Monday, April 12, 2010

The Results are IN!!

The final tallys have been made and the Biggest MOOser has been crowned.  All the hard work and dedication has come to this point and we are proud to announce that George Ostrom is this years Biggest MOOser winner!

12 weeks of hard work, consistency and persistence through ups and downs, pain, and frustration, all of the MOOsers deserve our congratulations for doing what many of us would never do, and that is enter a contest like this, put themselves out there, so they can have a better life.

All of the MOOsers will be continuing on their journey even though the contest is over.  They are not satisfied and they want more.  They now possess the tools to be successful for the rest of their lives and realize they have complete control over their destiny.

Here are the results from the final measurements:

George Ostrom:
37.5 pounds lost
6.5% body fat lost
25.5 inches lost

Emily Judd
19 pounds lost
4.5% body fat lost
18.5 inches lost

Jule Menuier
37 pounds lost
4% body fat lost
16.25 inches lost

Shannon Collins
45.5 pounds lost
4% body fat lost
22.5 inches lost

As soon as I have after pictures, I'll get them up for you so you can see the differences in these amazing people.

Next up?  Some cool things in the works.  A team contest? Next Years Biggest MOOser in January too, so stay tuned...

Friday, April 9, 2010

Fight Gone Bad, Last Freaky Fat Loss Friday

Pulled out all the stops today and I got a little fired up...not angry, just fired up.  Wanted the MOOsers to put all they had into todays workout, and they sure did.  I'm normally pretty vocal with encouragement and instruction, but today was much more encouragement and pushing:)

Todays workout was:
Fight Gone Bad

1. Step Jumps
2. Bilevel Planks
3. Jump Switch
4. 1 arm DB Snatch
5. Kettlebell Deadlift

50 seconds of work 10 second transition.  Rest 1 minute after each round, and complete 4 rounds.

Here's some video of today:





Just a few more days and the results will be in!!!  It is way too close to call as no one, except me will know who won until we announce it on the air.  Make sure you do what you have to do to tune into MOO92, on radio or online at http://www.moo92.com/ at around 745am to see who is crowned the Biggest MOOser 2010

Thursday, April 8, 2010

The Final Cardio Day

Today was the last official cardio day for the MOOsers, and with only two official workouts left before measurements, they killed the workout.  Looking back on day 1, the MOOsers are different people.  They've kept their qualities and values that got them selected for this contest, but in terms of their strength, endurance, not to mention their fitness level have all dramatically changed. 

Their workout today was very similar to the workout on Tuesday; 15 rounds of 30/30 stations, then 15 rounds of 30/30 sprints outdoors. 

On Monday marks the end of the contest, but the beginning of these four changing their lives.  They all still understand that 12 weeks is not the end of it.  It will continue and they will continue to see dramatic results provided they proceed with the information and action they have taken as a MOOser.  In many ways Monday is where the real challenge begins...

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

The Days are Winding Down

But the MOOsers are cranking it up!  Five days left until the final measurements and the MOOsers are feeling the pressure but responding with killer effort.  Each and every one of them today had their game faces on to conquer the workout. 

Jule got top performer of the day in class today with her consistent hig level of effort from beginning to the end of the workout.  Awesome job Jule!

George is doing regular burpees like he has always done them, awesome effort; Emily killed the workout with todays effort, giving her all in the finisher; and Shannon put in an all out effort with the workout and gave it all she had in the finisher, absolutely had nothing left at the end.  AWESOME.

Here's some video footage of todays workout:



The workout was:

50/10
Double Bent Over Rows
Single Leg Burpees
Goblet Kneel to Stand
Hand to hand swings
Push ups

50 seconds of work 10 second transition.  Complete 4 rounds without rest.

Tomorrow?  The last Cardio Day, and its going to be special:)

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Second to Last Day of Cardio: With a Twist

Another Cardio day for the MOOsers.  The second to last one to be exact.  We did something a little different today.  We started off the same with our 30:30 circuits of:

Lateral Step Jumps
Burpees
Frog Squats
Speed Rows
Hill Climbers

We did that for 15 rounds.  The next 15 rounds were done outside with sprints, 30 seconds on 30 seconds rest.  It was a doozy, and yet again I almost had Jule, and George I think:).  But nothing is held back now, we have to go all out for the final week.  Measurements are in 6 days. Here's a video of some of the action:

Monday, April 5, 2010

The Final Week

Today is the first day of the final week for the MOOsers and they started it off with an old favorite; Deck of Cards.  Here was their workout:

Hearts- Double Kettlebell Squat
Diamonds- Pull ups/Jumping Pull ups
Spades- Hand to Hand Swings
Clubs- Frog Hop Push ups
Joker- 10 of each
Face Cards- 10 reps
Ace- 11 reps
3's- WILD- choose exercise do 15 reps

In pairs complete the deck as  quickly as you can.

The randomness of this workout causes for words that cannot be repeated, especially when you draw the same suit for three or more times in a row:)  Or you just get a Joker:)

Five more workouts till the end for the MOOsers, and they are firing on all cylinders pushing harder, crossing their t's and dotting their i's with their nutrition.  Getting extra workouts in for that final push to measurement day Monday morning at MOO92 where the winner will be announced. 

It's going to be a great week!

Friday, April 2, 2010

Fat Loss Friday is such a Son of a Birch!

Another Friday in the books and the MOOsers got awesome work done today.  They started with Heavy Deadlifts of 3 sets of 8 repetitions.  I have video of it and will post it, I've just misplaced my camera temporarily, so as soon as I find it I'll post it. 

They all did a great job with their deadlifts.  George and Jule were hitting 175 for 4-8 reps and Emily and Shannon hit 155.  Awesome work everyone!

Then it was time for Son of a Birch. Here was the workout:

20 Kettlebell Deadlifts
25 Burpees
20 Rows
20 1 Arm Rows per side
100 High Knees per leg
20 Snatches per arm
20 Goblet Squats
20 Reverse Lunges per leg
100 Cross Over Hill Climbers
20 Push Press
20 Swings
20 3 Second Hold Bicycles
100 Hill Climbers per side

Complete 1 round

Perhaps the biggest news of the day though isn't that everyone finished but that George is now doing burpees all the way to the floor!!  Awesome George, there is no going back now:)

As I mentioned before, as soon as I find my camera, I'll get the videos up of today so stay tuned.

Well I found my camera so here are the videos of yesterdays workout:





Thursday, April 1, 2010

Cardio day, and its getting a little bit competitive

Its the nature of the beast.  Throw a group of people into a competition and it will get a little edgy especially as the competition winds to the conclusion.  The MOOsers are not immune to it and I expected it.  Don't get me wrong the MOOsers are killing it each and every one of them and yes this is a competition, but in the end my main goal is for them all to reach their goals no matter how long it takes.

With that said, as far as the Biggest MOOser goes, there are just a few days left and everyone is feeling it.  The MOOsers just keep plugging away and keep pushing themselves to new realms they never have been nor never knew they could achieve.  Todays workout was another cardio day of 30:30, but what's more important is they are now athletes.

The things they do in camp with their exercise, 90% of the worlds population cannot do as well as they do.  Think about that for a minute.  30 minutes of 30 seconds of work 30 seconds rest, all while pushing harder and harder each and every round to hit a personal best, all while keeping their breakfast down:)

It is hard to visualize and appreciate until you see it in person. They are giving all they have and I'm asking for just a little more.  This is partly why our application process is so vigorous, we want those who really want it.  Every day there are situations where anyone could easily give up, but the select few don't and four of them are right here where they belong, achieving more and getting better each and every day.