TaeBo Basic Bootcamp Floor and Kickboxing Moves

Among Billy Blank’s intense workout programs, TaeBo Bootcamp (Basic Training) is what I found the most difficult. Unlike the other programs it took me weeks to correspond to some of its heart-pounding moves.

Below are screenshots I took out from the instructional video that I am using.

Stretching.

No matter what your size is if you’re new to this stretching move, you will really find it arduous just like the rest of Bootcamp moves. It takes time to get limber and do exactly as they do on the photo below.

Strength.

Pushups for me is the most agonizing move I can hardly cope up with up until now. Good thing there’s modified way to do it. See what Billy is doing below? At a series of 4 sets, I do half of it using my knees and half with both legs fully extended.

Kickboxing. I fell in love with this move the moment I learned how to carry it out the right way. It feels like I went through a martial arts class. :D

Glute muscles exercise.

Lower ab exercise.

This and more of glute muscles exercise is what I so badly need! I mean I spend pretty much of my time sitting, doing my online job and barely move around – causing a nasty build up on my lower belly. Grrr… I hate thinking about it that’s why instead of two; I try to do TaeBo at least 4-5 times a week.

It’s not easy to workout. Billy says it all the time. It takes mind and will to get you going. No wonder why a lot of people quit. But remember… there are no shortcuts to anything worth having. If you’re focused on what you’re trying to achieve, determination is the key so do it now and do it right!

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TaeBo Basic Bootcamp Floor and Kickboxing Moves

Among Billy Blank’s intense workout programs, TaeBo Bootcamp (Basic Training) is what I found the most difficult. Unlike the other programs it took me weeks to correspond to some of its heart-pounding moves.

Below are screenshots I took out from the instructional video that I am using.

Stretching.

No matter what your size is if you’re new to this stretching move, you will really find it arduous just like the rest of Bootcamp moves. It takes time to get limber and do exactly as they do on the photo below.

Strength.

Pushups for me is the most agonizing move I can hardly cope up with up until now. Good thing there’s modified way to do it. See what Billy is doing below? At a series of 4 sets, I do half of it using my knees and half with both legs fully extended.

Kickboxing. I fell in love with this move the moment I learned how to carry it out the right way. It feels like I went through a martial arts class. :D

Glute muscles exercise.

Lower ab exercise.

This and more of glute muscles exercise is what I so badly need! I mean I spend pretty much of my time sitting, doing my online job and barely move around – causing a nasty build up on my lower belly. Grrr… I hate thinking about it that’s why instead of two; I try to do TaeBo at least 4-5 times a week.

It’s not easy to workout. Billy says it all the time. It takes mind and will to get you going. No wonder why a lot of people quit. But remember… there are no shortcuts to anything worth having. If you’re focused on what you’re trying to achieve, determination is the key so do it now and do it right!

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Out with the New, In with the Old

I am referring to my regular workout routine. For the past year I do Billy Blanks’ 60-minute Basic Boot Camp Training – a combination of cardio, basic calisthenics and kickboxing. Using the instructional videos I’ve downloaded from a P2P site for free, I am able to do all these at home. Yes at home… and alone.

For some reasons, I am much more comfortable working out at home than in a gym. At home, I don’t have to worry about going to and back and things that has to do with it – weather, traffic, expenses and possibly some untoward incidents if you get unlucky. So at home, it is!

In my living room is where I used to alternately do the Basic and the Ultimate Boot Camp workout. But over time furniture and appliances that’s been added up narrowed down my space – preventing me from executing moves that requires space such as kick-boxing, jog walk and pushups. And so while thinking of ways to make things work for me, I just for the meantime; switched back to TaeBo Amped – a cardio and strength training. I did this for a year next to Billy Blanks’ Taebo Basic plus Aerobics.

If you want to lose weight fast and add muscles, Taebo Amped can be the best bet. I specifically do the 52-minute Fat Burn Accelerator. TaeBo Amped is designed for optimum fat burning and muscle building results. It is a high energy, sweat busting program so if you are the dallying type, this may not be for you.

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Out with the New, In with the Old

I am referring to my regular workout routine. For the past year I do Billy Blanks’ 60-minute Basic Boot Camp Training – a combination of cardio, basic calisthenics and kickboxing. Using the instructional videos I’ve downloaded from a P2P site for free, I am able to do all these at home. Yes at home… and alone.

For some reasons, I am much more comfortable working out at home than in a gym. At home, I don’t have to worry about going to and back and things that has to do with it – weather, traffic, expenses and possibly some untoward incidents if you get unlucky. So at home, it is!

In my living room is where I used to alternately do the Basic and the Ultimate Boot Camp workout. But over time furniture and appliances that’s been added up narrowed down my space – preventing me from executing moves that requires space such as kick-boxing, jog walk and pushups. And so while thinking of ways to make things work for me, I just for the meantime; switched back to TaeBo Amped – a cardio and strength training. I did this for a year next to Billy Blanks’ Taebo Basic plus Aerobics.

If you want to lose weight fast and add muscles, Taebo Amped can be the best bet. I specifically do the 52-minute Fat Burn Accelerator. TaeBo Amped is designed for optimum fat burning and muscle building results. It is a high energy, sweat busting program so if you are the dallying type, this may not be for you.

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In So Much Pain

Recently I've been whining about a few pounds I've regained and how I need to get myself back into the workout routine. This time I feel so beat up and can hardly move around.

Should I say thanks to the power interruption we have had the whole time yesterday, I was able to finally grab and make use one of my newest workout accessories - the resistance tube set? Good heaven it was even tougher than lifting 2 (2lbs) dumbbells all at the same time! But I had to try. Otherwise, there's no way my muscles can get used to it.

By the way, I did Billy Blanks' Basic Bootcamp training using these bands. It is a 56-minute workout I used to do on a regular basis along with other programs. Can you imagine how it feels doing it again after being inactive for months? The muscles pain is driving me insane right now that I need to take a pain suppressant pill. If not, I would remain a junky for days.

Anyway, that was at least a start. Soon everything will be in place and I can be just as fine doing the routine just like the old times.

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In So Much Pain

Recently I've been whining about a few pounds I've regained and how I need to get myself back into the workout routine. This time I feel so beat up and can hardly move around.

Should I say thanks to the power interruption we have had the whole time yesterday, I was able to finally grab and make use one of my newest workout accessories - the resistance tube set? Good heaven it was even tougher than lifting 2 (2lbs) dumbbells all at the same time! But I had to try. Otherwise, there's no way my muscles can get used to it.

By the way, I did Billy Blanks' Basic Bootcamp training using these bands. It is a 56-minute workout I used to do on a regular basis along with other programs. Can you imagine how it feels doing it again after being inactive for months? The muscles pain is driving me insane right now that I need to take a pain suppressant pill. If not, I would remain a junky for days.

Anyway, that was at least a start. Soon everything will be in place and I can be just as fine doing the routine just like the old times.

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My Newest Workout Accessories

I'm doing different kinds of Billy Blanks' Tae Bo workout and each workout requires different accessories. Here I'm sporting my new pair of so girly pink 1lb dumbbells for my Tae Bo Extreme workout and a set of Gold's Gym resistance tube in 3 different strength levels for my Basic Bootcamp exercise.

Linking this to Colorful Weekend.

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My Newest Workout Accessories

I'm doing different kinds of Billy Blanks' Tae Bo workout and each workout requires different accessories. Here I'm sporting my new pair of so girly pink 1lb dumbbells for my Tae Bo Extreme workout and a set of Gold's Gym resistance tube in 3 different strength levels for my Basic Bootcamp exercise.

Linking this to Colorful Weekend.

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I do the Hard Workout to Lose Weight

It's so good to be back. At least I can get online things done now that I'm back in my own work place - my room. It has been such a struggle for me to get some blog postings done away from my comfort zone. No matter how I try I simply can't get things through my head while in someone else's place.

The result... LONG POST GAP! (Sigh!) When will I ever learn?

Anyway, I'm back and that's what matters now I guess and as promised I will talk about the routine I do to lose weight. So what is it exactly?

photo courtesy of yahoo images

I do Billy Blanks' Tae Bo for a workout. It's a real tough workout I must say. Using the instructional videos I started doing it in 2007 but had to stop after I was being diagnosed of an ovarian cyst at a later part of the year. To cut the story short, I underwent complete surgery November of the same year and it took me years to get completely healed and to gain back enough strength to do things I used to do back when I was still in a healthy condition. Working out is one of them.

I would have been in a perfect shape already after the operation. I feel so light; my shape was like that of a teenager... I couldn't ask for more... sadly my surgery affected my metabolism making it slower than it was. I couldn't control my carb intake during the span of my healing time because I feel like I am always starving I had to gobble regardless. Then I started to bloat. That's when I thought of doing Tae Bo again.

The first attempt in 2009 was a failure though...well probably because my muscles are no longer used to it. I mean I literally passed out while trying to do a particular program. Then I realize maybe I had to start with the basic again - something slow and I did. I took Taebo seriously somewhere in 2010 (around November if I remember it right) and started with the 40-minute aerobic cardio workout for 2 months and added few more grinds along the way.

I've shredded a total of 20 lbs. so far. That's quite an achievement for me already. :D

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I do the Hard Workout to Lose Weight

It's so good to be back. At least I can get online things done now that I'm back in my own work place - my room. It has been such a struggle for me to get some blog postings done away from my comfort zone. No matter how I try I simply can't get things through my head while in someone else's place.

The result... LONG POST GAP! (Sigh!) When will I ever learn?

Anyway, I'm back and that's what matters now I guess and as promised I will talk about the routine I do to lose weight. So what is it exactly?

photo courtesy of yahoo images

I do Billy Blanks' Tae Bo for a workout. It's a real tough workout I must say. Using the instructional videos I started doing it in 2007 but had to stop after I was being diagnosed of an ovarian cyst at a later part of the year. To cut the story short, I underwent complete surgery November of the same year and it took me years to get completely healed and to gain back enough strength to do things I used to do back when I was still in a healthy condition. Working out is one of them.

I would have been in a perfect shape already after the operation. I feel so light; my shape was like that of a teenager... I couldn't ask for more... sadly my surgery affected my metabolism making it slower than it was. I couldn't control my carb intake during the span of my healing time because I feel like I am always starving I had to gobble regardless. Then I started to bloat. That's when I thought of doing Tae Bo again.

The first attempt in 2009 was a failure though...well probably because my muscles are no longer used to it. I mean I literally passed out while trying to do a particular program. Then I realize maybe I had to start with the basic again - something slow and I did. I took Taebo seriously somewhere in 2010 (around November if I remember it right) and started with the 40-minute aerobic cardio workout for 2 months and added few more grinds along the way.

I've shredded a total of 20 lbs. so far. That's quite an achievement for me already. :D

Continue Reading