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Piriformis Syndrome

Just throwing some props to Steph B. She has for at least the past two months been dealing with this horrible lower back pain and getting chiropractic treatment for it. Never has it entered her mind that she was going to be put on bed rest and have to stop working out. "I wouldn't know what to do" was her reply to the thought of having to miss a workout. Which goes to mention that she has not missed one scheduled session because of this lower back issue and has been doing modifications for most of the lower body movements. You could consider it being a super supplement to physical therapy and it's been eating her up not being able to compete with everyone on the score boards. I know for us it's comforting to know that she is recovering (slowly) from what is now known to be related to Piriformis Syndrome. It's a muscle that arises from the sacrum and passes through the sciatic foramen and attaches to the greater trochanter of the femur. It helps rotate the thigh laterally. When dealing with this injury, it's a tremendous lower back pain that shoots down your leg. Sometimes confused with sciatica.

Steph has been battling it out though and like we said before, on the road to recovery. This picture above is showing her finish the day two PT station in a time of 12:45. The PT is 30, 20, 10 Pullups, 1 max box jump (26"), and dumbell squats. What's intimidating is that she's the only one who's finishing the PT! You are awesome Steph for sticking in there and not allowing this problem take your focus off life and friends.

PUNK'D!

Wendy what are you shaking up there in that WINE glass? Noooooway it's wine! Not Wendy! This is not on the clean eating plan and your reprimand will be a 200 mile run... Oh! Hold on you already did that! Well we'll figure something out because this will not fly! You've been Punk'd!

Ragnar Race

Here's a picture of Wendy on one of the legs she was running in this Ragnar race that - never mind, you read about it http://www.ragnarrelay.com/. It's an insane race and some serious mileage covered. This sign Wendy's holding reads 138.3 miles down and we think her and a team of 11 (which included Ronna) had to finish 200 miles. The good news is that she's not still running but actually made it in for her workout just a couple of days after. Here's what she had to say:

[here's a pic of me (and my biker who escorted me through corn fields in pitch black at 5am) after my last leg of the race..... I ran 6.8miles at 8am on Friday morning, 4.2 miles at 9pm Friday night and then 7.9 miles on Saturday at 5:30am..... the running was fine (thanks to Plumbline!) but the lack of sleep was awful! And, thanks to Plumbline again, everyone was walking around all stiff after and Ronna and I were FINE!!! The total mileage on the sign I am holding was the team effort up to that point. see you at 11....Wendy]

Great job Wendy and Ronna we're proud of you.

RUN FOR THE DOOR-5K

Here are some pictures from the "Run for the door" 5k race that took place on September 13, 2009. Pictured are Avelina J., "Stephy", "Florida", "Jersey", and Kimmy. It's times like these when you start appreciating all the hard work from your training. Congrats ladies!

The Orientation Plan

Q: What is Orientation?

A: The orientation is a process of taking a client (or few) through our nutritional approach, giving a metabolic pathway explanation and demonstrating as well as client participation in five foundational movements. Anyone who wants to maximize their workouts will want to take this class. It's a requirement for Plumbline Trainer's but will help build a foundation for all general fitness enthusiast.

Q: What if I didn't take the class?

A: Well, again it's a requirement for our program but if you didn't take the class you would lose significantly... In exercise comprehension, wasted movement patterns, increase your risk of injury while working out and worst, spending more time working out than you actually have. Most people who take the class come out with a better understanding of exercise preparedness as well as the concept of moving through a workout efficiently. It only makes sense when you have fitness goals that you want to achieve them in the smallest amount of time. One more question and then I have to get back to those who have actually made that commitment to get in shape!

Q: What's the difference between this process (orientation) vs. let's say, another strategy or concept?

A: First of all, we don't claim to have all the answers or even the best strategy. What we do rely on is program consistency. We have found that our method has given our clients more return for optimizing results. In the end it boils down to, "Did I get results?" and you answer this question with a question: "How efficient are you during your workouts?" If I can get you to move quicker and finish faster with limited mistakes, as in bad form or technique, you're getting results! You're getting huge results! Weight loss, body fat, muscle mass, and any other misconception of physical fitness are obsolete to the one who can win the race. Because in essence, these people don't have weight management issues their issues are more on the lines of self-worth. Their trying to prove their ability to compete! This orientation will give you the tools to compete at a higher level.

The Build out cont...

The frame work of the mezzanine where various aerobic machines will be... Can you say - On your heart, get set, EXPLODE!