So I missed an Insanity Workout over the weekend. I knew my schedule today was gonna be altered due to a conference call at 11AM, so I decided to catch up on my missed workout this morning. Around 9:30 I started Max Plyo and finished up just as my father arrived for the call. We waited around for 30 minutes before contacting the other party only to realize the call was actually scheduled for Tuesday at 11. So we'll be meeting again tomorrow morning for the call. The good news is the Max Plyo workout was easier today. Not so much easier, well not at all really, but I handled it much better. I did fail out and need rest on some of the exercises, but overall I did fairly well.
I didn't make it to the gym until around 1PM. It felt considerably hotter than usual inside. Not sure if it really was or if I was just already hot from earlier. It really doesn't matter, it's so hot outside here (96-98 today) you can only cool a building so much. Anyway, I started with a 3+ mile jog (varied speeds between 6-8mph) then walked about 10 minutes to cool down. My chest workout today consisted of 3 sets of flat hammer strength presses, 3 sets of incline presses, 3 sets of decline presses, and 2 sets of machine flies. After my second set of flies I felt like I was pretty well spent and called it quits one set early.
Back at home I readied myself for the second round of Insanity on the day. Max Cardio. Again, MUCH better this time than last week. I was really a little worried about how poorly I preformed last week with the new workouts, but now I feel much better after doing better on both workouts today. This is how I'll do the Fit Test from now on as well. Fit Test in the AM, workout in the PM. Kim, JJF, and I walked around the lake as the sun went down and the temps dropped for my final exercise of the day.
Diet was pretty good today. Muffin and yogurt for breakfast. Granola as a snack before the gym. Left over chana sag after the gym. Turkey late in the afternoon. Dinner was a tiny bite of fake chicken, green beans, squash, and salad. After dinner I had some granola cereal and 1/2 a muffin. The BodyBugg has me burning over 4500 calories on the day. Not too shabby.
Tomorrow is Max Interval Circuit for Insanity & a back workout at the gym.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Weekend
This weekend I ended up skipping my Insanity workout. I was a little tired on Friday evening and planned to move the Insanity from Saturday to Sunday.
Saturday morning I got some breakfast for Kim and I at a local little burger stand called Big Dang Burgers (& Biscuits). They have some big dang biscuits.... I brought our breakfast home so Kim could have breakfast in bed. Later in the afternoon I went to the gym for some cardio. 6 miles later I was finished. I now have a new rule concerning running; never run after eating gravy and biscuits. Back at home I later rode the spin bike for half an hour before walking with Kim and JJF around dark.
Sunday I decided not to do Insanity because my left knee was bothering me. I did make it to the gym for 30 minutes of cardio. I ran for 15 and then hit the elliptical for 15. I made myself leave after the 30. I felt like I wasn't doing enough, but I really wanted to rest my knee. The only other exercise on the day was a walk around the lake this evening with Kim and Jumping Jack Flash.
All in all not a bad weekend. Much better than last. Eating wasn't great, but again, better than last weekend. Friday night we had Indian, Saturday night was grilled chicken with my parents (Kim had a grilled veggie burger), and Sunday (our only real meal) was at the Chinese Buffet. I actually showed some self restraint at the buffet and left not feeling so miserable.
Back at it full tilt tomorrow.
Saturday morning I got some breakfast for Kim and I at a local little burger stand called Big Dang Burgers (& Biscuits). They have some big dang biscuits.... I brought our breakfast home so Kim could have breakfast in bed. Later in the afternoon I went to the gym for some cardio. 6 miles later I was finished. I now have a new rule concerning running; never run after eating gravy and biscuits. Back at home I later rode the spin bike for half an hour before walking with Kim and JJF around dark.
Sunday I decided not to do Insanity because my left knee was bothering me. I did make it to the gym for 30 minutes of cardio. I ran for 15 and then hit the elliptical for 15. I made myself leave after the 30. I felt like I wasn't doing enough, but I really wanted to rest my knee. The only other exercise on the day was a walk around the lake this evening with Kim and Jumping Jack Flash.
All in all not a bad weekend. Much better than last. Eating wasn't great, but again, better than last weekend. Friday night we had Indian, Saturday night was grilled chicken with my parents (Kim had a grilled veggie burger), and Sunday (our only real meal) was at the Chinese Buffet. I actually showed some self restraint at the buffet and left not feeling so miserable.
Back at it full tilt tomorrow.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Run & Skunk
Today began with me actually waking up nearly on time. A muffin and some granola cereal for breakfast then I was off to the gym.
I had been arguing with myself all night as to what I would do for cardio today and I hadn't come up with an answer when I stepped onto the treadmill. I decided I'd just start running and stop when I got tired, train legs, then run some more. I ran nearly 6.7 miles before I stopped. I finished 6 miles in ~51 minutes then slowed a little at the end and walked a little to cool down. Legs began with 3 sets of leg presses, then 3 sets of true squats, followed by 3 sets of leg extensions. Hamstrings consisted of only 2 exercises. 3 sets of seated leg curls & 3 sets of weighted hyper-extensions. While at the gym I took in 4 pounds of water.
Back at home I had a protein shake, rested a little, then got ready for Insanity. Today was Max Interval Circuit. I did decent with the workout. Towards the end I was quite tired, but pushed through as best I could. The full body drill at the end kills me. It's a combination of 4 various drills in the plank position, done in one big set, 3 times each interval. After that I'm just spent.
Once I finished up with Insanity for the day I cooled off yet again, I decided I had time to get on the spin bike before Kim got home. I made it 15 minutes. I gave up on any more cardio and decided to eat some turkey as a snack. I was trying very hard not to eat too much during the day.
We went out for dinner this evening. Sitar in Chattanooga. It's our favorite little Indian place. Kim had fish tikka masala and I had chicken tikka masala. Of course I had to have a mango lasi and some chai tea. We also ordered some garlic naan and puri. I also ordered some chana sag to bring home and eat tomorrow. Dessert was a few bites of Ice Cream back here in Ctown.
Just as we were pulling in the driveway on our way home, the horrible, powerful, sickening smell of wet skunk hit us (in the car with the windows rolled up!). We got out of the car and were greeted by our Jack Russell. Yep, he'd been sprayed by a skunk again. This is the second time in as many weeks. You'd think he'd learn to leave skunks alone....
I had been arguing with myself all night as to what I would do for cardio today and I hadn't come up with an answer when I stepped onto the treadmill. I decided I'd just start running and stop when I got tired, train legs, then run some more. I ran nearly 6.7 miles before I stopped. I finished 6 miles in ~51 minutes then slowed a little at the end and walked a little to cool down. Legs began with 3 sets of leg presses, then 3 sets of true squats, followed by 3 sets of leg extensions. Hamstrings consisted of only 2 exercises. 3 sets of seated leg curls & 3 sets of weighted hyper-extensions. While at the gym I took in 4 pounds of water.
Back at home I had a protein shake, rested a little, then got ready for Insanity. Today was Max Interval Circuit. I did decent with the workout. Towards the end I was quite tired, but pushed through as best I could. The full body drill at the end kills me. It's a combination of 4 various drills in the plank position, done in one big set, 3 times each interval. After that I'm just spent.
Once I finished up with Insanity for the day I cooled off yet again, I decided I had time to get on the spin bike before Kim got home. I made it 15 minutes. I gave up on any more cardio and decided to eat some turkey as a snack. I was trying very hard not to eat too much during the day.
We went out for dinner this evening. Sitar in Chattanooga. It's our favorite little Indian place. Kim had fish tikka masala and I had chicken tikka masala. Of course I had to have a mango lasi and some chai tea. We also ordered some garlic naan and puri. I also ordered some chana sag to bring home and eat tomorrow. Dessert was a few bites of Ice Cream back here in Ctown.
Just as we were pulling in the driveway on our way home, the horrible, powerful, sickening smell of wet skunk hit us (in the car with the windows rolled up!). We got out of the car and were greeted by our Jack Russell. Yep, he'd been sprayed by a skunk again. This is the second time in as many weeks. You'd think he'd learn to leave skunks alone....
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Max Recovery
Thursday again began with me oversleeping a little. I beginning to think I'm just exhausted from training. I began the day with a muffin, yogurt, and a NS Cinniamon Bun Bar before heading to the gym
I decided to do something different with my cardio. Instead of just 30 minutes and then training, I'd do 30, train, then 30 more. I started off doing 1/2 of the 10K personal training program on the treadmill before training arms. The lifting started with 3 sets of overhead presses, then 3 sets of dumbbell overhead presses, and finally 3 sets of press downs for triceps. Biceps began with 3 sets of seated incline curls and ended with 3 sets of standing hammer curls. I returned to the treadmill for 10 minutes, then moved on to the elliptical for 20 more.
Once back at home I had my lunch of a turkey sandwich and a NS oatmeal cookie before resting for a bit. Then it was time for Insanity. Today's Insanity Workout was Max Recovery. ~ 50 minutes of stretching, light cardio, and somewhat difficult plank/push-up/squat work. The most difficult part of any of the workouts for me (other than the initial shock of the workout in general) has been trying to do push-ups while already being sore, and being sure of my footing/hand positions while jumping/pushing on the floor. I've caught myself twice falling (almost face/nose first) because I've perspired so much my hands are slick while doing push-ups. I need a yoga mat or something.
After Insanity I had some left over veggie meat hamburger helper and a NS Brownie. After finishing some bookwork and a little more rest I rode the spin bike for 30 minutes. That was the end of my cardio for the day. Storm clouds moved in and I didn't get to walk.
My other meals on the day were a NS Lunch Entree of Pasta with Beef (I'm trying to eat as much of the NS stuff as I can, just so we can finally get rid of it all) and a LC Lasagna dinner.
Tomorrow is leg day.....I'm gonna try to do a split cardio thing again. 30 before, train, 30 after. Not sure how my legs will cooperate. I'm trying to get myself used to doing more than 30 minutes of running at a time. Just in case I ever want to try to run something longer than a 5k. Like the USMC Mud Run, or the Tough Mudder....
I decided to do something different with my cardio. Instead of just 30 minutes and then training, I'd do 30, train, then 30 more. I started off doing 1/2 of the 10K personal training program on the treadmill before training arms. The lifting started with 3 sets of overhead presses, then 3 sets of dumbbell overhead presses, and finally 3 sets of press downs for triceps. Biceps began with 3 sets of seated incline curls and ended with 3 sets of standing hammer curls. I returned to the treadmill for 10 minutes, then moved on to the elliptical for 20 more.
Once back at home I had my lunch of a turkey sandwich and a NS oatmeal cookie before resting for a bit. Then it was time for Insanity. Today's Insanity Workout was Max Recovery. ~ 50 minutes of stretching, light cardio, and somewhat difficult plank/push-up/squat work. The most difficult part of any of the workouts for me (other than the initial shock of the workout in general) has been trying to do push-ups while already being sore, and being sure of my footing/hand positions while jumping/pushing on the floor. I've caught myself twice falling (almost face/nose first) because I've perspired so much my hands are slick while doing push-ups. I need a yoga mat or something.
After Insanity I had some left over veggie meat hamburger helper and a NS Brownie. After finishing some bookwork and a little more rest I rode the spin bike for 30 minutes. That was the end of my cardio for the day. Storm clouds moved in and I didn't get to walk.
My other meals on the day were a NS Lunch Entree of Pasta with Beef (I'm trying to eat as much of the NS stuff as I can, just so we can finally get rid of it all) and a LC Lasagna dinner.
Tomorrow is leg day.....I'm gonna try to do a split cardio thing again. 30 before, train, 30 after. Not sure how my legs will cooperate. I'm trying to get myself used to doing more than 30 minutes of running at a time. Just in case I ever want to try to run something longer than a 5k. Like the USMC Mud Run, or the Tough Mudder....
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Max Cardio
Today began much like yesterday, with me oversleeping. I guess I'm just exhausted and need the rest. I have been staying up a little late as Kim works on her computer, but not much past midnight. Anyway, once I got up and had some coffee I had my first meal of the day, a muffing and a half, and a cup of yogurt. I think it was around 400 calories total.
My workouts for the day began at the gym with a flat, faster paced run. I varied the pace constantly and finished 3 miles in 24:25. Not bad considering I'm only doing quicker paced runs once or twice a week. After the run I cooled down by walking for the rest of my 30 minutes of allotted treadmill time and then got ready to train shoulders. 3 sets of hammer strength military presses, 3 sets of cable upright rows, 3 sets of Bodymaster's machine side lateral raises, 3 sets of shoulder shrugs, and finally 3 sets of Bodymaster's rear delts.
After the gym I returned home for a protein shake and some rest before having to help my family move more furniture. After loading a moving van/trailer full of furniture (in 95 degree/105 degree heat index temps) I came home and had a turkey sandwich. Once I finished my sandwich I began pacing the floor, trying to get motivated to start today's Insanity Workout, which is Max Cardio & Conditioning. It was AWFUL. I failed out on every exercise following the warm up. Some were kinda easy, but because of the other KILLER exercises, I failed out on the easy ones as well. I hope I react to it like I did after the first time I did the Pure Cardio workout. I had a lot of trouble at first with Pure Cardio, but it ended up being my favorite workout from month 1. I don't know that Max Cardio will ever by my fav. Following the workout I collapsed onto the floor where the Pug attacked me with her incessant licking of my face (she loves sweat). Once I was able to stand I grabbed a cold bottle of water from the fridge, drank a few long gulps, and thew up. Cool, I know. I actually kinda almost passed out during one of the water breaks in the middle of the workout. I had to grab the side of the sofa and hang on for a sec. Like I've always said, if you're vomiting and passing out during/after a workout, that's a sure sing of a decent workout.
Once the sun began to set a little Kim and I called for JJF and took off on a walk. Did I mention it's crazy hot here? Just a little humid too. I was soaked (my 3rd change of clothes on the day) after about 1/2 a mile. I can't wait for some cooler weather. I may jog all day long once the temps stay in the 60's.
Dinner tonight was feat. Fake meat mixed into hamburger helper. Plus a small salad and some pineapple. Dessert this evening was a muffin and a NS cookie!
Tomorrow is arm day and Max Recovery. I feel like I need some recovery....
My workouts for the day began at the gym with a flat, faster paced run. I varied the pace constantly and finished 3 miles in 24:25. Not bad considering I'm only doing quicker paced runs once or twice a week. After the run I cooled down by walking for the rest of my 30 minutes of allotted treadmill time and then got ready to train shoulders. 3 sets of hammer strength military presses, 3 sets of cable upright rows, 3 sets of Bodymaster's machine side lateral raises, 3 sets of shoulder shrugs, and finally 3 sets of Bodymaster's rear delts.
After the gym I returned home for a protein shake and some rest before having to help my family move more furniture. After loading a moving van/trailer full of furniture (in 95 degree/105 degree heat index temps) I came home and had a turkey sandwich. Once I finished my sandwich I began pacing the floor, trying to get motivated to start today's Insanity Workout, which is Max Cardio & Conditioning. It was AWFUL. I failed out on every exercise following the warm up. Some were kinda easy, but because of the other KILLER exercises, I failed out on the easy ones as well. I hope I react to it like I did after the first time I did the Pure Cardio workout. I had a lot of trouble at first with Pure Cardio, but it ended up being my favorite workout from month 1. I don't know that Max Cardio will ever by my fav. Following the workout I collapsed onto the floor where the Pug attacked me with her incessant licking of my face (she loves sweat). Once I was able to stand I grabbed a cold bottle of water from the fridge, drank a few long gulps, and thew up. Cool, I know. I actually kinda almost passed out during one of the water breaks in the middle of the workout. I had to grab the side of the sofa and hang on for a sec. Like I've always said, if you're vomiting and passing out during/after a workout, that's a sure sing of a decent workout.
Once the sun began to set a little Kim and I called for JJF and took off on a walk. Did I mention it's crazy hot here? Just a little humid too. I was soaked (my 3rd change of clothes on the day) after about 1/2 a mile. I can't wait for some cooler weather. I may jog all day long once the temps stay in the 60's.
Dinner tonight was feat. Fake meat mixed into hamburger helper. Plus a small salad and some pineapple. Dessert this evening was a muffin and a NS cookie!
Tomorrow is arm day and Max Recovery. I feel like I need some recovery....
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Max Plyo
The day began with me oversleeping a bit. I was exhasuted from yesterday. Once awake and coffee'd up, I had granola cereal and yogurt for breakfast.
Since I arrived at the gym a little late (like 45 minutes) mom had already finished up her cardio. We jumped right into a back workout. 2 sets of pathetic pull-ups, 3 sets of pull downs, 3 sets of hammer iso-lateral pull downs, 3 sets of hammer rows, and 3 sets of t-bar rows. THEN I jumped on the treadmill. I ran the Hill program again. 6mph until the program more or less was over and then 7mph for the final few minutes of the 30 minute run.
After the gym I had a turkey sandwich before heading out for some errands and a trip to the grocery store. I needed to stock up on chicken and turkey. Back home again I chilled for a minute while trying to get mentally prepared for the Max Plyo Insanity Workout. For me, it was the most difficult workout so far. I actually had to stop and rest at the end. As luck would have it, my mom dropped by just when I needed the rest. We had a Ninjaed Ice Crystal Light Thingy. She liked it so much she ordered a Ninja this evening! I finished the final few minutes of the workout a little later. Not my finest exercise moment, having to take a break. I realized that while the people on the DVD were jumping in the air during an exercise, I was not. I was trying, I just wasn't really leaving the ground on my jump. Kinda pathetic.
After recovering from Insanity, I had a NS lunch meal of cheese tortellini and a blueberry muffin. Sounds great, I know. I just was still very hungry after the NS. Following the meal I turned on the TV and watched an episode of The West Wing (currently being replayed on Bravo) as I rode the spin bike for half an hour.
Dinner this evening was a LC Baja Wrap of some sort. Pretty good. After dinner I grabbed JJF and took off on our evening walk. Kim had to work late, so again it was just the dog and I.
Later, while watching the Braves game I had my final meal of the day. Another muffin and some jello pudding!
Since I arrived at the gym a little late (like 45 minutes) mom had already finished up her cardio. We jumped right into a back workout. 2 sets of pathetic pull-ups, 3 sets of pull downs, 3 sets of hammer iso-lateral pull downs, 3 sets of hammer rows, and 3 sets of t-bar rows. THEN I jumped on the treadmill. I ran the Hill program again. 6mph until the program more or less was over and then 7mph for the final few minutes of the 30 minute run.
After the gym I had a turkey sandwich before heading out for some errands and a trip to the grocery store. I needed to stock up on chicken and turkey. Back home again I chilled for a minute while trying to get mentally prepared for the Max Plyo Insanity Workout. For me, it was the most difficult workout so far. I actually had to stop and rest at the end. As luck would have it, my mom dropped by just when I needed the rest. We had a Ninjaed Ice Crystal Light Thingy. She liked it so much she ordered a Ninja this evening! I finished the final few minutes of the workout a little later. Not my finest exercise moment, having to take a break. I realized that while the people on the DVD were jumping in the air during an exercise, I was not. I was trying, I just wasn't really leaving the ground on my jump. Kinda pathetic.
After recovering from Insanity, I had a NS lunch meal of cheese tortellini and a blueberry muffin. Sounds great, I know. I just was still very hungry after the NS. Following the meal I turned on the TV and watched an episode of The West Wing (currently being replayed on Bravo) as I rode the spin bike for half an hour.
Dinner this evening was a LC Baja Wrap of some sort. Pretty good. After dinner I grabbed JJF and took off on our evening walk. Kim had to work late, so again it was just the dog and I.
Later, while watching the Braves game I had my final meal of the day. Another muffin and some jello pudding!
Monday, August 2, 2010
Fit Test Number 3
Sunday = REST. I had planned to run & do Insanity. My right foot was sore (from the 6 mile run) late Saturday night and all day Sunday. Rest was required.
Monday began my 6th week of Insanity. This week everything moves to the MAX portion of the workouts. Max circuit, max recovery, etc. My Insanity workout this afternoon began with the Fit Test. This is my 3rd time going through the test. I again did better on each exercise. I'm actually doing better than the numbers indicate. The first time I took the test, it was the only thing I did that day. Today I had already run, trained, and moved some furniture with my parents. So here's the latest fit test results:
I made the mistake of doing the Max Circuit workout immediately following the Fit Test. Doh! The first month's workouts are around 40 minutes each. This one was 60. I was dead by the end. Actually, I was in pretty bad shape during the warm up....During the workout I drank over 70 ounces of water. That's over 4 pounds of water. Crazy.
Prior to the Insanity Workout this afternoon, I trained around 11AM this morning. I began the workout with an easy 3 mile run using the Hill Program on the treadmill. Next I moved on to my chest workout. 3 sets of flat presses, 3 set of incline presses, and 3 sets of decline presses.
Late this evening JJF and I headed out on our evening walk. Kim has been feeling a little under the weather, so she didn't join us for the stroll.
I did get in some other non-training exercise today. I helped move an old bedroom suite that belonged to my grandmother. We loaded it up, moved it across town, then carried it up a flight of stairs at my parents' house. Later in the afternoon I was surprised to discover my father and our friend Robein cutting down an old, dead tree in my back yard. I gathered the hounds and brought them inside, and went out to help them get rid of the fallen tree. The work wasn't hard on either occasion, it's just very humid and warm here.
Food today has been terrific. Granola and yogurt early this morning, A turkey sandwich with a single slice of cheese for lunch (I've now given up low-fat mayo). For snacks I had some chocolate PB, a NS cookie, and 1/2 a NS granola bar. Dinner was a LC Thai Style Chicken and Noodle dinner. I also had some granola later to get in enough calories for the day.
Tomorrow I'll train back at the gym, Insanity during the afternoon, walk and spin as usual. I'm excited (terrified) to see what the next Insanity workout is. As I'm finishing up this post, my BodyBugg has me already burning over 5000 calories and it's not quite 11PM. I blew past my goal of reaching 5K one day this week. Maybe I'll get close every day!
Monday began my 6th week of Insanity. This week everything moves to the MAX portion of the workouts. Max circuit, max recovery, etc. My Insanity workout this afternoon began with the Fit Test. This is my 3rd time going through the test. I again did better on each exercise. I'm actually doing better than the numbers indicate. The first time I took the test, it was the only thing I did that day. Today I had already run, trained, and moved some furniture with my parents. So here's the latest fit test results:
| Exercise | Day 1 | Day 15 | Day 36 |
| Switch Kicks | 59 | 68 | 76 |
| Power Jacyk | 56 | 69 | 71 |
| Power Knees | 85 | 120 | 125 |
| Power Jumps | 35 | 57 | 65 |
| Globe Jumps | 7 | 12 | 13 |
| Suicide Jumps | 13 | 21 | 23 |
| Push Up Jacks | 35 | 45 | 55 |
| Low Plank Oblique | 40 | 60 | 72 |
I made the mistake of doing the Max Circuit workout immediately following the Fit Test. Doh! The first month's workouts are around 40 minutes each. This one was 60. I was dead by the end. Actually, I was in pretty bad shape during the warm up....During the workout I drank over 70 ounces of water. That's over 4 pounds of water. Crazy.
Prior to the Insanity Workout this afternoon, I trained around 11AM this morning. I began the workout with an easy 3 mile run using the Hill Program on the treadmill. Next I moved on to my chest workout. 3 sets of flat presses, 3 set of incline presses, and 3 sets of decline presses.
Late this evening JJF and I headed out on our evening walk. Kim has been feeling a little under the weather, so she didn't join us for the stroll.
I did get in some other non-training exercise today. I helped move an old bedroom suite that belonged to my grandmother. We loaded it up, moved it across town, then carried it up a flight of stairs at my parents' house. Later in the afternoon I was surprised to discover my father and our friend Robein cutting down an old, dead tree in my back yard. I gathered the hounds and brought them inside, and went out to help them get rid of the fallen tree. The work wasn't hard on either occasion, it's just very humid and warm here.
Food today has been terrific. Granola and yogurt early this morning, A turkey sandwich with a single slice of cheese for lunch (I've now given up low-fat mayo). For snacks I had some chocolate PB, a NS cookie, and 1/2 a NS granola bar. Dinner was a LC Thai Style Chicken and Noodle dinner. I also had some granola later to get in enough calories for the day.
Tomorrow I'll train back at the gym, Insanity during the afternoon, walk and spin as usual. I'm excited (terrified) to see what the next Insanity workout is. As I'm finishing up this post, my BodyBugg has me already burning over 5000 calories and it's not quite 11PM. I blew past my goal of reaching 5K one day this week. Maybe I'll get close every day!
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