Ben’s Back and Feeling Better! (a two day update!)

We thought we missed him; that was until about 40 minutes into yesterday's workout! Just kidding Ben, we did miss you! A three day break was too long!

Yesterday was a great workout – it was Tuesday so that is Cardio day for us Moosers. It was the typical set up – 30 second sprint/90 second active rest for 10 rounds and then 10 more rounds of 30 second sprint/60 second rest. The stations were the bike, burpees, the firehose slam, and the arm band pulls. You can watch a video of the workout here.
After our workout we did superwoman’s and planks for 60 seconds each – 3 rounds. I think you can tell we are getting stronger, both mentally and physically.
After boot camp Ben came to my house to check out the kitchen and make suggestions on how I can make my kitchen work better for me. He had some really great suggestions. He suggested I move all my foods to one shelf and put everything in its own place. This will make "keeping inventory" much easier. Same went for the fridge and the freezer. He also suggested I precut all my veggies and fruits and portion them into individual tupperware containers right when I get back from the grocery store. The freezer should be for protein back stock and frozen veggies. Lisa has some great ideas for organizing the fridge, check out her blog for some great ideas. I think what I will do is some before and afters and show you all my pantry and fridge/freezer pre-Ben's visit and my new BBC compliant kitchen. I was planning on doing that tonight, so you can expect those pictures tomorrow.
Today's workout was something else! I had sweat dripping off me - literally!! It felt really good though. I can not believe we have been at this for three weeks now! It so many ways I am proud of myself, however, I can't help but be a little disappointed. I am such an instant gratification person so I wish I could see more changes in my body at this point. I can see the difference in my strength (I can even do real "boy" pushups now!) and certainly in the way my clothes are fitting, but I wish I could literally see more of a difference. Okay vent is over, back to today's workout. Tonia worked out with us for the first time and it was nice to have her join us! First we did superman's and planks and then we basically performed eight exercises: kettlebell deadlift, push press, rows, goblet squats, wall sits, kettlebell swings, step ups with weight and wood chops for one minute each - three times. Looking at the board it was pretty daunting, but like I said before we are all getting mentally stronger...it burned, believe me my quads were on fire, but it feels good to be able to push through.
Oh, and Tanner has made a full recovery from eating my raw chicken (not that the garbage gut ever got sick from it) but since then he has helped himself to a stick of butter, 3 chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting and sprinkles, and a loaf of bread (I found what was left in our bed) Honestly, we don't leave food out on our counters, all you have to do lately is turn your back! He is so naughty he may have to go to a boot camp of his own!! Here let's show you a picture of the little deliquent: (this was on his birthday)

Have a great night everyone - I can't wait to show you all my before and after kitchen shots!