Hello my lovely cherished blog followers!!! I now have 10 of you & you don't realise how exciting that is for me! Feel free to get anyone else to have & look & follow if you think they'd enjoy my ramblings & of course be inspired by the rigorous training schedule I am about to attempt ;o)
Ok, lots of news today! So after my attack class on Tuesday I rested on Wednesday, most of the day I was like a starved wolf, exercise really makes me hungry, I do really need to sort out my nutrition properly!!!! Anyway, last night it was circuit training. The class consisted of 15 different exercises & you spent roughly a minute on each. Doesn't sound a lot but it feels like forever sometimes when you are doing hard exercises! Plus you do the 15 exercises 3 times round & then, as if you hadn't done enough, we do the "overload" session which can be rounds of abs or press ups..... Yeah, its ok, I know what you're thinking!! I suppose I can gradually introduce you to the world of my circuits exercises as I go along & by the time I run New York you should all be toned gods & goddesses...... well, thats if you do the exercises & not just read about them, hee hee hee
So today I'll introduce you to the exercise called the "Burpee" ...... Yes it is called that & don't ask me why as I havent a clue. The Burpee is my nemesis of all of the circuits exercises, I bloody HATE them with a passion!! As far as I am concerned.... pointless! But still I battle on & this is how you do one.
Start in a standing position & bend down so you look like a frog, hands on floor in a squatting position, then kick your legs back and basically do a bunny hop keeping your hands on the floor & come back to the squatting frog. Then jump in the air & do it all again!! Hateful, hateful things!!!!! & I expect from my description you are none the wiser.....maybe I'll film my exercises & post them in full glory for you to giggle at... what do you think?!?!!
Anyway, exciting news...... Today I have been Tango'd!!!!!! I have received my running vest from MS. Ok its BRIGHT orange, skin tight & seethrough.... oh how attractive!!!! I have posted a pic for you to see & laugh at! Actually I am wearing it whilst typing this post & its growing on me! Plus I am feeling happy vibes by the rays that are beaming up from the illuminous orange!!!! Tell me what you think of my sexy new vest! Any fancy dress ideas you can think of for me?
Lastly, I just want to also make you all aware of my friends website who is like me being a total nutter & attempting the triple next year!!!! Please give his site a visit & make sure to watch him doing the twist!! Its genius! http://www.triplemarathon.com/
I used to do burpees when I did circuit training at school and used to enjoy them (?!?!). Now I do circuits at my local gym, I have to agree they are hateful. Especially when the mean instructor makes us do them *between* stations, rather than as an exercise on their own.
ReplyDeleteDo you need your vest printed? I guess you know where to get it done, having done it before, but just in case - a fellow FLM09er does it for charity:
http://beckisavestherhinos.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/do-you-need-your-vest-printed-for-the-marathon/