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Hint: If I'm not saying something constructive or nice, I'm just playin'. ^_^
Please don't go being less funny 'cause you think I actually get upset about anything.
I wouldn't dare get less funny.
Humor is the spice of life, right?
But, I gotta ask, did you see my supper menu? Huh, well didya? I ate protein!!! Yeah baby, it can be done!! And yes, I was full very quick!
Snack will be:
***1/4 cup trail mix (pecans, cranberries and yes, a few choco chips...dark choco of course)
P.s. My brother did look at my dinner and commented that he thought that was more of a snack BUT I was stuffed!!
Humor is the spice of life, right?
But, I gotta ask, did you see my supper menu? Huh, well didya? I ate protein!!! Yeah baby, it can be done!! And yes, I was full very quick!
Snack will be:
***1/4 cup trail mix (pecans, cranberries and yes, a few choco chips...dark choco of course)
P.s. My brother did look at my dinner and commented that he thought that was more of a snack BUT I was stuffed!!
light weight workout (about 35 min.), 4 mile run and then off to a golf tournament.
Breakfast:
****1/2 cup cooked 100% rolled oats with 1 tsp. peanut butter, 1/2 tsp. brown sugar, dash of cinnamon and topped with pecans
****2 cups coffee, no sugar, light cr.
****water
This oatmeal breakfast was a big deal for me because althoug I like the taste its the texture thing. I took my first bite and gagged a little. My husband found this very amusing. In the end ate it all and actually felt really full. I am really making a conscious effort to work on a healthier eating plan and to eat a little more food.
I feel like this morning was a good start.
Now off to a golf tournament to benefit my friends late husband (Raising scholarship money). It will be fun but lots of beer... I feel pretty confident that I can refrain. I'll let you all know!!:beer2: not!
Breakfast:
****1/2 cup cooked 100% rolled oats with 1 tsp. peanut butter, 1/2 tsp. brown sugar, dash of cinnamon and topped with pecans
****2 cups coffee, no sugar, light cr.
****water
This oatmeal breakfast was a big deal for me because althoug I like the taste its the texture thing. I took my first bite and gagged a little. My husband found this very amusing. In the end ate it all and actually felt really full. I am really making a conscious effort to work on a healthier eating plan and to eat a little more food.
I feel like this morning was a good start.
Now off to a golf tournament to benefit my friends late husband (Raising scholarship money). It will be fun but lots of beer... I feel pretty confident that I can refrain. I'll let you all know!!:beer2: not!
Just kidding, I'm not much of a beer drinker. :sport:
I wanted to clarify my weight workout because I'm pretty sure I need to get more specific. Still trying to get the hang of journaling, pretty bad at my age I've never journaled before!! This is a good thing for me...I tend to be very high strung and I've been told I'm a little ADHD so this is just what I need. Okay, my weight workout looked more specifically like this:
4 min. treadmill warm-up
**3x15 lying hamstring curls...60lbs
**3x12 leg extensions...........90lbs
**3x10 good mornings...........50 lb. bar
**3x15 donkey kicks on ball
**1x30 wall squats (no weight today, triatholon trial tomorrow, can't be too sore)
**2x15 pushups on ball (toes on ball, body off and hands in triangle)
**1x10 burpees
**3x10 resistance band side lat raises
**3x15 band tricep extensions (each arm 3 sets)
**2x15 skull crushers on bench.....30 lbs. (end of workout getting tired)
**1x15 tricep pushdowns.....70 lbs. (getting lazy)
**3x10 chest press w/smith machine...60 lbs.
**1x20 bench press with free weight bar...45 lbs.
ABS:
2x60 second planks
2x20 stability ball crunches
1x20 decline bench crunches
Okay, so there it is... I did the above in a circuit fashion in about 35-40 minutes. Worked up a real sweat. Reading back on the workout it seems that there's little rhyme or reason to it...just couldn't think today, but I guess its sort of a total body workout. I have to get to golf tourny now. I actually feel really good, maybe when I get home I'll do a short HIIT workout on my spin bike, 20 minutes or so.
Post workout meal:
6 oz. ff yogurt with blueberries and scoop of whey
4 min. treadmill warm-up
**3x15 lying hamstring curls...60lbs
**3x12 leg extensions...........90lbs
**3x10 good mornings...........50 lb. bar
**3x15 donkey kicks on ball
**1x30 wall squats (no weight today, triatholon trial tomorrow, can't be too sore)
**2x15 pushups on ball (toes on ball, body off and hands in triangle)
**1x10 burpees
**3x10 resistance band side lat raises
**3x15 band tricep extensions (each arm 3 sets)
**2x15 skull crushers on bench.....30 lbs. (end of workout getting tired)
**1x15 tricep pushdowns.....70 lbs. (getting lazy)
**3x10 chest press w/smith machine...60 lbs.
**1x20 bench press with free weight bar...45 lbs.
ABS:
2x60 second planks
2x20 stability ball crunches
1x20 decline bench crunches
Okay, so there it is... I did the above in a circuit fashion in about 35-40 minutes. Worked up a real sweat. Reading back on the workout it seems that there's little rhyme or reason to it...just couldn't think today, but I guess its sort of a total body workout. I have to get to golf tourny now. I actually feel really good, maybe when I get home I'll do a short HIIT workout on my spin bike, 20 minutes or so.
Post workout meal:
6 oz. ff yogurt with blueberries and scoop of whey
I really do suck at journaling but here goes.
Workout:
10 minutes abs on floor
30 minute open water swim
short run with cross country team I coach (about 1 mile... we did timed miles today at practice)
Breakfast:
3/4 cup wheeties with 1/2 skim milk
topped cereal with 1/2 banana and dried cranberries
2 cup coffee, no sugar, ffhalf and half
A.M. snack
raw organic baby carrots with hummus
Lunch:
1/2 can albocore tuna mixed with tomatoes, lemon juice and hot sauce
1/2 cup cottage cheese with 1/2 cup organic blueberries
p.m. snack
turkey slice rolled with 1 slice veggie cheese
dinner
1/2 cup spagetti with about 4 quarter sized pieces of turkey sausage with sauce
homemade 3 bean salad mixed with fresh garden veggies (my garden, tomatoes, cukes and peppers)
about 64 oz. water
Now, the workout was pretty lame today, but I swam in open water for about 1/2 hour to train for Sat. triatholon. In previous entries I wrote about my nervousness with the swim. I felt a little anxiety in the very beginning but surprised myself at how I mentally brought myself to relax and enjoy. Its getting better and a little easier so i'm real happy about that. As a matter of fact the group I swam with tonight are all semi-pro/pro cyclists and they meet to swim 2x weekly. I was very happy with myself when one of them commented on how she thought "I missed my calling and should focus on swimming"...Who knew?
Workout:
10 minutes abs on floor
30 minute open water swim
short run with cross country team I coach (about 1 mile... we did timed miles today at practice)
Breakfast:
3/4 cup wheeties with 1/2 skim milk
topped cereal with 1/2 banana and dried cranberries
2 cup coffee, no sugar, ffhalf and half
A.M. snack
raw organic baby carrots with hummus
Lunch:
1/2 can albocore tuna mixed with tomatoes, lemon juice and hot sauce
1/2 cup cottage cheese with 1/2 cup organic blueberries
p.m. snack
turkey slice rolled with 1 slice veggie cheese
dinner
1/2 cup spagetti with about 4 quarter sized pieces of turkey sausage with sauce
homemade 3 bean salad mixed with fresh garden veggies (my garden, tomatoes, cukes and peppers)
about 64 oz. water
Now, the workout was pretty lame today, but I swam in open water for about 1/2 hour to train for Sat. triatholon. In previous entries I wrote about my nervousness with the swim. I felt a little anxiety in the very beginning but surprised myself at how I mentally brought myself to relax and enjoy. Its getting better and a little easier so i'm real happy about that. As a matter of fact the group I swam with tonight are all semi-pro/pro cyclists and they meet to swim 2x weekly. I was very happy with myself when one of them commented on how she thought "I missed my calling and should focus on swimming"...Who knew?
well done, you're doing great. If you are not doing well with your breakfast choice you can always change it, you don't have to eat oatmeal, you don't have to eat cereals, you can eat whatever you want to eat. Make your own rules, you know how; at the end of the day the companies who make cereal and oats created this huge bubble since the 70s: " for a healthy breakfast....for YOU to stay healthy...for your KIDS to stay healthy...eat our brand with some cold milk......ahhhhh, the money we're gonna make!!!!".
Now I'm getting into this. I had a really great swim last night and was excited about my performance. However, I didn't sleep for crap last night!! I just couldn't relax. A million things were going through my mind. My son is getting braces on his teeth today...poor thing is almost 15 and we had to wait till now for him to get them. Dentist said his mouth needed to develop more for the work that needs to be done. Looking at him his teeth are perfectly straight, problem is he still has baby teeth that just won't come out. Reason being his adult teeth are up close to his navel cavity which will require surgery next week. The kid is fine!!!! Its his mom who is a spas!!!!!!!!
I also felt guilty about my wimpy workout yesterday so I did 3 sets of 30 pushups and abs before bed. Doesn't seem to be alot but could this have produced enough adrenaline to keep me awake?
Well, it is 7:30 a.m. and I am still wide awake. So let the day begin... and I welcome it with open arms!!
I also felt guilty about my wimpy workout yesterday so I did 3 sets of 30 pushups and abs before bed. Doesn't seem to be alot but could this have produced enough adrenaline to keep me awake?
Well, it is 7:30 a.m. and I am still wide awake. So let the day begin... and I welcome it with open arms!!
I think it's because you are too stressed. It happens to me sometimes as well when i have something in my mind bothering me. No worries, keep it up
Umm, just re-read my previous journal entry and I am cracking myself up. Obviously I was tired when I wrote that my son's adult teeth were close to his navel cavity....ugh, impossible, thank God! What I meant was his nasalcavity!
I hope everyone got a laugh out of that one.
Well, since I'm here I might as well post my food:
Breakfast
2 egg veggie omellette
homefries (yup we went out for breakfast this morning, I was bad)
1 piece dry rye toast
coffee
A.M. snack
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup blueberries
lunch
3 oz. tuna mixed with lemon and hot sauce (getting to be a fav)
homemade three bean salad/garden veggies (raw)
P.M. snack
1/4 cup trail mix (pecans, raisins)
bowl of crap cereal with skim milk
lots of water throughout the day
Workout
hasn't happened yet:animal3:
but if it does it will be 45 minutes cardio either treadmill or spin bike followed by 30 min. weights. I'm just so darn tired, this is what I want to do but not feeling it
Meeting up with fellow triathaletes tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. to train for this weekends upcoming event. Would it seriously be so bad if I skipped the workout tonight? I'm trying to make this okay in my mind.
Okay just proofread my entry I think it makes sense hehehehe
I hope everyone got a laugh out of that one. Well, since I'm here I might as well post my food:
Breakfast
2 egg veggie omellette
homefries (yup we went out for breakfast this morning, I was bad)
1 piece dry rye toast
coffee
A.M. snack
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup blueberries
lunch
3 oz. tuna mixed with lemon and hot sauce (getting to be a fav)
homemade three bean salad/garden veggies (raw)
P.M. snack
1/4 cup trail mix (pecans, raisins)
bowl of crap cereal with skim milk
lots of water throughout the day
Workout
hasn't happened yet:animal3:
but if it does it will be 45 minutes cardio either treadmill or spin bike followed by 30 min. weights. I'm just so darn tired, this is what I want to do but not feeling it
Meeting up with fellow triathaletes tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. to train for this weekends upcoming event. Would it seriously be so bad if I skipped the workout tonight? I'm trying to make this okay in my mind.
Okay just proofread my entry I think it makes sense hehehehe
I did do my workout and once I got going it was fine. Here it is:
HIIT on treadmill: 25 minutes. This consisted of intense hill sprints for 30-45 seconds running on 11% incline at 8mph. Recovered for about 1.30 minutes in between.
Took my dogs for a 10 minute trail run through my woods and then played football with them for another 10 min. That counts, right?
After giving dogs attention I did a weight workout:
BACK
wide grip pull down 3x12...80 lbs.
bent over rows......3x12...15 lbs. each hand
back extensions.....3x12...no weight
BiCEPS
seated on ball concentrated curls...3x12...15 lbs each hand
overhead military press.................3x12...45 lbs.
side lat raises..............................3x12...12lbs each hand
TRICEPS
overhead tricep extensions.............2x10...40 lbs
straight arm extensions..................3x15...65lbs.
tricep dips on stability ball..............1x20
tricep pushdowns..........................2x12...70lbs.
ABS
20 crunches on bosu holding 10 lb. medicine ball between knees...2 sets
15 "v pikes" on stability ball
2x20 basic crunches on stability ball
8 minute abs workout on you tube (cheesy I know, but I still love it)
3 sets 20 pushups (military style) on bosu balance dome (inverted)
Not too bad considering I'm pretty smoked today. Doing a hard workout tomorrow...I'll be back to report!
Post workout snack
1 hard boiled minus yolk (just don't like it)
3/4 cup watermelon, blueberries and cantaloupe
HIIT on treadmill: 25 minutes. This consisted of intense hill sprints for 30-45 seconds running on 11% incline at 8mph. Recovered for about 1.30 minutes in between.
Took my dogs for a 10 minute trail run through my woods and then played football with them for another 10 min. That counts, right?
After giving dogs attention I did a weight workout:
BACK
wide grip pull down 3x12...80 lbs.
bent over rows......3x12...15 lbs. each hand
back extensions.....3x12...no weight
BiCEPS
seated on ball concentrated curls...3x12...15 lbs each hand
overhead military press.................3x12...45 lbs.
side lat raises..............................3x12...12lbs each hand
TRICEPS
overhead tricep extensions.............2x10...40 lbs
straight arm extensions..................3x15...65lbs.
tricep dips on stability ball..............1x20
tricep pushdowns..........................2x12...70lbs.
ABS
20 crunches on bosu holding 10 lb. medicine ball between knees...2 sets
15 "v pikes" on stability ball
2x20 basic crunches on stability ball
8 minute abs workout on you tube (cheesy I know, but I still love it)
3 sets 20 pushups (military style) on bosu balance dome (inverted)
Not too bad considering I'm pretty smoked today. Doing a hard workout tomorrow...I'll be back to report!
Post workout snack
1 hard boiled minus yolk (just don't like it)
3/4 cup watermelon, blueberries and cantaloupe
Was very busy yesterday so I'm just getting a chance to post. My workout yesterday was a 1/2 mile swim...and a 12 mile bike to get ready for triatholon on Sat. I'm fighting a cold including a wicked sore throat so my time wasn't as good as I hoped. Bike was 35.21 and swim was...not sure? Anyway, my eating plan was out the window yesterday since most of my day was spent in the car. Didn't eat a decent meal until 8 p.m. and then it was pasta and turkey sausage. Other than that, can't even remember what else...oh, yeah , a soyjoy bar post workout because that's what I had in my car.
I'm taking the day off from working out at all today because I'm fighting a bug or something. My ears and throat are killing me! Trying to take it easy because the race is Sat. the 13th. I think I'm ready but if anyone has any additional advice I'd love to hear. My goal for the swim is 14 min. I'm a newbie at swimming, the bike in under 35 and the run in about 23. That would make me happy. Again, advice or comments are more than welcome. Thanks.
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But, uh, please to explain why your workout is structured the way it is, because it doesn't make a lick of sense to me. Did Richard Simmons design it for you??
P.S. I most certainly did get a laugh out of navel cavity. Was waiting to see if you'd notice. If you didn't, I was gonna ask you if your kid's a Marvel morlock. 
But, uh, please to explain why your workout is structured the way it is, because it doesn't make a lick of sense to me. Did Richard Simmons design it for you??
P.S. I most certainly did get a laugh out of navel cavity. Was waiting to see if you'd notice.
If you didn't, I was gonna ask you if your kid's a Marvel morlock. I'm training for a triatholon and yesterday I trained at the lake where its being held. I wanted to do a sort of trial run through and swam the area where the swim will be held and biked the 12 mile course. So that is the reason why my workout was what it was yesterday. As for Richard Simmons designing this workout, I'd have to say no. There was no "sweatin to the oldies", only the "newbies"...ha-ha, funny....okay, not really but I tried. I don't even wanna post my diet, let's just say PMS and that should just about cover it.
Nono, the weight training. Wondering why.. the whole thing. That is a weird and horrid split, to my mind. Also, PMS is a good excuse, if you like being "the weaker sex."
OOOOooo, you are so bad, weaker sex? Have a baby then lets talk. Umm, getting to the weight training thing. Yeah, well, what can I say just hitting all major muscle groups. I'm not sure why you're finding it horrid. More specific please. I'd gladly hear better training ideas that's why I'm here.
Okay, well, when you're training primarily for endurance events it doesn't make sense to be doing all that ****. Not that your routine would make sense, period. Volume is way too high, lifts look all out of order (more muscles, more joints -> less muscles, less joints is how it should be), and all over the place.
I think you would see much better results from something very simple like Rippetoe's basic program:
Workout 1
Squat 5x5
Bench Press 5x5
Deadlift 5x5
Workout 2
Squat 5x5
Overhead Press 5x5
Power Clean 5x5
Schedule - M, W, F
Week 1 - 1, 2, 1
Week 2 - 2, 1, 2
Week 3 - 1, 2, 1
Week 4 - 2, 1, 2
And so forth.
It almost doesn't seem like enough. What about training little muscles? I do like to race, road races, tris and running a half marathon in October BUT honestly lifting is more my thing. I have been working out at home, I have a universal gym, smith machine and just about everything in between but will be going back to the gym Oct. 1. So what you're saying is perform those 3 exercises 3x week and that's enough? I guess I'm confused and almost a little tired of trying to get on a program that's why I tend to do a total body workout on weight days. I'm always thinking I need to do more. Little OCD I guess.
I think what Focus is getting at is that you trained biceps and triceps the same day. Unusual, that's all. But it's your workout. You can do what you like
The usual split is lats/biceps, chest/shoulders/triceps and finally, legs. Put abs/core in wherever you want.
I question whether you're eating enough protein. One egg white PWO? I usually eat a 6oz steak post-workout (I'm female). If I don't have something at home I can cook right away, I'll drink a protein shake at the gym. Maybe you don't want to add muscle right now -- it will probably hamper your triathlon times unless you're doing a sprint triathlon ...
For what it's worth, I do think that what you're doing is fabulous!
The usual split is lats/biceps, chest/shoulders/triceps and finally, legs. Put abs/core in wherever you want.
I question whether you're eating enough protein. One egg white PWO? I usually eat a 6oz steak post-workout (I'm female). If I don't have something at home I can cook right away, I'll drink a protein shake at the gym. Maybe you don't want to add muscle right now -- it will probably hamper your triathlon times unless you're doing a sprint triathlon ...
For what it's worth, I do think that what you're doing is fabulous!