Tuesday May 24, 8pm
This week my goal is to go every day to boot camp this week. So far I am two for two and loving it! I am really glad I started this boot camp. It not only has kept me motivated, it has also pushed me to focus on healthier habits. Since I am incorperating it with Literature class, I have also learned to use writting techniques more frequently. I am really hoping that I will remember to use these techniques in college and hope to learn more.
In today's society, it really breaks my heart when I see over weight people driving or walking (hardly able to walk). I am not trying to offend anyone I just want you/everyone to know that exercising should be a BIG part in our every day lives. Through my experience I have learned healthier habits, I cant stay on a couch for more than an hour and I am staying fit. I really hope someday everyone will realize exercise IS important. Even if you go up and down your stairs for 30 minutes straight, it at least go you off the couch or away from the junk food.
My advice to everyone is to everyday, do some exercise or activity that gets you OFF the couch & away from the junk food, for at least 30 minutes everyday. Surprisingly it will make/show a difference.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
BC2 Journal entry 8 for week 3
Monday May 23, 8pm
Yes! My ankle feels a lot better. I took the liberty of relaxing my legs most the weekend to insure I would be better by Monday boot camp. I have been going to 8pm boot camp lately because I have been working later shifts. I also love later boot camp because there are always less people. Mondays we focus a lot on weights and ab workouts. One of my favorite exercises this day is the Dumbbell Tricep Extension.
When I used to swim I loved to work on my arms. Now that I'm not swimming I can honestly say that I feel my swimming muscles disappear. It makes me sad but it also makes me want to work harder to make sure I keep some muscle on me. Tricep Extension not only works your triceps, but if you pull your arms father down over your head, you also feel a stretch in your chest. All exercises can be dangerous especially this one but if you are careful and work hard enough you can do it.
Yes! My ankle feels a lot better. I took the liberty of relaxing my legs most the weekend to insure I would be better by Monday boot camp. I have been going to 8pm boot camp lately because I have been working later shifts. I also love later boot camp because there are always less people. Mondays we focus a lot on weights and ab workouts. One of my favorite exercises this day is the Dumbbell Tricep Extension.
When I used to swim I loved to work on my arms. Now that I'm not swimming I can honestly say that I feel my swimming muscles disappear. It makes me sad but it also makes me want to work harder to make sure I keep some muscle on me. Tricep Extension not only works your triceps, but if you pull your arms father down over your head, you also feel a stretch in your chest. All exercises can be dangerous especially this one but if you are careful and work hard enough you can do it.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
BC2 Journal entry 7 for week 2
Friday May 20, 10pm
So I mentioned on Wednesday that I had accidentally sprained my ankle. Well Thursday I did not go to boot camp because I was in a lot of pain and today I did not go. I was so mad at myself that I made one little mistake (accident) and put me in a lot of pain. I also am mad because I m unable to go to boot camp. My plan is too continue to ice, heat, stretch and take pain medication to ensure that my ankle gets better by Monday's boot camp.
I did not mention that I learned a new exercise on Wednesday that I loved. Its called Box Jumps
This picture shows a more advanced box jump than what I did in boot camp on Wednesday. this picture at least gives an idea as to what the exercise looks like. There is actually a square about the picture size, marked by tape and four smaller boxes inside marked by tape. You have to face one direction and jump to the squares to your left in a circle, still facing one direction. Box Jumps really works your gluts, thighs, quads and even abdomen. It can be difficult to do toward the end of the class but it takes a lot of effort to accomplish this exercise in the time frame.
So I mentioned on Wednesday that I had accidentally sprained my ankle. Well Thursday I did not go to boot camp because I was in a lot of pain and today I did not go. I was so mad at myself that I made one little mistake (accident) and put me in a lot of pain. I also am mad because I m unable to go to boot camp. My plan is too continue to ice, heat, stretch and take pain medication to ensure that my ankle gets better by Monday's boot camp.
I did not mention that I learned a new exercise on Wednesday that I loved. Its called Box Jumps
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This picture shows a more advanced box jump than what I did in boot camp on Wednesday. this picture at least gives an idea as to what the exercise looks like. There is actually a square about the picture size, marked by tape and four smaller boxes inside marked by tape. You have to face one direction and jump to the squares to your left in a circle, still facing one direction. Box Jumps really works your gluts, thighs, quads and even abdomen. It can be difficult to do toward the end of the class but it takes a lot of effort to accomplish this exercise in the time frame.
BC2 Journal entry 6 week 2
Wednesday May 18, 8pm
I have not been to an 8pm class before. 8pm is a very late class and unfortunately this class has to clean up all the stations. (Laugh out loud) Other than that, Wednesday was a great day. I have not been to the new Wednesday boot camp yet and I became shocked as I saw the new set up. It looked similar to the old Tuesday and Friday set ups, mixed. There were 6 stations lined up along the wall separated by bright orange tape. Then in the middle there was a large orange square. Every time we switched stations, you ran around the large square to get to your next station. After finishing the 6 stations on one wall you go to the middle of the square and either have your water break or do sprints. This set up was really fun and we worked a lot on weights and a little bit of cardio. Towards the end of class my group had landed in the middle square to do sprints. By this time I was sweating a lot, I was exhausted from a long day and felt good for exercising. I unfortunately did not pay attention at one point when I was sprinting and slipped on one of the signs marking stations. I tried to turn my body to catch myself and in the process rolled my ankle. It hurt so much but I did not want to look like I was in pain because our trainers take even small injuries seriously. By the end of class my ankle was swollen and one of the trainers had noticed. He told me to ice and heat when I get home and also take pain medication. I did just that but felt great for going to boot camp! =)
I have not been to an 8pm class before. 8pm is a very late class and unfortunately this class has to clean up all the stations. (Laugh out loud) Other than that, Wednesday was a great day. I have not been to the new Wednesday boot camp yet and I became shocked as I saw the new set up. It looked similar to the old Tuesday and Friday set ups, mixed. There were 6 stations lined up along the wall separated by bright orange tape. Then in the middle there was a large orange square. Every time we switched stations, you ran around the large square to get to your next station. After finishing the 6 stations on one wall you go to the middle of the square and either have your water break or do sprints. This set up was really fun and we worked a lot on weights and a little bit of cardio. Towards the end of class my group had landed in the middle square to do sprints. By this time I was sweating a lot, I was exhausted from a long day and felt good for exercising. I unfortunately did not pay attention at one point when I was sprinting and slipped on one of the signs marking stations. I tried to turn my body to catch myself and in the process rolled my ankle. It hurt so much but I did not want to look like I was in pain because our trainers take even small injuries seriously. By the end of class my ankle was swollen and one of the trainers had noticed. He told me to ice and heat when I get home and also take pain medication. I did just that but felt great for going to boot camp! =)
BC2 Journal entry 5 for week 2
Tuesday May 17, 5:15pm
I feel really good today. Not only throughout my day but also at boot camp. I cant remember if I have been to the new Tuesday set ups or not. But if I haven't the set up is like a monopoly board. It starts at one end then each station sets up a zig zag path that the boot campers follow until you get passed the half line in the gym. After that then its a straight line of nothing but bikes, sprints, box steps, mountain climbers, sumo jacks, etc. Most the time those top exercises stay the same throughout the month. I really like Tuesday because the stations vary with cardio and weights. I am the type of person that likes to lift weights but also can sprint after lifting a weight.
I feel really good today. Not only throughout my day but also at boot camp. I cant remember if I have been to the new Tuesday set ups or not. But if I haven't the set up is like a monopoly board. It starts at one end then each station sets up a zig zag path that the boot campers follow until you get passed the half line in the gym. After that then its a straight line of nothing but bikes, sprints, box steps, mountain climbers, sumo jacks, etc. Most the time those top exercises stay the same throughout the month. I really like Tuesday because the stations vary with cardio and weights. I am the type of person that likes to lift weights but also can sprint after lifting a weight.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
BC2 Journal Entry 4 for week 1
Friday May 13, 10am
I love going to the 10 o'clock morning class. There are, usually, hardly anyone there and with less people the trainers focus is mainly on the few people in class. Friday's set up is still the same, a big circle made up of exercises. The only difference is all the stations are more advanced. There were quite a few new exercises added this week. One of the new ones I had never seen before but it became a good exercise for strength.
This exercise is known as Plank Jacks. Plank Jacks can be a difficult exercise for many. It takes a lot of arm strength to hold up all your body weight and to try and balance on your toes. If you have ever just done a regular plank then you would know how much more difficult Plank Jacks would be. Plank Jacks really works out your core, your thighs and your gluts. And you always feel good after pushing yourself to do it.
I love going to the 10 o'clock morning class. There are, usually, hardly anyone there and with less people the trainers focus is mainly on the few people in class. Friday's set up is still the same, a big circle made up of exercises. The only difference is all the stations are more advanced. There were quite a few new exercises added this week. One of the new ones I had never seen before but it became a good exercise for strength.
This exercise is known as Plank Jacks. Plank Jacks can be a difficult exercise for many. It takes a lot of arm strength to hold up all your body weight and to try and balance on your toes. If you have ever just done a regular plank then you would know how much more difficult Plank Jacks would be. Plank Jacks really works out your core, your thighs and your gluts. And you always feel good after pushing yourself to do it.
BC2 Journal Entry 3 for week 1
Thursday May 12, 5:15pm
Unfortunately I was unable to go to boot camp Tuesday-Thursday. I had a lot of things going on at work and at home. I noticed that when I usually go to boot camp I usually make better and healthier options throughout my day. Well these past three days I noticed that since I had not gone to boot camp I had made bad decisions in my eating habits throughout the day. That showed me that if I go to boot camp, I know that if I eat healthier I feel better when I work out. If I don't work out I feel lazy that entire day. Hopefully I will make it to boot camp tomorrow and make it to more classes next week.
Unfortunately I was unable to go to boot camp Tuesday-Thursday. I had a lot of things going on at work and at home. I noticed that when I usually go to boot camp I usually make better and healthier options throughout my day. Well these past three days I noticed that since I had not gone to boot camp I had made bad decisions in my eating habits throughout the day. That showed me that if I go to boot camp, I know that if I eat healthier I feel better when I work out. If I don't work out I feel lazy that entire day. Hopefully I will make it to boot camp tomorrow and make it to more classes next week.
BC2 Journal Entry 2 for week 1
Tuesday May 10, 10am
Does anyone have any good ideas or writing techniques they want to see more of in my blog?
Does anyone have any good ideas or writing techniques they want to see more of in my blog?
BC2 Journal Entry 1 for week 1
Monday May 9, 5:15pm
Ok well I have a feeling that the blog website seriously dislikes me. Probably not but still, my blog posts have been trying to load for the past two weeks. Anyways, for my new project I still would like to continue boot camp for another month. I want to still focus on self motivation and healthy habits but I also want to try and focus more on writing techniques. I want to continue using E-prime. I started using a little bit of it in my last project and I feel like I should continue E-prime because it will benefit me in the future. I will also use descriptive language because not many people still know about boot camp and what it is about.
I did go to boot camp today for my first day of the new month and new project. Last week for my final week, I did say/explain how the new set up was like and I came into boot camp today and it is still the same (new) set up. The advanced I had done is no the beginner and the advanced is now more advanced. We did an exercise I had not done for a few months.
This exercise is called Tricep Dips. This exercise works your deltoids, triceps and biceps. My arms always feel good after this exercise. Tricep dips are one of my favorite exercises to do at boot camp.
Ok well I have a feeling that the blog website seriously dislikes me. Probably not but still, my blog posts have been trying to load for the past two weeks. Anyways, for my new project I still would like to continue boot camp for another month. I want to still focus on self motivation and healthy habits but I also want to try and focus more on writing techniques. I want to continue using E-prime. I started using a little bit of it in my last project and I feel like I should continue E-prime because it will benefit me in the future. I will also use descriptive language because not many people still know about boot camp and what it is about.
I did go to boot camp today for my first day of the new month and new project. Last week for my final week, I did say/explain how the new set up was like and I came into boot camp today and it is still the same (new) set up. The advanced I had done is no the beginner and the advanced is now more advanced. We did an exercise I had not done for a few months.
This exercise is called Tricep Dips. This exercise works your deltoids, triceps and biceps. My arms always feel good after this exercise. Tricep dips are one of my favorite exercises to do at boot camp.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Last Journal Entry 13 for Months April 8-May 8
Sunday 4pm,
Well happy mothers day to all mothers (and future mothers)! It is also my dads birthday so double wammie! Today i got weighed and measured. On friday I have mentioned that I had not been following the meal plan very well. Coming into the measuring session I was sure I would hardly see any results. To my surprise there was progress. I started off weighing 142 lbs and 31% body fat (if i rememebr right). Today i weigh 140 have lost 4 inches and have lost 3% body fat. These are not huge numbers but to my trainer he said it is progress but I should work harder. I had been stressing the past three weeks because I started a new job and had longer hours and I was also trying to study for an AP test on top of doing boot camp. Being stressed causes me to eat and it did not go well.
Thankfully what I learned from this experience was how to be self motivated. I know it doesnt really change a person in a month but by week two I was kicking myself in the butt if I did not go exericse. I have also learned that it relieves my stress and if i eat healthier I stay more active. I have also tried working more on my expository writting technique and a little bit of E-prime. I have actually been focusing more on the writting techniques these past two weeks. I went into my AP test, almost writting a full essay in E-prime. I was proud of myself. =)
Now i hope to focus more on eating healthier and more writting techniques because I do not do well on essyas, writting techniques or grammer.
Well happy mothers day to all mothers (and future mothers)! It is also my dads birthday so double wammie! Today i got weighed and measured. On friday I have mentioned that I had not been following the meal plan very well. Coming into the measuring session I was sure I would hardly see any results. To my surprise there was progress. I started off weighing 142 lbs and 31% body fat (if i rememebr right). Today i weigh 140 have lost 4 inches and have lost 3% body fat. These are not huge numbers but to my trainer he said it is progress but I should work harder. I had been stressing the past three weeks because I started a new job and had longer hours and I was also trying to study for an AP test on top of doing boot camp. Being stressed causes me to eat and it did not go well.
Thankfully what I learned from this experience was how to be self motivated. I know it doesnt really change a person in a month but by week two I was kicking myself in the butt if I did not go exericse. I have also learned that it relieves my stress and if i eat healthier I stay more active. I have also tried working more on my expository writting technique and a little bit of E-prime. I have actually been focusing more on the writting techniques these past two weeks. I went into my AP test, almost writting a full essay in E-prime. I was proud of myself. =)
Now i hope to focus more on eating healthier and more writting techniques because I do not do well on essyas, writting techniques or grammer.
Journal entry 12 for week four
Friday, May 6 6:30pm
(laugh out loud) I am so glad that friday has not been changed to this new challenge my trainer is doing. Friday was tough enough already, i was sure they couldnt make it any tougher. Tonight was my last night and i went out with a bang! Unfortunately i have not been eating well throughout the week and I deffinitly had felt it at boot camp tonight. For my last night it really made me think "what did i not do well during the first month? Is there anything I want to change and make myself better?". I then though yes! You can always improve on something and I was dang sure I needed to improve on the diet he put me on because I can honeslty say I followed it only the first week. Getting measured Sunday is not going to be good.
(laugh out loud) I am so glad that friday has not been changed to this new challenge my trainer is doing. Friday was tough enough already, i was sure they couldnt make it any tougher. Tonight was my last night and i went out with a bang! Unfortunately i have not been eating well throughout the week and I deffinitly had felt it at boot camp tonight. For my last night it really made me think "what did i not do well during the first month? Is there anything I want to change and make myself better?". I then though yes! You can always improve on something and I was dang sure I needed to improve on the diet he put me on because I can honeslty say I followed it only the first week. Getting measured Sunday is not going to be good.
Journal entry 11 for week four
Wednesday, May 4 10am,
So this new set up, I guess, is happening everyday now. In stead of a regular Wednesday station where we had a line of exercises down the gym, the new set up looks like a monopoly board on one half of the gym and the other half is for sprints. I loved the new wednesday set up. There were more exercises that were more challenging and pushed everyone. A new exercise I learned was called a Pike Push Up:
This push up really works your shoulders, your back and if you flex your abs, its a workout for your abs. I really liked this new push up because it was a new way for a push up and a regular push up gets boring after awhile. This is the last week for my first month of boot camp. I am hoping to see goo results.
So this new set up, I guess, is happening everyday now. In stead of a regular Wednesday station where we had a line of exercises down the gym, the new set up looks like a monopoly board on one half of the gym and the other half is for sprints. I loved the new wednesday set up. There were more exercises that were more challenging and pushed everyone. A new exercise I learned was called a Pike Push Up:
This push up really works your shoulders, your back and if you flex your abs, its a workout for your abs. I really liked this new push up because it was a new way for a push up and a regular push up gets boring after awhile. This is the last week for my first month of boot camp. I am hoping to see goo results.
Journal Entry 10 for week four
Monday 5:15pm,
Sorry to all my blog followers. I would have had week fours journal entries up but they did not load because i was having computer malfunctions all week. But it isnt an excuse. Luckily I still managed to go to boot camp and it was tough! By week two i pushed myself to the advanced stage and it was good. Well today apparently my trainers had changed the WHOLE outline of exercises and stations. The advanced station i was previously doing, was now the beginner :-P I surprisingly was not nervous and said "what the heck lets try the advanced/advanced station". Ya wrong idea. The new stations are SUPER challenging but it felt amazing. I pushed myself very hard and it felt great. I am looking forward to the new changes and will hopefully see some changes.
Sorry to all my blog followers. I would have had week fours journal entries up but they did not load because i was having computer malfunctions all week. But it isnt an excuse. Luckily I still managed to go to boot camp and it was tough! By week two i pushed myself to the advanced stage and it was good. Well today apparently my trainers had changed the WHOLE outline of exercises and stations. The advanced station i was previously doing, was now the beginner :-P I surprisingly was not nervous and said "what the heck lets try the advanced/advanced station". Ya wrong idea. The new stations are SUPER challenging but it felt amazing. I pushed myself very hard and it felt great. I am looking forward to the new changes and will hopefully see some changes.
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