The Burpees Club (This one's for you, Amy!)

I'm taking a temporary hiatus from working out with Casey. But without him there to seriously kick my ass, I had to find someone to help me not make my workout so mundane and so I avoid looking like the people I see at the gym who mindlessly go through the same things while vacuously staring into space or the monitor in front of them (or text messaging!). No, I had to find a way to motivate and continue the crazy, sweat sessions and those lung-busting moments that I enjoyed with Casey (and with Joel).

So, heeeere's Amy! Actually, it was her idea to start working out together in the mornings since we're both temporarily broken up with Casey. And, it's been a heck of a lot of fun, though, she might give you different take - especially after this week's workouts where I've built in lot of explosive exercises (think squat jumps, and a bench or platform). Amy will thank me later when she's consistently blasting past the defenders and scoring on breakouts in her soccer games. I consider the session the other day successful because towards the end, she turned to me and said, "I'm going to punch you in the neck" which she said frequently to Casey. We've named our sessions The Burpees Club because burpees are our absolute favorite. We spice it up by adding a bosu ball to the mix (and this is when the 'punch you' comments start to fly...LOL). Can't wait for the next session, Amy! Bring on those smarmy comments - then I know you're breathing :-) My next surprise for you is a bear crawl (up and down the length of the racquetball courts) with an added push-up bonus. Think Spiderman - whee!