What a way to start the week! That was a great double circuit (The Lisa). Thanks for letting me work out with you guys this morning. It was a solid effort on every one's part. This is such an inspiring group of people. You are going to make changes in aerobic capacity, but if you want to see significant physical changes you must count your caloric intake and stabilize your blood sugar. Use the calorie at http://www.my-calorie-counter.com/ it's a pain at first but later you will zero in on where your eating habits are causing the most harm. Here's what you did today:

10 minute circuit

10 jumping jacks
5 sit-ups
5 push-ups
10 squats
repeat

15 minute circuit

stair climb
25 jump rope
10 thrusters
repeat

glute work:

adduction (inner thigh)
abduction (outer thigh)

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I'm Lisa S or #3. This was my first week and I'm so happy I joined this group. I love it!
I work out all the time, but I feel like my body's gotten used to my routine. I teach Body Pump and Body Flow at the Club at townelake and I run regularly and have still managed to put on a few pounds over the summer.(I did cut down on my running because of the heat)
My two friends, Terri and Kathy (Kay) joined me and I am so proud of them!
Thank you, Dwayne for doing this and encouraging us. Also, thank you Lisa and Todd for giving me something to work towards.

It's my day off, what should I do?
Whatever you feel like doing. Sometimes we want to relax and sometimes we want to run 7 miles, it's up to you. If it feels good, do it. Go play Frisbee with your kids or the dogs. It's a great way to reconnect with the family and get some exercise. All of you have been awesome. You are leading by example and the changes you desire have already begun. Have a great weekend and post some blogs whenever you feel like it. Show your family what you've been doing in the AM. Have fun by showing them what Tabata's are! Stretch, stretch, stretch!

Tabata scores from week one ( 8 cycles of 20 secs on/ 10 secs rest )
Wall balls, Jump rope regular or dbl unders, Sit-ups, Rows, Plyo steps or regular.

Cheri 7 -10 - 3 - 8 - 9
Debbie 7 - 20 - 6 - 7 - 11
Lisa C. 8 - 35 - 7 - 10 - 14
Lisa R. 12 - 30 - 8 - 9 - 14
Todd 8 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 13


Tabatas are the most physically demanding exercises we do and are very intense workouts for the body and mind. It as though you are working all-out for four minutes straight.

red 5 dbl-unders

Lisa S. 38:06 3X
Lisa R. 37:36 3X
Todd 36:57 3X
Lisa C. 37:06 3X
Debbie 35:30 2X
Cheri 36:14 2X
Nadine 41:20 3X came late: clock was running (smile)
Julie J. 38:20 3X carried her buddy the whole trip.
Kathy 40:15 3X wow! what a first day!
Terri 40:15 3X

These are PR's from the monster circuit from Thursday which consisted of:
3/4 lap
200 jump rope
walking lunges
20 shoulder presses
30 plyo steps
20 air squats

Ritefit Camp Records

90 second assessments

Women

Sit-ups 73 Amanda Macho

Squats 73 Nadine Mann

Push-ups (k) 62 Julie Jared

Men

Sit-ups 94 Dr. Randy Beck

Squats 84 Dr. Randy Beck

Push-ups 75 Dr. Randy Beck

What an awesome group! Your positive attitude and energy level is outstanding! Todd, you are the man. Thanks for setting the pace. Tomorrow's blog will have your assessment results from this week. An easy run or some solid weight (resistance) training and some abdominal work will help you reach your short-term goals even faster. Again, what a solid effort from everyone. The Camper of the week award goes to.........................................Debbie! Yea! Gift you on Monday!

Great workout today! Plenty of enthusiasm. Bring your favorite Cd if you want to turn us on to some new tunes! We need to do an assessment Thursday or Friday so get plenty of rest.

Scream!!!! my email is messed up until tomorrow! I've just switched Internet service providers and I'm having big trouble communicating. Please call me this weekend if you need me. 770-403-2542.

Big Ups to Cheri, Debbie, Nadine, Roma, Todd and Lisa and Lisa R. You were awesome! Next week will be a bit different as we always seek to work all body parts. Make sure you let me know if you have any real muscle strains or problems that are chronic! Stretch over the weekend and get some fiber in your diet. Nutrition is the key to weight loss and exercise is the key to more energy, vitality, strength and your youthful appearance! Rest and relax, you've worked hard.

To all my new camp buddies (and I'm talking about people - not the buddies I carried throughout the work out today!) and of course to my wonderful sister-in-law Debbie... Thank you all for your support! You all make me want to keep coming back and trying to improve.

Have a wonderful, healthy weekend!

Cheri

You missed it! Today's workout was awesome. We had several no-shows, no Jay, Randy (reunion), Roma, Duane (MIA), Nadine, Cheryl (MIA) Carla (business) and it was a little disheartening especially when 4 new people were at camp cranking out an awesome effort.
Todd and Lisa (newbies) were in fine form ripping today's workout, pushing each other like camp veterans. They obviously have been exercising for some time, as we went through a Tabata workout of Double unders, ring rows, wall balls, steps and sit-ups. They challenged the workout the whole time. A real big shout out to Cheri and Debbie who ripped it up! These ladies are here to win! They are working so hard and you can see the dedication in their effort. I was truly impressed by the way they make no excuses! Way to go, what a can-do attitude!

We are off to great start. The veteran campers are definitely in a different mindset and anticipating the effort necessary to take their workouts to new levels. We will raise the bar and look to get at least one assessment each week. To help with assessments I would ask that you take measurements of yourself. Take one of your waist, chest, thigh and bicep. be sure to keep in mind exactly where you took the measurement, also keep note of which side of the body you measured. We need these by next Monday. We will be sure to test strength and endurance so your attendance is important. We will have another assessment tomorrow or Friday.

Let's re-emphasize that your diet is the key to those glorious abdominals, so let's remove the layers that cover them so they can be exposed to the world. Take a good look in the mirror and see what you want to change. DON'T TAKE IT ALL IN AT ONCE. IT CAN BECOME OVERWHELMING. Do some push-aways from the table, drive on by chick-fil-a for a change and you'll see a change. Take one of your bad eating habits away at a time and you'll see the results you want in time. On the weekends a nice bike ride or 20-30 minute run is a great change of pace. If you want more, go do the hill runs at Kennesaw mountain. Either way, just get moving.

It's time to get off your hiney! Tomorrow is going to bring the energy back!!! Come and get it! We'll be calling roll and looking for the veterans to lead the rookies. We're counting on you!!!
See you tomorrow!

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Sorry about the delay of the blog. Some new campers have enrolled for the next camp and look to add some new excitement and enthusiasm. It may or may not be the last one until spring (FEB), it depends on my schedule. This camp will take us right up to November and the holidays are always a challenge. I thank you for helping me gain the confidence to do this. It's always slow going in the beginning and the competition is fierce, but we are determined to make a difference in this community. Great news! Julie J. is expecting! Surprises continue to pop out of her. Larry is the man! Maybe he can crank out a fella for a change!
Dedication to exercise is key as I have been flat as a pancake for the last few days. It's been meetings, school and a night course so I can teach a new AP course. I can't wait for Monday to arrive so my energy level can return to normal. This is also an open invitation to those of you who had trouble completing the last camp; a drop in by a friend is always welcome! I consider all of you new friends and wish nothing but the best for you and, I hope you feel the same about me. Let's get GA in SHAPE!!!
"Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal."

Week six is here already! The aerobic gains are evident and some physical changes are apparent on all members that attend regularly. The new shirts are so cool! If you don't have one yet, see Dwayne immediately. The response for the next camp has been great, so expect to get to camp early for your space.
Overheard in the Ritefit clubhouse restaurant........................Some more trash talk overheard this weekend. Roma says she will win the weight loss competition. Hmmmmmm. Some new and exciting things are on tap for next camp starting on September 24th. Go to Ritefit.net for details. It should entice your whole neighborhood to join. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, we had a celebration of sorts for the two birthdays last week, Julie and Lisa. It was a great workout followed by Gatorade and power bars! A big shout out to Julie who came to camp on her birthday and on Thursday after a monster workout session on weights on Wednesday night, you are awesome! Another big shout out to Lisa who has missed only 3 workouts for family airport departures since June! Another big shout out to Carla Ray who will be missed Monday and Tuesday, but worked out so hard on Thursday that her knee had swollen up to the size of a grapefruit! You all have been awesome in your work ethic and determination.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIE!!!!
WORKIN' OUT AND GETTING BETTER EVERYDAY!
WE LOVE YOU!
THE RITEFIT CREW

To inspire those who really want to make a change......I mean really!!! Not here for show but for a true transformation we have decided to provide an incentive brought about by Nadine. Ritefit has your weights from last week and will provide a prize for the winner. Winning is based on percentage of weight of loss. If a tie occurs the contest will be settled by a physical challenge.

We don't have the Monday blues!

Many folks chose today as a holiday and I applaud you for listening to your body and resting. Some campers felt a commitment so strong that they reveled in the silence of Hobgood park on monday morning. Because for much of the time, we were there with the crickets! It's very inspiring to be among people who push themselves to work when everyone else takes a pass because it's a holiday. The most ironic thing, is that it was LABOR DAY! Hat's off to Carla, Lisa and Julie. Once again the ladies have shown much more testosterone than others. Yeah, we're talkin 'trash!

This picture is for those who managed excuses today! You are on the right and we are in your grill!