I slept in again this morning so I went the gym right after work with Kelly.  A long stressful day and so I pushed myself hard on the elliptical and ended up with a pain in my right shoulder.  It was bad enough to force me to stop after 30 minutes instead of the usual 40 minutes.…

We went into work late today because of the snow so both Kelly and I headed to the gym together before work this morning (trudging through snow and slush to get there). I did 40 minutes of cardio on the elliptical.  Tried to keep the pace up and I think I did pretty good.  I was supposed to do a…

Up at 3:50 after a strange dream where I watched a guy walk into the propeller of a small airplane.  Made scrambled eggs for breakfast and then sat down to read for about 40 minutes.  I headed to the gym at 4:50.  I was the only one there for the first 20 minutes or so,…

Since I didn’t go to the gym this morning, I headed there as soon as we got home from work, knowing that I’d be too lazy to go if I waited until after dinner.  I did 40 minutes of cardio on the elliptical.   I upped the level to 3 this time.  And I kept a pretty good rate going throughout…

After an internal battle of will that lasted about 15 minutes (but in my head seemed to last an eternity, I finally pulled myself out of bed at about ten minutes to 4, headed downstairs and cooked scrambled eggs for breakfast.  Then I settled down to read for 45 minutes, nearly finishing Fred Pohl’s The Way the…

I think the trick is not going to bed too early.  I called it a night around 9:15 PM and was up at 3:20 AM, but I lingered in bed until 3:45, which for some reason, seemed more reasonable.  Had some cereal and juice and then spent nearly an hour reading.  Then it was off to the…

I had a busy day planned today and I wanted to make sure to get an early start.  I was up at 7 AM, made scrambled eggs for breakfast and then headed over to the gym just after 8 AM for my arms/shoulders workout.  I lifted 13,400 pounds, which was almost 1,000 pounds better than my last arms/shoulders workout.  Last…

I didn’t get up early yesterday morning (or this morning for that matter) and so I headed to the gym with Kelly right after work.  It was a cardio night and I got in a good 40 minutes on the elliptical, although my right knee did flare up a bit toward the end.  It was crowded by…

After 4 days off, I was back at the gym this morning.  Up at 3:50 AM.  I made scrambled eggs for breakfast and read for 45 minutes before heading down to the gym.  After the usual 5 minute warmup, I proceeded with the chest/back workout, lifting a total of 17,010 pounds, 700 pounds better than last week.  I was…

I went to bed early last night (~7 PM) and I actually slept well.  So much so that I decided to sleep in this morning and go to the gym this evening instead.  I slept until just after 6 AM and felt well rested. I did get to the gym this evening for my 10th workout in 11 days.…

Up at 3:50 AM after not getting to sleep until after 11 PM, and then sleeping intermittently most of the night.  Had a bowl of cereal for breakfast, and then headed to the gym at about 5:50 AM. Did a full cardio workout even though I wasn’t sure I’d make it.  At the 20 minute mark…

I didn’t get up this morning at 4 AM.  I felt nauseous for most of the night for some reason and when 4 AM rolled around, I felt like the gym would be anti-productive.  However, I did head to the gym once I got home this afternoon. Today was chest/back day and I did pretty good today.  I…