Starting Nov 1
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Ha, missing out on the fun.0
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Feeling really tired... hoping to make it through my workout tonight. Have a great rest of your Monday ladies!:drinker:0
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How did the WO go ramalem?
Trying to pump myself up for 2B tonight, I hate it.. HATE IT! I think the thought of having to run again is what gets me. I know I could do the intervals on a bike or elliptical but I feel like I need the running to prepare for softball.0 -
I was reading the book to see what intervals have in store for me tonight and read this:
"...An aggressive exerciser will go all-out the first time she tries it, and find the experience so miserable that she never wants to do it again..."
Yup, that was me, except the going all out part, I only ran at a 6 on the treadmill (a decent jog for a shorty) with a 5% incline (to help my kness as I am a lazy runner and like to stomp).0 -
WO went
At least it's done.
I actually find that I like intervals, I started out at 6.1/7/.1 - upped to 6.3/7.3 last night. not much of a change, but I think rather than keep upping my lower interval, I will up the faster one.0 -
At that speed, are you running/jogging the whole time?
I went from 2.8 (decent walk) for rest to a 6.0 (decent jog). Thinking tonight about 6.5 for the "level 5" and sticking with 2.8 for "level 1".
I don't know how my cardio got to bad, every winter I kinda sit around and do nothing only to get back into heavy sports in summer. This winter I did weights instead of nothing and my lungs have never burned this much since I was in grade 7, running 8km for cross country on a cold fall morning.0 -
I do my treamill intervals at 4 mph walk and try to increase my running start by .2 every week. I now start my runs at about 6.6 (started at 6) and upping by .2 each interval. I think fastest I've gone is 7.2. Then walk at 4. Incline is 1%. My walk is always 4 but I could probably increase that too!
I try to mix up the cardio part - two weeks on the bike, two weeks on the treadmill. My bike only has 7 levels tho so I might do 6 twice before I hit 7. As I progress I might be doing 7 three or four times :laugh:0 -
I run intervals outside--I love doing it. 2m run, 1m walk. I ran a little the other day. Sssh, don't tell--I'm not supposed to
Benched up to 50lbs today; 90 ever so briefly on the lat pulldown; 80 on the row; and a couple shoulder presses at 20.0 -
Good work Jen? Are you benching with a barbell or dumbbells?
I would LOVE to run outside but I likely won't see pavement until May
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4B this morning! I forgot how much I didn't like it :laugh:
I thought I would start off at the the same weights I ended 2 at but it didn't seem like enough. Could I possibly (GASP) be getting stronger??? :blushing:0 -
Yep, running the whole time. I get bored with the run walk, and love running so I just go for itAt that speed, are you running/jogging the whole time?
Not sure I'll be able to get anymore lifting in this week. Went snowboarding last night and am a bit sore and tired, so might just wait until next week and pick it back up. Hopefully that doesn't affect my weights any 0 -
I use the barbell. I'll do it again on Friday and the director of the athletic center at work is going to come down to check my form, since I get a twinge in the connective stuff between pec and shoulder. The muscles don't hurt but that does. It's always something! lol. but at least I'll get some help.
I got clearance today from the physical therapist to run a bit! whoooooo! not much, no more than a half a mile, but I'm excited to have that opening. Now I just need it to get about 30 windy degrees brrrrrrr.
Look at you, Blueberry, getting stronger! Wahoo!0 -
Upped my intervals to 3.0 rest and a 6.5 jog (Level 5). It didn't kill me like last time. I wonder if I was tired last time and my body was trying to tell me "no more" because I felt like I could've kept going and wasn't watching the time.
On a sadder note, got into a car accident this am. Back is a little sore so not sure if it is from accident or DOMS. I wanted to get one more WO in this week (tomorrow), dunno if it will happen now
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Terrie that's horrible! I hope you're OK!
I know people say to do cardio last but I do my intervals as my warmup.0 -
Oh no, Terrie! The accidents I've been in I've always felt the next day, kind of like DOMS. Take it easy, put your feet up, and let yourself heal. I hit a tree once when I was 17 and got some nasty whiplash, and then we were rear ended by a pickup after celebrating a birthday at my parents's, I was probably 25? And both times, the next day was achy and the stress just needed time to abate.0
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Hope you are ok Terrie! I agree with Jen, between the stress and the delayed soreness, you need to rest and take it easy for a day or two!0
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So much for getting stronger LOL I'm feeling major DOMS this morning from the raised deadlift yesterday. :grumble:0
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Well, you need the DOMS to get the strength, right? lol. I have DOMS today from physical therapy. She's building my adductors. My inner thighs are tired little muscles today. 40-odd minutes on the elliptical, anyway, so I can feel good about my girl's night out later!0
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The trainer at work told me to stop using the bench press, as I've strained my pec connecting thingies.
HAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. I'd like the body I had at 22 back, please.
He said once it heals to use dumbbells and do the same motion, as it will allow for more freedom of motion than the rigidity of the barbell.
I need things to start healing rather than breaking! Good grief, lately!
Sorry for the rant Otherwise things are fine. 0 -
Poor Jen! It's harder to get stronger as it is. We don't need our bodies fighting us every step of the way!0
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Seriously!
I do want to catch myself here, though, and quit my *****ing--my dad's a constant complainer about his health and I don't want to be him. It was just so frustrating.
Back to the elliptical tomorrow, keep strengthening my adductors so I can go back to squats and things, and I can do all but pushing from my pecs on the upper half, so I can live with that. Could be far worse.0 -
Jen, at least you're trying to reach your goals. There's a huge difference between complaining about it and doing something about it. You may be limited in the things you can do but you are doing something! In my book, that's better than nothing - which is what most people are doing.
I did my second A of stage 4 this morning. Oh how I hate planks! I like the lunges much better than the planks.0 -
I suppose you're right I might go for a walk later instead of the elliptical and get a little sunshine before the next round of snow.
I like planks when I first start doing them and thennnnnn they're less fun.0 -
60 seconds is ok. 90 is killer and 120 is pure torture!0
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120 sounds like impossibility! Good lord!
Never got out for a walk today, but I did clean our wreck of a bathroom cabinet, bought plastic drawer things to tidy up, went back out to get more when they weren't enough…took quite a while. Tomorrow!0 -
Morning Ladies!
As I mentioned to Blueberry - I well fell off the wagon last week both with eating and working out. Had a trip to Vegas and Phoenix and didn't get workouts in AT ALL and ate and drank terribly. Thankfully, scale isn't up - phew. This week I plan to dry out and get back in the gym.
I'm also starting to feel slightly frustrated that my weight isn't going anywhere. I know it has a lot to do with my eating, but I can't help but think that the lack of cardio is having something to do with it too. Are any of you experiencing that as well? I mean let's be honest, I feel great lifting and I do feel stronger, but I also don't like my pants feeling tighter either :mad: I am going to try and add more cardio in this week.
Like you Jen, I also don't want to be like my mother who just doesn't take care of herself and constantly complains. I want to be happy, fit and healthy for a long, long time. And Blue, I totally agree, having goals and trying to reach them is a lot more than many can say.
Terrie (I think it was you, I just can't see the whole convo) I hope you are recovering from your accident
Have a great week ladies, can't wait to get back into the gym!0 -
I still do cardio before work on my non-lifting days - #1 because I'm scared if I start to sleep in I will sleep in all the time and #2 I'm scared of not losing weight! Not that I've lost anything for a long time but it does appear to be on a downward trend. I'm about 2-1/2 lbs from my all time low last April. I'd like to hit it again (and stay there this time) but the food is going to be flowing the next couple of weeks. We're taking clients to dinner and the Oilers game tomorrow night (yummy food and lots of drinks, I'm sure) and then we're off to Denver for the weekend after next. More drinks, more food! I seem to get on a roll and then a weekend away hits and the scale goes back up! And it takes forever to go back down (kinda like the price of gas ...)
I've started doing lighter cardio on my off days though. I'm worried that I'm not eating enough to fuel my body now that I'm lifting but I'm also fighting age related hormones that seem to thrive on fewer calories. What's a girl to do?? I'm switching up the treadmill and bike - two weeks at a time on each to keep the old body guessing. I'm in it for the long haul tho - I just didn't think it would be this long :laugh:0 -
I always still did cardio on several of the lifting off days. Partly it's just because I've come to like cardio, esp running; but I also like food. I like more food rather than less. So I run
In fact, I ran 8 minutes yesterday--the most in a month or so. My knee twinged in the last minute, but it wasn't so bad. And today I saw the therapist and she said I'm getting much stronger and almost there. YAYAYAYAYAYAY.
Terrie, how are you healing?0 -
That's great news Jen! You'll be back at full tilt before you know it 0
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here's hoping! For now I just need to plod through a bunch of tedious work I'm too tired to do but which must get done. But soon enough! I even did some lunges at the PT with very little pain today.0
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