What do you do?

Did you realize it is only 16 weeks until swimsuit season?? With all this crazy cold weather this is probably the last thing you are thinking about, right?? 

So each year are you active on staying fit, toned or half way doing it or just wishing the pounds would melt off and you wake up looking good? Some feedback here would be helpful. 

I am asking because I do care. I do read your comments and would like to know what do you do? Do you do a crash course on fitness 12 weeks before? Since it takes about 12 weeks for results really start showing. For those of you that do this you are about 4 weeks from having to start. Do you have your vacations planned yet?? 

Here at Underground Fitness I do have to say my husband is more "active" in gym than I am. My main reason is the baby it is cold for her in there :) but I do work out at home and she is already copying me. It is so cute! She helps me by laying on me when I am doing push ups, sit up, crunches or anything else I do on the floor. She jumps now and tries to squat and is pretty good at a plank all at 19 months. Hey healthy lifestyle can never start to early. 

If you are wanting to lose weight the first 10 pounds are usually the make or break mark. 10 pounds has special meaning to most. It is a bench mark to either keep going since you lost that much and can see results. You can feel the results and it is a huge motivator!! Have you ever looked at 10 pounds? Besides a dumb bell.. I mean looked it up and saw how much came off you! It's gross but it is also kinda amazing to think yep I did that. Empowers you, gives you a little "sparkle" in your step! Haha!! Would you like to lose 10 pounds? Maybe just that or a little more? Know how? Starving oneself is not the way to do it either. Message me to talk about this :) 

Do you have certain products you use? Such as supplements? Protein drinks? Or do you just modify what you eat for a little bit? You can always join us group of moms/women and work out with us. I do make it fun and we have a great time. 

16 weeks people!! That's it. In 16 weeks we will be having beautiful weather, be more active outdoors, vacationing or just enjoying the longer day light hours! I can't wait!!! 

Please comment below and share what you do to prepare for spring/summer 

Power Endurance Connection

What I'm stating here is that limit strength and endurance are related. By increasing one you can either directly or indirectly increase the other. The more you increase your maximal power the more you simultaneously build your capacity for endurance. Conversely, the greater your endurance, especially when your endurance has a muscular and explosive element to it, the greater your physical base will be for increasing your maximal power.

Hip Flexors for Running

Collectively as a group, the thigh flexors are among the strongest muscle groups in
the body. They are responsible for performing such functions as controlling posture,
sitting, standing, walking, running, kicking, and jumping.
Ironically, in spite of their incredible inherent strength, they are still found to be
developed far below their full potential in most athletes. This is simply because man...y
people are unaware of their importance and function. For instance, when was the last
time you heard someone say they were going to train their “iliacus” muscle?
With weak thigh flexors, your running speed will be significantly affected. The faster
you can accelerate your thighs upwards into the flexed position, the faster you will be
able to run - it‟s as simple as that!  For this reason, your thigh flexor muscles are considered to be a primary muscle group involved in running.

Focusing on quality over quantity

Strength workouts should be brief, focusing on quality over quantity. A athlete does not have time (or energy) for marathon strength training sessions. In addition, when training for strength qualities such as max-strength and explosive strength, the athlete should avoid training to failure. An athlete who constantly trains to failure will struggle to recover between workouts. Remember, the goal of the strength workout is to enhance strength and power without burning the athlete out. If your strength program is wearing you out, thus interfering with your sport-specific training, it is NOT contributing to your improvement.

Underground Fitness: Soviet Athletes Picked

Underground Fitness: Soviet Athletes Picked: In the old Soviet countries, there were sport institutes that prepared the youth age 12 and above for sports but not by playing a certain sp...

Soviet Athletes Picked

In the old Soviet countries, there were sport institutes that prepared the youth age 12 and above for sports but not by playing a certain sport, but by a well-prepared process of GPP. This is general mobility, flexibility, dexterity, endurance, hand/eye coordination, balance, and strength. For example, pushups, pull-ups, rope climbing, medicine ball work, kettle bell work, and some running and short sprints are done. They produced the model athlete for their sports system. Children were chosen for the sport that suited their physical, mental, and emotional qualities. Neither the child nor the parents were able to pick the sport.