Holiday Recap & Measurements
Sorry for the lag in holiday updates! The last time I posted, I’d just
gotten to Maine and vowed that I would work out every day I was there.
Well, wouldn’t you know, I DID IT!!! I worked those dumbbells and
resistance bands, did tons of push-ups, and mountain-climbers and
sit-ups and jumping jacks. I know that this would not have been as
straight-forward as it was if I hadn’t taken Ariane’s Slim & Strong
Bootcamp. While I’ve been very active over the last year, most of my
exercise has taken place inside a gym – on the cardio machines, with
the weight machines, in group fitness classes, or twice a week with my
personal trainer. This bootcamp, however, gave me a whole other option
and taught me simple yet effective ways of getting my workouts in even
when I don’t have all of those tools at my disposal. This is
definitely a huge step for me. I’m thinking that a weekend Slim &
Strong Circuit at home will definitely become a part of my routine,
since that is when I generally have a hard time motivating myself to
trek from Queens to Manhattan to get to my gym.
I actually still have two more make-up classes to redeem, but a couple
evenings ago I went to the evening bootcamp at Gold’s Gym. It was hard
– my muscles were burning from the 250 push-ups, 200 crunches and
sit-ups, 150 mountain climbers, countless squats and squat jumps, and
of course the requisite 8-minute donkey-kick series. Yummy!!! The
donkey-kicks, while they still hurt like hell, have become almost
manageable…so I’m officially giving Ariane credit for the new shape of
my glutes ;-). I have to say, her slogan about ass-kicking now “having
a view” is quite accurate…not only do you have a view from the
bridge…but you’ll certainly have a great view of someone’s
beautifully-shaped, donkey-kicked ass too…Is that inappropriate?
Anyways, after the class, Ariane did my after-measurements. I was
pretty scared, ‘cause I didn’t anticipate anything good – not because
I don’t think Ariane’s program isn’t effective, but because I was not
super-careful about what I was eating for the two weeks I was in
Maine. Then, on top of that, we did the measurements in the evening
(previously, all had been done in the morning), so my weight was going
to be higher (since I’d eaten and had tons of water). Well, it turns
out that despite of my holiday indulgences, I lost almost 2.4% body
fat (4.2 lbs) and gained 3.7lbs of muscle!!! Amazing!!! I was
thrilled! The best part is that, Ariane expects that the body fat
percentage lost is actually a little higher, since I was completely
dehydrated from two workouts the day of the measurements, so she wants
to do them again when I come in for my make-up class on Saturday.
We’ll see what happens, but at the very least I know that I got great
results!
Sorry for the lag in holiday updates! The last time I posted, I’d just
gotten to Maine and vowed that I would work out every day I was there.
Well, wouldn’t you know, I DID IT!!! I worked those dumbbells and
resistance bands, did tons of push-ups, and mountain-climbers and
sit-ups and jumping jacks. I know that this would not have been as
straight-forward as it was if I hadn’t taken Ariane’s Slim & Strong
Bootcamp. While I’ve been very active over the last year, most of my
exercise has taken place inside a gym – on the cardio machines, with
the weight machines, in group fitness classes, or twice a week with my
personal trainer. This bootcamp, however, gave me a whole other option
and taught me simple yet effective ways of getting my workouts in even
when I don’t have all of those tools at my disposal. This is
definitely a huge step for me. I’m thinking that a weekend Slim &
Strong Circuit at home will definitely become a part of my routine,
since that is when I generally have a hard time motivating myself to
trek from Queens to Manhattan to get to my gym.
I actually still have two more make-up classes to redeem, but a couple
evenings ago I went to the evening bootcamp at Gold’s Gym. It was hard
– my muscles were burning from the 250 push-ups, 200 crunches and
sit-ups, 150 mountain climbers, countless squats and squat jumps, and
of course the requisite 8-minute donkey-kick series. Yummy!!! The
donkey-kicks, while they still hurt like hell, have become almost
manageable…so I’m officially giving Ariane credit for the new shape of
my glutes ;-). I have to say, her slogan about ass-kicking now “having
a view” is quite accurate…not only do you have a view from the
bridge…but you’ll certainly have a great view of someone’s
beautifully-shaped, donkey-kicked ass too…Is that inappropriate?
Anyways, after the class, Ariane did my after-measurements. I was
pretty scared, ‘cause I didn’t anticipate anything good – not because
I don’t think Ariane’s program isn’t effective, but because I was not
super-careful about what I was eating for the two weeks I was in
Maine. Then, on top of that, we did the measurements in the evening
(previously, all had been done in the morning), so my weight was going
to be higher (since I’d eaten and had tons of water). Well, it turns
out that despite of my holiday indulgences, I lost almost 2.4% body
fat (4.2 lbs) and gained 3.7lbs of muscle!!! Amazing!!! I was
thrilled! The best part is that, Ariane expects that the body fat
percentage lost is actually a little higher, since I was completely
dehydrated from two workouts the day of the measurements, so she wants
to do them again when I come in for my make-up class on Saturday.
We’ll see what happens, but at the very least I know that I got great
results!
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