Tag: fitness bootcamp

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

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Tags: beach bootcamp, beginner fitness bootcamp, fitness bootcamp, knuckleup fitness, matt costa, outer banks fitness

Part of KnuckleUp Team @ The Outer Banks Marathon - Only Winners!

This past Sunday, November 9th, the Outer Banks hosted their famous Marathon - and of course, the KnuckleUp Team was there to completely dominate the event! (just like they did at the Kitty Hawk Heritage Day 5k race)

According to Matt Costa, our fitness bootcamp instructor, who ran the 1/2 marathon well under 2 hours, bootcamp students were able to finish the Marathon with ease... So much so that they were all back in the gym on Monday morning!

In this group of super-fit students were Shelley Tolbert, Courtney Wisecarver, Karly Wood, Kathy Farmer, and Franco Mineo, just to name a few. These winners all finished the 13 1/2 miles in the 2 hour mark - Congratulations everybody!

But we can not forget one of the super stars on the team: the fittest minister on the East Coast, Jay Bowman. Jay ran the full marathon (26+ miles) and took it as a "training session". Here's what Jay said about it:

"so it ended up being a marathon I used as a training run for a 50k race in Virginia Beach on december 19th. anyone interested in a challenge on trails?"

Huge Congratulations to Matt, Jay, Shelley, Karly, Kathy, Franco, Courtney, and everybody that ran on Sunday - we're very proud of you!

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Tags: fitness bootcamp, knuckleup outer banks, matt costa, outer banks marathon, runners

Over the past few weeks we've had so many students accomplish so much, that we saw the need to feature their accomplishments here on the blog.

What the title should really say is "Why does KnuckleUp Have The Best, Most Committed Students In The Outer Banks?"

And the reason is that our students ROCK! Seriously, the level of dedication these folks show class after class, bootcamp after bootcamp, fight after fight, is incomparable. And we're very proud of each and every one of them!

And here are just a few of those students:

Reverend Jay Bowman completely reshaped his body from an average-chubby to become the most ripped minister in the outer banks.

He not only gained muscle, but lost a ton of weight!

Jay was a big supporter of Matt Costa's beach fitness bootcamp this summer - and proof of its amazing results!

Vonnie Wescott lost 30 lbs in our kickboxing classes - and she enjoyed the summer with a brand new body!

Charlie Craddock won first place in a BJJ tournament - his second tournament ever!

Gina Elko and Billy Frezza are preparing for their first sanctioned mma event - the AFL Fight To The Finish VII. Both of these students have trained so hard that they're already winners.

And Omar Santiago, who dominated 4 rounds of his very first mma bout against the current Title holder Casey Johnson on the Outer Banks AFL event.

These are but a few of our amazing students - there are plenty more stories to tell, and accomplishments to praise. We'll feature them here, but what's important is that they keep happening day after day.

That's what makes KnuckleUp the top outer banks gym!

Jay Bowman reconfigured his body

Billy Frezza Will Be Debuting In The AFL VII

Gina Elko, debuting this Saturday on the AFL VII

Vonnie Lost 30 Lbs

Charlie Won 1st Place at VA Beach BJJ Tournament

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Tags: bjj classes, bjj training, fitness bootcamp, mma training, outer banks gym

Rev. Jay Bowman After Our Fitness Boot Camp

KnuckleUp's Fitness Boot Camp beach edition is now finished...

For the past 5 weeks, our group of boot camp warriors woke up at 5am every Tuesday and Thursday to come to the Gym and get in shape following Matt Costa's military-style workout.

If you ask any of these boot campers, they'll tell you that it was not easy; it took a lot of determination, strength, and will power.

But what they'll undoubtedly say is that it was worth EVERY drop of sweat. Warriors like Reverend Jay Bowman lost weight and gained muscle at a rate beyond any treadmill training ever could.

We're still compiling the data from their last weight in and will post it here as soon as possible.

For now, check out these pictures that Rev. Jay took during some of the sessions:

KnuckleUp Fitnes Boot Camp Group

The Plank - Boot Camp Workout

Walking The Plank - Boot Camp Workout

Walking In The Water - Really Not Easy!

Coolest (literally) Workout Routine Ever!

They Make It Look So Easy....

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Tags: beach bootcamp, bootcamp workout, fitness bootcamp, fitness training

KnuckleUp Fitness Beach Bootcamp Group

So, after 5 weeks of intensive military-style training, KnuckleUp's fitness bootcamp comes to a victorious ending tomorrow (09/08).

We'll post everybody's results here as soon as they have their final weigh-ins, but our instructor Matt Costa estimates over 30 INCHES were lost by this group.

A group of 13 students lost 30 inches! That's an average of 2.3" PER STUDENT!

All of us here at the outer banks gym are extremely proud of these students: they worked REALLY hard, waking up at 5am, and completely reconfigured their bodies in the process.

So, to all of our Bootcamp students, a big CONGRATULATIONS on your accomplishment, and we hope all of you enjoy your new bodies!

A special shout out to Reverend Jay Bowman, who took charge of one of the classes when Matt was sick. Great job, Reverend!

And if you want to join Matt Costa on the next bootcamp, this time you wont have to worry about getting up too early: Matt is running the first-ever evening fitness bootcamp.

We have only a couple spots available, so sign up today - just fill in the form to the right and write "bootcamp" as your fitness goal. Matt himself or one of our instructors will contact you with all the details. Or contact us directly.

See you soon!

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Tags: beach bootcamp, fitness bootcamp, knuckleup obx, military fitness, outer banks gym