Tuesday - p90x plyometrix
Its been a couple of weeks since I've done this workout and I hate it just as much as I did before I started running to replace it! Ugh, its such a good, killer workout. The only thing that gets me through it is that it IS an awesome workout, but it hurts so bad!
Average heart rate: 141 (for the record, i do not start my heart rate until after the warm up, and stop it just before the cool down)
Wednesday - p90x Shoulders/Arms
I hate this workout, too. I just really don't like to to biceps... partly because I have a hard time fatiguing myself without going ape-crap with changing the weights after each exercise. Its fine, though. Just not a huge fan of it.
Average heart rate: 93
Thursday - run 3 miles on treadmill
Was going to run outside, but chickened out because it was cold. I need to get over that... There was a pretty nice sunrise going on that I decided to skip out on, and it was perfectly still - no branches were moving at all. It would have been a nice run, but I sketched out and went to the treadmill. I ran at 10:30/mile pace and did pretty well with it. It was still pretty difficult to sustain because
Average heart rate: 161
Friday - p90x Back/Legs
During this workout I made sure to run in place during any breaks (while Dave was doing his pullups) so that my heart rate would stay up. I think that one reason why my heart rate was so low during the shoulders/arm workout is because we had to pause a lot to allow Dave to change his weights and I would essentially cool off during that time. So I made sure to keep moving during the breaks today.
Average heart rate: 128
Friday, December 9, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Monday December 5, 2011
Catch up...
Friday - Core Synergistics
I like this workout more and more each time I do it. I actually kind of enjoyed it on Friday morning. Still tough, though!
Saturday - intervals on the treadmill
It was pretty wet outside when I woke up, so I opted to run intervals on the treadmill instead of kicking water up on my legs. I also decided that I'd probably do intervals most of the time if I had to run inside because I think it might be the only way I can get through the boredom of staring at the concrete wall.
Anyway, intervals were good! I did a 5 minute warmup at 5.0 (12:00/mile), where my heart rate stayed pretty steady at 145. Then 1:00 at 5.5, 1:00 at 6.0, 1:00 at 6.5 and 2:00 at 4.0 - repeat. The last interval I came down the speeds instead of going right back to 4.0 and my heart rate stayed steady during that set. Heart rate was 145 / 155 / 167 / 171 respectively. I ran 3 miles total, but don't remember the time - must have been pretty close to 34:00. I enjoyed it and I only needed 2 quick 15 second breaks to take a drink of water. I really like having the heart rate monitor while I'm running. Now I know I'm not crazy - it really is as high as I thought.
Today - p90x Chest / Back
Back to the first rotation of workouts. This workout is hard and I don't enjoy it as much the other ones, but it was fine. I didn't find that my numbers (pushups or pullups) have increased since the last time I did this specific workout, but they did remain pretty similar.
My weight was down to 125.4 last Friday, which is the lowest since the beginning of the summer. It fluctuated over the weekend - 127.4, 127.2, 127.6 this morning. I'm okay with that - I know I didn't gain 2 pounds over night. And I didn't eat terribly over the weekend.
Friday - Core Synergistics
I like this workout more and more each time I do it. I actually kind of enjoyed it on Friday morning. Still tough, though!
Saturday - intervals on the treadmill
It was pretty wet outside when I woke up, so I opted to run intervals on the treadmill instead of kicking water up on my legs. I also decided that I'd probably do intervals most of the time if I had to run inside because I think it might be the only way I can get through the boredom of staring at the concrete wall.
Anyway, intervals were good! I did a 5 minute warmup at 5.0 (12:00/mile), where my heart rate stayed pretty steady at 145. Then 1:00 at 5.5, 1:00 at 6.0, 1:00 at 6.5 and 2:00 at 4.0 - repeat. The last interval I came down the speeds instead of going right back to 4.0 and my heart rate stayed steady during that set. Heart rate was 145 / 155 / 167 / 171 respectively. I ran 3 miles total, but don't remember the time - must have been pretty close to 34:00. I enjoyed it and I only needed 2 quick 15 second breaks to take a drink of water. I really like having the heart rate monitor while I'm running. Now I know I'm not crazy - it really is as high as I thought.
Today - p90x Chest / Back
Back to the first rotation of workouts. This workout is hard and I don't enjoy it as much the other ones, but it was fine. I didn't find that my numbers (pushups or pullups) have increased since the last time I did this specific workout, but they did remain pretty similar.
My weight was down to 125.4 last Friday, which is the lowest since the beginning of the summer. It fluctuated over the weekend - 127.4, 127.2, 127.6 this morning. I'm okay with that - I know I didn't gain 2 pounds over night. And I didn't eat terribly over the weekend.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Thursday December 1, 2011
catchup since last tuesday...
Wednesday - p90x something
Don't remember
Thursday - ran 37:00 with Dave
Ran around my in-laws' neighborhood with Dave. It was nice. We ran to the park, then around the path and wound our way back through the neighborhood. We ran 20:00+ straight before taking a walking break. It felt good and I love running with Dave - he pushes me and encourages me, and its so nice to have someone else there with me:)
Friday - p90x Back/Legs
LOVE this workout!
Saturday -
missed my opportunity to run on Saturday morning, so no workout.
Monday - p90x Core Synergistics
Beginning of recovery week (8). The officially scheduled workout was yoga, but I wanted to do something harder than that, so I did Tuesday's workout. Its so hard - there are some exercises that I just forward through because there is no way I can even attempt them. BUT I'm better than I was the first time.
Tuesday - run 30:00 on the treadmill
This was the worst. It was horrible. I had a hard time immediately and couldn't settle in. I ended up messing with the speed a lot and taking a lot of mini breaks. I felt horrible the whole time.
Wednesday - p90x KenPo
Used my heart rate monitor for the first time! Had an average heart rate of 117 during this workout - which is not very high. Tony mentions that his is 165 at one point... not sure how he is getting it that high. Which is exactly why I needed to add the running in - because at least this workout is not a sufficient cardio workout for me.
Thursday - Run 3 miles outside
This was my best run in a long, long time and I am so happy and proud of myself! I ran the whole 3 miles without one break to walk or stop. My lower left back muscle and left hip were clenched much of the time, too, but I mentally gutted through it by giving myself small goals. I am so proud of this!
My average heart rate was 171... there were a few times that I looked down and saw 179, but usually after I had just gone up an incline or a hill. Mostly I saw 175. According to this website: http://www.braydenwm.com/calburn.htm that equals 392 calories burned. Had I entered it into myfitnesspal.com, it would have said 270 calories. So I'm really glad I have the HRM! I'm excited to use it for all of my workouts.
Eating has been fantastic. Have been counting calories this week and have been eating oatmeal w/ almond butter & 1/2 apple right away after my shower, which seems to be helping with my fatigue throughout the day. Recovery meal, duh. Also trying to eat a small meal/snack every 3 hours so I'm not backloading my calories all the time. All of this seems to be working well. Down to 127.2, which is the lowest since the cottage vacation this summer. Going to be weighing every day to monitor through Christmas season.
Wednesday - p90x something
Don't remember
Thursday - ran 37:00 with Dave
Ran around my in-laws' neighborhood with Dave. It was nice. We ran to the park, then around the path and wound our way back through the neighborhood. We ran 20:00+ straight before taking a walking break. It felt good and I love running with Dave - he pushes me and encourages me, and its so nice to have someone else there with me:)
Friday - p90x Back/Legs
LOVE this workout!
Saturday -
missed my opportunity to run on Saturday morning, so no workout.
Monday - p90x Core Synergistics
Beginning of recovery week (8). The officially scheduled workout was yoga, but I wanted to do something harder than that, so I did Tuesday's workout. Its so hard - there are some exercises that I just forward through because there is no way I can even attempt them. BUT I'm better than I was the first time.
Tuesday - run 30:00 on the treadmill
This was the worst. It was horrible. I had a hard time immediately and couldn't settle in. I ended up messing with the speed a lot and taking a lot of mini breaks. I felt horrible the whole time.
Wednesday - p90x KenPo
Used my heart rate monitor for the first time! Had an average heart rate of 117 during this workout - which is not very high. Tony mentions that his is 165 at one point... not sure how he is getting it that high. Which is exactly why I needed to add the running in - because at least this workout is not a sufficient cardio workout for me.
Thursday - Run 3 miles outside
This was my best run in a long, long time and I am so happy and proud of myself! I ran the whole 3 miles without one break to walk or stop. My lower left back muscle and left hip were clenched much of the time, too, but I mentally gutted through it by giving myself small goals. I am so proud of this!
My average heart rate was 171... there were a few times that I looked down and saw 179, but usually after I had just gone up an incline or a hill. Mostly I saw 175. According to this website: http://www.braydenwm.com/calburn.htm that equals 392 calories burned. Had I entered it into myfitnesspal.com, it would have said 270 calories. So I'm really glad I have the HRM! I'm excited to use it for all of my workouts.
Eating has been fantastic. Have been counting calories this week and have been eating oatmeal w/ almond butter & 1/2 apple right away after my shower, which seems to be helping with my fatigue throughout the day. Recovery meal, duh. Also trying to eat a small meal/snack every 3 hours so I'm not backloading my calories all the time. All of this seems to be working well. Down to 127.2, which is the lowest since the cottage vacation this summer. Going to be weighing every day to monitor through Christmas season.
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