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Location: oklahoma | TheOldGrayMare - 2015-03-25 4:09 PM I joined a challenge at a local boot camp gym. The challenge is to lose 20 lbs in 6 weeks. It's been 4.5 weeks and I am down 25 lbs. My goal is 30 in the 6 weeks, I am just about there.
The workouts are tough and the diet is strict. BUT it's really working. Now that I have been doing this routine for a while, it will not be hard to maintain it. I'm planning to stick to the diet even after the challenge. I had had a lot less stomach issues since starting to eat this way.
 Congrats! I lost 20 lb in a year and kept it off. We travel a lot, 20k miles a year and all I want to eat when we're gone is Mexican. Lol. I do fitness lender.com. It's mobile :) |
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Location: The edge of no where | I really watch what I eat most of the time. No sugar, no wheat products, potatoes, corn. A couple of times a week, I will enjoy a cookie or we might have mexican food every couple of weeks. It's just moderation. I lost 18 lbs last year and would like to lose 10 more. I'm in the gym 3-5 days a week depending on our schedule. If I make it to the gym, it's high intensity interval cardio for 35-45 min....and circuit weights. I do planks and other core strengthening exercises at home. If you're serious about being able to ride to the best or your ability, then get in shape. We expect our horses to be in shape and treat them like athletes....why don't we treat ourselves the same way? |
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| I think it is great barrel racers are looking at themselves as athletes, because we are! Certainly I feel all sizes CAN be healthy and you don't need to be a small size to barrel race. I just feel if you are going to ask a horse to perform at it's best, shouldn't the rider as well? We feed supplements, the best feed to try to win. Why quit half way? As riders we are just as important to the equation to win!! |
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Location: Huffman, Texas | i liked ur page on FB!!! really good stuff!!
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Location: North Dakota | BrlRaser - 2015-03-25 2:55 PM I just feel most don't realize when they spend x amound on the horse, the trailer, truck, the tack, the saddle, all the supplements, chiropractic work, other therapies, keep their horse fit, trained well, all to try to win, but then totally ignore themselves. The jockey is certainly the other half of the team that makes a winning team. If you aren't fit, your timing is off. You throw your weight and that causes loss of time. Barrel racing is won or lost by a hundredth of a second, less time than it takes to blink. Weight does matter. By having a fitness and exercise routine that focuses on strengthening the core and legs and improves balance and timing you will develop that winning edge in the saddle. We need to be in top notch physical shape to go to the horn, brace ourselves in the saddle, engage our core, and stay securely seated and in time with them as they take off. I just find it odd that so many competitors ignore themselves when it comes to being fit. We are athletes!
This is so very true. It just hit me today. I was at the chiro for my chronic neck/back pain today and he mentioned that because the inflammation is so bad, my omega 6's should be reduced. DUH! I spend hours upon hours analyzing EVERY. BITE. OF. FOOD. that goes in my horse's mouth yet it never once crossed my mind that some of that would transfer to myself. I felt just a little dumb today. |
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| I'd love to interview all of you that have a workout routine. Every month those who do it are entered to win a Barrel Racing Fit & Fast workout tank. Email me at [email protected] if interested.
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| I think a lot of folks are like that. I'm trying to remember I too have to be at top of my game to be able to rude my 4 year old Dash ta Fame filly I just bought! |
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Location: Dearing, GA | I have to admit, I quit kickboxing. But I've totally changed my diet, and lost 8 pounds in two weeks. I'm still trying really hard, but its hard to remain positive and motivated.
I am tuning up a horse for a friend in nursing school, and we have our first barrel race together on April 11. Last night during a practice run, he slung me around the barrels so hard I felt like a drunk monkey just hanging on for the ride. Even though our running styles are really different, and that has something to do with my un-coordination, I know I need to work on my core to keep up with a horse like this. |
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| Awesome ! Congrats! |
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| Thank you! I run the page with my sister who is a fitness buff. We try to find the most useful information as it relates to the barrel racing world.. I even have a hay bale step challenge coming up! lol For those who refuse to hit the gym or pop in a dvd! |
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| Agree! I just don't understand it at all myself. So much money spent to win....yet some ignore themselves. At the NFR, all of those ladies are fit! Speaks volumes! |
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| Thank you! I got out of shape running my non profit, as was swamped all the time during my free time. So I figured I'd still be able to help people by helping myself..sharing what has worked for me.. giving away some tank tops to encourage folks... it's nice to hear the success.. my recent Challenge Group lost a total of 35.5 pounds so far! I don't care for excuses and I think they all know that. :) |
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| Im down 10 pounds since January. When I stepped on the scale at the doctors and it was showing 158# I said NO MORE. My knees hurt, my back hurt and I wasn't riding my horse like I needed to. I did the cowgirl fit challenge and ended up 2nd with my partner. I changed how I was eating, not that it was bad. I just needed to increase my protein and cut out sugar. I have 13 more pounds to go. Its a slow process but it can be done. |
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Location: north mississippi | Good info on your page I'm also a Beach body Coach but I only do it for the discount. I haven't worked out in a month and this post has motivated me to get back at it starting tonight when I get home from work. When I read about other barrel racers working out it really inspires me to do better with my workouts. Congrats to everyone that is working out and eating healthy. |
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| Awesome! I'm glad it inspired you! That was my intent with doing the interviews...to get people seeing what they are up against... what others are doing, and WHY perhaps they aren't beating their times. I LOVE LOVE LOVE all the programs I've done through Beachbody. After 10 years or so of just doing the programs, I figured, why not.. become a coach and try to inspire others. I just got a bill for my tank tops, which I use as incentive... $379.. so THAT is where any money will go that I would profit from being a coach. Running a non profit, it's tough for me to do too much just for myself (far as making money from being a coach), I'd prefer just helping others. This way, I'm pushed to do something for myself (keep fit to be an example) and still help others. Hopefully the tanks help people get pumped. (course if folks buy them, goes right back into Dreaming of Three.) |
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Location: Jersey Girl | I have been trying to eat clean and I joined a fitness class over the winter. I will admit, it's hard trying to eat clean all the time. It requires a lot of planning and it's expensive. Sometimes I just don't want to think about food.....it's tiring... |
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| No doubt its certainly more expensive. I really like the 21 Day Fix, as with the containers, (with lids) makes it easier for me to plan my meals throughout the day. I've found I've stuck to eating clean a lot longer with it. |
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| So here it goes.. this is something I'm VERY passionate about. I went from 220 to 165- gained about 15 pounds of muscle and now weigh, ( in my profile picture I weight this ) 185lbs. I'm pretty much solid muscle after about 5 years of being a gym junkie, living on a farm and having an all around active life style.
I workout mon-wed-friday, zumbatue-thursday and ride mon-wed-fri-sat-sun. I run with my dog ( he's fat.. lol so I have to schedule time with him. Moms love made him fat -.- )
I do this all for my health, but I notice my riding abilities have increased, my balance isn't a fight and I can 'keep up' with my horse. Who is young and always testing or throwing me curve balls. =)
This is an amazing article to read, I think everyone who reads this will take something from it. =)
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2015/03/25/you-are-not-a-zoo-animal-how-to-escape-human-captivity-and-reclaim-your-primal-health/
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