I’m Going to BOOTCAMP!
Hey loves 
I hope everyone had an amazing weekend and enjoyed themselves. I sure did. On saturday I went to Warped tour 2012 (that will be a separate post) and Sunday started with a great breakfast.
Kale Oatmeal. I cooked 1/2 cup of oatmeal with 1 cup of milk 1/2 cup of water. I blended 2 cups of Kale with 1/2 cup of water and put that in the last few minutes of cooking. I also put in 1 scoop of vanilla whey protein powder at the same time. It came out so good and it really fills you up. It was so nice to have some veggies after not having any at Warped Tour. (Taken with instagram)
Then after enjoying every last bite I went biking in Manhattan with my dad. We did 30 wonderful miles around Manhattan and at one point even ran into a street fair while looking for a place to have lunch. It is so nice to bike around Manhattan. We went on the West Side Highway again, all the way to under the GW Bridge.
This is my under the bridge. It is the lighthouse that is right underneath. After I saw this picture I was like wow I look so tall! I think its funny that I see myself in pictures and are surprised that I am so tall. lol
We wound up going to the lower east side for lunch. We bike the west side but we are east side people. It’s gives us more of a homey feeling. I actually want to live in the east side when I am out on my own. I’m bracing myself now for small apartments lol. This was our lunch:
It started with Fruit. Most of this fruit is under the list of fruit I cannot have (bananas, grapes and pineapple) but I still had it. I don’t stay away from the fruit list too much. I feel it is ok as long as I dont go overboard with the fruit and give myself a huge sugar rush. And I would never eat fruit alone without a protein so It was ok.
Dad’s Lunch. Buffalo Chicken Salad with blue cheese and blue cheese dressing.
My Lunch. I had the same thing as dad minus the Blue Cheese dressing and blue cheese. I got a vinaigrette on the side.
Anyway to get on with the title of the post- I’m going to boot camp! Tina’s boot camp that is.
I have seen other blogger do Tina’s other round of BootCamp and I said next time she does it I’m signing up. I’m excited to do it. I want a change in my workouts, strength training really since I love most of my cardio activities. I do plan on adapting it to fit my needs. That is a thing a like about this program. You can adapt it to fit your needs. I am going to show you guys how I incorporate Tina’s schedule to fit my needs.
This is the schedule for the actual boot camp:
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| Workout A + 20 min 60/60 HIIT | Workout B + 20 min steady state | Intervals + Core | Workout C + 20 min steady state | Intervals + Core | Optional Cardio of Choice | Off |
I have two schedules planned because I have a doctors appointment on Tuesday and I do not know if I will have time for a workout that day.
Choice A:
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| Workout A + Steady State of biking. Most likely about an hour. | Workout B + 20 min 60/60 HIIT | kickboxing + Core | Kickboxing + Core | Workout C + 20 min steady state | Off or Hot Yoga. Most likely doing Hot Yoga. It helps stretch my muscles out | Optional Cardio of Choice. |
Long Bike ride in Manhattan. I am going to with my dad again.
Choice B :
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| Workout A + Steady State of biking. Most likely about an hour. | Off | kickboxing + Core | Kickboxing + Core | Workout B + 20 min (biking) | Optional Cardio of Choice (Hot Yoga) | Long Bike ride in Manhattan. I am going to with my dad again. + Workout C + 20 min steady state (maybe |
I figured the Kickboxing was like intervals since we really do things like that anyway. We do things like go punch a row of bags for minute or a routine like punch, punch, right round house kick, left round house kick. Plus I just really enjoy kickboxing. Nothing makes me feel as good. As you see I picked Biking as my cardio choice because I love it so i rather do that. The only time I will not bike is if it rains. Also if it should ran on one of my cardio days then I am going to go to the gym then do either 20 60/60 HIIT or 20 min steady state. I do want to do one HIIT but It will see on the weather and how I am feeling. Like I have it for Sunday in Choice B but I might do it Friday or Saturday and no Yoga. Basically things are opened to change, especially in Choice B.
I am really hoping that I can do Choice A (obviously since it is my first choice) because it is a little better planned out and goes all together. It is just my doctors appointment on Tuesday. It is at 8 Pm, and I cannot work out 3 hours before or eat because I am having a test done and I am working until 5 so I cannot get a workout in during the day. I am thinking maybe do something Tuesday morning but that would mean getting up like 5 and I don’t know if I want to do that. So I am going to have to play it by ear. I won’t mind working out 9 at night to much but I would rather not, especially since I cannot eat all that time. I most likely will come home and eat something. I am on a list for something earlier in the day and I am hoping that I get moved up. Ideally 6 would be great but I will take 5 ( I would leave work 30 min early) 5:30 6, 6:30 even 7. I figure every little bit helps. Oh well I guess it is going to be something I have to play by ear.
As for the workouts I will not post them exactly because I do not want to post Tina’s actual workouts here but I will post every week with my schedule and how I did the previous week so I can give you all an update. The only time I won’t be posting is when I am on vacation, August 2nd-August10th but I will be doing the workouts. I have gym access just not Internet access since I am going on a cruise. Internet is available but at those prices I consider it not available!
GOALS
Another Great thing I really like about Tina’s BootCamp is that each week you set two goals to do each day. You can change them every week or keep them the same. I haven’t decided how long I will keep each goal but for now my two goals are:
Goal 1: Write 2 positive thoughts about myself
Goal 2: Take 20 minutes at night to decompress.
These two goals are really important for me. I do not relax enough and I need to work on being more positive with myself. I am really looking forward to this bootcamp.
I look forward to sharing my bootcamp journey with you all.
Until Next Time- Ashley
Anyone else doing bootcamp or have done it in the past?
I love the looks of those green oats! I’m always trying to find fun ways to sneak even more kale into my diet
I might just have to try these, they’re right up my ally! And that bootcamp thing sounds like a pretty darn good workout! I’m thinking about maybe signing up for round 3, over the holiday season (since round 2 is all filled up already…). Best of luck with it!
Also, I nominated your blog for an “Inspirational Blog Award!”
(http://healthykitschyvegan.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/mindful-monday-the-future-is-completely-open/)
You really should try them. You would probably love them! I so far have only did day 1 but It was a good workout. You might think it is not enough lol but the program looks good. I recommend giving it a shot.
and wow thanks so much for the award
Is it a lot of basic strength training like the LiveFit plan? It sounds pretty darn cool. I may just think about doing Round 3
And no problem! You totally deserve it!
IT is a little less then LiveFit. I think LiveFit has too much strength training. This has a mix of both. I think you should do round 3 you would really like it.
Oh cool! That was my only complaint when I tried out the LiveFit. It was dull, the amount of strength training that you had to do, and the utter lack of cardio. I think I will sign up for round 3
I’m convinced!
Yeah I did not like that there was no cardio in LiveFit. I need my cardio. I like breaking a sweat.
Likewise! I mean strength training is fun and all, but you have to cut it up with a little cardio or it gets wicked dull.
yeah way to boring. lol