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Well done!  

Been lots of those around here lately.  Not good for the rage part but a great reminder of how good workouts are for us as a positive outcome and release of negative energy.

+1 to that - great to hear all went well in surgery and you're recovering!

Dave!  Good to hear from you, though sorry you're stressing with the jobs and workouts.  You're still in 'getting back into it' phase so don't be too hard on yourself, just do what you can when you can and it'll all come back to you soon enough.  Also thin mints rule.

Now I remember what the other thing was - yes, at least in my experience, Boot Camp is awesome for core work.  Every week I come out with a few days worth of the following things sore - abs, chest, lats, shoulders

But of course!

Great work Andrew!

And if you do run in Oz in those temps, just make sure to slllloooowwwww dooowwwwnnnnn...  I am notorious for pushing in the heat, trying to figure out why it's so hard to go like 30 sec/mi slower (because I should be going like 1:30/mi slower), and end up all tingly and lightheaded and other signs of heat exhaustion.

Originally posted by nicole14e

Originally posted by Qua17

Originally posted by nicole14e My Lasik appt got rescheduled so I haven't been cleared to swim yet. Hoping they clear me Friday so I can go to Masters on Saturday morning. Went to boot camp last night, which kicked my butt. Feeling stronger every day! Also have been eating pretty well this week.

Nice work Nicole! Do you think the Boot Camp might help me with my back pain? I need some core work in a big way.

Boot Camp is great for the core, but they generally do a lot of other stuff that might not be awesome for your back (jump squats, burpees, tuck jumps etc). If you have a gym membership that has classes specific to your core, I would start with those until your back starts feeling better. You can always try a boot camp and just modify so you're not jumping too much. I did a quick search and found this article: http://www.webmd.com/back-pain/lower-back-pain-10/slideshow-exercis... I challenge you to pick 5 of those exercises they say you should try, and start doing them for 10 reps a day Tell me which ones you choose, and I will do it with you.

Dave, take this with a grain of salt because I just had back surgery ...BUT:

I managed to hold my back together by doing tons of planks.  A couple of my favorites...

The Plank Ladder (aka seven minutes of hell):

30" plank, 30" rest (all rests in child's pose)
40" plank, 20" rest
50" plank, 10" rest
1' plank, 10" rest
50" plank, 20" rest
40" plank, 30" rest
30" plank

The Rotating Plank (this is a little easier, except for the end):

45" front plank, 15" rest
45" left plank, 15" rest
45" back bridge, 15" rest
45" right plank, 15" rest
REPEAT, then
front plank to failure (I got to about 3 minutes this summer after building up to it)

Plankapalooza:

45" plank, 15" rest
repeat as time permits
this starts to get pretty hard around 8 minutes

You can always modify these by doing them on your knees, or reducing the time frames until you build up.  You won't see too much of a difference in your abs but you will definitely feel different.  I really noticed it on the bike.

My daughter's 7th birthday party tomorrow - at the zoo, including a visit from an animal (either a rabbit or ferret).  Sunday is a 13 mile run.  I'm looking forward to both!