I found out that working out later at night doesnt really suite my body!!! I am such a day person, that by 9ish I start to drift to sleep!!! But, no excuses and needed to get this plyo workout out of the way!!! MOVING ON!!!! DID IT AGAIN!!!

The Buns & Guns workout doesn't seem like it would be very hard, however, you feel the muscles in your butt, lower back and your arms as you get into the workout! I am a big fan of short burst workouts such as this one that lasts only 30 mintues. That is all the time you need to get in a great workout. This is how I run my bootcamp sessions, mostly in part due to time. Everyone works either morning or night, and to come and get some stress out is a great reliever! My Tactix sessions however do last 60 minutes because there is more involved and there is no way I could condense that to only 30 minutes. The biggest thing there is you learn self-defense. I am getting excited for October as I am converting the Tactix to a Membership and opening up new sessions. I feel this will be key to someone who loves this workout and will add more to their lives as I am implementing much more with this membership. Anyway, check out how Michelle is doing with her injury in the video! BURNED EM UP!

I feel good going into week 12! It's hard to believe that I am coming into the final stretch of TapouT XT! The only workout I dread is plyo! Just one of the hardest ones and not so great on my knee however, it does give you that burn that is so desired and when your done you definately earn that SWEAT!!! KICKEN IT OUT!!!

I know I say it many times, but the days just don't go slow!! I have again added 2 videos to this blog. The end is getting so near...Starting Week 12!!! How are you doing on your fitness program??? Legs & Back- W11D5 Sprawl & Brawl - W11D6

So I ended up doing 3 workouts yesterday but don't really count yoga as a workout! This has however, caused my muscles to ache a little today so going to call it a rest day. Tomorrow is a new day! ;) Will knock out the workout of Legs and Back early in the morning as I have much to do Saturday! ;) See you then! Yoga XT

Once again I had to put two videos on one blog. The days are just breezing by so it leaves little time to upload videos, but no fear, we are here today before the day is over! ;) I hurt my shoulder yesterday again, but feels much better today! Not sure why it was throbbing yesterday but it prevented me from giving my all in the workout. Today much better and I felt stronger and again felt proud as I finished the Killer Move and kept up!!! ;) Strength & Upper + Ultimate Abs = W11D2 Cross Core Combat = W11D3

The calendar is getting all checked up! I love that I am almost done here and that I will have stuck to this for 90 days without fail. Were there days when I just didn't feel like doing it at all, or that things tried to get in the way? Of course, however, I set my mind to do this and stick to the calendar the best I could. I did have to juggle a few days on rest day, but never skipped out on any workout, always able to get them in! ;) That in and of itself feels great! This plyo workout, which should be called TapouT XT LEGS!, is tough, tough, tough! Sorry to say, doesn't get any easier the longer your in it! That speaks volumes about the program! ;) Check out what Michelle and I have to say about this workout starting out Week 11 Day One!

Special today as I have not one but two videos to share. Michelle and I did cardio on Saturday and then yesterday I did Muay Thai. The weekend just went so fast as it does. Friday is the day that just had no room at all for me to exercise. Just hit the ground running and never stopped till I hit the pillow! So thankfully, I had a rest day to squeeze in this week so I just made that it. It's really hard sometimes to fit your workouts in, like yesterday too, I didn't want to workout at night, but I knew I had to get this one in so just did it and when it was over I was thankful! ;) So no matter what, stick in there and your fitness program will be very rewarding. Cardio XT - Saturday Muay Thai - Sunday

The only way to get something done, is to do it! To take action! It is no secret that I don't like Yoga XT, yet, I find myself looking forward to it. I know, it's really crazy, but I do feel better after it's all done, just like a workout! Hear what we have to say about yoga xt this time!

I was just looking at my calendar and marking off my workout today which was Plyo XT, and seen that I only have a couple weeks left and the way I feel is that I am not near where I want to be as far as my stomach getting those abs. The only reason for that is like some of you, I struggle with eating. I do use the 90/10 rule and therefore I don't go to out of whack and I feel stronger and much healthier than I ever have, however, even for me as a trainer I lack the discipline to follow the menus that most fitness programs provide. I just don't have alot of time to cook those meals for one, and for another, I just don't seem to be able to stomach some of them. I have tried the salmon, but really can't get use to that either. So I do try other good fish. Like I stated early on, the summers get me as we go to many family functions or get together with friends and I like beef! I have chosen the leaner beef however, so there are things that I have done to stay on track for the most part and still learning everyday new, easier ways to eat healthy on a busy schedule! ;)I find it interesting though that I didn't lose hardly any weight on this plan yet gained muscle. The two days I took off however, I did lose pounds. At any rate, 2 more weeks to finish it out and with no TAPOUT!!!!

The workout today for W10D2 was pretty good. I enjoy doing a band workout. I love the timing Karpenko has before he gives you a slight break, not a water stoppage. ;P If you have done tapout you just smiled right there because you know what I am talking about! Thanks again to my workout partner, Michelle! She continues to come and workout with me when she can! The best thing about Michelle is that even though she has a slight injury she still comes and modifies when she needs to and gives her all where she can. That is why she has seen results in her fitness over the past 3.5 years. I apologize as you watch the video, no exercises were taped. I just got so wrapped up in the workout, forgot to pause and record! I really should get someone to come in and do that for us huh? :) Hear how Michelle felt after this workout!

TAPOUT!!!

Michelle and I are back into it today! ;) We had a little rough start due to our bodies not being up to par just yet due to our 10K run. I will put a video up this week of the finish. We gave it all at the end and if you have never did a 5 or 10K then you might not be able to be very empathetic to us. ;) But, it's ok, the way I look at it is we came this morning and we worked it out. I have to admit though, no way would I have been able to do that yesterday or if I did, not very effective at all. Michelle is nursing a pulled glute muscle so modified a bit today, but still worked it out! She is a true Rock Star! ;) I can't believe I am on week 10 already! Getting excited for the end. ;) These next few weeks I am really going to buckle down and getter done!!! ;) ARMY RULES!! ;)

It's Sunday morning and I feel really good despite gearing all my energies yesterday in a 10K! I also feel really good because I beat my time from two years ago! Last year I had to sit it out due to my knee, but this year it is strong, I built it up with TapouT XT and cut my time by about 4 minutes!!! Not bad for 2 years older! ;P I also lost 2lbs last week! I have been at the same weight for over a month so to see the number move was another good feeling, although I don't base my health or my fitness on that number on the scale. I base it on the endurance, the strength, ect,. Today Michelle and I are taking a nice slow walk, to just get a stretch but we are going to rest it today from TapouT XT. We will resume with week 10 tomorrow and finish this out strong!!! ;)

I am so looking forward to the next couple of days of rest!!! I am feeling a little burned out between running and working it out with TapouT XT! But, I love it all and I am pretty sure I will beat my time from 2 years ago in the 10K I am running on Sat. I didn't get to run it last year due to my knee, however, it feels so strong and I know I GOT THIS!!! Doubling up on videos today. Legs and Back Workout- W9D5 Cross Core Combat - W9D6

Ok, so I made it to day 60!!! My results really haven't moved much in 30 days. However, I measure my stamina, my endurance and strength and that has increased, big time! Here are my measurements for day 60- Wt: 132 Chest: 31.5 Bicep: 10.5 Waist: 32.0 BFI: 29.1 MM: 34.7 BMI: 23.7 Yoga XT

Had a great day of mud volleyball yesterday. I loved it but not sure if my body cared for me that much. I am going having problems still uploading my sprawl and brawl video so I guess I have to skip that one and you have to trust me that I did do it! Michelle joined me too. ;) W9D2- Strength & Upper Force + Ultimate Abs W9D3 - Plyo

Moving right along with the olympics! Ms.Gabby won gold last night in the All Around for gymnastics! How awesome is that?!?!? I am still amazed by these young athletes! How many of you are having Olympic parties??? :P Alright, so Michelle and I did the Sprawl and Brawl this morning! IT was great but my legs are still reeling from my 10K!!! Only to be gearing up for the real 10K next Sat. Tommorow it's mud volleyball, thinking I need to get up really early and go workout, like at 5:30! I will get it in! ;) AND ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!!! W9D1 No video here as youtube kept giving me errors! Not sure what the deal is! But have much to do before tomorrow so do not have time to figure it out! Sorry!!! But maybe we can get tomorrows uploaded for you! KEEP ROCKING IT TEAM XT!!!

That's great! Love that dog, he is GOLDEN!! I was watching the womens row team get their gold medals and just watching our flag go up first, I started to sing the national anthem and felt so proud to be an AMERICAN!! I am so proud of every single one of our athletes over in London. They have given up so much in 4 years to be where they are and to just be there doing what comes natural after years of practice, is exciting for us and a joy for them! Alright, now on to my world. I finished week 8 today with Cardio XT and Ultimate Abs! Did I tell you that was my most favorite workout?!??!! It's not an easy one, but I love it! ;) My August Client Of The Month joined me today!!!

I wanted to put a gold medal on here in honor of our athletes that have done so extremely well in London and have conquered there ultimate goal! GO USA! ;) This is going to be really short because it's late and I did yoga late tonite. I didn't even want to do it at all but got it in again, and do feel good now that it's over. It's funny how that works isn't it? ;P BAM!!! DID IT AGAIN!!