Sergeant Tony's Blog

What’s in a Name?

TONS of you responded with your contribution to the possible name change for USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP!! Should it ever become necessary to change the name, you’ve certainly done your part!

I’ve posed the best of your suggestions on the blog (http://www.usmcfitnessbootcamp.com/blog/index.php)

Take a look and let me know which ones are your favorites! After reading them, YOU might have a brilliant idea of your own. Send it to me!

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USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP — COLLIERVILLE!

Sergeant Les Bonnett will start USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP Collierville on July 1, 2008 at 0530!

Faith Lutheran Church, at the corner of Byhalia Road and White, is the location; this is just down the street from The Home Depot. The excitement and interest in the program from the staff at Faith Lutheran has been awesome!

Would you like to help?

Here’s how you can help in this new venture.

* Email me your advice to Les. What would you tell him to do in order to be successful? What do YOU like about USMC Fitness Boot Camp? I’ll share your advice with him (with or without your name, your choice) so that he’ll know more about what YOU think he should do in order to take Collierville by storm!

* Tell your friends who live in Germantown or Collierville that USMC FITNESS BOOT CAMP IS COMING!

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CANCELLATIONS AND SUCH … TWO THINGS TO READ!

1. This Friday night’s workout is canceled so that you can run the Gibson Guitar 5K! This is a GREAT race with an awesome after race party on top of the Gibson Guitar building! This is Joe Birch’s favorite race! Register today!

2. The 0830 class will meet for the last time before the summer break this Friday, June 13. After this Friday the 0830 class will be on hiatus until the end of August. The 0530, 0645, and The Evening Class are not affected.

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WEEKEND HOMEWORK

This from Mike Barta and Queen Anne E:
“Mike Barta and Anne Emmerth are organizing an informal run on Saturday morning. Great way to complete your weekend homework! We’ll meet at 8am on the University of Memphis campus. From Central, go S on Zach Curlin to the 4-story parking garage. The group meets right in front of the parking garage. We’ll warm up and then run for 1 hour, using the 5 minute run/1 minute walk program. With a possibility of some speed work at the end!”

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GIBSON GUITAR 5K — THIS FRIDAY NIGHT

DO IT!!

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PAYING THE PIED PIPER

You know how much I enjoy getting your money!

If you ask, “Tony, do I owe you money?” The answer is always “YES, YOU DO!”

A small favor:

When you pay with a check, may I ask you to please, please, please write the boot camper’s name on the memo line and the month(s) that are being paid for.

Some of you have a Sugar Daddy or a Sugar Momma, paying your fees — I’m cool with that — but if your name doesn’t appear on the check or on the memo line, then I don’t know who to credit.

Look in your check registry. If it’s been a while since you paid … well … you know what to do … I have plenty of ink pens!

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DR. PHIL IS COMING, DR. PHIL IS COMING!!

The Dr. Phil show is coming! OK, maybe not Dr. Phil himself (though he just MIGHT come too).

As many of you know, The Dr. Phil Show will be launching a new contest that is a cross between The Biggest Loser and The Amazing Race. They will start with 6 teams of two in Times Square in NYC and “race” across America, stopping in different cities to workout, run races, and be challenged until they reach their final destination and a winner is declared.

Memphis is one of the cities where the contestants will stop and be challenged. Your most humble servant, Sergeant Tony, has been asked to be the guy to challenge and abuse them in Memphis! Many of you offered up suggestions for a good “Memphis” venue and the best idea turns out to be Tom Lee Park suggestion!

The Dr. Phil Show will be here July 29, 30, and 31st. It’s possible that part of their back story for their Memphis challenge will include them filming some of US doing Boot Camp! You could be on national television yelling out MARINE CORPS!!! They may even conduct some interviews with some of you! Wouldn’t THAT be cool?

If all goes well, I’ll be on Oprah soon, making her do Body Builders!

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OK, that’s it.

Oh wait, you probably read this far down looking for the “3 Minutes to Sexy Abs” info, eh?

Gotcha!

I get asked all the time, “Sergeant Tony, can we do more ab work?”

I always ask them (it’s always a female boot camper asking that question) why they want to do more ab work.

“Well … er … uh … you know … to get a flat stomach … I want a six pack.”

That answer, the one I knew was coming, is evidence of the misinformation being spewed out in infomercials and women’s magazines. (In other words, people trying to sell you something.) Put “sex” and “abs” on the cover of your magazine and they’ll fly off the shelf.

Good news: You already have a six pack. True.

You already have a flat stomach. No lie!

All of us have the same abdominal muscles as L.L. Cool J or female fitness model Theresa Hessler.

The reason YOUR six pack is hidden underneath a down parka.

All of our crunches and sit ups are designed to strengthen our core, our abs and lower back, in order to facilitate our active and athletic life style.

Those exercises make the abdominal muscles strong and tight and allow us to do everything from pushing on the brake peddle of our cars, to getting out of bed, to hitting a golf ball … just about EVERYTHING we do requires core strength.

But having those strong core muscles, covered with a parka, isn’t the same as “having a six pack.” You can work those ab muscles ALL DAY LONG, but if you don’t remove the parka no one will see them. Working the abs doesn’t remove the parka covering them … ok, let’s just call it what it is, it’s FAT … the “parka” is a thick layer of fat … and working the muscles under the fat will NOT remove the fat. You don’t turn fat into muscle.

In order to lose the fat, you’ve got to cause your body to require the fat for fuel. The problem is that stored body fat is NOT your body’s first source of fuel.

Stored glycogen in your muscles is the primary source for fuel. First you must deplete the glycogen stores in your body. That will cause the body to draw from the fat stores for fuel. This happens by a) reducing the amount you eat and b) engaging in strenuous exercise (something with a cardio effect) that lasts for more than 30 minutes.

Bad news: you can’t spot reduce.

Good news: you CAN lose the fat.
By reducing your calorie intake and by increasing your cardio specific exercises, you CAN lose the fat!

FYI: don’t waste your money on those electronic gut busters, ab crushers, stomach rockers, or anything sold in an infomercial that promises you “3 Minutes to Sexy Abs!” Instead, give ME that money and I’ll give you extra abuse that might actually work! Deal?

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“Your life is the sum result of all the choices you
make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can
control the process of choosing, you can take control
of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom
that comes from being in charge of yourself.”
- Robert F. Bennett

To your continued good health and fitness!

Tony

Sergeant Major Tony Ludlow
USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP, Commanding
5358 Denwood
Memphis, TN 38120
901-644-0145

www.usmcfitnessbootcamp.com

www.shaklee.net/tonyludlow/main