Senior needs help with my work outs.

[mddolson]

The Canadian government has endorsed the spacing of 4 months between the 2 vaccination shots, in order to get more people vaccinated.

 

[Llama]

I heard some countries had increased spacing but 4 months vs 3 weeks is so long! Fingers crossed it'll be equally effective regardless.

 

[overlandflyer]

a little more optimistic view...

Delay between doses 'expected to be less' than 4 months as supply increases

 

[mddolson]

Checked my weight today (215 lbs). The alternating workouts continue 3 days strength training & 4 days cardio.
It’s raining here today so cardio was on our Treadclimber.

 

[mddolson]

Bella’s walk was shorter than usual today. I spent 3-1/2 hours shoveling top soil to fill the stump holes from the 7 trees we removed last fall

 

[Llama]

A rest day for Bella but 3.5 hours of shoveling sounds like quite the workout!

 

[mddolson]

Today’s workout, I attempted to do HIIT on the Treadclimber. Warmed up at 4.5 km/hr the up to 6.4 km/hr for one min then back to 4.5 for min, & then back to 6.4 for 1 min ...
Got my heart ranging from 145 to 158 bpm. My weight is down to 213 lbs. Just 3 more pounds to my target I

 

[Cate]

Only 3 more lbs to your target weight? Well done, Mike.

 

[mddolson]

My plan is to hold at 210. I am strength training now along with cardio workouts. I still need to cut body fat, but I am also trying to add lean muscle.

 

[mddolson]

Two workouts today, first trimming the crab apple trees & cleaning up the branches then taking Bella for our walk together.

 

[Cate]

I love crab apple jelly. I haven't had it for decades. Sounds like a good day, Mike.

 

[mddolson]

Unfortunately they are flowering crab apple trees that have the pretty pink flowers. The fruit is too small (6-10 mm) to be useful except for the birds and chipmunks

 

[Cate]

I think they are the ones used here to make the jelly. They are tiny but you boil the whole fruit & then put it through a sieve.

 

[mddolson]

My mother used to make crab apple jelly, but the crab apples were about the size of ping pong balls.

 

[Llama]

That's the kind my parents have. They also have gorgeous flowers though

 

[mddolson]

Today is depressing! We are a full month into spring, & I had to shovel 4”/ 10 cm of snow off the deck. Fortunately by 1:30 pm it’s melting & the roads are clear.
Strength training continues. Following 30 minutes of cardio on the treadclimber Today I increased the barbell wt to 60 lbs. I can only do 3 sets of 8 reps, (cleanly) on the deadlift to o/head press, biceps curls and standing narrow grip vertical row. I will continue working at this weight until I can achieve 3 sets of 10 reps.

 

[Cate]

I think the crab apples were about ping pong ball sized here too.
Your Spring will come soon, hopefully. We see so many Canadian memes about snow that in my mind it snows there for most of the year. Our younger son lived in Golden, BC about 7 years ago & was thinking of living there. He had some serious cold-weather gear which he now doesn't need. In Australia, Tasmania has a reputation for being a cold place, but our Winters are mild compared to most of the rest of the world. I'm glad.
Your strength training programme is impressive, Mike. There's nothing lazy about you!

 

[Cate]

After typing in your diary I went for a look at FB & just saw this-

 

[mddolson]

I’m Rolling on the floor laughing!

 

[Llama]

After typing in your diary I went for a look at FB & just saw this-
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There's a similar pic in one of our family albums reading May 7th. That was 1979 though, it doesn't snow as much these days.