Weekly Shout-Outs:

First Double Unders: Addison, Mary Jo, Janet (linked), Gabby (linked), Randi, Amy, Jennifer.

Top Contenders in the first week of "Plank Hold" month: Alisha 6:05, Lana 5:35,

Suzanne 5:15, Debbie Rock 5:09, Liz Barringer 4:05.

Athletes in Action

Front Range Boot Camp creates an athlete out of every single woman who participates.

   I have found the best description of what an athlete is and does in the book "Born To Run" by Christopher McDougall. "Athletes are Tarzans. Tarzan swims and wrestles and jumps and swings on vines. He's strong and explosive.You never know what Tarzan will do next, which is why he rarely gets hurt.  Your body needs to be shocked to become resilient.  Follow the same daily routine, and your musculoskeletal system quickly figures out how to adapt and go on autopilot. But surprise it with new challenges --leap over a creek, commando-crawl under a log,"- sprint until your lungs are bursting - and scores of nerves and ancillary muscles are suddenly electrified into action". 

Boot camp - different movements in different ways every day creates strong, quick, powerful, agile women who can swing on the constantly changing vines in her life with ease and grace.

Two minute overhead bar hold. Dani, Jerri, Deborah, Kari, Leah and Jenn. Then 90 second overhead bar hold, then 60 second overhead bar hold.......

 Vanessa is celebrating her ability to work past the voices in her head that told her she couldn't run up the "hill from hell". She did it! In 11:40. YAY Vanessa!

 Jenny working on her pistols.

 Julie working on her overhead squats.

The gym was a BUSY place today. We had almost all the toys out!

 Congrats to Jodi who did her first box jumps rather than "step ups"!!!!! 

Welcome Addison and Trina to boot camp! And to body rows .....

Weekly Shout-Outs:  Liz: completed Friday's "Jumbled Numbers" workout in its entirety. Randi: ran her first mile without stopping. Janet: new mile time 10:21. Previous time 12:04. Shelley: 1st double under. Kim: held chin over the bar pullups for 5 secs, 5 rounds, 3 times.

 Jerri, Jen, Jenn, Ann and Paula get ready for Race For The Cure.

There are more ways than one to get your chin above the pullup bar and hold it there for 5 seconds, 5 rounds, 3 times.

Fitness In Action

Geez, a gal goes on vacation and all the athletes in the gym are kickin' butt and taking names!!!!!

Jeri Beth- ran her 1st 4k in 35 mins, Suzanne: ran 30:44 without stopping, Caren: ran the Farmers 5000 5k 4 mins faster than her previous time, Bridgette: rode an 8 mile loop in 36:00 mins which is 14 mins faster than her previous time and has signed up for her half marathon in December, Janet: has lost 14# since June, Betsy: was required to enroll in a "CopFit competition" for the police force. There was 29 total competitors. Nine were women. 

She placed 9th overall and was FIRST out of all the women!

Paula: will run her 1st marathon October 9th (the Chicago marathon no less. Jenn and Lynne will run their 1st marathon October 9th as well (the Denver Rock n Roll).   Laura did 10 burpees in 5:50, Vicki in 14:54 (she is 63) and Mary Jo in 14:47 (her first day in boot camp)

What the heck??!!!!!!! 

Kari goblet squat

Kari "grinder" abs

 5:30 pm class getting ready to run with sandbags, carry heavy dumbbells, walk with a barbell overhead and throw a 15# ball as far as possible

 Rock Star Vicki after 100 burpees

 Caren ring dips 

Janet and her weight loss and her barbell

Bridgette and ring dips

Laura and her kb half getup

8:00 am class with their barbells and their smiles. LOVE THEM!!

This is my daughter Lauren. She is off trekking in Nepal. This morning I got her first email (which made me sob because I miss her SO much). In it she said " Mom - I just wanted you to know that yesterday I wanted to give you the biggest hug and kiss ever for kicking my ass in boot camp. We hiked 800m straight up and I wasn't even tired at all. Your boot camp is helping me get to Everest base camp." Truly, that is what participating in Front Range boot camp is all about. You get strong. To live your life to the fullest.

 Congratulations to Janet for completing her first 5K and to Kim for hiking her first 14'er!