Online Videos

You Tube is an awesome place to find workout videos!  Today's workout was Jilian Michaels: 6 Week Six-Pack Abs Workout -Level 1   I found this workout at BeFiT.  It is a good core and cardio workout which can be done when you are short on time.
Equipment: yoga mat and one small dumbbell (optional)
Time: 35:43

Let me remind you, "Abs are made in the kitchen!"  You can do 1,000,002 crunches, but if you eat garbage, you will never have a six-pack stomach.

Fun Night at Work

Last week our Baseball team was able to play a district game at our local Minor League Baseball Stadium. It was such a great opportunity for everyone involved.  We won the game!
Critter is one of the Bat Boys, so the whole family was involved.

Me and The Critter

 Critter even got to take some hits in the indoor batting cages

Down in the Dug Out!

Fast Abs

Today, I was short on time, but ANY WORKOUT is better than No Workout!  Today's workout if from Zuzka.  She has many fabulous workouts.  Her site Zuzka Light  has a paid membership to her ZGYYM for $9.99 per month.  You can find many of her older workouts for free, just by Googling her name.

15 Minutes, AMRAP (As Many Rounds As Possible)
50 Jumping Jacks
30 V-Crunches

We did 5 rounds, then 5 minutes of stretching.

The Grit

Recently, I have started teaching my Student Athletic Trainers how to work out.  I know it sounds odd, that someone would need to be "taught" how to work out, but how would a 14 year old girl, with no formal weight training, know how to properly do a squat?  Right now, we are working on workouts that can be done with out a gym membership, something they can do at home, or even in their dorm once they go off to college.  We have started learning about Tabata style workouts.  Below is one of this weeks workouts.

Each Round lasts for 4 min (20 seconds hard work, 10 sec rest) (a Tabata timer can be downloaded to most smart phones or tablets, or a wrist watch or stop watch can be used)
When there are two exercises per round, alternate back and forth between each exercise.

Round 1: Half Burpies (no Push ups) and Mountain Climbers
Round 2: Chair Push ups and Chair Dips
Round 3: Reverse Crunch and Russian Twists
Round 4: Plank on Elbows
Round 5: Squats and Jump Lunges

I hope to post three different workouts each week.