Day 9 of the Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering 2016!!
Today is Kwanzaa snatch glory in the 13 Days of Belley Fitness Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering challenge of 2016!
DAY 9!!!
Did you know the celebration of the 7 days of Kwanzaa began in 1966?
In honor of that year, we must dumbbell snatch 1,966 pounds in total.
May seem like a lot but when you break it down it’s actually quite simple.
If you’re lifting a 20# DB overhead in the one-arm snatch you need only complete 98 reps total.
And 98 reps is really only 49 per arm.
So, if you’re handling 20# DB shoot for 7 sets of 7 reps per arm.
If you’re handling a 50# DB go for 18 per arm.
983#DB’s just one per arm.
See how easy that is.
Please do not attempt a weight load anywhere near over 70# unless you’re used to lifting this weight over your head regularly…. self-liability ya know 🙂
GOOD LUCK!!!
Day 11 of the Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering 2016!!
Today is possibly going to suck Pembroke.
But not too bad!
Just bad enough.
Today’s adaptation of the Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa holiday spirit brings you to bodyweight squats.
LOVE BODYWEIGHT SQUATS!!
And of course since suffering is in the title of the 2016 Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering Challenge it should be a pretty high number of significance.
Just because.
So today complete 379 bodyweight squats like a Hulk! Or She-Hulk.
Hulk first comic’d in March of 1979! Hence the 3 and 79.
Good luck!
Day 12 of the Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering 2016!!
Welcome to Day 12 of the 13 Days of Belley Fitness Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering Challenge!!
On the 12th day we celebrate the holy trinity: Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman.
And with that comes a easy effort of 250 Burpeees.
You know, because like, it’s like the 25th multiplied by 10.
My reasoning does not need to make any sense for this challenge.
Good luck in Pembroke, Marshfield, Duxbury or wherever you are!!
Belley Fitness
Day 13 of the Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering 2016!!
Welcome to Day 13 of the Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering Challenge!!
I’m counting down instead of up on this challenge because there’s enough “UP” in the holiday craze for James Brown and Rob Ford to resurrect from the grave for another carol.
And I’m kicking it off “Laughing All The Way.. HA HA HA” with The Joker.
200 Beast Reaches.
Why so serious??
Do em’all at once.
Do em’over many sets.
Complete individuality and control!
Unlike the um…Holidays in the title.
Enjoy!!!
And if you don’t know what a Beast Reach is, there’s a video attached sufferer 🙂
PS – Neither James Brown, nor Rob Ford’s corpses, and/or burial plots, we’re harmed or disturbed during the typing of this blog post. The more you know…
Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas-Hanukkah-Kwanzaa Suffering 2016!!
Today starts the speed bump tradition of Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas-Hanukkah-Kwanzaa Suffering!!!!
Belley Fitness 13 Days of Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Suffering 2016
Each day a movement pushed to unpleasant rep counts… because, well, the month of December just feels uncomfortable anyway. 
May as well have some fun with the unpleasant trips to malls and shops for completely unnecessary gifts, eggnog and sugar cookie body fat increases, public fighting over holiday season or Christmas wishes, Santa’s who aren’t Christian white men, is it Xmas or Christmas, the first world white people problems that’ll give you just the kick you need to crush some epic reps bro!!!
GOOD LUCK FOLKS!!
Or should I say “God Luck”??
Happy Fitnessing and Suffering from Pembroke’s own Belley Fitness!!!
PS – You’re allowed to participate too Marshfield and Duxbury 🙂
Simple Cardio… Stop Worrying For Perfect
Cardio doesn’t have to be some giant clothing-terrain-peri-workout-nutrition equation.
It just needs to be done to be effective.
I’ve seen the fitness industry become so fine tuned via gadgets, apps, and looking for the perfect scenario that many people are growing insecure in attempts to even begin a workout.
If you don’t have your Fit Bit, fuck it, you’ll still achieve a long distance run so long as you do it.
If you’re phone’s location setting isn’t locking in and tracking your every step via MapMyRun, you’re still going to travel a distance and probably remember the route.
If you can’t find your Hoka’s or New Balance sneakers the street will not care, you body will likely not fall apart, just shorten up the distance, or pick a trail instead to alleviate the impact on your body.
Heck even wear two pairs of socks for extra comfort. I’ve done so many hikes with double layers when socks begin to thin, or, I’m left with my junk pair of trail running shoes.
The bottom line is get to your workout start and finish it.
10, 20, even 100 years ago people still hiked mountains, ran streets, sprinted across fields all with very sub par accessories and basic tracking measures.
So don’t sell your body short. Get out there and just START, then FINISH your training session.
Worst case cut it to 10 minutes instead of 30, or 20 minutes instead of 60.
You’ll be much happier in doing so.
For most of the training public, you’ll at least maintain if not progress.
Stay focused on the bigger picture.
PS – When pinched for time, if the Blue Hills are too far for me to get to hike I hit a local hill in Marshfield. If sprinting becomes a issue and I can not get to Marshfield High School track or Pembroke High School I sprint the driveway of Belley Fitness in Pembroke. If it’s the football fields I want for my session, I simply sprint the lawn at Belley Fitness. There’s always a way around your cardio constraints.
Summer Kickoff Number 1
Welcome to this summer kickoff courtesy of Belley Fitness in Pembroke, Massachusetts
Serving Pembroke, Duxbury, Marshfield, Kingston, Hanover
2011 Boston Marathon… Are YOU training yet??
Ever found yourself in a lucid state, thoughts thoughtless, unable to walk straight, speech slurred, feeling as if you’re drifting away and flying on a high?
Lucid Is as Lucid Does
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Well I did after my last run on Saturday. I severely neglected the impact of Massachusetts frost. I ran myself into a small case of hypothermia after a 14 mile run. But I made a couple mistakes that I’m about to tell you right now to help you not make the same mistakes as me. Let me tell you what I did first though.
I wore a pair of running tights with a pair of wicking shorts on over them. I also wore 2 layers of cold gear compression long-sleeve shirts. I accessorized with a pair of gloves, compression skull cap, Robert Belley Fitness winter hat, iPod sleeve and one 16.9 ounce bottle of Poland Springs water.
For a 14.2 mile run along 45 mph routes 27, 106 and 36 through Pembroke, Kingston, Plympton and Halifax, back into Pembroke.
So here’s what happened…
Careful, could lead to hypothermia 🙂
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After the first 6.4 miles in 18-22 degree temperature I went into a Cumberland Farms on the corner of route 27 and route 106 in Kingston because I was starving from my body working harder in the cold and the last meal I had was about 5 hours prior. Well this store was about 70-75 degrees and walking around soaked from sweat in cold temps I now felt like heaven as I grabbed a Power Bar and Gatorade recovery drink.
Leaving the store I was freezing when I stepped outside, but, I still had nearly 8 miles left to run. It took me about 10 minutes if not more just to feel slightly warmer again during my run. Unfortunately I had already begun creating the damage.
By the time I reached my cool-down I could barely function properly and realized what I accomplished accidently. My body was shutting down and I was struggling making my way back home, walking through people’s yard to pick up fresh snow and eat it for hydration.
Could Save Your Life 😉
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Now that’s a party!
Maybe not Charlie Sheen, duffle bag of cocaine, porn star, vodka ATV party but a party none the less.
Thank you for the $30,000 check Charles =)
So let’s bullet point my demise:
- Drank too much on Friday night leading to dehydrated state on Saturday
- Ate breakfast of apple sausages (fat and protein are inefficient fuels and require more water than carbs to digest properly)
- Only had one meal, no snacks for 5 hours before run
- Wore only running tights and wicking shorts.
- Forgot lip balm
- Did not moisturize face before run while exposed to elements for 2 full hours
- Walked into a really warm room long enough for heart rate to return to normal
- Only brought 17 ounces of water with me. Body works harder in colder temps thus needing more water to stay hydrated.
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The entire above was extremely careless and foolish of me. It took about 2-3 hours for me to warm up to normal temp afterwards and my fingers tingled for up to 2 hours after my arrival. First thing I was strip off my wet clothes and jumped into 3 layers of warm clothes and sat under a fleece blanket while drinking a huge recovery shake.
So what did I do right? Bullets please…
- Brought $5 cash with me just in case I needed to buy extra water, GU packets or something to eat
- Brought one of my cell phones with me just in case I needed to call for help because of an injury or accident while running over ice
- Told my roommate the exact route I was running, how long it should take and to come get me if I were more than 30 minutes late
- Listened to kick-ass music to increase motivation and energy while running
- Wore my big boy pants and didn’t give up or give in when things got tough
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And what should I have done extra to ensure I didn’t hypothermia?
- All of the above 4 bullet points
- Had an snack 30 minutes or more prior to my run of fruit or healthy quick acting carbohydrate
- Hydrated relentlessly the entire morning after a night of drinking, or not drank alcohol at all the night prior
- Put lip balm on, moisturizer for exposed skin and brought lip balm with me
- Had 2-3 times more water during my 2 hour run
- Brought GU packets or other carb-spiking energy chew/shot for every 45 minutes of running
- Wore an extra layer of track pants or similar over my running tights and shorts
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All of that would have prevented my reaction to cold.
So there’s your New England Winter running survival kit during colder temps.
Live the lucid dream,
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