Yes, I made it to the gym both yesterday and today. Yesterday I did my first strength workout this year. I did arms and shoulders and it wasn’t quite a full workout. I did about 5/9ths my normal, lifting a total of about 8,000 lbs, doing 130 crunches and 100 jumping jacks. I started to…
After a month and a half off, I finally got back to the gym today. I was up at 4:20 AM (as usual), into the gym by 5:50 AM and did a 40 minute cardio workout. I definitely kept a slower pace (about 75 RMP), but maintained the same level as where I left off.…
Up at 4:20 AM, had breakfast and into the gym just before 6 AM. I had to talk myself into actually getting to the gym this morning–after having been out of the office for a week, I nearly skipped the gym to catch up on email and other things that I might have missed. But…
Kelly and I were up around 7 AM, had cereal for breakfast and then walked over to the fitness center. (Yes, even though it is December 22, it was probably close to 70 degrees when we headed out this morning. If it weren’t for the Christmas decorations strewn about here and there, the weather alone…
Up at 4:20 AM, had breakfast, and then into the gym by 5:50 AM. Today was arms and shoulders and I got in a full workout. I did a total of 14,310 lbs compared to last week’s 13,590. I upped the weight on kickbacks, and upped the number of reps on shrugs–that accounted for most…
Up at 4:20 AM–after a few stray thoughts of taking a sick day simply because I was tired–I fought them off and got up, had breakfast and headed into the gym. The cardio workout today was outstanding. I’m finally getting back to the point where my heart rate is dropping. When I started up again…
I couldn’t sleep last night, and although I was in bed around 8:30 PM, it wasn’t until sometime between 11 PM and midnight that I finally fell asleep. Nevertheless, I was up at 4:20 AM, had breakfast and headed into the gym (it was cold this morning with the wind). I did a full chest/back…
My company had it’s holiday party last night. It was the biggest turnout I’d seen in several years and it was fun. Kelly came and we spent time talking with friends and coworkers, eating a variety of good foods (Karl, Todd and I did several deviled egg “shots”), and in general, having a really fun…
Up at 4:20 AM and into the gym by 5:50 AM. I did the usual 40 minute workout, doing 3.03 miles and burning about 465 calories. I’ve noticed that my heart rate is coming down during the workouts, which is a good sign. Next week, I’m switching to MWF strength training and Tues/Thurs/Sat cardio workouts,…
When my alarm went off at 4:20 this morning, I was still pretty tired. In fact, as I got dressed and ready to eat, I kept telling myself that I could skip the workout this morning and do it at lunch instead. Except that now my lunches are reserved for writing (and some reading) and…
Up at 4:20 AM. I didn’t get to bed as early as I hoped, but was still in bed well before 10 PM. Good workout this morning, 40 minutes of cardio. I did 3.05 miles and 569 calories burned. It felt good.
Up at 4:20 AM, a full breakfast and then into the gym for a chest and back strength training workout. I did a total of 20,140 lbs. as compared to last week when I did 17,040, a fairly substantial increase. It felt pretty good, but I didn’t feel quite as energetic as last time (perhaps…