Jim’s Story
“Male, Female, it doesn’t matter. If you want results this is the place to be!”
Hi, I’m Jim,
Power Boot Camp has no Gender Gap. Ask Jim!
After spending eight years supervising a very fast-paced program that required a lot of running around, I transferred to a job in another department. Although I was grateful for the new opportunity, what I wasn’t prepared for was what a 100% desk job would have on my waistline. I kept up with the same workout routine I had for years (even ratcheting it up) and tried to eat healthy (for the most part anyway) but it just had no effect. There is nothing more discouraging than working out and eating right WITHOUT getting any positive results. So of course it was no big deal if I skipped working out or eating right for a week or so because it wasn’t doing anything for me anyway. After 2 years of this I figured it was time to throw something else into the mix…something extreme!
February of this year I went online and started searching for “boot camps.” There were several different local options but there was one that stuck out for me, Power Boot Camp. I liked the fact that it was early morning, that it was 4 mornings per week, that it had variety, and a very dedicated and passionate coach (Erica Hedlund). I emailed Erica and mentioned to her all of the previously mentioned reasons why I was interested in joining, but also asked one other “vital” question before agreeing…”am I going to be the only guy there?” Erica informed me that she has had male participants in the past but none at the moment. She encouraged me to sign up for a month’s session and assured me that her routines were for anyone (except for the faint of heart) regardless of gender. Jogging, regular pushups, decline pushups, squats, bicep curls, suicide runs, etc. She was right, I was sore as hell during the first week. After that wore off the results followed. One of the best things about boot camp is each morning we NEVER know what Erica has planned for us (we probably wouldn’t show up if we did) so it’s impossible to get bored, which is what usually discourages me. At the center of every workout is a fantastic coach who encourages, motivates, pushes, prods, occasionally barks, but always gets that last bit of effort out of us that we could never get on our own. Male, female, it doesn’t matter. If you want results this is the place to be!
