Yesterday we started a very cool event at the gym that we called the Downtown Nashua Dynamic Fitness Challenge.. We have 12 people that work for or own businesses local to the Downtown Nashua area that are competing against themselves and each other in a fitness event that challenges the body as well as the mind.. It works like this; everybody completes a workout that Michele and I came up with that we feel tests a person's full body strength and endurance as well as your mental toughness. The workout is in what we call a "Prison" format. There are 5 exercises and you have to complete 10 of each the first time around, then 9 the next time around, then 8, and so on until you get to 1.. I got this format from my friend Jon Hinds at
The Monkey Bar Gymnasium. I think it's called a prison workout because you don't really feel like you're making any progress through the first few rounds and it feels something like being in prison (i'm guessing here :)... On the other end, once you get to the last few rounds you're cranking through the rounds and when you're done it feels like you've been released from prison (again, i'm guessing).. The exercises in this particular prison workout were: Pushups, Sit Up and Reach (with a medicine ball), Burpees, Body Rows, and Plyometric Box Jumps.. The challengers really pushed themselves and came in with some great times! Best overall was 17:29 on the men's side by Paul White, and 19:38 by Karen Campfield for the women.. Excellent times! These initial times were saved. Now we'll be working out together 3x per week for the next 8 weeks and we'll be performing the same workout at the end of the challenge to measure everybody's improvement.. Prizes will be given to best overall time and best improvement in time for both men and women.. Our challengers are:
Roni Vetter - Jake's Ice Cream, Rt 1o1A
Karen Campfield - Surf Restaurant, Main St
Jenny Amidio - J. Bella Salon, Rt 101A
April Bohaker - Salon Apryl, Elm St
Deb Soby - Patisserie Bleu, Main St
Andrea Granger - Verde Salon, Main St
Wendy Steinmetz - Myoptic, Main St
Paul White - Northeast Acreage
Pete Johnson - Johnson Electric, Front St
Kirk Dubois - National Grid
Marc Petit - AH Machining, Factory St
Dr. Paul Gasch - Amherst Family Chiropractic
Great job everybody!
While I'm thinking about it I'm going to throw out my own personal challenge to anybody who wants to try it.. I went through the Downtown Nashua Dynamic Fitness Challenge myself this morning to see how fast I could get through it. I did it with full burpees (pushup and jump), and 24" box jumps.. It took me 11:41. Anybody who wants to give it a shot, come on in to the gym and try it out.. If you beat my time we'll give you a free month at the gym. Men have to do it with full burpees and 24" box jumps.. Women can do burpees without the pushup, 18" box jumps, and pushups from their knees. Come on down and try it out. Hope to see you soon...
Finished my workout playing on the ropes.......
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