David's exercise log

dragosanastasiu

I generally bike to campus M-F, avg 13-16 mph, 3.5 miles each way if I take the Campus connector from/to the St Paul campus or 6.5 miles if I don't. In addition to our regular group training M and F, I usually do in-door rowing at least one other day, using the Concept E2 machines in the old section of the Rec Center. I try to go 10 km, which takes me 42-45 minutes of rowing, 1h including worm-up and breaks (I take a short break every 2-3 km).

Following is a list of my workouts outside of class and my regular biking:
- Sept 18 - rowing 10 km
- Sept 20 - archery, 1.5 h
- Sept 26 - rowing 8 km
- missed class on Oct 4 and extra workout that week due to illness

This week I plan to attend the rowing class on Thursday.

dragosanastasiu

This week I got two extra workouts in. On Wed, I went rowing on the Concept E2 and beat my personal distance record by rowing 12 km, at a 500 m split pace of around 2:10. It took me a little over 53 min. On Thu, I attended the rowing class. We did not row as much as I usually do on my own (got in about 6.5 km). It was difficult at times to stay synced with the instructor, but it was nice to see other people rowing besides me. The hour finished with 15 minutes of aerobic and core exercises. In continuing the list format...
- Oct 9 - rowing 12 km
- Oct 10 - rowing class (6.5 km)

dragosanastasiu

Goals. Being I'm severely overweight, my goals revolve around shedding pounds.

- short term: 5 lb. I think it's doable, if I can manage to slow down the eating. I am exercising more that I have in a long time.
- medium term: 15 lb. I need to focus on meal planning and portion control to complement the exercise, and then it will be an achievable goal.
- long term: 60 lb within the next 2-3 years will be great, but more importantly, maintain the weight I loose. Periods of stress in my life can interfere with that. I need to find ways to continue exercise and regulate eating habits even during those times.

dragosanastasiu

Elaborating on my goals, I plan to eat 500-750 cal below by daily goal and exercise 3-4 times per week in addition to biking 6-12 miles 5 days per week. I enjoy rowing and biking, so I will stick with that 2-3 times per week, 45-60 minute sessions. I will also include the weight training course at least once a week after the 12-week program is done. For now, class time will stand in for the weight training.

Biking will be more difficult during the winter, so I plan to do more in-door exercises during the winter months. When it gets warm again I plan to ride more often and longer. Last summer, I made it up to 40 miles on a ride. Next summer I hope to double that at the least, and participate in a 50 or 75 mile race too. The combination of exercise and better tracking of my nutrition should make the goals I set achievable.

dragosanastasiu

This week extra session:
- Oct 15, rowed 10 km on concept E2.

I wanted to go further, but ran out of time. I also wanted to do another rowing session today (Thu), but it looks like I won't have the time. I may try to get something in over the weekend.

I find I am more tired than usual this week, and my body keeps wanting to sleep a lot more than I am used to. I'm having trouble waking up with my alarm. I'm hoping this will pass and I'll be able to keep up with the exercise without affecting my other responsibilities.

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- Oct 20 - strength circuit, followed by rowing 10 km on the Concept E2

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- Oct 23 - rowing 10 km on the Concept 2E.
It was tough. Coming down with a cold I think.

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- Oct 31 - walked 1.5-2 hours around the neighborhood