Category: Fitness & Health

  • Workout #8 (Cardio)

    13 Dec 2006 » 1 min read about Fitness & Health

    I normally do my cardio workouts MWF afternoon, but Comcast is coming to the house this evening to deliver the digital DVR so I was up at 4:30 AM and into the gym at 6 AM.

  • Workout #7 (Legs & chest)

    13 Dec 2006 » 1 min read about Fitness & Health

    I worked out with Bernard this afternoon for the first time in several weeks. My workouts with Bernard always seem harder than my workouts by myself but with my new focus, I felt pretty good about this one, a mixture of legs and chest.

  • Workout #6: Cardio

    11 Dec 2006 » 1 min read about Fitness & Health

    I was up at 4:30 AM and into the gym at 6 AM on the dot. This morning was cardio, and one round of lower body in preparation for a full lower body workout tomorrow evening.

  • Different schedule this week

    11 Dec 2006 » 1 min read about Fitness & Health

    The first week of this plan went smoothly, but this coming week’s schedule is going to be a little different because I’ve got a number of things to do in the evenings this week. Normally, I’d do my cardio workouts MWF at 4 PM and my strength training workouts T/Th (6 AM) and Saturday at…

  • Workout #5: Arms and shoulders

    09 Dec 2006 » 1 min read about Fitness & Health

    I got to the gym in Greenbelt around 9:15 and was worried that it would be really crowded, given the time, but it wasn’t too bad. I didn’t have to wait for any of the equipment. I don’t like the free weight room as much as the one in Pentagon City because the equipment is…

  • Workout #4: Cardio

    09 Dec 2006 » 1 min read about Fitness & Health

    This was the first time I ever made it in the gym on a Friday after work. I was surprised to see that the gym is pretty empty on Friday evenings, compared to other evenings during the week. I did a cardio workout on the elliptical for 30 minutes. I wore the knee brace and…

  • Workout #3: Lower body

    07 Dec 2006 » 1 min read about Fitness & Health

    I was up at 4:30 after getting to bed close to 10 PM last night. I still haven’t gotten the schedule worked out quite right, but I’m plugging away. This morning I’d planned a lower body workout and after my 5 minute warm-up, I got started.

  • Such a good feeling!

    05 Dec 2006 » 1 min read about Fitness & Health

    I’ve decided that one of the absolutely best feelings in the world is walking outside from the gym after a good workout and hot shower, when the outdoor temperature is about 28 degrees. The cold air in your lungs, and on your skin feels amazing. I have a short walk outdoors from my gym to…

  • Workout #2 (chest/back)

    05 Dec 2006 » 1 min read about Fitness & Health

    I’ve decided to restart my workout count, since there was a long enough gap between workouts to warrant starting from fresh, and since I am more focused now than I was before (I think). So yesterday’s workout was #1 which makes this mornings workout #2. I was up at 4:30 AM, had breakfast and then…

  • Not too bad…

    05 Dec 2006 » 1 min read about Fitness & Health

    I stuck to my plan for the most part–everything except the writing and getting to bed at 8:30 PM. This is mainly due to logistics and I’m going to have to make some adjustments in order to get this worked out, but I was pleased with my progress today. I ate 5 meals today, none…

  • Getting back on the wagon

    03 Dec 2006 » 3 min read about Fitness & Health

    I think my nadir of laziness has passed this weekend, as I suspected it might. I am turning things around. While Sunday’s are my day to just veg, I have spent this morning planning how to get back on the exercise wagon and stay there. I have set a personal goal for myself, and I’ve…

  • Nadir

    30 Nov 2006 » 2 min read about Fitness & Health

    I am approaching the low point of laziness in recent memory, and I am hopeful that I will reach the nadir this weekend and somehow turn it around. First, there is my gym truancy, which has taken physical manifestation in the gaining of a couple of kilograms of mass around the middle of yours truly.…