WINNING

This game is about THIS team and us winning. - Larry Wayne Jones Jr.

If it doesn't matter who wins or loses, then why do they keep score? - Vince Lombardi

"Winning is everything, to win is all there is. Only those poor souls buried beneath the battlefield understand this."  - SEAL Team Saving

"The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man who will win."  -Roger Bannister


“There is no "i" in team but there is in win” - Michael Jordan


This Blog entry is dedicated to Evan Owens and The Wolves- NASA Friendship Cup U8 Champions & all of the other kids who won last weekend PLUS the beautiful people who sacrifice an  hour every day at Boot Camp.

Glamour	11
John S	11
Kaffee	11
Kathleen	11
Margaret	11
Mary M.	11
Susie Mac	11
Barb	10
Lisa	10
Mary	10
Amy	9
Arnaud	9
Charles	9
Connie	9
Dave B	9
Jimmy F	9
Karyn	9
Katie	9
Roxanna	9
Eileen	8
Harriott	8
John G.	8
John O'Neill	8
June	8
Leslie	8
Reba	8
Wendy	8
Yesim	8
Alan	7
Caroline	7
Jen Jen	7
Jenny	7
John O.	7
Susie C	7
Frank	6
Irene	6
Liz	6
Maggie	6
Mary D.	6
Michael G.	6
Cindy	5
Cindy Neal	5
Jonathan	5
Molly D	5
Prancey	5
Reid	5
Stephanie	5
Chris W.	4
Kristen	4
Kwithee	4
Matt	4
Barbara	3
Bonnie	3
Ellie	3
Michael S.	3
Sally	3
Steef	3
Holly	2
Jodi	2
Paige	2
Christine/DQ	1
Dave D	1
David Glass	1
John Mears	1

Day Off

We had our smallest Triple Nickel of the year today. We speculated that folks were patting themselves on the back for a job well done on Wednesday's Crazy 8s and giving themselves a day off because they deserve it. It takes us back a few months ago at the Church when there were whispers of "Boot Camp is too easy".

Here is the deal: ANYONE can jackpot a workout. What separates the Men from the Boys is showing up the day after a blistering workout, strapping them on again and grinding.

Margaret	9
Arnaud	9
Barb	9
John S	9
Kaffee	9
Kathleen	9
Mary M.	9
Susie Mac	9
Amy	8
Glamour	8
June	8
Lisa	8
Mary	8
Charles	7
Connie	7
Dave B	7
Eileen	7
Harriott	7
Jimmy F	7
John G.	7
Karyn	7
Katie	7
Leslie	7
Reba	7
Roxanna	7
Susie C	7
Wendy	7
Yesim	7
Jen Jen	6
Jenny	6
John O.	6
John O'Neill	6
Liz	6
Caroline	5
Cindy	5
Irene	5
Maggie	5
Mary D.	5
Reid	5
Stephanie	5
Alan	4
Chris W.	4
Cindy Neal	4
Frank	4
Jonathan	4
Matt	4
Michael G.	4
Molly D	4
Prancey	4
Bonnie	3
Ellie	3
Kristen	3
Kwithee	3
Barbara	2
Holly	2
Jodi	2
Michael S.	2
Sally	2
Steef	2
Christine/DQ	1
Dave D	1
John Mears	1
Paige	1

Stronger, Faster, Thinner, Younger

Few things speed the aging process like chronic stress. It's like adding fuel to an already capable fire. So take a few minutes to undo the damage.

In a small study of middle-aged women, all it took was 14 minutes of vigorous exercise each day to protect cells from the aging effects of stress. You could knock that out with just a brisk mile-and-a-half walk each day.

Sweatin' Away the Oldies
When researchers examined a group of women's telomeres -- those little end caps on chromosomes that reveal a person's rate of aging -- only the women who weren't regular exercisers showed extra aging. A host of things can accelerate the rate at which telomeres age, including stress. But stress seemed to have no noticeable effects in the women who reported getting at least 42 minutes of exercise over a 3-day period -- or about 14 minutes a day.

Don't Forget to SweatBut not just any kind of exercise. The antiaging benefits in the study came from sweat-inducing, heart-pumping vigorous exercise. Not a slow stroll through the park. Not a leisurely stretching session. For a vigorous workout, think brisk walking, strong stationary cycling, laps in the pool -- or any type of physical exertion that makes it difficult to hold a conversation. Researchers are not sure why exercise helps protect those all-important DNA end caps, but other studies have suggested that regular exercise may help improve the telomere-protecting effects of an enzyme called telomerase

Did you know? Exercise also helps strengthen your immune system, improve your heart health, and boost your mood.

RealAge Benefit:

A physical activity program that builds stamina, strength, and flexibility can make your RealAge as much as 8.1 years younger. Take the RealAge Test!

Grind

13 days until the pool opens. 49 days until the 4th of July.

Tempo

During Winter, we run hills and stairs for strenght. As the temperature rises throughout the year, we pick up the pace.

Last Friday, the Boys and Glamour worked their way up Peachtree, turned around and hammered back. Tempo running is an age old way for increasing Lactate Threshold ( the speed you are able to run before lactic acid begins to accumulate in the blood). By regularly including tempo runs in your training schedule, you will increase the speed that you can run before lactic acid begins to slow you down. To use a car analogy, tempo runs will allow your engine to rev faster without red-lining. Before tempo training, you may have red-lined at an 8-minute-per-mile pace. After a few months of tempo runs, you won't red-line until you reach a 7:30-per-mile pace.
Today, Triple Nickel hustled through The Belt Line. Princess Boot Camp quickly worked the Lenox route. The paces are picking up. We are going faster.

Susie Mac	6
Susie C	6
Reba	6
Mary M.	6
Mary	6
Margaret	6
Kathleen	6
Kaffee	6
John S	6
Jimmy F	6
Glamour	6
Barb	6
Arnaud	6
Yeshim	5
Mary D.	5
Liz	5
Lisa	5
Leslie	5
Katie	5
Karyn	5
June	5
Jen Jen	5
Harriott	5
Dave B	5
Connie	5
Charles	5
Amy	5
Wendy	4
Stephanie	4
Roxanna	4
Reid	4
Michael G.	4
Matt	4
Jonathan	4
John O'Neill	4
John O.	4
Jenny	4
Eileen	4
Chris W.	4
Caroline	4
Maggie	3
Kwithee	3
John G.	3
Irene	3
Ellie	3
Cindy	3
Bonnie	3
Steef	2
Prancey	2
Michael S.	2
Jodi	2
Holly	2
Frank	2
Alan	2
Sally	1
Paige	1
Molly D	1
Kristen	1
John Mears	1
Dave D	1
Cindy Neal	1