Celebrate Success

(Lauren & Sean working out in the M/W 6:15pm Little Stacy Park Relentless Boot Camp)

Team ADONI$ is wrecking shop in the Trojan Challenge. We are celebrating success today! Below are a few recent happenings since the challenge kicked off 3 weeks ago.

Cassie-- "I just returned from a two day conference in Chicago and managed to eat paleo the entire time - wasn't even tempted with pizza!  I've cut out all wheat from my diet over the last three weeks and have also gone dairy-free with the exception of one Tblsp. 1/2 & 1/2 a day in my coffee.  AND my bootcamp buddy Brooke told me my butt looked smaller when we were running last week. YESSSS!!!"

Emily-- "I have been feeling like I have had more energy and definitely feeling stronger in my workouts. I also noticed that through my busy work days I have been feeling the urge to just get to my workout - I am actually looking forward to it which is huge!"

Sean-- "I can vouch for Emily looking noticeably more trim, more Adonis-esque that's for sure. I'm diggin' this challenge." I've been fitting into my 'skinny shirts,' I ran the trail faster than I've been able to in a long time, and I can now bust out pull up sets of 8 like they're nothing.  My goal of being able to wash my clothes on my abs isn't looking so distant anymore!

Lindsey-- "I feel a lot better since I've changed my diet. I've lost 2-3 lbs and I can see the outline of my obliques!!"
 

This week Lauren started a recipe swap of a variety of vegetable dishes her and Sean have created. What new recipes have you incorporated into your diet? Post recipes in the comments section below. 

Turkey Burpee Hustle

Sarah in the M/W 6:15pm class at Little Stacy Park took on the 100 day Burpee challenge all by herself. She had a burning desire to improve her endurance with this exercise, and I could not pick a better way to see progress.  Today (Thanksgiving Day) is Day 100.

Sarah exemplifies dedication, strength, and fun. When she puts her mind to something, she makes it happen. No excuses. Congrats, Sarah, for taking on this Challenge and seeing it through completion. The end results are apparent in class each week. I am so proud!

Check out the workout below she came up with to knock out her 100 burpees and some to grow on with her family today.

Turkey Burpee Hustle-
10 - 1 burpees and american swings
Run a lap
10 - 1 burpees and situps
Run a lap
10 - 1 burpees and squats
Run a lap
10 - 1 burpees and pushups

That's a total of 210 burpees! I challenge each of you to do this workout today. I will be completing it this weekend.

Snazzy Wheels

Are there certain things in your life that you know are so simple yet you continuously put them off? A big one for me is washing my car. I have never been a huge car person. Never really cared too much about what kind of car I drove. In my train of thought, cars to me are simply a vehicle to get me from point A to point B.

Then one day I had a quick wake up call and saw how having a dirty car was preventing me from  my utmost potential.  The wake up call was when I pulled up to coach boot camp at the 6:15pm M/W Little Stacy Park class and my boot campers didn't even recognize my car because it was so clean from a simple car wash earlier that day. Their 1st comment was "Meg, look at you getting all snazzy for boot camp now." It sounds so basic and possibly funny, but it was seriously holding me back.

I challenge you to think of 1 thing that is simple yet you do not do it for one reason or another. Make a decision today to take action and see how great it feels.

I feel like a new person driving around town in my clean car. Be on the look out for all the Relentless Boot Camp coaches' cars. We will all have clean cars by the end of the week. Call us out if we don't. Next on my list are 2 new hub caps. WATCH OUT!

BRAND NEW Website

6:15pm M/W Little Stacy Park boot camp

Have you seen the brand new Relentless website? We launched the new design yesterday and have already seen an increase in expressed interest in boot camp. I am fired up to watch how small online changes in the Relentless community are going to have a huge impact on Austin.

Are you on Twitter? Follow us @RelentlessCFC to stay up to date with everything going on around town with our 22 boot camps and a chance to win free giveaways.

Check out the website HERE. 

I am looking for any comments, thoughts, improvements that would take our online community from Good to Great. Email me at meganparsons@crossfitcentral.com with your ideas.

Teachers Rock!

My evening Relentless boot camp switched to 6:15pm on Mondays & Wednesdays at Little Stacy Park. Over half the class are teachers. Three of the ladies pictured above are in their 2nd week back to school. After a full day of repeated questions, teaching, lunch duty, study hall...these athletes/teachers still make time for an hour that is completely devoted to them. Do you schedule an hour "meeting" 3-4x/week for yourself? If not, I highly recommend you take a good look at your priorities.

After all, it's balance we're after. Work and Play. Water and Wine. Reaching and Resting. Loving and Letting Go. Freedom really isn't about a release from responsibilities; it's about the status of your heart in the midst of it all.”