Bootcamp

For those who were around to remember.... a few years ago I went thru one
of those bootcamp training exercise programs at my local gym . Well being
the glutton for punishment that I am, one of my friends convinced me to do
it again with her.

3 days a week, 5:30am training. The hard part isn't the type of exercise
that we do, its waking up when my body is supposed to be asleep.

"LFM" <nothankyou@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> For those who were around to remember.... a few years ago I went thru one
> of those bootcamp training exercise programs at my local gym . Well
> being the glutton for punishment that I am, one of my friends convinced me
> to do it again with her.
>
> 3 days a week, 5:30am training. The hard part isn't the type of exercise
> that we do, its waking up when my body is supposed to be asleep.

I feel your pain. Our running club increases each saturday run by 1 mile,
and we are starting our runs now at 6am. I don't even get up that early on
weekdays! I hate having 1 of my only sleeping in days taken from me...

In article <ksWdnVVXYNZmWd7bnZ2dnUVZ_gidnZ2d@comcast.com>,
"LFM" <nothankyou@nowhere.com> wrote:

> For those who were around to remember.... a few years ago I went thru one
> of those bootcamp training exercise programs at my local gym . Well being
> the glutton for punishment that I am, one of my friends convinced me to do
> it again with her.
>
> 3 days a week, 5:30am training. The hard part isn't the type of exercise
> that we do, its waking up when my body is supposed to be asleep.

Keep us informed! Maybe you'll make the news again...

I would love to do a bootcamp type program--sometimes nothing motivates
you more than someone kicking your ass...

Amy

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A Ross wrote:
> In article <ksWdnVVXYNZmWd7bnZ2dnUVZ_gidnZ2d@comcast.com>,
> "LFM" <nothankyou@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>
>>For those who were around to remember.... a few years ago I went thru one
>>of those bootcamp training exercise programs at my local gym . Well being
>>the glutton for punishment that I am, one of my friends convinced me to do
>>it again with her.
>>
>>3 days a week, 5:30am training. The hard part isn't the type of exercise
>>that we do, its waking up when my body is supposed to be asleep.
>
>
> Keep us informed! Maybe you'll make the news again...
>
> I would love to do a bootcamp type program--sometimes nothing motivates
> you more than someone kicking your ass...
>
> Amy
>
In the fall of 1970 I went through a bootcamp training exercise for
about 9 weeks. I don't really want to do it again. I did lose a lot of
weight. Nothing like a bad bout of Upper Respiratory Infection that
puts you in the hospital for a week. Oh and a Drill Sargeant inspecting
what I was eating.

--
Del Cecchi
"This post is my own and doesn’t necessarily represent IBM’s positions,
strategies or opinions.”

"A Ross" <aroneeight@cornell.edu> wrote in message
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> In article <ksWdnVVXYNZmWd7bnZ2dnUVZ_gidnZ2d@comcast.com>,
> "LFM" <nothankyou@nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>> For those who were around to remember.... a few years ago I went thru
>> one
>> of those bootcamp training exercise programs at my local gym . Well
>> being
>> the glutton for punishment that I am, one of my friends convinced me to
>> do
>> it again with her.
>>
>> 3 days a week, 5:30am training. The hard part isn't the type of
>> exercise
>> that we do, its waking up when my body is supposed to be asleep.
>
> Keep us informed! Maybe you'll make the news again...
>
> I would love to do a bootcamp type program--sometimes nothing motivates
> you more than someone kicking your ass...
>

oh, and this time I'm doing it with a friend who is abotu 10 yrs younger
then I am and much more physically fit (like does tiathalons monthly, and
just completed a 100 mile charity ride for MD). She runs circles around me
in every aspect.

This class is quite popular with over 50 people joining in on day one. It
hasn't dropped off that much yet, so the PT test has been brokedn into a
couple of days. My pushups sucked today. I only managed a meager 7
military pushups and 35 daisies. But I am fairly proud of my 1 mile run
coming in at 9:27. I googled myself and my first time around my 1 mile
starting was 10:29 and when I finished it was at 8:40.

With as crappy efforts I've put into my phsyical fitness over the past 2
yrs, I'm quite proud of how "well" I did today. I'm not quite as bad as I
was when I started the first time 3.5 yrs ago... but I'm certainly not as
in good of shape as I was at the end of my first 6 week session then. I'm
somewhere in the middle. I'm also older, and about 10lbs heavier...

And in googling my old posts , I am so amazed at how many of the same people
are still around.

On Fri, 11 May 2007 22:38:31 -0400, "LFM" <nothankyou@nowhere.com>
wrote:

>My pushups sucked today. I only managed a meager 7
>military pushups and 35 daisies.

What's a daisy?

Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

LFM wrote:
> For those who were around to remember.... a few years ago I went thru one
> of those bootcamp training exercise programs at my local gym . Well being
> the glutton for punishment that I am, one of my friends convinced me to do
> it again with her.
>
> 3 days a week, 5:30am training. The hard part isn't the type of exercise
> that we do, its waking up when my body is supposed to be asleep.



Good for you!!! I LOVE running early in the morning! I go running at
5:00-5:15am 3 days a week, and sometimes it's the best part of the
day.

What I had to get used to was getting up a little early and going to
bed a little earlier. That's the most important part; don't stick to
your usual sleep time, get to sleep a little earlier.

On May 11, 10:50 pm, Chris Braun <b...@mill-creek-systems.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 11 May 2007 22:38:31 -0400, "LFM" <nothank...@nowhere.com>
> wrote:
>
> >My pushups sucked today. I only managed a meager 7
> >military pushups and 35 daisies.
>
> What's a daisy?
>
> Chris
> 262/130s/130s
> started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

A daisy is a "girlie" pushup - one where your pivit point is your
knees, not your toes. (knees resting on the ground).

On May 11, 11:46 pm, SFrunner <bastmag...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> LFM wrote:
> > For those who were around to remember.... a few years ago I went thru one
> > of those bootcamp training exercise programs at my local gym . Well being
> > the glutton for punishment that I am, one of my friends convinced me to do
> > it again with her.
>
> > 3 days a week, 5:30am training. The hard part isn't the type of exercise
> > that we do, its waking up when my body is supposed to be asleep.
>
> Good for you!!! I LOVE running early in the morning! I go running at
> 5:00-5:15am 3 days a week, and sometimes it's the best part of the
> day.
>
> What I had to get used to was getting up a little early and going to
> bed a little earlier. That's the most important part; don't stick to
> your usual sleep time, get to sleep a little earlier.

I am not a morning person! Never have been, never will be. But I am
doing my best to get to bed by 10pm on the nights I have BC the next
morning. And here it is on a Saturday and I woke up naturally
(without any alarms) at 7am. But even with that, and the bootcamp, I
don't really come alive until after 10am. I doesn't matter how early
I get up, 10am seems to be the point where my body fully awakens and I
become human. Before that, its autopilot.

On 12 May 2007 08:23:46 -0700, LFM <cruzenbye@gmail.com> wrote:

>On May 11, 10:50 pm, Chris Braun <b...@mill-creek-systems.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, 11 May 2007 22:38:31 -0400, "LFM" <nothank...@nowhere.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >My pushups sucked today. I only managed a meager 7
>> >military pushups and 35 daisies.
>>
>> What's a daisy?
>>
>> Chris
>> 262/130s/130s
>> started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004
>
>A daisy is a "girlie" pushup - one where your pivit point is your
>knees, not your toes. (knees resting on the ground).

Thanks -- I know about those, just never heard a name for them other
than "girlie pushups" :-).

I can do a few more military pushups than you, but don't think I could
run a mile as fast. And I'm -- for me -- in pretty decent shape. I'll
never be a very fast runner, though, I'm afraid.



Chris
262/130s/130s
started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

On May 12, 12:38 pm, Chris Braun <b...@mill-creek-systems.com> wrote:
> On 12 May 2007 08:23:46 -0700, LFM <cruzen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >On May 11, 10:50 pm, Chris Braun <b...@mill-creek-systems.com> wrote:
> >> On Fri, 11 May 2007 22:38:31 -0400, "LFM" <nothank...@nowhere.com>
> >> wrote:
>
> >> >My pushups sucked today. I only managed a meager 7
> >> >military pushups and 35 daisies.
>
> >> What's a daisy?
>
> >> Chris
> >> 262/130s/130s
> >> started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004
>
> >A daisy is a "girlie" pushup - one where your pivit point is your
> >knees, not your toes. (knees resting on the ground).
>
> Thanks -- I know about those, just never heard a name for them other
> than "girlie pushups" :-).
>
> I can do a few more military pushups than you, but don't think I could
> run a mile as fast. And I'm -- for me -- in pretty decent shape. I'll
> never be a very fast runner, though, I'm afraid.
>
> Chris
> 262/130s/130s
> started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004

Give me a few weeks and I'll increase that military pushup mark. I
was really surprised at my lack of upper body strength that I have
now. I know its from the fact that I don't work out my upper body
nearly enough. I have my powerhouse legs that I'm always working on,
and I blow off the upper body big time.

In article <1179006156.691476.52060@o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.c om>,
LFM <cruzenbye@gmail.com> wrote:

> On May 12, 12:38 pm, Chris Braun <b...@mill-creek-systems.com> wrote:
> > On 12 May 2007 08:23:46 -0700, LFM <cruzen...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >On May 11, 10:50 pm, Chris Braun <b...@mill-creek-systems.com> wrote:
> > >> On Fri, 11 May 2007 22:38:31 -0400, "LFM" <nothank...@nowhere.com>
> > >> wrote:
> >
> > >> >My pushups sucked today. I only managed a meager 7
> > >> >military pushups and 35 daisies.
> >
> > >> What's a daisy?
> >
> > >> Chris
> > >> 262/130s/130s
> > >> started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004
> >
> > >A daisy is a "girlie" pushup - one where your pivit point is your
> > >knees, not your toes. (knees resting on the ground).
> >
> > Thanks -- I know about those, just never heard a name for them other
> > than "girlie pushups" :-).
> >
> > I can do a few more military pushups than you, but don't think I could
> > run a mile as fast. And I'm -- for me -- in pretty decent shape. I'll
> > never be a very fast runner, though, I'm afraid.
> >
> > Chris
> > 262/130s/130s
> > started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004
>
> Give me a few weeks and I'll increase that military pushup mark. I
> was really surprised at my lack of upper body strength that I have
> now. I know its from the fact that I don't work out my upper body
> nearly enough. I have my powerhouse legs that I'm always working on,
> and I blow off the upper body big time.

I love my shoulders and legs--it's my middle that's a problem. I can do
pull ups, push ups, and squats till the cows come home (or something
like that). But I have not found a way--other than pilates, which no
longer fits my schedule--to wittle my middle.

Amy

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"A Ross" <aroneeight@cornell.edu> wrote in message
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> In article <1179006156.691476.52060@o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.c om>,
> LFM <cruzenbye@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On May 12, 12:38 pm, Chris Braun <b...@mill-creek-systems.com> wrote:
>> > On 12 May 2007 08:23:46 -0700, LFM <cruzen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > >On May 11, 10:50 pm, Chris Braun <b...@mill-creek-systems.com> wrote:
>> > >> On Fri, 11 May 2007 22:38:31 -0400, "LFM" <nothank...@nowhere.com>
>> > >> wrote:
>> >
>> > >> >My pushups sucked today. I only managed a meager 7
>> > >> >military pushups and 35 daisies.
>> >
>> > >> What's a daisy?
>> >
>> > >> Chris
>> > >> 262/130s/130s
>> > >> started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004
>> >
>> > >A daisy is a "girlie" pushup - one where your pivit point is your
>> > >knees, not your toes. (knees resting on the ground).
>> >
>> > Thanks -- I know about those, just never heard a name for them other
>> > than "girlie pushups" :-).
>> >
>> > I can do a few more military pushups than you, but don't think I could
>> > run a mile as fast. And I'm -- for me -- in pretty decent shape. I'll
>> > never be a very fast runner, though, I'm afraid.
>> >
>> > Chris
>> > 262/130s/130s
>> > started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004
>>
>> Give me a few weeks and I'll increase that military pushup mark. I
>> was really surprised at my lack of upper body strength that I have
>> now. I know its from the fact that I don't work out my upper body
>> nearly enough. I have my powerhouse legs that I'm always working on,
>> and I blow off the upper body big time.
>
> I love my shoulders and legs--it's my middle that's a problem. I can do
> pull ups, push ups, and squats till the cows come home (or something
> like that). But I have not found a way--other than pilates, which no
> longer fits my schedule--to wittle my middle.
>
> Amy

damn that "middle part"! I have gotten down to 124, and my upper body
almost looks gaunt. I have small hips and thighs, and shapely calves from
all the running. But my waist hasn't changed much at all!

determined wrote:
> "A Ross" <aroneeight@cornell.edu> wrote in message
> news:aroneeight-79A9AB.08333414052007@newsstand.cit.cornell.edu...
>> In article <1179006156.691476.52060@o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.c om>,
>> LFM <cruzenbye@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On May 12, 12:38 pm, Chris Braun <b...@mill-creek-systems.com> wrote:
>>>> On 12 May 2007 08:23:46 -0700, LFM <cruzen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On May 11, 10:50 pm, Chris Braun <b...@mill-creek-systems.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 11 May 2007 22:38:31 -0400, "LFM" <nothank...@nowhere.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> My pushups sucked today. I only managed a meager 7
>>>>>>> military pushups and 35 daisies.
>>>>>> What's a daisy?
>>>>>> Chris
>>>>>> 262/130s/130s
>>>>>> started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004
>>>>> A daisy is a "girlie" pushup - one where your pivit point is your
>>>>> knees, not your toes. (knees resting on the ground).
>>>> Thanks -- I know about those, just never heard a name for them other
>>>> than "girlie pushups" :-).
>>>>
>>>> I can do a few more military pushups than you, but don't think I could
>>>> run a mile as fast. And I'm -- for me -- in pretty decent shape. I'll
>>>> never be a very fast runner, though, I'm afraid.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>> 262/130s/130s
>>>> started dieting July 2002, maintaining since June 2004
>>> Give me a few weeks and I'll increase that military pushup mark. I
>>> was really surprised at my lack of upper body strength that I have
>>> now. I know its from the fact that I don't work out my upper body
>>> nearly enough. I have my powerhouse legs that I'm always working on,
>>> and I blow off the upper body big time.
>> I love my shoulders and legs--it's my middle that's a problem. I can do
>> pull ups, push ups, and squats till the cows come home (or something
>> like that). But I have not found a way--other than pilates, which no
>> longer fits my schedule--to wittle my middle.
>>
>> Amy
>
> damn that "middle part"! I have gotten down to 124, and my upper body
> almost looks gaunt. I have small hips and thighs, and shapely calves from
> all the running. But my waist hasn't changed much at all!
>
>
There are a lot of upper body muscles in the arms, shoulders, chest and
back. These muscles become calorie hungry and will help melt fat from
the mid section. Upper body and ab exercises also help improve posture
which is another way to tighten up the middle. Don't mistakenly believe
that ab exercises build the rolls which form the six-pack. The six-pack
is already there, it's just buried below a layer of fat. Until the body
fat percentage drops into the low teens, that's where it will hide.
--

Cheese

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"determined" <determined@comcast.nest> wrote in message
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>
>
> damn that "middle part"! I have gotten down to 124, and my upper body
> almost looks gaunt. I have small hips and thighs, and shapely calves from
> all the running. But my waist hasn't changed much at all!
>

I've seen your pics and you have lost a great deal in your middle area.
Your belly is just about gone - and compared to last June, its a total
transformation! Take off your poor self esteem glasses and you'll see a
difference.

On Thu, 10 May 2007 21:21:04 -0400, LFM wrote:

> For those who were around to remember.... a few years ago I went thru one
> of those bootcamp training exercise programs at my local gym . Well being
> the glutton for punishment that I am, one of my friends convinced me to do
> it again with her.
>

I remember! You are definitely a glutton for punishment. I suspect I
would not last for a single minute, LOL!

> 3 days a week, 5:30am training. The hard part isn't the type of exercise
> that we do, its waking up when my body is supposed to be asleep.

That, yeah... I'm not a big morning person.

--
Cynthia
262/243/152