one ever said that training was easy. At least not the kind of training that gets results - but I guess that's the point. If it was easy everyone would do it. Well, I'll tell you a what everyone's NOT going to be doing but what everyone SHOULD be doing. Seeing Lurysol. I'd been going at a pretty steady clip of working out with the team every morning at 6 a.m. and then coming back in around 5 to do some cardio or get another workout in by myself or with Todd. Call it a change of pace or call it a good amount of teasing by Lurysol herself but I found myself working out with Miss Olivera Wednesday afternoon. Now I had been holding my own against the college kids for the last few weeks (if not kicking some butt here and there) but yet again I wasn't ready for what I encountered with Lurysol. Abandoning the heavy weight and high reps that I was accustomed to Lurysol put me through a workout focused on balance. Something I'm greatly lacking. Having accomplished the first part of the workout we transitioned into flexibility and stamina. Another thing I'm missing a lot of. A combination of lunges, weight balanced movements and twists later and I was not only exhausted but embarrassed by my lack of ability to balance on a leg and lift a weight with my other hand. What's next? Rub a head and pat a stomach? Or was that the other way around. Regardless it was a great workout for those simple reasons - it got me out of my comfort zone and made me focus on things I hadn't done in a long time. A couple more sessions with Lurysol and there'll be something else that I'm missing more of... Weight!
The First of 2010… And Maybe The Last!
You're not going to get a lot of wisdom in these postings but here's a word to the wise, if you ever hear your trainer mention a workout called "Fight Gone Bad"... run. Very fast. I just got back from a nice relaxing weekend in Colorado. A lot of hot chocolate, big meals and good wine and then came back thinking I was refreshed and ready to roll. So when Todd suggested "Fight Gone Bad" workout for Monday afternoon the competitor in me thought I was ready for anything and said, "sure, let's do it". For the uninformed "Fight Gone Bad" is pretty much just as many reps as you can do of five exercises in 15 minuters.
First it's a minute of 12-pound medicine ball throws to the ceiling, then one minute of sumo squats with an 85 pound bar, then a minute of jumps on a bench, then a minute of push presses with that same 85-pound bar and finally a minute on the rowing machine. Then you get exactly a one minute break and do it all over again. Oh yeah... then you get another one minute break and do it for a THIRD time! It will pretty much take you to the border of exhaustion and cardiac arrest. Not only is your heartrate skyrocketted but your legs and arms burn; which I'm assuming is the point. The first set through I'll admit there was a little bit of a learning curve, trying to figure out the best way to pace myself and get as many reps as possible. Then in the second set I was exhausted but paced myself a little better, my number of reps fell off but by the final time through I was able to push through and increase my reps from the second time through.
I was proud to put up 388 my first time doing the workout. A number which I'm told was pretty good.Now if I just felt good about it when I got done! However, I can't say there's a better feeling that walking out of the studio in the evening having accomplished a hard workout and knowing you're making some progress. I felt productive but I think I'll shy away the next time someone suggests THAT workout.
