Douglas and I have been on a journey this summer to melt the snow from his belly. Part of that process has been him kicking the ever loving crud out of me. This does hurt and does leave a mark, but it is worth it to see Douglas make progress. He is so turbo now and it has been fun to watch him get in such great shape! We totally have created a monster for sure!
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Douglas and I continue on the journey of melting the snow from his mid section. There is a six pack under there and we are going to find it even if it kills us. Go Douglas Go!
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Today was pure heaven as I was able to train with 3 of my favorite peeps. I started the morning with my dear friend Deana aka the rabbit. My sore hamstring kept us from running to much, but we did a quick 3 1/2 mile run/walk combo. Deana is looking so good and has lost another 2 pounds this week. Go Deana!
I then met my friends Runner Susan and my training buddy Doug or as I refer to him "Douglas". We met and started by running bleechers going forwards, laterals left and right, going forwards again with a few extra quick feet drills on each step and then we even threw in some bear crawls for good measure. We also did some sort of ab exercise in between each bleecher run. It was only like 5 million degrees outside which added to the intensity of it all. Runner Susan had a hankering for some sprint work so Douglas joined her on 2 of her 100's.
One of the highlights of the morning was the fact that we met this wonderful woman at the track. Her name is Marsha and she is 65 years young. This lady has it going on. She was running those bleechers and even joined Runner Susan for 2 or 3 100's. She is feisty and totally inspired all three of us. Runner Susan has some video of her and Marsha running and will post it soon.
Douglas has been training hard and in the video I make the statement that we are melting the snow. What I mean by that statement is that sometimes our six pack abs are just covered in a little extra "snow". It is my job to help Douglas melt what little snow he has left covering up that 6 pack!
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My journey on the training for the Hotter Than You Know What continues. I have learned many things over the past 2 1/2 months. Let me list them for you in no particular order.
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We did the monthly challenge on Monday and I remembered to grab the video camera and record a small tidbit of each exercise. We do the challenge at the beginning of each month. It is 6 different exercises that are done for 1 minute. The goal is to get as many reps as you can in the 60 second time frame. You then get to rest for 1 minute and then you do the same exercise for 60 more seconds. Again trying to do the most reps in that minute. All reps are added together at the end to give you your rep total. The video is mainly for Flatman because he wanted to see what all of the hype was about so Flatman this is for you.
Also I wanted to record these wonderful women in action. As you can tell by the video that I have all shapes, sizes, ages and fitness levels training with me. They each inspire me so much by their determination to do their very best. They are each strong in different areas as shown in the video. Leigh Ann your butt will touch that med ball. I just know it girl! Deana you are totally back on your A game. LaShonda you rocked and let me remind the internet world that this was your first time to try it. Kathy has the sweetest feet on this planet and makes that quick box sing. Lorrie is smooth as butter on the thrust thru exercise. Jill is a powerhouse even with a pounding headache. Missy is our baby and she can hold her own.
Enjoy the video and when your hubby's ask you what you are doing over there in Double Oak...now you can show em'!
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HHHk Training from Runner Susan on Vimeo.
Although I have been training since February 1st with the intent to ride the Hotter Than You Know What bike race in August we just started official documentation of this adventure. Runner Susan and I hope you will find this video entertaining as well as a little informative.
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Good Mornings from Cindy Helm on Vimeo.
The exercise today is called the good mornings. This works the low back, glutes, and hamstrings. It is great for a total work-out of the back side of the legs. This is one of my favorite exercises that we do over at the Keller facility.
This blog post and drill of the day was inspired by my dear friend and training buddy RunnerSusan. This is called rollers and it is used by cyclist. I don't know alot about it except that I rode 1 mile on them today and thought I was going to die. I didn't die due to the awesome teachings of RunnerSusan. Thanks Suz for the excellent training you provided. Now if someone wants to give $1,000.00 so that I can buy my own set of rollers I would gladly take it.
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Proper Squat Technique from Cindy Helm on Vimeo.
Squats are one of the best exercises that you can do for the lower body. We are talking legs and booty here and I am all about making that smaller and firmer. Less is more when it comes to junk in the trunk and legs. Squats can be very dangerous and you can really hurt yourself if you do them incorrectly. I have been bugging Denny to death about making a video that shows the peeps of the work-out world just how to do a squat and to do it well. I hope that you will take 6 minutes and watch this video because it is worth your time. I have also bugged Denny to death about starting his own blog and guess what...he did it. Check out Denny's blog when you get a minute. It is entertaining and if I have my way will continue to be very informative as well. Enjoy!
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