Fitness Outer Banks

MidgettGray.com & KnuckleUp OBX - Bootcamp Biggest Loser Challenge

Spring is coming up, and along comes swimsuit season, and then…. Everybody rushes to the gym at the last minute.

This year, we’re NOT going to let you do that. We’re getting you off of your couch and exercising, and paying you for it!

The Biggest Loser Challenge

In partnership with top online designer fashion boutique MidgettGray.com, KnuckleUp Outer Banks is going to award 2 students for their fitness achievements in this pre-summer season.

Students may win by losing the most amount of weight overall or by a percentage of weight loss. For example, if a 160lb student comes down to 135lb, while a 250lb comes down to 220lb, the first student would win by % of weight loss even though the second lost more pounds.

This way, everybody’s got a fair shot at the prizes. And we’re sure you’re going to enjoy the prizes!

What You’re Getting

For the ladies, MidgettGray is offering a $200 gift card to get your wardrobe updated for the summer. All you have to do is log on to www.MidgettGray.com and create your wish list. Angie Newsome, the store owner, will be at KnuckleUp to assist everybody with the registration process and picking the best fit for your body type.

For the gentlemen, KnuckleUp is matching the $200 gift card with exclusive fight gear – and we’ve just received brand new MMA gloves from Ring To Cage that are perfect for training and competition.

So we’re helping you get in shape AND keeping you motivated with a nice prize at the end

How To Enter The Challenge

On Tuesday, March 2nd, Matt Costa weighed all bootcamp participants and recorded their weight. If you’re not on the bootcamp, you need to see Matt or a KU instructor to officially record your weight.

On April 20th, Matt will record everybody’s final weights and declare the winners.

Participation is open to everybody – Bootcamp students, KnuckleUp members, and even non-members. See an instructor to record your weight, log on to MidgettGray.com and start putting your wish list together.

Stay tuned for more details!

KnuckleUp OBX Challenge Benefits OBX Hotline

The 2010 KnuckleUp OBX Challenge is a quest for those wanting to defy themselves to run one of the following goals BY NOVEMBER 14, 2010:

300 Miles (8.1 miles/wk) -

500 Miles (13.5 miles/wk) -

1000 Miles (27 miles/wk)

(the weekly mileage is based on start date 03/02)

65% of the funds raised will be donated to the Outer Banks Hotline, on behalf of all of us and KnuckleUp Fitness. The remaining balance goes toward t-shirts, plaque, and a cool end-of-the-journey celebration party.

STEP ONE:

Cost of the challenge is an initial $50. When a runner hits 300 miles they give another $50, and then the same when they reach 500.
You enter the challenge by submitting your entrance fee (cash only) in a sealed envelope with YOUR NAME and KU CHALLENGE written on it, to either Jay Bowman or Matt Costa. This step is required prior to any other step.

STEP TWO:

Runners (all levels) join the challenge group online by going to www.dailymile.com and simply setting up a free dailymile page.

STEP THREE:

…. RUN!
And then you log that run on Dailymile.com. It’s super easy and becomes something you cant wait to do.
Jay and Matt will be challenge leaders and will be offering Sunday 7am runs along various courses and routes, usually a 4 to 5 mile run at an easy pace, and then possibly a long run once a month.
Distance is always set by you!

More details:

*New runners can join the challenge at anytime along the journey to 11/14/2010
** Jay will be the treasurer, keeping the books, and making sure the funds are in a bank account that will hopefully accrue some cash during the season.
*** We will be highly encouraging you to use the local races to keep you motivated throughout the challenge. Every mile is critical towards your goal.

Come join us to do something amazing this year!

Prizes:

300 Club – Tshirt and name on Challenge Plaque
500 Club – Tshirt, name on the Challenge Plaque, plus two 1-hour KU Private Coaching Sessions
1000 Club – Tshirt, name on the Challenge Plaque, plus $100 KnuckleUP Pro-Shop credit AND a 1hour private coaching session.

You can contact Jay Bowman by email at thechainsawguy[at]yahoo.com (replace [at] for @)

Beginner Fitness Bootcamp starts March 2nd

KnuckleUp OBX Head Instructor Matt Costa has put together a beginner version of his famous fitness bootcamp and spots are going by faster than we expected.

Matt’s bootcamp has produced a series of marathon-level athletes, changed the way students see themselves, and burned well over 1000lbs over the past 12 months alone. Most of these students have been together since the first edition, which rose the level of difficulty at each new bootcamp edition.

This time, Matt created a brand new program, geared towards those who are looking to take their training to the next level, but havent yet gotten to the point of running marathons.

According to him, this edition is for students that are looking to lose those last few pounds before swimsuit season starts, or that have hit a plateau in their training and are looking for the next challenge.

The program, unlike past bootcamp editions, will run for 6 weeks, and starts on March 2nd.

Here are the details:

Start Date: Tuesday, March 2nd RAIN OR SHINE!
Sessions: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Time: 5:30-6:45am

Sign up on the form in the upper right corner or call us today to reserve your spot: 252-255-0609

Franco/Farmer team got the bronze medal

While most of us were busy worrying about what to buy to our loved ones, over 100 competitors gathered in Downtown Manteo to participate in the Sweetheart 8K Race this Valentines Day weekend.

The race covered approximately 5 miles, and the temperature sure didnt help. In the freezing cold, with wind blowing and flakes of  snow starting to fall, KnuckleUp Bootcampers put their hard training to test and came out extremely successful.

This run took them through “romantic” downtown Manteo and benefited The Dare County Food Pantry at Mt. Olivet Church.

Here are Team KnuckleUp’s results:

• Jay Bowman – 1st Place.
• Shelley Tolbert and Cheryl Wiggins – 2nd Place.
• Team Matt Costa and Ariadna Vucinovic – 2nd Place.
• Team Kathy Farmer and Franco Mineo – 3rd Place.

KnuckleUp Fitness now carries the USA Jiu Jitsu badge

We are proud to announce that KnuckleUp Fitness Outer Banks has become the first USA Jiu Jitsu charter school in North Carolina.

USAJJ is a non-profit organization founded by some of the most respected and distinguished participants in Jiu Jitsu over the past 50 years.

USAJJ seeks to establish Jiu-Jitsu in the United States as an official amateur sport, to provide a governing body, to standardize rules for tournaments and set standards for promotions.

They also seek to provide guidance to individuals wishing to participate in the sport, either as operators of schools & academies or students just wanting to learn.

The organization helps foster relationships among those individuals and companies providing products and services to the Jiu-Jitsu community. The idea is to make the sport approachable and available to everyone.

According to KnuckleUp’s GM Morrison Butler and USAJJ Membership Director Chris Stolzman, the benefits that current students of KnuckleUp will receive as part of the USAJJ organization include:

• Belt certification by USAJJ Black Belt Council
• Accident medical insurance – All youth and adult members of a USAJJ Charter School are covered while participating in sponsored activities. A member is also covered while traveling, directly and without interruption, to and from any Policyholder sponsored activity and his or her home or place of residence. Coverage is $100,000 per accidents with a $250 deductible.
• Access to the official USAJJ class curriculum
• $35 tournament entry fee – $49 off the regular entry fee
• And a nationwide $10 fee to take classes at other member schools around the country!

An added bonus for KnuckleUp Fitness’ membership is a $1 million dollar general liability insurance for the club, staff, and students.

The policy defends schools against claims of bodily injury liability, property damage liability and the litigation costs to defend against such claims. Coverage is provided up to $1,000,000.00 per occurrence with a general aggregate amount of $2,000,000.00. That just gives KnuckleUp members extra piece of mind while training at the gym.

We’re always working to provide you with the best! We are excited by the opportunities presented by our membership, and we believe this will benefit both the staff and students at KnuckleUp.

We also look forward to helping to further the goals of USA Jiu Jitsu and promote and encourage people from all walks of life to participate and enjoy the sport of Jiu-Jitsu.