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2hott4u said:
Tom - sounds like a GREAT goal! BTW, your signature quote....Josh also sings the song, "Let Me Fall". LOVE IT!!!
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I figured you'd know that - a friend of mine (who was listening to a Cirque du Soleil song) had mentioned she had that song, and that Groban had sung it. I was thinking it may have just been somebody thinking it was Groban and stuck the tag on. I happened to see the show Quidam and the act the song was a backdrop to was an acrobat who was doing all kinds of balancing and other feats high above the circus ring on these blood red (for lack of a better word) curtains. It was pretty amazing and sensual (as well as sensational) to watch.
 
She47441 said:
Yay!! That's a good short goal. I like to walk to the park and around it and back home. That's an hr walk. Do you live in an addition? That's a good place to walk if you can.
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I'll just walk around town - there's some hills that I can use to train up for the big hikes.
 
Workout 3/8

Spinning

We had a "game" today - the instructor had a bag with tokens with various spinning moves on them. Everyone got to pick one. It was a good ride and made the time go quickly.
 
Workout 3/9

Chest Press (on bench) 1x8@65, 1x8@65, 1x7@60
Bent Row 1x12@50
Squat and Overhead Press 1x12@30
Touchdowns 12
Skullcrushers on Stability Ball 1x11@35
Cross Chop with Squat 2x12@40
Reverse Fly 1x12@25
Step Up with Front Raise 2x12@20
Bicep Curl 1x10@25, 1x5@25
Dips from the Bench 1x20
Oblique Twists on Stability Ball 2x20
Ball Bridge - 2 minutes
Crunches on Ball 1x20@20
Hip Raise and Leg Curl (Feet on Stability Ball) 1x20

Still in recovery mode but getting better - I was particularly surprised and pleased with the performance on the step up and touch downs.
 
Poached Eggs with a Twist

I made curried poached eggs just now and they were quite good. The spice combination was well chosen as it complemented the taste of the eggs. More than likely the curry powder I used will be replaced with a hotter version next time I make this in the interests of experimentation. (Looking at the pictures included with the recipe, I noticed tomatoes used as an accompaniment - I wish I'd seen this earlier as I actually have tomatoes on hand and I think it would've made a good dish even better). When can I make this again...?
 
Workout 3/12

Chest Press (on bench) 1x8@65, 1x8@65, 1x8@60
Bent Row 1x12@50
Squat and Overhead Press 1x12@30
Touchdowns 12
Skullcrushers on Stability Ball 1x12@35
Cross Chop with Squat 2x12@40
Reverse Fly 1x12@25
Step Up with Front Raise 2x12@20
Bicep Curl 1x10@25, 1x5@25
Dips from the Bench 1x20
Oblique Twists on Stability Ball 2x20
Ball Bridge - 2 minutes
Crunches on Ball 1x20@20
Hip Raise and Leg Curl (Feet on Stability Ball) 1x20

Slowly but surely getting back into the groove. I felt stronger today than in the past couple of weeks, and I knew my body as well as my mind could use the workout. Here's to hoping the nasties are quickly out and that improvements can resume.

30 Minutes Fat Burner (Elliptical), L15
Trying to build up muscular endurance in preparation for the hikes this month and next month. So I decided to set the elliptical to level 15 for the Fat Burner program to give it a try... ...and I did it! Level 15 is the highest resistance level for the programs on the elliptical. (I think Alpine Pass has the actual highest single resistance though.) So in a sense this was a milestone for me - and it felt really good to have completed a good weight and cardio workout. Maybe there's something to this whole exercise thing after all.
 
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New Toys

Picked up some trail shoes and a day pack today in preparation for training for the hike. Now that the weather's warming up I'll look at getting out to the local state park for practice.
 
That'll be fun. My uncle likes to take group of men from church and they go hiking for days on end. He even made couple dvd w/instructions of what to take and what to do if you end up in certain situations.
 
Workout 3/14

Spinning

An all jump class today - was tiring but good. (Jumps are where you count off a number of pedal strokes (e.g., 4, 6, 8) while seated, then you stand and do the same amount of pedal strokes, then sit and repeat.) I'm surprised though since I had a good workout Monday I was able to get through Tuesday too.
 
Chest Press (on bench) 1x8@65, 1x8@65, 1x8@60
Bent Row 1x12@50
Squat and Overhead Press 1x12@30
Touchdowns 12
Skullcrushers on Stability Ball 1x12@35
Cross Chop with Squat 2x12@40
Reverse Fly 1x12@25
Step Up with Front Raise 2x12@20
Bicep Curl (2 sec up, 4 sec down) 2x10@25
Dips from the Bench 1x20
Oblique Twists on Stability Ball 2x20
Ball Bridge - 2 minutes, 30 seconds
Crunches on Ball 1x20@20
Hip Raise and Leg Curl (Feet on Stability Ball) 1x20

I didn't do this exact workout today as some things were changed relative to training for the hikes. However it's close enough that I'll let it on. Here's the new ordering:

Chest Press (on bench)
Squat and Overhead Press
Bent Row
Touchdowns
Dips from the Bench
Cross Chop with Squat
Reverse Fly
Step Up (on bench)
Bicep Curl (2 sec up, 4 sec down)
Oblique Twists on Stability Ball
Ball Bridge
Crunches on Ball
Hip Raise and Leg Curl (Feet on Stability Ball)

Some were revised a bit - I was doing the step up with a front raise onto an aerobic step - now the front raise is gone but I'm stepping up onto the bench. The crunches were changed to have the weight over my head, and the hip raise and leg curl were changed to do 10, then do 5 curls on each side with one leg.
 
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Workout 3/19

Chest Press (on bench) 2x8@65, 1x65@7
Squat and Overhead Press 1x12@30
Bent Row 1x12@50
Touchdowns 1x12
Dips from the Bench 1x12
Cross Chop with Squat 1x12@40
Reverse Fly 1x12@25

Step Up (on bench) 1x12 supersetted with...
Bicep Curl (2 sec up, 4 sec down) 2x12@25

Oblique Twists on Stability Ball 1x20
Ball Bridge 2 minutes, 35 seconds
Crunches on Ball 1x12@10 (weight overhead this time)
Hip Raise and Leg Curl (Feet on Stability Ball) 1x10 both legs +
Leg Curl 1x5 each leg

The first day of the revised workout - was glad to be able to work with 65s for all three sets of the bench press. First time that's happened in a while. While the numbers haven't changed too much the form and way of doing them has. Paying much more attention to doing things correctly will pay off, even if I had to back off the weights to do it. Mood is optimistic - I hope to try the fat burner program on the elliptical later at lvl 15 again to prove to myself it wasn't a fluke.

30 Minutes, Fat Burner, L15 (Elliptical) - nope, it wasn't a fluke :)
 
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Not quite as fast as I'd like, but getting there - hoping that the leg problem finally subsides to I can get back to normal.
 
Workout 3/21

Chest Press (on bench) 3x8@65 (YES!)
Squat and Overhead Press 1x12@30
Bent Row 1x12@50
Touchdowns 1x12
Dips from the Bench 1x12
Cross Chop with Squat 1x12@40
Reverse Fly 1x12@25

Step Up (on bench) 1x12 supersetted with...
Bicep Curl (2 sec up, 4 sec down) 2x10@25

Oblique Twists on Stability Ball 1x20
Ball Bridge 2 minutes, 35 seconds
Crunches on Ball 1x12@10 (weight overhead this time)
Hip Raise and Leg Curl (Feet on Stability Ball) 1x10 both legs +
Leg Curl 1x5 each leg

Finally did 3 sets of 65 - which is about what I was doing before the foot problem set in. This pleases me :) - also the touchdowns with the left leg (the sick one) have gotten more manageable too. To me, the signs are pointing to returning to normal health, and better workouts. Funny thing is, I hadn't planned on it but I got an upgrade to ball bridge - I had my trainer checking my form on that exercise, and when I was done, she said, "Did I ever show you the upgrade to this exercise?" - Me, figuring I knew what was coming said, "No..., I doubt I'd've forgotten making this exercise in particular tougher..." So she showed me the way to do it with one leg instead of two...

Pilates
30 Minutes Treadmill, L10 for most @ 3.1
 
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Workout 3/22

Spinning

A good workout, especially considering I'd been feeling the effects of the treadmill from the day before. We did an interval class (kinda), which wasn't as hard as race day or a jump class, but was challenging enough.
 
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