I began today with a little longer run than usual. 4.5 miles at various speeds. Up to 9MPH for a bit. Nearly broke my ankle in the process. Afterward I trained arms with my mother. 3 sets of press downs, 3 sets of overhead dumbbell presses, and 3 sets of rope press downs for triceps. Biceps began with 3 sets of seated incline dumbbell curls and ended with 3 sets of standing heavy hammer curls. Once back home from the gym I rode the spin bike for 30 minutes and got in my Insanity Workout late in the evening. We tried to walk late, but only got in about a mile before some large storms moved into the area.
Breakfast was a muffin and yogurt. Post workout I had a protein shake plus a banana. Late afternoon I had a turkey sandwich. Dinner was a LC Pizza. After dinner we had a little Ice Cream ('cause it was still like 100 degrees outside). During the day I also had a NS cookie, a Skinny Cow bar, and some rice cakes. Probably around 2200 calories on the day (a little high) and I burned ~4700.
Tomorrow is legs! Yippee! I'm gonna try to eat very light all day (breakfast, shake, and maybe a light snack, basically keep it under 1000 calories) and then eat an Al Pastor Torta for dinner. That's my goal anyway.
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Thursday, July 29, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
Trainin Hard and Throwing Up.....
After my lost day yesterday, I made sure I trained hard and ate well today.
The morning started off with me having to work a little, which put me getting to the gym about an hour late. No problem though. I began my gym time with a fast(er) run than of late. The first two miles were in under 16 minutes and the third was finished under 24:30. I did run a few low intensity hills with the quicker pace, but then really increased the incline the final 5 minutes. By the time I had 30 minutes in I was very hot and almost dizzy feeling. I rested a minute and then began my arm workout. 3 sets of press downs, 3 sets of overhead barbell presses, and 3 sets of overhead dumbbell presses for triceps. Biceps began with 3 sets of straight bar curls, followed by 3 sets of seated incline dumbbell curls, and finally 3 sets of standing hammer curls. I couldn't go as heavy as last week with the hammer curls, but was within 5 pounds. I was so exhausted and borderline sick during the workout that I kinda vomited in my mouth between sets while training biceps. Who pukes training arms? I guess being exhausted from the run and combined with the general soul sucking heat we've been experiencing here in GA, I'm lucky I'm not puking and passing out every workout.
My Insanity Workout today was Pure Cardio and Cardio abs. Lots of running, jumping, twisting, and kicking during the Pure Cardio portion. The abs workout is pretty quick, but leaves me lying in the floor, in near whole body cramps at the conclusion. I burned around 800 calories from the Insanity session today (workout time plus some cool down).
Kim and I walked as soon as the temps dropped from the afternoon heat index of 105. Crazy hot here now. We walked without Jumping Jack Flash tonight because he has gone to visit with my parents and their dogs.
My spin session came later in the evening than usual. I was just too tired to ride when I initially came in from the gym. I climbed on during the Braves game.
My eating was much better today. I had a NS blueberry muffin, facon, and yogurt for breakfast. Post workout I had a protein shake (Labrada Lean Body, calorie free caramel sauce, a frozen banana, and a spoon full of chocolate peanut butter), and it was fantastic. After Insanity I had another yogurt, a few olives, and a sugar free jello pudding. Dinner tonight was veggie sailsbury steak (it was good!), carrots, and green beans. After our walk I had a final bowl of cereal. ~1800 calories on the day. BB has me burning 4800+.
Since I'm a day behind, I get to train legs tomorrow. Oh Joy! At least I get to have a nutritious breakfast with Kim first.
The morning started off with me having to work a little, which put me getting to the gym about an hour late. No problem though. I began my gym time with a fast(er) run than of late. The first two miles were in under 16 minutes and the third was finished under 24:30. I did run a few low intensity hills with the quicker pace, but then really increased the incline the final 5 minutes. By the time I had 30 minutes in I was very hot and almost dizzy feeling. I rested a minute and then began my arm workout. 3 sets of press downs, 3 sets of overhead barbell presses, and 3 sets of overhead dumbbell presses for triceps. Biceps began with 3 sets of straight bar curls, followed by 3 sets of seated incline dumbbell curls, and finally 3 sets of standing hammer curls. I couldn't go as heavy as last week with the hammer curls, but was within 5 pounds. I was so exhausted and borderline sick during the workout that I kinda vomited in my mouth between sets while training biceps. Who pukes training arms? I guess being exhausted from the run and combined with the general soul sucking heat we've been experiencing here in GA, I'm lucky I'm not puking and passing out every workout.
My Insanity Workout today was Pure Cardio and Cardio abs. Lots of running, jumping, twisting, and kicking during the Pure Cardio portion. The abs workout is pretty quick, but leaves me lying in the floor, in near whole body cramps at the conclusion. I burned around 800 calories from the Insanity session today (workout time plus some cool down).
Kim and I walked as soon as the temps dropped from the afternoon heat index of 105. Crazy hot here now. We walked without Jumping Jack Flash tonight because he has gone to visit with my parents and their dogs.
My spin session came later in the evening than usual. I was just too tired to ride when I initially came in from the gym. I climbed on during the Braves game.
My eating was much better today. I had a NS blueberry muffin, facon, and yogurt for breakfast. Post workout I had a protein shake (Labrada Lean Body, calorie free caramel sauce, a frozen banana, and a spoon full of chocolate peanut butter), and it was fantastic. After Insanity I had another yogurt, a few olives, and a sugar free jello pudding. Dinner tonight was veggie sailsbury steak (it was good!), carrots, and green beans. After our walk I had a final bowl of cereal. ~1800 calories on the day. BB has me burning 4800+.
Since I'm a day behind, I get to train legs tomorrow. Oh Joy! At least I get to have a nutritious breakfast with Kim first.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Tired Before I Started (Day 46)
This post is for Thursday Oct 1st.
For the first time in recent memory I was tired before I even started my first round of cardio. So tired I didn't want to do it. I don't know if I just didn't rest well the night before (thought I did), or I was tired from my workout (I only trained arms so that shouldn't have been it), or if all of the cardio I've been doing finally caught up with me. I tried to up the intensity on the treadmill, but after a few minutes I had to back off to the level I'd used the day before. After about 10 minutes I kinda got into a groove and finished up the morning session without any problem, but it was a battle to get started. The rest of my training for the day was as good as usual. My arm workout consisted of 3 sets of overhead presses, 3 sets of press downs, 3 sets of weighted dips, and 3 sets of rope press downs for triceps. For biceps I started with 3 sets of seated incline curls, followed by 3 sets of hammer strength preacher curls, and finishing up with 3 sets of rope curls. My second round of cardio was much more pleasant. Kim and I walked Jack around the lake at a relatively good pace.
For dinner we had one of our favorite meals, veggie fajitas with soy chorizo! I've read on the blogs that quite a few people hate this meal. Maybe we love it so much because we get to eat a tortilla. Anyway, I was stuffed after dinner and barely could stay awake to watch "The Office." The day as a whole was another 100% on plan day, even with the soy/veggie chorizo. For breakfast I had maple brown sugar oatmeal with raspberries, facon, and a slice of whole grain bread. My morning snack was yogurt and 1/2 of a banana. Lunch was a chicken salad sandwich with banana pepper mustard (which is OUTSTANDING by the way), a salad with spinach, and instead of a second veggie I ate the other 1/2 of the banana so it wouldn't go bad. My afternoon snack was nacho crisps (I was craving something with a little salt). Dinner was the veggie fajita, a salad with pepper, spinach, and olives, soy/veggie chorizo as a vegetable, and broccoli with cheese sauce. Fore dessert I had a white chocolate chunk cookie.
Friday is LEG day at they gym, then crashing on the sofa to recover for the rest of the day (I hope).
For the first time in recent memory I was tired before I even started my first round of cardio. So tired I didn't want to do it. I don't know if I just didn't rest well the night before (thought I did), or I was tired from my workout (I only trained arms so that shouldn't have been it), or if all of the cardio I've been doing finally caught up with me. I tried to up the intensity on the treadmill, but after a few minutes I had to back off to the level I'd used the day before. After about 10 minutes I kinda got into a groove and finished up the morning session without any problem, but it was a battle to get started. The rest of my training for the day was as good as usual. My arm workout consisted of 3 sets of overhead presses, 3 sets of press downs, 3 sets of weighted dips, and 3 sets of rope press downs for triceps. For biceps I started with 3 sets of seated incline curls, followed by 3 sets of hammer strength preacher curls, and finishing up with 3 sets of rope curls. My second round of cardio was much more pleasant. Kim and I walked Jack around the lake at a relatively good pace.
For dinner we had one of our favorite meals, veggie fajitas with soy chorizo! I've read on the blogs that quite a few people hate this meal. Maybe we love it so much because we get to eat a tortilla. Anyway, I was stuffed after dinner and barely could stay awake to watch "The Office." The day as a whole was another 100% on plan day, even with the soy/veggie chorizo. For breakfast I had maple brown sugar oatmeal with raspberries, facon, and a slice of whole grain bread. My morning snack was yogurt and 1/2 of a banana. Lunch was a chicken salad sandwich with banana pepper mustard (which is OUTSTANDING by the way), a salad with spinach, and instead of a second veggie I ate the other 1/2 of the banana so it wouldn't go bad. My afternoon snack was nacho crisps (I was craving something with a little salt). Dinner was the veggie fajita, a salad with pepper, spinach, and olives, soy/veggie chorizo as a vegetable, and broccoli with cheese sauce. Fore dessert I had a white chocolate chunk cookie.Friday is LEG day at they gym, then crashing on the sofa to recover for the rest of the day (I hope).
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