burpies are the devil.

turbo report
friday, july 6th
week 6
workout today: fire 55 ez
weight loss to date: n/a

all throughout this program, i've been doing my best to improve and push myself. it's been the most challenging program i've ever done. and i mean, i've tried everything - from zumba, to hip hop abs, to dancing...hell, i've even tried a richard simmons workout (and got a glimpse of enough spandex to last a lifetime). and ever since i started doing turbo, i've noticed some improvements. for the first month, alee was my best friend (for those not hip to the turbofire cast - alee baytan [nee' vicencio] is the low impact girl, i.e. if you're a fatass beginner like i was, watch her). i couldn't jump worth shit, skis were NOT happening - and hell, don't even LOOK at me when double bobs are going on. eff that.

as the month progressed, however... i noticed that some of the moves were starting to get easier. i didn't feel as much pain when doing skis, i actuall started jumping during some of the high/low sequences...etc. but the one move that is still defeating me is the...


dun dun dunnnnnnn!!!!

...dreaded burpie.

burpies usually occur during a fire drill. a "fire drill" is when chalene (the turbo trainer) takes you on a 70-second ride through hell ie. pushes you to the max that you can go. you go H.A.M for about a minute, then you recover (aka pass out and die) a minute after. chalene has a way of sugarcoating shit. she likes to refer to the burpie as a "squat leap". i can hear her voice as i type this. it's almost like she's giving you an ice cream cone before you leap to sudden death. i'll demonstrate...

this is how a burpie should look.

 

this is what it usually ends up like...

fail.

so my tip of the day is: practice makes perfect. i find that if there's something i'm having difficulty with in my workout i take the time to practice it when i'm not working out...so when that siren hits, i'm not surprised.

the mastering of the burpie will come. but for now...i'll just have to keep falling on my ass until i get it right.