Monday, April 30, 2012

Friday, April 27, 2012

Week 5 in the Books

Triple Nickle
M - Beltline - core - easy
T - Diagonals/quarters - legs - medium
W - Ridge/stairs/300s - core/arms - medium
Th - Church Run - core - easy
F - Mile/800/400 cut down w/core&Legs exercise for recovery - Hard

Princess Boot Camp
M - Church Run - core - easy
T - Frank Stairs - legs - medium
W - Continuous core w/Bryan - medium
Th- Frank outfield - arms - medium
F - Beltline - core - medium


Lisa 25
Kaffee 24
Mary D.24
Susie Mac23
Barbara22
Cindy22
John S22
Molly D22
John G.21
Harriott 20
John O.20
Kathleen20
Reba20
Caroline 19
Christine/DQ19
Glamour19
Mary19
Prancey19
Roxanna19
Jenny18
Laurie18
Reid18
Barb17
Beth17
Charles 17
Emi17
Kristen17
Liz17
Mallory17
Angela16
Chris W.16
Katie16
Maggie16
Margaret16
Susie C16
Kristin15
Leslie Myles15
Ellie14
Jimmy F 14
Alan13
Amy13
John Mears13
June13
Dave B12
Jodi12
John O'Neill11
Sally 11
Jen Jen10
Irene9
Love9
Matt 9
Steef9
Wendy9
Paige8
Todd8
Arnaud7
Michael S.7
Michael 6
Bonneau5

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Church Run/Garden Hills

We abandoned Crazy 8s for an up-tempo Church Run today. The Pack did a wonderful job keeping up the paces. We did 750 repetitions of various core exercises. The workouts were well attended, a thing of beauty.


Lisa 24
Kaffee 23
Mary D.23
Susie Mac22
Barbara21
Cindy21
John S21
Molly D21
John G.20
Glamour19
Harriott 19
John O.19
Kathleen19
Mary19
Reba19
Roxanna19
Caroline 18
Christine/DQ18
Jenny18
Prancey18
Reid18
Emi17
Laurie17
Liz17
Barb16
Beth16
Charles 16
Kristen16
Mallory16
Margaret16
Susie C16
Angela15
Chris W.15
Katie15
Leslie Myles15
Maggie15
Ellie14
Jimmy F 14
Kristin14
Alan13
John Mears13
Amy12
Jodi12
June12
Dave B11
John O'Neill11
Sally 11
Jen Jen10
Irene9
Love9
Matt 9
Paige8
Steef8
Todd8
Wendy8
Arnaud7
Michael S.7
Michael 6
Bonneau5

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

SUGAR

Running Requires Sugar

Running predominantly uses carbohydrates as fuel. All of the carbohydrates that we eat are composed of sugars which are first turned into glucose in our blood and then stored in our muscles as glycogen. Glycogen provides fuel for aerobic activities such as running. To run long distances and achieve optimal performance, runners must top off muscle glycogen stores by eating a diet high in carbohydrates.

Sugars for Best Performance

There are three main types of sugar: Monosaccharides, including fructose found in honey and galactose found in mik; disaccharides, including sucrose, a combination of glucose and fructose which composes table sugar, lactose, the sugar found in milk composed of glucose and galactose, and maltose, a product of starch digestion; and lastly, polysaccharides, or starches. Simple carbohydrates high in glucose will give you quick energy before running, since glucose can immediately be stored in muscles as glycogen.

Pre-Run Fuel

Foods such as fruits, potatoes and grains are high in glucose and provide runners with immediate pre-run energy. While whole grains are an important part of a runner’s diet, the fiber in whole grains may be hard for some runners to digest before a workout. Therefore, runners may prefer to stick to white bread, rice or pasta as a pre-run meal. Pair your carbohydrates with a small amount of fat and protein, such as peanut butter, for added satiety to power through your run.

Avoid unhealthy sugars such as cookies, cakes and high-fructose corn syrup as these sugars can adversely affect running performance. NO COKE!!!

When and How Much to Eat

The timing and size of the pre-workout snack will differ slightly for every individual, but a good rule of thumb is to eat about 150 to 200 calories an hour before running. If you’re going to be running for more than an hour, you may choose to bring sports gels or chews. These products are high in simple sugars to fuel you on the run without upsetting digestion.


Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/532437-how-does-sugar-affect-running/#ixzz1t4CseefA

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Speed

Getting in touch with our inner Cheetah

It ain't easy being cheesy. Chester Cheese knows the pitfalls of living fast. Fast is FUN!! Fast cats eat well and sleep with a smile on their faces. BUT, speed is dangerous. One wrong move and the fast cat pulls up lame. Lame cats die on the plains of the Serengeti.

The trick is to know when to lay in the weeds, when to stalk and when to pounce. We try and change gears many times over the course of the week. The idea is to ramp it up to attack speed then back it off just before we start to get hurt.

“Every morning in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a Lion or a Gazelle... when the sun comes up, you'd better be running.”



Monday, April 23, 2012

Day 21

We are trying to promote daily exercise. We have discovered that daily exercise can produce an elite level of fitness. Folks that show up every day can score a perfect 300 on a standard Army PT test in their sleep.

How many days a week is good for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and maintaining weight? Is it 2 days a week or 3? Dare we say 4 days a week? Oh God forbid, is it 5?

It is every day. We should do something every day. Why? Lets answer the question with a question. How many days do we eat? Do we eat two or three a week? Do we eat six days a week? Geez, seems like we eat every day.

The average American eats 3,000 calories a day (hear in the South it is much higher). The average person burns 2,000 without exercise. With an hour exercise, we burn 3,000. 3,000 - 3,000 = 0. The daily workouts burns what we eat.

There is a phenomenon we experience when we exercise every day. Our metabolism speeds up, our fitness and endurance increases and we have more energy. As a result, we burn more calories because our bodies run hotter and we do more in a day. Folks that make Boot Camp every day have hotter bodies that do more.


Lisa 21
Kaffee 20
Mary D.20
John S19
Susie Mac19
Cindy18
Roxanna18
Barbara17
Glamour17
John G.17
Molly D17
Reba17
Harriott 16
Jenny16
John O.16
Kathleen16
Margaret16
Mary16
Christine/DQ15
Laurie15
Leslie Myles15
Liz15
Prancey15
Reid15
Susie C15
Angela14
Barb14
Caroline 14
Charles 14
Emi14
Kristen14
Beth13
Chris W.13
Katie13
Maggie13
Mallory13
Ellie12
Jimmy F 12
Kristin12
Alan11
Jodi11
John Mears11
Amy10
Dave B10
Jen Jen10
June10
John O'Neill9
Matt 9
Sally 9
Irene8
Paige8
Love7
Michael S.7
Michael 6
Todd6
Bonneau5
Cindy Neal5
Nicky Love5
Steef5
Wendy5