Workout: treadmill
Ran on the treadmill this morning and I could tell that my legs are toast. I think it probably would have been good to have a rest day today. I gave myself permission to jump off for a drink after every song... that helps and hurts my workout. In the boring basement with nothing to look at while I'm running it gives me motivation to run to the end of the next song and keep going, however, it also makes it so I never really settle in to the workout. I was fine with it - my legs were extraordinarily tired this morning.
I ended up running 2.5 miles in 24:00. I wanted to do a full 30:00, but I didn't have enough time due to excessive dawdling before getting down there. Average heart rate was 164.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Wednesday January 11, 2012
Workout: Biggest Loser Cardio Max
Did Cardio Max again this morning. Its a killer - not only are my thighs BURNing, but my heart rate is really elevated, too. I think some of it is like extended plyometrix... some of the same exercises, but for much, much longer than you do them on p90x. Pretty much Bob Harper is out to destroy my thighs.
Avg HR: 146
Did Cardio Max again this morning. Its a killer - not only are my thighs BURNing, but my heart rate is really elevated, too. I think some of it is like extended plyometrix... some of the same exercises, but for much, much longer than you do them on p90x. Pretty much Bob Harper is out to destroy my thighs.
Avg HR: 146
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Tuesday January 10, 2012
Running: 3.28 miles
Took advantage of the over 50 degree and sunny weather again this afternoon. I volunteer for Nora's class on Tuesdays at 12:55, so I ran to school - 1.5 miles in 15 minutes (avg hr 166)- volunteered for 30 minutes and then ran home - 1.75 miles in 17:45 (avg hr 170). The run there felt great, although much of it was on an incline and against the wind. The run home felt terrible after about a mile... the last part was a struggle to keep going: my lower back was clenching and I didn't have any energy. As I was running I realized that I had only consumed 100 calories up till that point, so I'm sure that had a lot to do with it. Felt good to run again, though. So delighted to have this unexpected weather in the winter months! Tomorrow is supposed to be the same, so maybe I'll go out for a short run again tomorrow afternoon (have to volunteer at Georgia's class so I won't have much time).
Yesterday I did Biggest Loser Boot Camp. Its an okay workout, but my heart rate was not very elevated. I like the Cardio Max workout better and will probably do that again this week at some point.
Next week - p90x second round!
Took advantage of the over 50 degree and sunny weather again this afternoon. I volunteer for Nora's class on Tuesdays at 12:55, so I ran to school - 1.5 miles in 15 minutes (avg hr 166)- volunteered for 30 minutes and then ran home - 1.75 miles in 17:45 (avg hr 170). The run there felt great, although much of it was on an incline and against the wind. The run home felt terrible after about a mile... the last part was a struggle to keep going: my lower back was clenching and I didn't have any energy. As I was running I realized that I had only consumed 100 calories up till that point, so I'm sure that had a lot to do with it. Felt good to run again, though. So delighted to have this unexpected weather in the winter months! Tomorrow is supposed to be the same, so maybe I'll go out for a short run again tomorrow afternoon (have to volunteer at Georgia's class so I won't have much time).
Yesterday I did Biggest Loser Boot Camp. Its an okay workout, but my heart rate was not very elevated. I like the Cardio Max workout better and will probably do that again this week at some point.
Next week - p90x second round!
Friday, January 6, 2012
Friday January 6, 2012`
Not going to bother trying to catch up from the last time. It was Christmas. I continued p90x throughout, but have felt like I'm fighting something for the last week or so. This was our last week of p90x and I've kind of missed all of the workouts - I did plyometrix on Tuesday, but slept the other mornings. If I have something its the worst... I don't feel sick, but my body is achy and run down and I can't find energy anywhere if you paid me. I'm falling asleep early and sleeping late. Maybe it is my body's way of telling me I'm stupid for giving in to sugary food over the holiday week. Whatever.
HOWEVER.
It is over 50 degrees and sunny today and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to run outside. In shorts. And a tank top. Ridiculous.
I cowboy'd up and made of goal of running my 5 mile route down the path on 151st. I was worried it was going to be too much, but instead I absolutely rocked it. I took a short break at the non-working drinking fountain and then a short walking break at the top of the last hill on 151st street. Other than that I ran the entire thing and I feel awesome. My legs are so sore from doing the Biggest Loser Cardio Max workout yesterday morning and my hips were killing me and my lower back was clenching up, but I mentally gutted through it and enjoyed it. I'm awesome. I'm so flipping proud of myself!
5.09 miles. 52:20 total time. Avg 10:16 pace. Average heartrate: 172. Peak heart rate: 191
I can't remember the last time I ran this route - It has to have been over a year ago. I'm not sure I've run more than 3 miles in over a year, so this is awesome! Yea me!
And shorts and a tank top on January 6th. Hello.
HOWEVER.
It is over 50 degrees and sunny today and I couldn't pass up the opportunity to run outside. In shorts. And a tank top. Ridiculous.
I cowboy'd up and made of goal of running my 5 mile route down the path on 151st. I was worried it was going to be too much, but instead I absolutely rocked it. I took a short break at the non-working drinking fountain and then a short walking break at the top of the last hill on 151st street. Other than that I ran the entire thing and I feel awesome. My legs are so sore from doing the Biggest Loser Cardio Max workout yesterday morning and my hips were killing me and my lower back was clenching up, but I mentally gutted through it and enjoyed it. I'm awesome. I'm so flipping proud of myself!
5.09 miles. 52:20 total time. Avg 10:16 pace. Average heartrate: 172. Peak heart rate: 191
I can't remember the last time I ran this route - It has to have been over a year ago. I'm not sure I've run more than 3 miles in over a year, so this is awesome! Yea me!
And shorts and a tank top on January 6th. Hello.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Friday December 9, 2011
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
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
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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