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No matter who/where you are in life, it’s never too late to get fit. One of our most dedicated bootcampers, Julie Brady, shares her experience…
“I have a supportive husband (who’s in great shape but has never once nagged me to get off the couch) and a wonderful 3-year-old daughter. Between family and work at Kaiser Permanente as a project manager, I have very little free time – or at least that was my excuse these last few years. Morning Bootcamp is the most effective, efficient, beneficial 45 minutes of my day. Because of it, I’ve completely changed my view on exercise and nutrition.”
“My first few weeks, I had butterflies in my stomach and aches and pains all over. Now I have muscles(!) and stamina…and will likely add a core performance class to my schedule in September. I can’t get enough! Oh, and I really want to be able to do a pull up – I could never do one in school. It’s been kind of gnawing at me for a few decades now.”
…careful what you wish for there Julie!
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What is your plan for success at the Ice Chamber?
Go Julie! Another silent but deadly Bootcamper!
She is the heart rate monitor expert (next to Tracy of course)! Keep up the great work Julie!
My plan for success is to just get up there and do that shit.
I see muscles. Keep up it up! (but please go easy on the fiber)
That’s my husband (Chris). He’s monitoring muscle development in the abs.
And the heart rate monitor is a good distraction from the *burn*.
After taking a month off for travels, my plan is to get back in the saddle, break my 1000m rowing time, and give every, single morning class my all, use bigger weights by the third day back and to lose the few pounds off that I probably gained while on vacation (I am scared to get on the scale). After that, I have to set a new goal. Maybe a weight loss goal (5 more lbs?) by my next vacation in September. I also have to get back on track to eating better starting this week.
I love the feeling of the stamina and energy Julie mentions after having worked out in the IC. I am feeling lackluster these days and ready to feel sore all over again.
To come back to core class, beat my dead lift record, when my knee heals of course and to change my eating habits. I don’t care it is takes months or years I will do it.
My current plan is to allow myself more than one recovery day and try not to get injured again. I am also going to start keeping my food diary again. I also plan to go climbing and start running again.
Shari,
Climbing is not exactly easy on the shoulder nor is running gentle on the hips. Please explain how those two activities are going to help your injuries heal faster. What ever happened to working on your second pull-up? Make the basics sexy again Shari.
pearls of wisdom, Maya
Shari,
Is this the reason behind your ninja training with Mani this morning?
We hella miss you Kerri.
Hmm…good point. And here I was proud of myself that I took yesterday off. And for the record, I also chose not to run today because, well, it’s not good for my hip. Maybe I should change the running plan to riding my bike more?
I really liked climbing the other day and want to do more. Not lots more. Just once a week or every other week. Is this a bad idea?
As for my stealth kip-training, that was inspired by Ms. Maya’s 7 pull-ups! I was planning on just working on my muscle-up and avoid the kip althogether. But Mani wouldn’t hear of it and coached me into almost getting one. I actually felt that moment of weightlessness. Now, like the true addict I am, I will be chasing that feeling until I can achieve it again.
Shari, glad to hear your new plan. Climbing is great if your shoulder is all good, but I haven’t heard you say that yet. (Pull-ups are tough on the shoulder as well, but I assume you know that already.) Btw, you need a good amount of pull-ups (kip or no kip) before even thinking about the muscle-up. Who are you getting fitness advice from these days?
I was kidding about the muscle up. I was working on pull-up number 2.