What Was Your Work Out Today?
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We got a notice from the city that "someone" had complained about the state of our yard, how the weeds were too high, grass uncut, tree branches making it hard to walk past, and junk in my back yard (out of sight from the street). Note said fix everything in ten days or face a $1,000 fine and court appearance. I admit, the things cited needed fixing, but not in this manner! Sheesh. So the last two days have been busting my butt trying to fix what was cited, all while wondering which neighbor had the issue and chose to go the legal route rather than just talk to me.
My city has an ordinance that grass has to be no more than 10" after some date in June. It's a fire hazard thing. It can only apply to the front yard though; we can do what we want in the back yard. We do have to maintain an eight foot clearance over sidewalks and 12 feet over the street, and we have to keep brush trimmed so that they don't obscure sight lines. Funny thing is that the City doesn't always obey this ordinance on property they own and manage. They'd have a hard time trying to enforce on people if they don't enforce it on themselves.
I can't imagine your city has any right to dictate what you do in your BACK YARD if it's out of sight of public space without some kind of visual aid. Flying a drone is a visual aid. Binoculars are visual aids.
Ten days as a first notice is pretty damn rude if you ask me.
I don't have a HOA.1 -
Nah, I'm fully versed in swimming (except the butterfly),
We got a notice from the city that "someone" had complained about the state of our yard, all while wondering which neighbor had the issue and chose to go the legal route rather than just talk to me.
Sorry to hear about that added stress, @nossmf . And @mtaratoot, we don't have an HOA either. Generally our small town is pretty lenient (I'm in a neighborhood where it isn't unusual for people to park extra vehicles in their yards, to give you an idea).
However . . . the neighbor to our immediate right has been retired the full 21 years we've lived in this house and keeps his one-acre yard meticulously tidy. Once we put out stuff for the fall clean-up a week too early and he complained to the city. My husband pulled our tiny junk pile back from the road but . . . parked it where our neighbor could still see it.
Hopefully your neighbor will get over him/herself and give you some grace in future. A $1K fine sounds crazy.
As for swimming, I try the butterfly from time to time but it's a higher energy expenditure than I can sustain.
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Leg press 3x12 (135lbs)
Calf raise 3x12 (115lbs)
Leg curl 3x12 (100lbs)
Leg extension 3x12 (65lbs)
Leg adduction 3x12 (140lbs)
Leg abduction 3x12 (140lbs)
Abdominal 3x12 (145lbs)3 -
Today is shoulder day:
Superset: 4 sets: 8-10 dumbbell shoulder press; rear deltoid flies
Superset: 4 sets: 8-10 cable lateral raise; cable front raise
Superset: 3 sets: 8-10 dumbbell lat raise; single arm landmine press
Superset: 3 sets: 8-10 machine rear flies; weighted wall ball
I'm really focusing on building shoulder mass so I've broken it out into it's own day.3 -
I went caving on Saturday. We did Otter Hole, a tidal cave which is probably the prettiest cave in the UK.
There are two possible trips, between tides and through tides. We thought we had signed up for the longer through tide trip, but it actually turned out to be between tides, around 6 hours. The first 2 hours (and last 2 hours) were very hard caving: Very narrow, very muddy and quite a few hard climbs with shoulder deep water at the sump.
We pulled ourselves through the "eye" at this point; using some rope to dra ourselves through a small hole with the water both sides.
UK caves have a difficulty grading system I don't understand at all. I think the highest grade is 5d. This cave is 5d.
Then it was stunningly pretty. Amazing cave, I want to do the longest trip.
Sunday was a short walk in the forest.3 -
I went caving on Saturday. We did Otter Hole, a tidal cave which is probably the prettiest cave in the UK.
Then it was stunningly pretty. Amazing cave, I want to do the longest trip.
@drmwc -- you mention twice how pretty Otter Hole is. I'd love to see some pics, if you were able to take any.
Years ago when we first moved to this area, hubs and I toured a so-called wild cave, War Eagle, here in NW Arkansas. The one hour long "tour" involved crawling on our hands and knees for at least 15-20 min. through ice-cold water. I couldn't feel my hands by the end and my clothes were completely muddy. That's about the only time I've done anything remotely like what you are describing. Then again . . . there's another cave in this area, Lost Valley, that requires crawling on hands and knees with a VERY low ceiling, but the payoff is getting to a large underground room with a waterfall. We did that a few times before having kids.
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@DiscusTank5 The mud defeated my photographic ambitions. I went for a video camera in a dive case in a dry bag in a tackle bag. It was inadequate again the mud; here is the camera post trip.
Here is a photo someone more competent took of the Hall of Thirty, the best bit. (http://blog.dudleycavingclub.org.uk/2017/08/phil-gets-little-hotter-in-otter.html?m=1)
You can see a caver in the picture for a sense of scale.
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@drmwc thank you for the pictures. That camera really went through it--and so did your mud suits! I read the blog write-up of the excursion. Sounds amazing, except maybe for Phil who got left behind.
Here's a webpage with some pictures of the cave at Lost Valley: https://www.nps.gov/places/eden-falls-cave-lost-valley-trail.htm
And an internet picture of the 25-foot in-cave waterfall. It's been too long since we went through the Eden Falls cave for me to locate pics we took.
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Went for a few walks3
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Dragonboat practice. Paddling drills for an hour5
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Incline press 1x12, 1x10, 1x8 (40lbs)
Decline press 3x12 (40lbs)
Chest press 3x12(45lbs)
Shoulder press 3x12 (30lbs)
Pectoral fly 3x12 (55lbs)
Triceps press 3x12 (85lbs)
Abdominal 1x12 (145lbs), 2x12 (165lbs)
Switched the machine I use for pectoral fly (hence the weight discrepancy) to the one I noticed more people who seemed to know what they were doing using. Definitely felt more chest engagement. Struggled on incline press today as I did it as my fourth exercise vs earlier in the workout. Upped my chest press and triceps press weights by 5lbs apiece. Upped my abs by 20 lbs after the first set.
I also worked in with a stranger for the first time today! He offered, but hey still. Progress.3 -
Climbing. We practiced dynos ,(jumping movements). It was fun, I was in form. I always find it interesting when I do them well; there momentum gives you a lot of time to grab the target hold
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Diving in a box.
At the aquarium.
An hour dive in the open sea exhibit while we cleaned the acrylic tunnel then another hour dive in the same exhibit to run the siphon and pick up poop. I found a few shark teeth. I think I found one of them three times - it kept falling out of the cuff of my glove.3 -
Upper Body
Bench Press 10x3x78% 1RM
Cable Row 4x10
Machine Decline Press 3x10
Machine High Row 4x10
Seated Arnold Press 3x10
DB Curl 3x10 (Twist Curl, Hammer Curl, Concentration Curl) <<superset>> DB Lying Skull Crusher 3x10
Cable Woodchoppers (Low, Mid, High) 3x10
Over the weekend spent a good 16 hours doing yard maintenance: lopping branches off trees, lugging branches away, pulling weeds, mowing/trimming lawn, filling a huge trailer-full of junk (old couches, mirror, shelves, etc). Estimate I burned some 2,500 calories, certainly didn't eat enough to offset the extra burn. For a guy wanting to GAIN weight, this was not ideal.1 -
Over the weekend spent a good 16 hours doing yard maintenance: lopping branches off trees, lugging branches away, pulling weeds, mowing/trimming lawn, filling a huge trailer-full of junk (old couches, mirror, shelves, etc). Estimate I burned some 2,500 calories, certainly didn't eat enough to offset the extra burn. For a guy wanting to GAIN weight, this was not ideal.
@nossmf that's exactly the weekend work I pictured you doing. Sounds exhausting. Wish you could transfer some of your unwanted calorie burn to me (hee hee).
Workout: Short walk with the dog, then a visit to my oncology center for a check-up,* and later an hour at the local pool with my kids. I spent half the time treading water and the remainder jogging in place or doing a couple of strokes in my son's vicinity.
*there's nothing that compares to the elation I feel when walking out of the treatment center.3 -
Guess what I did?!?!?
I rowed.
Two seat of the quad was great this morning. Since I didn't have to bow (takes a lot of mental bandwidth), I could work on the technical corrections the coach gave me on Saturday. I liked it, lots.
I did help the bow rower a little, relaying (shouting) commands (she has a soft voice), and with advice here and there. (She hasn't bowed in a looonnng time, gets a little stressed/flustered sometimes.) It still gave me some good tech-work time. I'm so impressed that she volunteered - it's hard for her.
Tonight I worked the learn-to-row class again, which was mentally exhausting for this natural introvert. (I coached/coxed a quad with two people who were doing their first ever on-water row, and two experienced rowers. Coxing/coaching is a very "on" thing, psychologically.) The new folks did really, really great. That part was very fun.
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Lower Body - Tuesday
Rack Pull 4x10
Hip Thrust 4x10
Leg Press 4x10 <superset> Leg Press Calf Extend 4x15
Roman Chair Knee-Ups 4x202 -
margaret_anne wrote: »I am often going on to Instagram to get work out ideas, as I follow a few trainers who post videos. I work out 5-6 days a week and like to mix it up & try new things. I thought I would start a discussion and have people post their work outs. Maybe give each other some good ideas! If I stick with the same thing over and over I get booorred.
MY WORK OUT TODAY:
30 min on treadmill, alternating speeds walking & running
Squats with kettlebell
Overhead press to squat with 40lb. bar
Mountain climber/burpee/pushup circuit
10 minutes of stretching to end
Total time: 1hr. 10 min.
Age: 47
Current weight: 162
Goal weight: 142
That sounds like a well-rounded workout!
You're hitting cardio, strength and flexibility all in one session.
Remember to listen to your body, stay hydrated and ensure proper form to prevent injury. Keep up the great work!
I need to start my own plan, Soon!1 -
Big Canoe!
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Leg press 3x12 (135lbs)
Calf raise 3x12 (115lbs)
Leg curl 3x12 (100lbs)
Leg extension 3x12 (65lbs)
Leg adduction 3x12 (140lbs)
Leg abduction 3x12 (140lbs)
Mid row 3x12 (125lbs)
Row 3x12 (60lbs) single arm
Front pulldown 3x12 (90lbs)
High row 3x12 (80lbs)
Lat pulldown 3x12 (85lbs)
Bicep curl 3x12 (25lbs) single arm
Abdominal 3x12 (145lbs)
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Rowed bow in the double with a long-time rowing buddy in stroke seat this morning, another coached row - around 7.5k, mostly drills (helpful!) but some more intense consolidation rowing at the end.
Somewhere in the middle of the day, a short walk from the remote parking to the farmers market. (Let the people who struggle have the limited number of close parking spots, eh? I admit, riding the free pedicab is always tempting, but I leave that, too, for those for whom the walk is harder. I think it's great that they offer the pedicab.)
This evening, rowed in a double with one of the learn-to-row students. He did most of the rowing, while I stabilized the boat to make it easy for him. We rowed together a little near the end, and I rowed intermittently by myself when we needed to get the boat back on a sensible course, or turn it around. (They haven't learned steering or turning yet.)
To give you an idea, this was our 7.5k course this morning:
. . . and this was the 2.5k from tonight:
There is a contrast.
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Yes @AnnPT77 quite the contrast! The second one looks like my track might look if I was fishing instead of paddling.
I was impressed on the Rogue a few weeks ago. I let my friend row the raft a bit, and he's a natural. He's never done it before, but he could make the boat go straight. The last two first-timers I let row struggled. One started to get it, and she now has a raft. The other just couldn't get it. My friend a couple weeks ago didn't struggle at all, but he did decide not to run the small rapid I was going to let him try. That's OK.
I'm learning to row from a stern frame with a bunch of paddlers in front. It's very different. I have a training next week for whitewater and then a moving water actual trip. Next month I get to row the whitewater with participants.
Big canoe is a hoot for sure.3 -
Upper Body
Bench Press 3x10
DB Bench Press 3x10
BB Row 4x10 (2 sets pronated, 2 sets supinated)
Pulldown 3x10 (1 set each hands over, under, neutral-grip)
Face Pull 3x10
DB Upright Row 3x10
DB Shrugs 3x10
Preacher Curl 3x10 (4-second negatives)
Cable Pushdown 3x10 (5-second negatives)
Perloff Press 3x15sec
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I remember as a Boy Scout taking the canoeing merit badge at summer camp. Most boys require the entire week to complete all the requirements; I was able to get it done in a single day.
Used the rest of the week trying to do the rowboat, never could get the hang of it.2 -
Yesterday: 30 min. in the pool, then a 15 min. bike ride with my daughter. I think I forgot to log the biking, though.
Today: 3 walks with my dog, for 25 min. total. The 7 am walk was perfect; by 9 am it felt hot out. I think we topped 90 degrees F for the first time this summer.3 -
On Wednesday, I swam 750 metres before breakfast, I went climbing in the evening. I stated off quite strongly, but ended completely pumped and barely capable of moving. It was a 3 hour session, which in retrospect may have been too long.3
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Yesterday I did a very short paddle. But I kept getting out of the canoe and picking up trash. We got a relatively small load, and that makes me happy. There were some piles of trash that were too far from the bank for us to tackle. We had a paddle raft, a couple inflatable kayaks, and my tandem canoe. The canoe was very useful to get places the other boats couldn't get. We got abandoned coats, blankets, sleeping bags, rotting food and milk jugs, and we were able to pull one shopping cart up out of the mud.
We had a small group of dedicated volunteers, most of who I recognized from past trash pick-up events.3 -
Yoga and a 5k run3
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Lower Body
Squats 4x12
BB Step-Ups 3x12
Leg Extension 3x12
Lying Leg Curl 3x12
Calves Extend <superset> Cable Crunch 4x10, 15, 20, 25
Some days you wake up and just know you have to change your workout plan for the day. I chose not to question my body and took 10% off the top of every lift. May have lifted less total volume, but got the workout done despite not feeling it to start.4
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