The day started off the same as last Friday, I missed the morning stretch to take care of some work. There is a noticeable difference on the hikes between a morning where I do get a stretch and a morning I don’t get a stretch. I have developed a new appreciation for stretching. Soon to…
Category Archives: 3 Weeks at Biggest Loser Malibu
Fitness Ridge Day 12 aka Biggest Loser Resort Malibu
6:00 AM stretch with Michael C. This was the first morning we had a different instructor for a stretch class. Michael approaches the stretch class as a relaxed way to “activate” body parts, yet he incorporates dynamic stretching techniques. In case you haven’t figured out “dynamic stretch” is trainer code for we are going to…
Fitness Ridge Day 11, aka Biggest Loser Resort Malibu
6:00 AM Dynamic Stretch with Sam. A clear indication that the people who are staying here this week are ”lamer” than those that were here last week, Monday stretch full, Tuesday Stretch 30% less, Wednesday stretch less than 30% of Mondays participation. As usual the “stretch” was more of a warm-up; it is a great…
Fitness Ridge Day 10, aka Biggest Loser Resort Malibu
6:00 AM Stretch with Cameron. I only stayed for half of the class because I had to take a test that gave me my Resting Metabolic Rate. The testing of the RMR is a simple process. A breathing tube is connected to a machine that looks like a deli scale with a laptop on top…
Fitness Ridge Day 9
6:00 AM dynamic stretch. This morning’s dynamic stretch with Sam actually felt good. I am 100% more flexible then I was last Monday. At the conclusion of the stretch Kent and I both realized that we are going to have to work twice as hard to try and lose another 10-15 lbs. Neither one of…
Fitness Ridge Day 8
Day 8 Weigh In & Rest I am a convert. Last night at 11:00 PM PST I spent an hour in the gym lifting weights, because I felt I hadn’t worked hard enough yesterday. I did a workout which included Chest, Back, Biceps, Triceps, and Abs, using weights that were challenging yet a weight I…
Fitness Ridge Day 7
6:00 AM no set class this morning, aka the Tracy and Tara show. I don’t know if they realize how essential their friendship was to our groups cohesiveness. T & T have that boundless friendship which could only be developed by years of drunken celebration, interpersonal counseling, and having a deeper file on skeletons in…
Fitness Ridge Day 6
Quick note thanks everyone for the really nice comments, text messages, and facebook messages. I will respond to all of you as soon as I get a chance. Time is very much in a vacuum here. 6:00 AM missed the morning stretch because I forgot about the paychecks for one of the washes back home. …
Fitness Ridge Day 5
6:00 AM core workout with Cameron. The “core” is comprised of your abdominal muscles, your gluteus (ass) muscles, and your back muscles. They stabilize your body; hence they are called your core area. If you haven’t worked out in a long time core exercises suck. When you are as heavy as I am your core…
Fitness Ridge Day 4
6:00 AM dynamic stretch with Sam. This morning’s dynamic stretch was significantly easier then Monday morning stretch. The gist of a dynamic stretch is to perform stretching positions in motion. Example “Ankle Crushers”, instead of standing in the same spot rolling your ankle over to the outside, you take a half step forward doing the…