Spiritual

Christmas is widely considered the most wonderful time of the year. Giving is an act that folks enjoy. Giving feels good.

Christmas sometimes gets a bad rap because of commercialism. The discussion of what this is all about begs for introspection. In these days, it is often said that "I am not religious, I am spiritual."

The English word spirit is derived from the Latin word spiritus which means breath. The middle word of spiritual is ritual. Breath - Ritual. Daily running and exercise allows us to ritually increase our breath. Doing together make us a community of ritual breathers.

To say that Boot Camp is a spiritual community seems like a stretch. I don't think we take ourselves that seriously. We do take the workouts seriously.

Stars

Monday - Ethan - Hard
Tuesday - Christ the King - Medium
Wednesday - Crazy 8s - Medium
Thursday - High Musem - Hard
Friday - Beltline (Star Gazing) - Easy

This was a tougher week. Enjoy the weekend

Wendy	9
Susie Mac	9
Jill	8
Kelley	8
Harriott	8
Reba	8
Lisa	8
Christine/DQ	8
John S	8
Ellie	8
JoEllyn	8
Margaret	7
Jimmy F	7
Keith & Jill	7
Jenny	7
Caroline	7
Irene	7
Kristen	7
Cindy	7
Kathleen	7
Virginia	7
Glamour	7
John G.	7
Dave B	6
Prancer	6
Roxanna	6
Chris W.	5
Mary D.	5
Paige	5
Mary Blythe	4
Love	4
Kwithee	4
Lisa M.	4
Barb	4
Holly	3
Sally	3
Molly	3
June	1
Charles	1

Prancer



3rd fastest woman in America

 We have had the privilege to work out with some very talented people. Occasionally, we will call in gun slingers to raise the level of the workout. We added a couple of young studs to the workout last Tuesday to get our girls ready for competition this past weekend.

Dave Baker discovered Prancer on a bus almost 5 years ago. Until recently, she has been a complete pain in the ass to train. She was undisciplined, unruly, disruptive and inconsistent.

Another Dave had a little talk with her last year. Something clicked and EVERYTHING about her training changed. She hasn't talked back in a workout since. She is consistent, smart, thoughtful and works out every day with a specific purpose. The amazing thing is, she really hasn't been running or exercising that much more. The change was in her head. The thinks and acts like a Champion.

Prancer nearly won the USATF National Cross Country Championships. Our fearless darling broke from the gun and challenged the other ladies to come and get her. She ran away from the pack and held the lead for half the race. While two more experienced racer ran her down, she showed guts and determination and hung on for 3rd place.

Prancer's base training is Boot Camp. We have stated many times in the past that this is the type of training employed by America's top middle distance runners. The days of over-mileage & super high quality have evolved into seeking total fitness through basic training. Americans are finding out that we can not out run Africans, but we can out muscle them. If tough middle miles take the sting out of their kick, we can keep it together down the stretch better with greater total fitness. Gaylen Rupp proved it this year.

Boot Camp training is IN baby. We now have a Nationally Ranked Power House to our credit!

Margaret	7
Wendy	7
Jill	7
Susie Mac	7
Jimmy F	6
Kelley	6
Keith & Jill	6
Harriott	6
Reba	6
Lisa	6
Jenny	6
Caroline	6
Irene	6
Christine/DQ	6
John S	6
Kristen	6
Ellie	6
Cindy	6
JoEllyn	6
Chris W.	5
Kathleen	5
Virginia	5
Glamour	5
John G.	5
Dave B	5
Mary Blythe	4
Love	4
Prancer	4
Mary D.	4
Roxanna	4
Kwithee	3
Holly	3
Sally	3
Lisa M.	3
Paige	3
Molly	3
Barb	2
Charles	1

Weight

In U.S., Self-Reported Weight Up Nearly 20 Pounds Since 1990

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- American men, on average, say they weigh 196 pounds and women say they weigh 160 pounds. Both figures are nearly 20 pounds higher than the average that men and women reported in 1990. As Americans' actual weight has increased, so has their ideal weight.

Today, men on average say their ideal weight is 181 pounds and women say 138 pounds.
Men's and women's perceptions of their own ideal weight have generally increased over the same period that their self-reported actual weight has increased, although to a somewhat smaller degree. This means that not only do men and women report that they weigh more today versus 20 years ago, but they are also getting further away from their ideal weight.
Comparing the self-reports of actual and ideal weights, the average man weighs 15 pounds more than his ideal today, compared with 9 pounds in 1990. The average woman weighs 22 pounds more than her ideal today, compared with 13 pounds in 1990. The current figures for men and women are the highest Gallup has measured to date.

Help

There are some of us that get it. Please, help the others understand.

Kip will be holding a special workout at 555 away from the pack tomorrow for Edwin who took an unscheduled day off. At The Citadel we call this type of workout "fun time". As this is not a sanctioned, scheduled Peachtree Road Boot Camp workout, we are inviting & encourage all capable and available studs to participate and help us train young Edwin.

Power

We draw power in the workout from each other. We do far more exercise in any workout together than one alone!

In a Race...we are there in spirit only.

Cold

After spending time with the blood relatives, the Boot Camp Family returned today for the final week of the session. All the Princesses showed up today. PBC was in full glory. The Triple Nickel crowd was big and we made the best of it. We did the long version of the Church Run, 4 miles, 600 repetitions of core body exercises.

The cold can benefit fitness training. The body has to work harder in the cold to generate power. This added element increases calorie burn. More calories burned = thinner.

Barb	25
Harriott	24
Reba	24
Cindy	23
Kathleen	22
Susie Mac	21
Lisa	20
Prancer	19
Virginia	19
Glamour	18
Margaret	18
Jimmy F	18
Jenny	18
Mary Blythe	18
Caroline	18
Irene	17
John G.	17
Wendy	17
Christine/DQ	17
John S	17
Jen Jen	16
Love	15
JoEllyn	15
Jen H	14
Kristen	14
Jill	13
Ellie	13
Mary D.	12
Mary	11
Kwithee	11
John B	10
Holly	10
Roxanna	9
Sally	9