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2hott4u said:
Great job, Tom!!! WOOHOO!! Those who didn't show for class were probably intimidated by your awesomeness! ;)
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Hee hee - actually there were a few regulars who didn't show either. It's funny how you get a certain vibe in class when you have the same group of people coming week after week, and then to have one (or more) not show up changes it a lot. It was fun though - the instructor had a magazine where she was taking the ride from (she routinely takes rides, like a day from the Tour de France, or, say, an ascent of Cadillac Mountain and compresses them into a 45 minute ride) - and she got sidetracked looking at the pictures of the men with big muscles on bikes lol. So yeah, it's all about teh hot. lol
 
stingo said:
Hee hee - actually there were a few regulars who didn't show either. It's funny how you get a certain vibe in class when you have the same group of people coming week after week, and then to have one (or more) not show up changes it a lot. It was fun though - the instructor had a magazine where she was taking the ride from (she routinely takes rides, like a day from the Tour de France, or, say, an ascent of Cadillac Mountain and compresses them into a 45 minute ride) - and she got sidetracked looking at the pictures of the men with big muscles on bikes lol. So yeah, it's all about teh hot. lol
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LMFAO....omg...too funny. hmmm....perhaps I should get one of those mags and look at that while I'm on the elliptical! LOL Might make me go faster! LOL :p
 
2hott4u said:
LMFAO....omg...too funny. hmmm....perhaps I should get one of those mags and look at that while I'm on the elliptical! LOL Might make me go faster! LOL :p
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That's what she was saying during class - that the guys were at the top waiting for them... didn't help the guys in the class much lol but at least she acknowledged that too.
 
Workout 1/24

Chest Press (on bench) 1x8@55, 1x8@60, 1x8@60
Bent Row 1x12@45
Squat and Overhead Press 1x12@30
Hammer Curl on 1 Leg 2x12@20
Skullcrushers on Stability Ball 1x12@30
Cross Chop with Squat 2x12@35
Reverse Fly 1x12@25
Step Up with Front Raise 2x12@20
Bicep Curl 1x12@30
Dips from the Bench 1x12
Obliques on Stability Ball 2x12
Ball Bridge - 2 minutes
Crunches on Ball 1x12@15
Hip Raise and Leg Curl (Feet on Stability Ball) 1x12

12 Minutes Forest Walk (Treadmill) 5.0 Max Speed, 5.0 Max Incline
18 Minutes Forest Walk (Treadmill) 4.7 Max Speed, 5.0 Max Incline

As a motivation for myself I've decided to bold the improvements over the previous workout - and will probably italicize the places where I didn't quite meet what I did the previous workout. I'm hoping for all bold lol.

I'm glad I got to use the floor weights again - the way our gym is setup we have a rack of dumbbells in the corner that hold the 10-50 pairs of dumbbells, with platemates to fill in any gaps. Right next to it on the floor we have a pair of 60 lb and 70 lb dumbbells right next to it - I was happy to have advanced beyond the rack so to speak.

Not too keen on doing pilates class or cardio after work, but I'll probably show up just the same. A note on cardio - on Monday I added an extra minute to my workout (31 minutes vs 30 minutes) mainly to break out of the psychological rut those numbers had put me in. It was funny - even though it only adds 3 seconds to each bar on the display, it was enough to make things feel a lot different. Obviously this was a good rut to try to get out of.

Edited to add: well I did just cardio today - and had a bit of a "discovery day" - tried out 5.0 Max Incline and 5.0 Max Speed, neither of which I'd tried before. It kicked my ass, but took about 12 minutes to do it lol, so then I dialed it down to 4.7 max speed and 5.0 max incline for the remainder of the session. Still, it felt good because now I know how I can improve.
 
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Good for you, on the bold and italics. If you're willing to do some math you could go further and work out your overall load. I have a spreadsheet that can do it for me if I punch in the numbers, though lately I just keep track in my head. It really helps to fight the whole "wtf? I'm getting weaker!" delusion. :D

I find I don't even care what I see on the scale when I weigh myself, but if I go more than one weight training session without improving in most areas, I get all angsty, even though I know better. :eek:
 
I was thinking since some of us list our meals for the day, maybe you can list yours so we can see what you eat for ideas and whatnot.
 
She47441 said:
I was thinking since some of us list our meals for the day, maybe you can list yours so we can see what you eat for ideas and whatnot.
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I doubt it - I'm pretty boring lol

During the week, this is what I have:

Breakfast (between 7 and 8am): 1/4 cup of steel cut oats + 1 handful of raisins, 1.5 cup fat free milk, 1.5 cup organic oj (from concentrate), 1 banana
(I've also begun making my own smoothies from organic soymilk, a banana, and a handful of frozen fruit - raspberries so far)

Snack 1 (between 9:30-10:30am): 2 pieces of fruit (usually bananas since I have to up my potassium)

Strength Training: (11:00-12:00 or thereabouts, includes 3 minute warmup on elliptical, + 5 to 10 minutes stretching after completing the routine)

Lunch: (around 12:30pm) Chicken Salad Sandwich or Wrap (whole wheat bread/whole wheat wrap respectively), a handful of pretzels, 1.5 cups of soup, if the soup's really good, like tomato, pickles

Snack 2: (around 3:30pm) handful of almonds and a serving of cottage cheese - been trying the full fat version of late - might switch back to non-fat

Cardio/Gym Class (generally between 5:15 and 6:30)

Dinner (7:30pm - 9:00pm): This is where I get creative - most visitors to this thread know (or SHOULD know) that a favorite of mine is:

Boiled Chicken Breast, 0.5 Cup Long Grain Brown Rice Cooked in Chicken Broth, Blanched veggies

Past dinners include:
Chicken with Corn, Black Beans, Salsa and Non-fat Cream Cheese (I tried the reduced fat version but think I'm going to stick to nonfat), and a salad with raspberry vinaigrette dressing

Basic Meat Sauce with whole wheat bread, or whole wheat pasta and a salad (raspberry vinaigrette again)

Pineapple Chicken Lo Mein

Chicken Paella

Veggie Biryani

Shrimp Fra Diavolo

Every so often I'll stop at the local asian restaurant and get some sushi - salmon roll, spicy salmon roll and a shrimp roll

Snack 3 (9:30pm-11:00pm) : Slice of Whole Wheat Bread with a serving of Peanut Butter

Dunno if this helps or not - but that's by and large what I have on any given day of the week so far.
 
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So it's ok to eat wwb so late in the night?

Oh and I gotta tell ya... spinning definitely not my thing :p I can't handle the sitting & it is not ez! I am ever amazed at your workout routine and your endurance.

Keep it up! :D
 
Well kinda feeling the effects of yesterday's "discovery" session lol. The glutes and the muscles just below them are a little tender - I'm guessing from the extra workout/stretching the legs got yesterday. I hope this doesn't hurt my performance in spinning tonight since we're doing intervals.
 
Workout 1/25

Spinning

Interval training today - going from 65% to 80% or 85% or even 90% etc. Yup it was hard (the very first one was the most difficult), but I made it.
 
Workout 1/26

Chest Press (on bench) 1x8@60, 1x8@60, 1x8@60
Bent Row 1x12@45
Squat and Overhead Press 1x12@35
Hammer Curl on 1 Leg 2x12@20
Skullcrushers on Stability Ball 1x12@30
Cross Chop with Squat 2x12@35
Reverse Fly 1x12@30
Step Up with Front Raise 2x12@20
Bicep Curl 1x11@30
Dips from the Bench 1x15
Obliques on Stability Ball 2x12
Ball Bridge - 2 minutes
Crunches on Ball 1x12@20
Hip Raise and Leg Curl (Feet on Stability Ball) 1x12

I'm glad I got my strength work out in already - it's nice not to have to run down at lunch and hurry to get it done. Since they cancelled the Thursday Yoga class, they've combined Tai Chi and Yoga and the instructor's been alternating which one she does. Today I think will be yoga - good way to end the week, as well as my weekly chair massage. :) Actually come to think of it this is the first strength work out I've done where I didn't use any weights in the teens or lower. Also, the dumbbells + platemates in our gym go up to 77.5 lbs so I'm hoping to get to that or beyond to see if they'll buy more weights for me lol.

Yoga

Class was good today - we did Yoga for Fitness, which involved some of the moves from the sun salutation, but instead of doing the mountain pose, it was the child's pose instead.
 
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Way to rub it in...no pun intended. :p
 
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