I went to bootcamp last night and tonight. I'm tired and a little sore, so I'm taking a scheduled day away from the gym tomorrow. I'll go back on Saturday and possibly Sunday as well.
How's everyone else doing? Seems to be a very slow blog day...
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
HIIT again
Just a quickie post tonight. I did some HIIT tonight at the gym... one minute intervals of 7.5 mph, 3.0 mph for about 20 - 25 minutes. Went a total of 2.55 miles in 30 minutes, including warm-up and cooldown.
I have bootcamp the next 2 nights.
Eating was fairly sucky today. No good excuses come to mind.
I have bootcamp the next 2 nights.
Eating was fairly sucky today. No good excuses come to mind.
Monday, March 10, 2008
So bad, so bad...
I had my first bootcamp assessment tonight since I've been back. I knew my weight would be up, but I guess I thought my bf% wouldn't have gone up as badly as I feared. I can't even type how stupid it is.
On a more positive note, my fitness assessment stuff went a little better than expected. The most notable item was my pushup counts. In one minute, I did 50 real pushups. I don't go down super far, but still...the last time I was assessed, I did 31 real + 19 modified in the same fashion. So, I must have gained strength.
For the 12 minute run, I went 6.0 mph for 11 minutes, then kicked it up to 7.0 for the last minute. I didn't feel like I was going to die, so I know that I'm making nice improvements in that area as well. I'm excited about going in tomorrow night for HIIT. I'll definitely have to do at least 7.5 or 8.0 mph for my intervals. I was talking to a new bootcamp lady tonight, and she said she'll join me tomorrow, so I guess I'm a bit obligated to go in now.
I have really got to get my eating under control this month. I'm still not eating horribly, but I'm not doing myself any favors either. Stupid, stupid, stupid...
74 more days until demf...7 lbs to go...
On a more positive note, my fitness assessment stuff went a little better than expected. The most notable item was my pushup counts. In one minute, I did 50 real pushups. I don't go down super far, but still...the last time I was assessed, I did 31 real + 19 modified in the same fashion. So, I must have gained strength.
For the 12 minute run, I went 6.0 mph for 11 minutes, then kicked it up to 7.0 for the last minute. I didn't feel like I was going to die, so I know that I'm making nice improvements in that area as well. I'm excited about going in tomorrow night for HIIT. I'll definitely have to do at least 7.5 or 8.0 mph for my intervals. I was talking to a new bootcamp lady tonight, and she said she'll join me tomorrow, so I guess I'm a bit obligated to go in now.
I have really got to get my eating under control this month. I'm still not eating horribly, but I'm not doing myself any favors either. Stupid, stupid, stupid...
74 more days until demf...7 lbs to go...
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Weekend Stuff
The weekend has gone nicely thus far. We almost ordered pizza last night, but then we decided to hit the grocery store instead. I'm not sure what the difference in calories was, but we ended up eating hummus, chicken, macaroni & chz (not great, i know), and sweet potatoes. That's gotta be at least a little healthier than pizza. Today, we made breakfast sandwiches instead of going out for omelettes and extras.
I didn't make it to the gym yesterday, but honestly, I think my muscles appreciated the rest time. I did go up there for some HIIT today. I'm happy to report that I'm definitely ready to bump up the intensity some. No pain still. Plus, 7.0 just isn't pushing me hard enough anymore. Next time, I'll do 1 minute intervals of 7.5, 3.0 mph. I also increased the distance and time I ran today. I've been sticking to 2 miles or less, but today I went a little over 2.5 miles.
Now I'm getting excited.
I didn't make it to the gym yesterday, but honestly, I think my muscles appreciated the rest time. I did go up there for some HIIT today. I'm happy to report that I'm definitely ready to bump up the intensity some. No pain still. Plus, 7.0 just isn't pushing me hard enough anymore. Next time, I'll do 1 minute intervals of 7.5, 3.0 mph. I also increased the distance and time I ran today. I've been sticking to 2 miles or less, but today I went a little over 2.5 miles.
Now I'm getting excited.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Sore
I am just really sore. In fact, I think I become more sore by the minute. This is totally good of course, but I need to go to bed early tonight to rest my weary bones.
I went to bootcamp tonight, and Keith mixed it up a little more. It was pretty high tempo...alternating between cardio and resistance training. Nothing too new.
My eating was ok today. Still not stellar, but ok. I don't think I'll be doing any late night snacking.
Goals for the weekend: Run a couple of miles on Friday. Strength training + HIIT on Saturday. Dancing Saturday night. Rest on Sunday. Eating in moderation all days.
I went to bootcamp tonight, and Keith mixed it up a little more. It was pretty high tempo...alternating between cardio and resistance training. Nothing too new.
My eating was ok today. Still not stellar, but ok. I don't think I'll be doing any late night snacking.
Goals for the weekend: Run a couple of miles on Friday. Strength training + HIIT on Saturday. Dancing Saturday night. Rest on Sunday. Eating in moderation all days.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Shiiiiiitttt!
Wow. Keith the Trainer called in sick tonight for bootcamp. So, Roger took over. Evidently, Keith had told him that we were tough. Whatevah. Roger totally kicked our asses all over the place. It wasn't so much about suicides and all that, but he didn't want us stopping for anything. Once, I got done with my supersets way faster than the others, so he had me stay in a plank until they were done....like for 5 minutes...with a 10 lb dumbbell on my back. The truth is that I took a couple of breaks, but he was telling me to get back up when I stopped. He reminded me of Jillian...except he wasn't really yelling.
We did have to modify a couple of the exercises, but I was surprised to see that we are a little tougher than we thought. It's cool to work with someone new once in a while to mix it up a little. This reminded me of when Keith would only do one night a week, and I thought that was super tough. The question now is whether to have Keith push us harder.
The final exercise was to get in a pushup position (not sure what that's called...kind of like a plank with the arms fully extended). Anyways...we all had to stay in that position while one of us was doing 30 real pushups. I haven't done 30 consecutive pushups in several months, so I was really nervous about my turn. I ended up doing them fine actually. I didn't put my nose to the ground or anything, but they were real ones. Looks like all the things we've been doing so far prepared me for tonight.
Today I started noticing some more firmness back in my thighs and buttocks. All the running and bootcamp sessions are certainly paying off. My husband also mentioned that my face is starting to look a little thinner again...not that it was fat before.
My eating was a little better today, although there was certainly some room for improvement.
OK. Now I'm feelin' good...if you can't tell.
We did have to modify a couple of the exercises, but I was surprised to see that we are a little tougher than we thought. It's cool to work with someone new once in a while to mix it up a little. This reminded me of when Keith would only do one night a week, and I thought that was super tough. The question now is whether to have Keith push us harder.
The final exercise was to get in a pushup position (not sure what that's called...kind of like a plank with the arms fully extended). Anyways...we all had to stay in that position while one of us was doing 30 real pushups. I haven't done 30 consecutive pushups in several months, so I was really nervous about my turn. I ended up doing them fine actually. I didn't put my nose to the ground or anything, but they were real ones. Looks like all the things we've been doing so far prepared me for tonight.
Today I started noticing some more firmness back in my thighs and buttocks. All the running and bootcamp sessions are certainly paying off. My husband also mentioned that my face is starting to look a little thinner again...not that it was fat before.
My eating was a little better today, although there was certainly some room for improvement.
OK. Now I'm feelin' good...if you can't tell.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Hi again
Just wanted to give a quick update. I'm still going strong on the workouts. This feels really great. I'm still staying conservative with my speed on the treadmill, even though I can feel it coming back. Tonight I did intervals: 7.0, 3.5 mph (1 minute each). 7.0 actually felt almost like a jog, but my pants were falling down, so I wasn't able to really enjoy it. There's always another day though. I have bootcamp the next two days, and then I plan on heading up on Friday for more HIIT on the treadmill. I think I'll probably head up again one weekend day to workout with my husband. I'm really aiming to go every day, and I'm succeeding most days. My goal is to get back into it mentally, and it's working.
My diet has been a bit of a struggle, but it's getting somewhat better. I think I'll eventually get sick of working hard in the gym only to not see any results due to my eating.
In other news, I saw a glimpse of Spring yesterday. That really got me salivating for an outside run. Of course, we're in the midst of yet another snowstorm again, so that run will have to wait.
OK...lata...
My diet has been a bit of a struggle, but it's getting somewhat better. I think I'll eventually get sick of working hard in the gym only to not see any results due to my eating.
In other news, I saw a glimpse of Spring yesterday. That really got me salivating for an outside run. Of course, we're in the midst of yet another snowstorm again, so that run will have to wait.
OK...lata...
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