Weight: 121.0 (121.0, 121.0, 121.0)
Body fat %: 16.0% (16.0%, 15.9%, 16.2%)
Yes, I know I weigh myself a lot. I can't help it. I'm obsessed. Although the numbers have been pretty funny lately. My body fat percentage from when I last posted kind of scared me. Even though I suspected it was wrong, what if it was right? So later that night, when Martin and I went to the movies I proceeded to eat a hot dog and popcorn with tons of butter. And then I got a chocolate milkshake from Mel's afterwards. It's kind of neat that my body fat percentage is low, but come on, now! That's a bit much. I'd like to have some of my boobs come back.
I weighed myself again a few days after that and the percentage was back up to around 18%. Thank you, milkshake.
However, I then proceeded to eat pretty crappy - Cheetos's, chocolate chip cookies, Whatchamacalits (God, I love these!), strawberry waffles, second helpings of enchiladas. I also slacked off on a lot of exercising. I've still been doing Insanity every day. But the double workouts have been few and far between lately. I don't know what's wrong with me, especially with Hawaii coming up.
And then, dun-da-da-dun! I hopped on the scale a moment ago and this is what I get. Haha. I must have the metabolism of a hyperactive kid.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Honesty
I have this giant zit on my forehead. Actually, zit is an understatement. Hell, pimple is an understatement. Anyway, Martin, my husband brought me a burrito from Del Taco yesterday while I was at work. He kept looking at the pimple and couldn't stop staring at it. The following converstion ensued:
Martin: Maybe you should get bangs to cover that.
Me: But I thought you hated bangs.
Martin: It would be better than looking at that thing.
Some time last year or the year before I got straight blunt bangs. Martin hated them. HATED. So you know this pimple is pretty freakin gross for him to suggest I get those bangs again.
I walked back to my office, feelings hurt, but laughing and relayed the conversation to my office-mate who was horrified that my husband would say something like that to me. We started talking about hair, and I mentioned how I would never get short hair because I have a big head. About 15 years ago, I got my hair cut into a bob. My sister's friend saw me and said, "You shouldn't have done that. It makes your head look big." Again, my office-mate was horrified. I laughed and just said, "I guess we're all just honest with each other."
At a cowoker's baby shower over the weekend, we saw an old coworker of ours there. She used to have long beautiful silky hair. She cut it to her shoulders. Everyone else was positively glowing over the cut. "It's so pretty!" "That cut really suits you!" Call me an asshole, but I said, "I like it better long."
I don't know. Do people just like blowing smoke up other's asses in an attempt to spare feelings? Wouldn't it be better knowing the truth? I mean, granted, there are ways of stating the truth more gently. But isn't it better to know that those pants you are wearing really do make your ass look fat?
And now, for your viewing pleasure, here are before and after pics of the new cut. And of my pimple.
Before. I took this Friday night before I hit the town with some girlfriends.
And after. It's okay. I've had blunt bangs before and didn't mind them. It just kind of sucks that I had to get this cut right before Hawaii. I like my old hair better.
And the pimple. Oh, man, it looked super horrible yesterday.
And today. This picture doesn't do it justice. It still looks pretty damn bad. Dammit! Why did it have to appear right before Hawaii!
Martin: Maybe you should get bangs to cover that.
Me: But I thought you hated bangs.
Martin: It would be better than looking at that thing.
Some time last year or the year before I got straight blunt bangs. Martin hated them. HATED. So you know this pimple is pretty freakin gross for him to suggest I get those bangs again.
I walked back to my office, feelings hurt, but laughing and relayed the conversation to my office-mate who was horrified that my husband would say something like that to me. We started talking about hair, and I mentioned how I would never get short hair because I have a big head. About 15 years ago, I got my hair cut into a bob. My sister's friend saw me and said, "You shouldn't have done that. It makes your head look big." Again, my office-mate was horrified. I laughed and just said, "I guess we're all just honest with each other."
At a cowoker's baby shower over the weekend, we saw an old coworker of ours there. She used to have long beautiful silky hair. She cut it to her shoulders. Everyone else was positively glowing over the cut. "It's so pretty!" "That cut really suits you!" Call me an asshole, but I said, "I like it better long."
I don't know. Do people just like blowing smoke up other's asses in an attempt to spare feelings? Wouldn't it be better knowing the truth? I mean, granted, there are ways of stating the truth more gently. But isn't it better to know that those pants you are wearing really do make your ass look fat?
And now, for your viewing pleasure, here are before and after pics of the new cut. And of my pimple.
Before. I took this Friday night before I hit the town with some girlfriends.
And after. It's okay. I've had blunt bangs before and didn't mind them. It just kind of sucks that I had to get this cut right before Hawaii. I like my old hair better.
And the pimple. Oh, man, it looked super horrible yesterday.
And today. This picture doesn't do it justice. It still looks pretty damn bad. Dammit! Why did it have to appear right before Hawaii!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Insanity Week 7 Fit Test Results
Hooray! Second to the last Fit Test done!
Results are from 10/03/10, 10/17/10, 11/07/10 and when I restarted again at 12/05/10, 12/20/10, 01/09/11 and 01/23/11.
Switch Kicks - 48.5 - 50 - 51 - 55 - 62 - 63 - 60
Power Jacks - 42 - 47 - 46 - 50 - 52 - 52 - 55
Power Knees - 86 - 104 - 110 - 112 - 120 - 130 - 128
Power Jumps - 31 - 35 - 37 - 41 - 38 - 39 - 55
Globe Jumps - 8 - 10 - 11 - 11.75 - 12 - 12 - 11.5
Suicide Jumps - 15 - 19 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 19
Push-up Jacks - 20 - 30 - 27 - 40 - 45 - 38 - 45
Low Plank Obliques - 22 - 35 - 40 - 40 - 45 - 42 - 41
The numbers in red is where I actually did worse than the previous Fit Test. Ah, well, it's not too bad.
I've only got two more weeks left of Insanity! I'm so excited. I've never really followed through on any exercise program from start to finish before. I'm actually researching a couple more DVD workouts to do after Insanity. I'm looking into Turbo Fire and Brazil Butt Lift (yeah, I know shut it!).
Results are from 10/03/10, 10/17/10, 11/07/10 and when I restarted again at 12/05/10, 12/20/10, 01/09/11 and 01/23/11.
Switch Kicks - 48.5 - 50 - 51 - 55 - 62 - 63 - 60
Power Jacks - 42 - 47 - 46 - 50 - 52 - 52 - 55
Power Knees - 86 - 104 - 110 - 112 - 120 - 130 - 128
Power Jumps - 31 - 35 - 37 - 41 - 38 - 39 - 55
Globe Jumps - 8 - 10 - 11 - 11.75 - 12 - 12 - 11.5
Suicide Jumps - 15 - 19 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 19
Push-up Jacks - 20 - 30 - 27 - 40 - 45 - 38 - 45
Low Plank Obliques - 22 - 35 - 40 - 40 - 45 - 42 - 41
The numbers in red is where I actually did worse than the previous Fit Test. Ah, well, it's not too bad.
I've only got two more weeks left of Insanity! I'm so excited. I've never really followed through on any exercise program from start to finish before. I'm actually researching a couple more DVD workouts to do after Insanity. I'm looking into Turbo Fire and Brazil Butt Lift (yeah, I know shut it!).
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Seriously slackin'
I ran my first half-marathon in August of last year. I just checked my running logs, and I ran over 100 miles in both July and August. That was some dedicated training right there.
Well, I have my second half coming up next month. I ran 67 miles in December. Okay, not bad, not bad, especially since I set a goal of 50 miles for that month. I didn't want to increase my mileage too quickly coming off an injury.
My goal for this month is 75 miles. Well, the month is two-thirds over and guess where I'm at? 33 miles. Sigh. I'm well below the half-way mark. It doesn't look like I'm going to make it...especially since I'll be off in Hawaii come the 27th!
You would think that with a vacation coming up where a bikini is the official uniform my butt would be out there running my ass off prior, but somehow the lazy bug bit me. I'm not running as often as I had planned, I'm half-assing my effort in Insanity half the time, strength-training has been relagated to the back-burner, and I can't even remember when was the last time I went to spin class. Jeez, what happened to me?
I went to the gym this morning and did my hill intervals. Well, I did two hill intervals. But I did it and was quite proud that I didn't have to take any walking breaks. Now I'm sitting here sad thinking how I used to be able to crank out five of those intervals. Hm, perhaps my work-outs need a shake-up.
Well, I have my second half coming up next month. I ran 67 miles in December. Okay, not bad, not bad, especially since I set a goal of 50 miles for that month. I didn't want to increase my mileage too quickly coming off an injury.
My goal for this month is 75 miles. Well, the month is two-thirds over and guess where I'm at? 33 miles. Sigh. I'm well below the half-way mark. It doesn't look like I'm going to make it...especially since I'll be off in Hawaii come the 27th!
You would think that with a vacation coming up where a bikini is the official uniform my butt would be out there running my ass off prior, but somehow the lazy bug bit me. I'm not running as often as I had planned, I'm half-assing my effort in Insanity half the time, strength-training has been relagated to the back-burner, and I can't even remember when was the last time I went to spin class. Jeez, what happened to me?
I went to the gym this morning and did my hill intervals. Well, I did two hill intervals. But I did it and was quite proud that I didn't have to take any walking breaks. Now I'm sitting here sad thinking how I used to be able to crank out five of those intervals. Hm, perhaps my work-outs need a shake-up.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
01/19/10 Weigh-in: 120.8, 15.6%
Hahahahahahahahaha! That's a ridiculously low amount of body fat I'm sportin'!
No, really, that's crazy.
I weighed myself 3 times. And all three measurements were the same. 120.8 pounds times 3. 15.6% body fat times 3.
I figured the first was a mistake. But then the next two times I hopped on the scale it said the same thing. The scale must be broken. I could see 18.0%, maybe even a high 17%. But 15.6%! Yeah, no way in hell. That's like the body fat percentage of female Olympians, not someone who still looks like crap in a swimsuit.
No, really, that's crazy.
I weighed myself 3 times. And all three measurements were the same. 120.8 pounds times 3. 15.6% body fat times 3.
I figured the first was a mistake. But then the next two times I hopped on the scale it said the same thing. The scale must be broken. I could see 18.0%, maybe even a high 17%. But 15.6%! Yeah, no way in hell. That's like the body fat percentage of female Olympians, not someone who still looks like crap in a swimsuit.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Hooray! I get to run 10 miles!
I was supposed to do my 10 mile run on Saturday morning, but I just didn't want to. I was even wide awake at 6 am. But running didn't sound the least bit appealing to me. I lay in bed, completed disappointed in myself. Then I heard one of my boss's favorite sayings run through my head, "I don't care whose fault it is. I want to know what the solution is." Solution - run tomorrow morning!
I had to change my mindset to prepare for it. I remember reading an article by Kristen Armstrong in Runner's World. Stop thinking you "have to" do things. Instead, change it to, you "get to" do things. It worked like a charm. I don't have to run. I get to run!
Fuel for this run was a carrot-cake flavored Clif bar pre-run and a vanilla bean flavored GU for mid-run.
The Clif bar tasted okay. See those white bits in the bar? I think they represent the frosting on carrot cake because that part tasted really sweet. That was my favorite part of it.
It was super foggy outside. You couldn't see 30 feet out in front of you. It was a bit creepy. And scary because thoughts of getting hit by a car or getting killed without anyone seeing kept running through my head.
The first third of my run goes through mostly residential areas. It wasn't too bad until I came across a guy casually riding his bike in a circle in the middle of the street. My paranoid mind told me he was either a drug dealer or a thief, so I picked up my 11 minute/mile speed to 10 minute/mile and high-tailed it away from him. Hehe. Try and catch me now, sucka!
The second third of my run goes along one of my city's main streets - past the shopping areas, the high school, the water park. I found this bit of graffiti a bit interesting and a little different than your average tagging. Good thing I noticed it and snapped a pic, otherwise I would have never known when our demise is!
It was so cold that I noticed that condensation was forming on my vest! I was getting pretty thirsty and briefly thought about sucking it off. No worries. I didn't.
The urge to use the bathroom hit me at about 5 miles and I strongly considered calling the husband to come get me. But I told myself I was a big girl and could hold it. I was thankful I had the vanilla bean GU and not the chocolate or espresso flavor that sounded like it would have made my tummy issues worse.
It was still super foggy at this point. If you look to the upper left you can see some trees. Directly behind those trees is a restaurant - that you cannot see because it's so foggy!
The final third of my run is on a paved trail that goes along the a small creek/river/canal(?). It was here that I saw the first and only other runner during this run. He was a tall chipper guy who wished me good morning and then left me in his dust.
A look back at one of the many bridges/streets I had to cross (i.e. Forced walking break! Hooray! I didn't want to get hit by a car now, did I?).
I was feeling pretty beat by this time and started texting the husband. I always wondered how people could text and run. And now I knew! It's not that difficult really, especially since I was damn near at walking speed. I took a lot of walking breaks during the final third. It broke up what would have felt a long slow march to death.
Almost home! At this point I forced myself to stop checking my pace on my watch and to try and just enjoy the run and forget about how freakin slow I was moving. Yeah, didn't work. I was seeing 13 minute miles. Yikes!
The final big hill before I get to my house. It's a joy to run down. And sometimes a joy to run up. And run up it I did! If you look closely in the picture you can see a lady walking up the hill. I caught up to her and forced myself to keep running so I wouldn't look like a douche who just had to catch up to her to get ahead of her then walk.
Total time was 2:03:XX, about a 12:00/mile average. I didn't think it was so bad considering all the times I stopped to take pics and all the walking breaks I took. And then I checked the last time I ran this route. It was August last year and I did it in 1:52:XX, about an 11:00/mile average, and I remember feeling great during that run. And that made the 2:03:XX look like crap.
Next weekend, route! I shall get you next weekend!
I had to change my mindset to prepare for it. I remember reading an article by Kristen Armstrong in Runner's World. Stop thinking you "have to" do things. Instead, change it to, you "get to" do things. It worked like a charm. I don't have to run. I get to run!
Fuel for this run was a carrot-cake flavored Clif bar pre-run and a vanilla bean flavored GU for mid-run.
The Clif bar tasted okay. See those white bits in the bar? I think they represent the frosting on carrot cake because that part tasted really sweet. That was my favorite part of it.
It was super foggy outside. You couldn't see 30 feet out in front of you. It was a bit creepy. And scary because thoughts of getting hit by a car or getting killed without anyone seeing kept running through my head.
The first third of my run goes through mostly residential areas. It wasn't too bad until I came across a guy casually riding his bike in a circle in the middle of the street. My paranoid mind told me he was either a drug dealer or a thief, so I picked up my 11 minute/mile speed to 10 minute/mile and high-tailed it away from him. Hehe. Try and catch me now, sucka!
The second third of my run goes along one of my city's main streets - past the shopping areas, the high school, the water park. I found this bit of graffiti a bit interesting and a little different than your average tagging. Good thing I noticed it and snapped a pic, otherwise I would have never known when our demise is!
It was so cold that I noticed that condensation was forming on my vest! I was getting pretty thirsty and briefly thought about sucking it off. No worries. I didn't.
The urge to use the bathroom hit me at about 5 miles and I strongly considered calling the husband to come get me. But I told myself I was a big girl and could hold it. I was thankful I had the vanilla bean GU and not the chocolate or espresso flavor that sounded like it would have made my tummy issues worse.
It was still super foggy at this point. If you look to the upper left you can see some trees. Directly behind those trees is a restaurant - that you cannot see because it's so foggy!
The final third of my run is on a paved trail that goes along the a small creek/river/canal(?). It was here that I saw the first and only other runner during this run. He was a tall chipper guy who wished me good morning and then left me in his dust.
A look back at one of the many bridges/streets I had to cross (i.e. Forced walking break! Hooray! I didn't want to get hit by a car now, did I?).
I was feeling pretty beat by this time and started texting the husband. I always wondered how people could text and run. And now I knew! It's not that difficult really, especially since I was damn near at walking speed. I took a lot of walking breaks during the final third. It broke up what would have felt a long slow march to death.
Almost home! At this point I forced myself to stop checking my pace on my watch and to try and just enjoy the run and forget about how freakin slow I was moving. Yeah, didn't work. I was seeing 13 minute miles. Yikes!
The final big hill before I get to my house. It's a joy to run down. And sometimes a joy to run up. And run up it I did! If you look closely in the picture you can see a lady walking up the hill. I caught up to her and forced myself to keep running so I wouldn't look like a douche who just had to catch up to her to get ahead of her then walk.
Total time was 2:03:XX, about a 12:00/mile average. I didn't think it was so bad considering all the times I stopped to take pics and all the walking breaks I took. And then I checked the last time I ran this route. It was August last year and I did it in 1:52:XX, about an 11:00/mile average, and I remember feeling great during that run. And that made the 2:03:XX look like crap.
Next weekend, route! I shall get you next weekend!
Friday, January 14, 2011
Ice Skating
The kiddos had an ice skating field trip yesterday. The husband and I went with. I figured the husband could stay with my daughter, and I would stay with the boy, since you know, he's practically attached to my hip all the time anyway with me being his favorite person and all.
My daughter kicked ass on the ice and pretty much skated independently the whole time.
The boy? Eh, not so much.
He and I would do a few rounds around the rink, and then he'd want to take a break and go get some snacks. Then we'd repeat the pattern. He's so much like his mama. hehe.
Anyway, that was hard work. Trying to keep a child from falling on the ice while keeping your own balance takes a lot of conentration. The skates hurt my feet. I guess I'm just used to my cushy running shoes. And how the hell does one skate backwards? The husband and I tried it and most of the time we just stood there like fools facing the wrong direction because we couldn't get ourselves to move.
Last night I figured I needed to get some strength training in. So I did P90X's Chest and Back. I think I'm getting weaker. I had problems completing 12 reps of most of the exercises. In the past, I've been able to do 15-25. Even with that in mind, I only did half of the workout. (Chest and Back has you doing about a dozen exercises in the first half, and then it has you doing the same exercises in a slightly different order in the second half. (e.g. It starts with standard push-ups, then wide-grip pull-ups. In the second half, you do the wide-grip pull-ups first, then the standard push-ups.)) I knew I had to save a whole lot of energy for Insanity, which I did immediately afterwards.
Max Interval Circuit wasn't as daunting this time as it was last time. It was still hard, and I still couldn't match them move for move. But I still mananged to do most of the exercises with fewer breaks. And I felt pretty good when I was done. Perhaps there's hope in this after all.
My daughter kicked ass on the ice and pretty much skated independently the whole time.
The boy? Eh, not so much.
He and I would do a few rounds around the rink, and then he'd want to take a break and go get some snacks. Then we'd repeat the pattern. He's so much like his mama. hehe.
Anyway, that was hard work. Trying to keep a child from falling on the ice while keeping your own balance takes a lot of conentration. The skates hurt my feet. I guess I'm just used to my cushy running shoes. And how the hell does one skate backwards? The husband and I tried it and most of the time we just stood there like fools facing the wrong direction because we couldn't get ourselves to move.
Last night I figured I needed to get some strength training in. So I did P90X's Chest and Back. I think I'm getting weaker. I had problems completing 12 reps of most of the exercises. In the past, I've been able to do 15-25. Even with that in mind, I only did half of the workout. (Chest and Back has you doing about a dozen exercises in the first half, and then it has you doing the same exercises in a slightly different order in the second half. (e.g. It starts with standard push-ups, then wide-grip pull-ups. In the second half, you do the wide-grip pull-ups first, then the standard push-ups.)) I knew I had to save a whole lot of energy for Insanity, which I did immediately afterwards.
Max Interval Circuit wasn't as daunting this time as it was last time. It was still hard, and I still couldn't match them move for move. But I still mananged to do most of the exercises with fewer breaks. And I felt pretty good when I was done. Perhaps there's hope in this after all.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Insanity's Max Recovery & Shaun T In Tights
I was going to do 6 miles at the gym today. I did the first mile at 5.7 (10:32/mile) and the next two at 6.0 (10:00/mile). Then I stopped to take a drink of water and started again at 6.2 (9:41/mile). However, I got to maybe around .40 of that mile when I thought to myself, "Fuck this shit," and just started walking. I wasn't enjoying the run at that point and it was supposed to be my "recovery" day. So I just tried out different speeds for the rest of the mile since that seemed like more fun than continuing at a hard pace I wasn't having fun with. I did 6.5 (9:14/mile), 7.0 (8:34) and 7.5 (8:00). I even finished that mile in 10:XX even with all the walking breaks I was taking.
When I got home, I shoved a couple of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and Doritos into my mouth (I needed carbs to both recover from the run and for energy for Insanity, right?), then popped Insanity's Max Recovery into the PS3. Shaun T was wearing skin-tight black tights in this work-out. Hehe. Nice.
This workout was about 50 minutes. Sigh. It just felt long and boring. I don't think I'll be doing a second round of Insanity once I finish. Ugh! Three more weeks to go after I finish this one. Sigh.
With this workout being your recovery, it has a slower pace and no super-cardio moves. There were a lot of plank exercises. There was one set of exercises that made me feel like a wuss. I don't remember everything it entailed, but it did have you do "military style" push-ups. Shaun T didn't call them that, but that's what Tony Horton calls them in P90X. I can do regular push-ups. But these push-ups have your hands directly below your shoulders, and when you go down, your elbows are close to your sides, so it requires a lot of triceps strength, which I guess I obviously don't have. I had to do these on my knees. When the work-out makes you do these again later, I was able to do them on my toes, but I could just barely bend my elbows.
So yep, I've now gone through all the Month 2 work-outs. And I don't like any of them. Sigh. Three more weeks. Just gotta make it through three more weeks...
When I got home, I shoved a couple of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and Doritos into my mouth (I needed carbs to both recover from the run and for energy for Insanity, right?), then popped Insanity's Max Recovery into the PS3. Shaun T was wearing skin-tight black tights in this work-out. Hehe. Nice.
This workout was about 50 minutes. Sigh. It just felt long and boring. I don't think I'll be doing a second round of Insanity once I finish. Ugh! Three more weeks to go after I finish this one. Sigh.
With this workout being your recovery, it has a slower pace and no super-cardio moves. There were a lot of plank exercises. There was one set of exercises that made me feel like a wuss. I don't remember everything it entailed, but it did have you do "military style" push-ups. Shaun T didn't call them that, but that's what Tony Horton calls them in P90X. I can do regular push-ups. But these push-ups have your hands directly below your shoulders, and when you go down, your elbows are close to your sides, so it requires a lot of triceps strength, which I guess I obviously don't have. I had to do these on my knees. When the work-out makes you do these again later, I was able to do them on my toes, but I could just barely bend my elbows.
So yep, I've now gone through all the Month 2 work-outs. And I don't like any of them. Sigh. Three more weeks. Just gotta make it through three more weeks...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Weenie Attempts Insanity's Max Cardio Conditioning
I said "attempt" because I spent a good portion of the work-out just standing around sweating and hating life. Unlike Max Interval Circuit and Max Interval Plyo, Max Cardio Conditioning was only about 50 minutes. (50 minutes of pure torture!) Unlike the previous two work-outs, Max Cardio Conditioning does not repeat sets. You do about a 10 minute "warm-up," 5 minutes of stretching, and then about 30 minutes of non-stop exercises! The only "breaks" you get during this 30 minutes is maybe about 5 to 10 seconds between some exercises while Shaun T explains the moves.
I don't know. Month 1 of Insanity was fun. I looked forward to the work-outs. They were hard, but kinda-sorta doable. Month 2 just seems ridiculous. I want to give up. I dread these work-outs - the length, the degree of difficulty, the required strength and endurance. It's not fun anymore.
By the way, this was my only work-out of the day. I had intended to go for a run at the gym after work, but came home instead. When I started the work-out I could hear all my joints popping and cracking. I'm getting old. Sigh.
Peace out.
Weenie
I don't know. Month 1 of Insanity was fun. I looked forward to the work-outs. They were hard, but kinda-sorta doable. Month 2 just seems ridiculous. I want to give up. I dread these work-outs - the length, the degree of difficulty, the required strength and endurance. It's not fun anymore.
By the way, this was my only work-out of the day. I had intended to go for a run at the gym after work, but came home instead. When I started the work-out I could hear all my joints popping and cracking. I'm getting old. Sigh.
Peace out.
Weenie
Monday, January 10, 2011
Insanity Max Interval Plyo (aka I Want To Fuckin Die Part 2)
Just finished Day 2 of Month 2 - Max Interval Plyo. Jesus fuckin Christ. They must make these super-duper hard so you feel like you've accomplished something once you've finished. Or maybe it's just to make you feel like a weenie. I don't know. All I know is I'm sitting here in a pool of my own sweat.
They had those dreaded S-S (Side to Side) Floor Hops in the warm-up again. Argh! Max Interval Plyo wasn't as fast paced as yesterday's Max Interval Circuit. Max Interval Plyo had a lot of moves that required control (and a lot of strength!).Squat push-ups was one. You start in a squat position. Keeping that same position, you fall forward onto your hands, and push-yourself back up. Again, this workout was about 60 minutes, which I think sucks ass. But hey, what can you do.
I checked my heart rate this time. My heart rate never got higher than 157. It stayed between 130 - 150 during most intervals. My heart rate during most of my easy runs is usually around 155-160. I thought that was odd, because it feels like Insanity, especially Month 2, is waaaaaaaaaay harder than running.
They had those dreaded S-S (Side to Side) Floor Hops in the warm-up again. Argh! Max Interval Plyo wasn't as fast paced as yesterday's Max Interval Circuit. Max Interval Plyo had a lot of moves that required control (and a lot of strength!).Squat push-ups was one. You start in a squat position. Keeping that same position, you fall forward onto your hands, and push-yourself back up. Again, this workout was about 60 minutes, which I think sucks ass. But hey, what can you do.
I checked my heart rate this time. My heart rate never got higher than 157. It stayed between 130 - 150 during most intervals. My heart rate during most of my easy runs is usually around 155-160. I thought that was odd, because it feels like Insanity, especially Month 2, is waaaaaaaaaay harder than running.
Insanity - Week 5 Fit Test Results & Month 2's Max Interval Circuit (aka I Want To Fuckin Die)
I did the Fit Test yesterday with the husband as he was restarting Insanity. This Fit Test left me breathless and gasping for air after nearly each exercise. Results are from 10/03/10, 10/17/10, 11/07/10 and when I restarted again at 12/05/10, 12/20/10 and 01/09/11.
Switch Kicks - 48.5 - 50 - 51 - 55 - 62 - 63
Power Jacks - 42 - 47 - 46 - 50 - 52 - 52
Power Knees - 86 - 104 - 110 - 112 - 120 - 130
Power Jumps - 31 - 35 - 37 - 41 - 38 - 39
Globe Jumps - 8 - 10 - 11 - 11.75 - 12 - 12
Suicide Jumps - 15 - 19 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20
Push-up Jacks - 20 - 30 - 27 - 40 - 45 - 38
Low Plank Obliques - 22 - 35 - 40 - 40 - 45 - 42
I improved in some, did the same in some, and fell way short in others. Still, if you compare the last numbers to the very first numbers, I have improved a great deal.
After the Fit Test I did Max Interval Circuit. Fuck! This. Was. Hard. I had to take breaks during the first set of the warm-up! The first set of the freakin warm-up! When he goes slow! Unlike Month 1 workouts, which were mostly about 40 minutes in length, this one was about 60 minutes. Sigh. One of the new warm-up moves is S-S (Side to Side) Floor Hops. Hands are on the floor, tush slightly in the air, both knees bent and off center in-line behind your left arm. You then kick up and land with your feet behind your right arm. And repeat. These suck! And that's just a freakin warm-up move. That you have to do three freakin times. (The warm-up, as well as the other sets in this work-out and most other Insanity work-outs, repeats three times).
The fun thing about Month 2 work-outs is that the cast/work-out people (I have no idea what to call them) are a bit more involved. Shaun T talks to them more during the work-outs. You also see them moving from their spots and working with each other. I thought it was pretty cute. Oh, and at the end of this work-out, pretty much the entire cast is laying on the floor from exhaustion. Hehe. Like me.
Sigh. It's almost 9 pm right now and I still have Max Interval Plyo to do. I'm not really looking forward to it. Sigh.
Switch Kicks - 48.5 - 50 - 51 - 55 - 62 - 63
Power Jacks - 42 - 47 - 46 - 50 - 52 - 52
Power Knees - 86 - 104 - 110 - 112 - 120 - 130
Power Jumps - 31 - 35 - 37 - 41 - 38 - 39
Globe Jumps - 8 - 10 - 11 - 11.75 - 12 - 12
Suicide Jumps - 15 - 19 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20
Push-up Jacks - 20 - 30 - 27 - 40 - 45 - 38
Low Plank Obliques - 22 - 35 - 40 - 40 - 45 - 42
I improved in some, did the same in some, and fell way short in others. Still, if you compare the last numbers to the very first numbers, I have improved a great deal.
After the Fit Test I did Max Interval Circuit. Fuck! This. Was. Hard. I had to take breaks during the first set of the warm-up! The first set of the freakin warm-up! When he goes slow! Unlike Month 1 workouts, which were mostly about 40 minutes in length, this one was about 60 minutes. Sigh. One of the new warm-up moves is S-S (Side to Side) Floor Hops. Hands are on the floor, tush slightly in the air, both knees bent and off center in-line behind your left arm. You then kick up and land with your feet behind your right arm. And repeat. These suck! And that's just a freakin warm-up move. That you have to do three freakin times. (The warm-up, as well as the other sets in this work-out and most other Insanity work-outs, repeats three times).
The fun thing about Month 2 work-outs is that the cast/work-out people (I have no idea what to call them) are a bit more involved. Shaun T talks to them more during the work-outs. You also see them moving from their spots and working with each other. I thought it was pretty cute. Oh, and at the end of this work-out, pretty much the entire cast is laying on the floor from exhaustion. Hehe. Like me.
Sigh. It's almost 9 pm right now and I still have Max Interval Plyo to do. I'm not really looking forward to it. Sigh.
Running Fears
One of my running fears is being heckled. Usually I go to the gym or run at the butt-crack of dawn to avoid this. I had planned on going to the gym after taking my daughter to school and my son to his speech therapy this morning (I completely spaced on my son's speech therapy today and thought it started at 9:15, when it actually ended at 9:15. Ah, well.).
Anyway, driving home the sky was just so blue and the air so cold and crisp, I was just being beckoned to run outdoors. Unfortunately, they're doing some construction work on one of the main streets I'd be running up and down on. And I always have it in my brain that construction workers = being heckled. I consulted the husband and he told me I should just stay in because it was so cold outside (it was around thirty-something°) or change my route.
However, since I don't like change, I manned-up, dressed warmly and headed out. Unfortunately after running up the first hill, I turned around and headed back home. My pants were too big and kept falling. (By the way, it takes me approximately 2 minutes to run up the first hill.) The husband saw me and commented, "That was fast." Hehe. I changed pants and headed back out.
I only saw one construction worker and he was busy working on his wall. So my fears were for naught.
The first mile felt great (since it's mostly downhill after that first hill). The second mile started to kill me (since it's mostly uphill). I had to stop and walk for a couple of minutes because I was getting too hot in my jacket. Taking it off was a complicated matter as I had to take off my gloves, Garmin and iPod first. I did this while walking down the last portion of a hill so as not to walk going up, thereby "cheating."
Anyway, what used to be an easy run for me turned out to be a bit hard. I think running on the treadmill at the gym spoiled me. My glutes are pretty sore from all the hills. I'll post my splits once I upload my time.
Looks like I need to run outside more often.
Anyway, driving home the sky was just so blue and the air so cold and crisp, I was just being beckoned to run outdoors. Unfortunately, they're doing some construction work on one of the main streets I'd be running up and down on. And I always have it in my brain that construction workers = being heckled. I consulted the husband and he told me I should just stay in because it was so cold outside (it was around thirty-something°) or change my route.
However, since I don't like change, I manned-up, dressed warmly and headed out. Unfortunately after running up the first hill, I turned around and headed back home. My pants were too big and kept falling. (By the way, it takes me approximately 2 minutes to run up the first hill.) The husband saw me and commented, "That was fast." Hehe. I changed pants and headed back out.
I only saw one construction worker and he was busy working on his wall. So my fears were for naught.
The first mile felt great (since it's mostly downhill after that first hill). The second mile started to kill me (since it's mostly uphill). I had to stop and walk for a couple of minutes because I was getting too hot in my jacket. Taking it off was a complicated matter as I had to take off my gloves, Garmin and iPod first. I did this while walking down the last portion of a hill so as not to walk going up, thereby "cheating."
Anyway, what used to be an easy run for me turned out to be a bit hard. I think running on the treadmill at the gym spoiled me. My glutes are pretty sore from all the hills. I'll post my splits once I upload my time.
Looks like I need to run outside more often.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Baby Got Back
My right hammie was still feeling a little tight this morning, so I decided to forgo today's long run altogether to give it a bit of break. (Convenient, huh? And I want to run a marathon. Hehe.)
Oh, by the way, yesterday's garage door incident? Well, it turns out, I could have just closed the garage door by pulling on the bottom handle to begin with instead of the handle at the top that unlocked it. Oh. The husband just sadly shook his head at me when I showed him how I closed it.
Anyway, today was my last day of Insanity's Core Cardio and Balance. And since it's not that hard-core, I figured it would be okay for my hammie. I just didn't go as deep in the hamstring stretches (not like I could anyway - I'm as flexible as a rock), and I didn't kick as high in the switch kicks. I still matched them move for move and was surprised that I wasn't as sweaty as normal. Perhaps I've grown accustomed to it now? Or maybe I just half-assed my effort today.
Tomorrow I do another fit test and then it's a Month 2 workout. Yikes!
I find that it helps me keep up with some of the moves if I watch myself in a mirror. I liked how my back looked in my reflection. And that would be my back-back, not my ass back. Because well, frankly, I have no ass. I try to grow it. I do a bazillion squats and lunges and leg presses with weights. Nothing. Anyway, I like to think I have nice muscles in my back. Of course, unlike shoulders and biceps, I'm not sure what a ripped back looks like. So my back could be mediocre for all I know. But I like it.
My son likes jumping in my pictures. This one cracked me up when I looked at it.
Oh, by the way, yesterday's garage door incident? Well, it turns out, I could have just closed the garage door by pulling on the bottom handle to begin with instead of the handle at the top that unlocked it. Oh. The husband just sadly shook his head at me when I showed him how I closed it.
Anyway, today was my last day of Insanity's Core Cardio and Balance. And since it's not that hard-core, I figured it would be okay for my hammie. I just didn't go as deep in the hamstring stretches (not like I could anyway - I'm as flexible as a rock), and I didn't kick as high in the switch kicks. I still matched them move for move and was surprised that I wasn't as sweaty as normal. Perhaps I've grown accustomed to it now? Or maybe I just half-assed my effort today.
Tomorrow I do another fit test and then it's a Month 2 workout. Yikes!
I find that it helps me keep up with some of the moves if I watch myself in a mirror. I liked how my back looked in my reflection. And that would be my back-back, not my ass back. Because well, frankly, I have no ass. I try to grow it. I do a bazillion squats and lunges and leg presses with weights. Nothing. Anyway, I like to think I have nice muscles in my back. Of course, unlike shoulders and biceps, I'm not sure what a ripped back looks like. So my back could be mediocre for all I know. But I like it.
My son likes jumping in my pictures. This one cracked me up when I looked at it.
Dare I?
Maybe because it's well past 1 am and I'm delirious, but I've spent the past half hour looking for a local...wait for it...
marathon.
I know! Crazy, huh?
I started checking to make sure all the doors were locked around midnight before going to bed. And because our garage door sometimes has a habit of not closing, I checked that, too. Whadayaknow, my paranoia was actually beneficial because that sucker was open. Unfortunately it wouldn't close with me just pushing the button. I had to manually close it. That consists of pulling down a handle from the top of the door, which was hanging above my head, and dragging said handle towards the opening. Yeah, not easy when you're only 5'3. Needless to say, thank God my car was parked there, because I had to open the back passenger door, step on the inside of the car, and with my other foot push against the car door frame for leverage to get that freakin door to move down. At one point I was parallel to the ground and imagined the handle snapping and me cracking my head on the ground. Then I had to hurry up and run to the handle on the bottom of the garage door to pull it down all the way. My right hammie and left quad now hurt like a muthafucker.
Anyway, so that whole episode kept me up.
And now here I am, with thoughts of 26.2 miles in my head...
marathon.
I know! Crazy, huh?
I started checking to make sure all the doors were locked around midnight before going to bed. And because our garage door sometimes has a habit of not closing, I checked that, too. Whadayaknow, my paranoia was actually beneficial because that sucker was open. Unfortunately it wouldn't close with me just pushing the button. I had to manually close it. That consists of pulling down a handle from the top of the door, which was hanging above my head, and dragging said handle towards the opening. Yeah, not easy when you're only 5'3. Needless to say, thank God my car was parked there, because I had to open the back passenger door, step on the inside of the car, and with my other foot push against the car door frame for leverage to get that freakin door to move down. At one point I was parallel to the ground and imagined the handle snapping and me cracking my head on the ground. Then I had to hurry up and run to the handle on the bottom of the garage door to pull it down all the way. My right hammie and left quad now hurt like a muthafucker.
Anyway, so that whole episode kept me up.
And now here I am, with thoughts of 26.2 miles in my head...
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Push It
With all this time on my hands with my works hours being cut to just noon to four, I hit the gym this morning after I dropped my daughter off at school. I had an easy 3 mile run planned since I went hard on Monday and Tuesday and I've got 10 miles planned for this Saturday.
I guess I just don't like easy runs.
The first mile was done at my standard warm-up pace of 5.7 (10:32/mile).
The second mile I did at 6.2 (9:41/mile).
I did most of the third mile at 6.5 (9:14/mile), with the exception of the last tenth of a mile that I did at 7.0 (8:34/mile). Huzzah!
I did the math (which took me an unbelievably long time to figure out) and I ran that last mile in about 9:10.
How are you going to know how fast you can actually run if you don't push yourself?
I'm thinking that 9:30 pace is in my sights and soon.
I guess I just don't like easy runs.
The first mile was done at my standard warm-up pace of 5.7 (10:32/mile).
The second mile I did at 6.2 (9:41/mile).
I did most of the third mile at 6.5 (9:14/mile), with the exception of the last tenth of a mile that I did at 7.0 (8:34/mile). Huzzah!
I did the math (which took me an unbelievably long time to figure out) and I ran that last mile in about 9:10.
How are you going to know how fast you can actually run if you don't push yourself?
I'm thinking that 9:30 pace is in my sights and soon.
All I Want For Christmas...is a bosu ball
Well, and the TRX training system, and the Brazilian Butt Lift workout DVDs, and this cool-looking green Sacouny running jacket. But I got jack...until yesterday.
The husband and I were cruising around Target yesterday when he saw the bosu ball and remembered that I had asked for that for Christmas. He must have been in a good mood or something because he picked it up and put it in the cart. Hooray! (We've been trying to keep to a super tight budget.)
And when I got home from work yesterday, I saw that he even inflated it for me.
That's me and the boy trying to get a good picture of us on it. Not quite.
Almost.
Money. Kinda.
The three personal trainers I've worked with in the past year all had me do different exercises on this thing. It really works your core because you have to constantly work to stabilize yourself. Since I have this love-hate relationship with the gym, I've wanted to have one at home.
I remember the first time I got on this sucker about a year ago, my legs were shaking like crazy so much that first trainer said, "Whoa, there, Elvis."
My second trainer had me doing a bunch of single leg exercises on this thing. I remember looking at her like she was crazy when she first demonstrated single leg squats with shoulder raises at the top and oblique twists at the bottom.
My third trainer didn't really have me doing anything too difficult on this thing. Just planks and push-ups and your standard weight-training stuff like tricep kick-backs and chest-flies. Of course, he was fine as hell, and I probably would have hopped on one foot skipping rope on this thing if he asked me to.
Anyway, I did P90X Arms and Shoulders last night and I did most of the exercises on the bosu ball. Go, me! I think I've gotten way too used to Insanity's pace, because I fast-forwarded through all of the P90X breaks. Sometimes, it's just way too slow. And since I know most of the moves, I would just do them one after the other and then fast forward again until the next set.
After P90X I did Insanity's Core Cardio and Balance. Man, I am going to miss this week once it's over. Core Cardio and Balance is the only Insanity workout that I can match them move for move. I am not looking forward to Month 2 next week. Yikes!
The husband and I were cruising around Target yesterday when he saw the bosu ball and remembered that I had asked for that for Christmas. He must have been in a good mood or something because he picked it up and put it in the cart. Hooray! (We've been trying to keep to a super tight budget.)
And when I got home from work yesterday, I saw that he even inflated it for me.
That's me and the boy trying to get a good picture of us on it. Not quite.
Almost.
Money. Kinda.
The three personal trainers I've worked with in the past year all had me do different exercises on this thing. It really works your core because you have to constantly work to stabilize yourself. Since I have this love-hate relationship with the gym, I've wanted to have one at home.
I remember the first time I got on this sucker about a year ago, my legs were shaking like crazy so much that first trainer said, "Whoa, there, Elvis."
My second trainer had me doing a bunch of single leg exercises on this thing. I remember looking at her like she was crazy when she first demonstrated single leg squats with shoulder raises at the top and oblique twists at the bottom.
My third trainer didn't really have me doing anything too difficult on this thing. Just planks and push-ups and your standard weight-training stuff like tricep kick-backs and chest-flies. Of course, he was fine as hell, and I probably would have hopped on one foot skipping rope on this thing if he asked me to.
Anyway, I did P90X Arms and Shoulders last night and I did most of the exercises on the bosu ball. Go, me! I think I've gotten way too used to Insanity's pace, because I fast-forwarded through all of the P90X breaks. Sometimes, it's just way too slow. And since I know most of the moves, I would just do them one after the other and then fast forward again until the next set.
After P90X I did Insanity's Core Cardio and Balance. Man, I am going to miss this week once it's over. Core Cardio and Balance is the only Insanity workout that I can match them move for move. I am not looking forward to Month 2 next week. Yikes!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Negative splits
I remember a few years ago, back when I knew nothing about training runs, or well, knew not much about running for that matter, I was at my old gym on the treadmill going at what I thought was a decent pace, probably 5.0 (12:00/mile) or 5.5 (11:00/mile). An older gentleman, probably around 60, hopped on the treadmill next to me and started running at the same pace. I remember thinking to myself, "Wow. I wonder how long he can keep this pace up." I got tired after 2 miles and ended my run thinking I was the shit. While I was cooling down on the treadmill, Grandpa started getting faster. And faster. And faster. I was completely amazed (not to mention ashamed of myself for only lasting 2 miles at his "slow" pace). I remember leaving the gym wondering how he did it, thinking he must have some kind of super-strength to get faster during his run, while I always got tired and slower as my runs progressed.
Fast forward to today and my better-informed person. Grandpa was not secretly Superman. He was just a kick-ass runner. A kick-ass runner who ran negative splits. Dun-da-da-dun!
I did 3 miles at the gym today. I intentionally meant it to be an easy run. But, come on. What fun are those?
Mile 1 - 5.7 (10:32/mile) - warm-up
Mile 2 - 6.0 (10:00/mile)
Mile 2.0-2.5 - 6.2 (9:41/mile)
Mile 2.5-2.85 - 6.5 (9:14/mile)
Mile 2.85-3.0 - 6.7 (8:57/mile)
3 miles: 29:57 minutes
Which means:
Mile 1: 10:32
Mile 2: 10:00
Mile 3: 9:25
Woo-hoo! I did a mile in under 9:30! Yay, me! Oh, yeah, and negative splits.
Fast forward to today and my better-informed person. Grandpa was not secretly Superman. He was just a kick-ass runner. A kick-ass runner who ran negative splits. Dun-da-da-dun!
I did 3 miles at the gym today. I intentionally meant it to be an easy run. But, come on. What fun are those?
Mile 1 - 5.7 (10:32/mile) - warm-up
Mile 2 - 6.0 (10:00/mile)
Mile 2.0-2.5 - 6.2 (9:41/mile)
Mile 2.5-2.85 - 6.5 (9:14/mile)
Mile 2.85-3.0 - 6.7 (8:57/mile)
3 miles: 29:57 minutes
Which means:
Mile 1: 10:32
Mile 2: 10:00
Mile 3: 9:25
Woo-hoo! I did a mile in under 9:30! Yay, me! Oh, yeah, and negative splits.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Hill Intervals
The plan for the day was to do hill intervals on the treadmill after work and then Insanity's Core Cardio and Balance. But then my friend, Steph, let me know there was a spin class going on at the gym by my work at 6:30 pm. Since I had my gym bag with me, I figured I would do that instead of the run.
And then one of the managers at my job asked if anyone wanted the small refrigerator that was in the conference room. Uh, free stuff? Yes, please. However, there was some ice build-up in the freezer part, so I didn't want to leave it in my car for too long. So long, spin class.
After taking my new-to-me refrigerator home, struggling to lift it out of my car by myself and getting it into the house, I threw on my gym clothes, gobbled four huge chocolate chip cookies, and headed to the gym closer to my house to do the planned hill intervals.
The plan was as thus:
10 minutes warm-up - 5.5 speed (11:00/mile) - 0.0 incline
5 minutes - 5.7 speed (10:32/mile) - 1.0 incline
2 minutes - 5.7 speed (10:32/mile) - 5.0 incline
3 minutes recovery - 5.5 (11:00/mile) - 0.0 incline
Repeat above interval twice.
Cool down
I did pretty much most of it. Except for the recovery part. I had to walk the first minute of recovery. I was pretty freakin exhausted after running 2 minutes at a 5.0 incline. But I'm pretty happy that I managed the 2 minutes of running at that incline. I've failed at that part plenty times before. There were a ton of people at the gym, even at 7:30 at night. However, a guy got on the treadmill next to me, threw a towel over the display and just started running. He was not a newbie. And I wanted to impress him, or at least give him an indication that I wasn't a newbie either. So that helped with the mental aspect of forcing myself to finish those 5.0 incline runs.
When I got home, I did Insanity's Core Cardio and Balance. It was much easier to do this time after a run instead of doing it after lower body weight-training like yesterday.
Oh, and here's my new fridge. I took a pic of it in front of the tv for perspective. I have to leave it there because I don't think I can manage dragging it up the stairs to my bedroom on my own. And yes, that's my son's pink lunch box on the floor.
And then one of the managers at my job asked if anyone wanted the small refrigerator that was in the conference room. Uh, free stuff? Yes, please. However, there was some ice build-up in the freezer part, so I didn't want to leave it in my car for too long. So long, spin class.
After taking my new-to-me refrigerator home, struggling to lift it out of my car by myself and getting it into the house, I threw on my gym clothes, gobbled four huge chocolate chip cookies, and headed to the gym closer to my house to do the planned hill intervals.
The plan was as thus:
10 minutes warm-up - 5.5 speed (11:00/mile) - 0.0 incline
5 minutes - 5.7 speed (10:32/mile) - 1.0 incline
2 minutes - 5.7 speed (10:32/mile) - 5.0 incline
3 minutes recovery - 5.5 (11:00/mile) - 0.0 incline
Repeat above interval twice.
Cool down
I did pretty much most of it. Except for the recovery part. I had to walk the first minute of recovery. I was pretty freakin exhausted after running 2 minutes at a 5.0 incline. But I'm pretty happy that I managed the 2 minutes of running at that incline. I've failed at that part plenty times before. There were a ton of people at the gym, even at 7:30 at night. However, a guy got on the treadmill next to me, threw a towel over the display and just started running. He was not a newbie. And I wanted to impress him, or at least give him an indication that I wasn't a newbie either. So that helped with the mental aspect of forcing myself to finish those 5.0 incline runs.
When I got home, I did Insanity's Core Cardio and Balance. It was much easier to do this time after a run instead of doing it after lower body weight-training like yesterday.
Oh, and here's my new fridge. I took a pic of it in front of the tv for perspective. I have to leave it there because I don't think I can manage dragging it up the stairs to my bedroom on my own. And yes, that's my son's pink lunch box on the floor.
01/03/10 Weigh-in: 124.4, 18.7%
Weight: 124.4 (124.4, 124.4, 124.6)
Body fat%: 18.7% (18.6%, 18.8%, 18.7%)
The initial third measurement actually said a body fat percentage of 15%, but I figured that was way wrong and discarded it. Hehe. 15%. Ha.
I gained 5 pounds! I weighed myself on 12/29/10, and it was 119.4. I can't even remember ever weighing in my one-teens, so that was pretty astonishing. Too bad I killed it with my weekend of gorging.
Body fat%: 18.7% (18.6%, 18.8%, 18.7%)
The initial third measurement actually said a body fat percentage of 15%, but I figured that was way wrong and discarded it. Hehe. 15%. Ha.
I gained 5 pounds! I weighed myself on 12/29/10, and it was 119.4. I can't even remember ever weighing in my one-teens, so that was pretty astonishing. Too bad I killed it with my weekend of gorging.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
P90X's Legs and Back + Insanity's Core Cardio and Balance = Extreme Lower Body Fatigue
Today's schedule called for an hour of weights, an hour of spin class and Insanity's Core Cardio and Balance. I got up early, threw on some gym clothes, ate a banana for energy, then called the gym to make sure there were classes going on today. Negative. Gym clothes came off, and I hopped back in bed.
However, since I've been eating like a pig for the past few days (cinnamon roll french toast, pasta, toast (white bread! gasp!) with butter, bacon, Cheetos, a Whatchamacalit candy bar, fig newtons, etc.), I knew I had to exercise today to burn some of it off. P90X Legs and Back for the win.
I hadn't done P90X Legs and Back in a while since I figured Insanity was more than adequate for my lower body. But since it was my Insanity Recovery Week, I figured I could use it. I did it. But I had forgotten that they make you do a ton of pull-ups and chin-ups, too. Sigh. Not my greatest strength.
When I was done, I still felt pretty good, so I figured I would do Insanity's Core Cardio and Balance immediately afterward. It had been a while since I had done this, too, and I forgot that they make you do some cardio moves in this, too. They don't make you go as hard as the other workouts, but it's still a decent workout. I didn't realize how tired my lower body was from P90X until I got to the log jumps. I had to laugh at myself as I was only able to jump maybe an inch from the ground. And I forgot about the crazy hip flexor exercises they make you do in this workout. Tough, but I did it!
Anyway, now I'm super tired. But I still keep eating. Argh!
However, since I've been eating like a pig for the past few days (cinnamon roll french toast, pasta, toast (white bread! gasp!) with butter, bacon, Cheetos, a Whatchamacalit candy bar, fig newtons, etc.), I knew I had to exercise today to burn some of it off. P90X Legs and Back for the win.
I hadn't done P90X Legs and Back in a while since I figured Insanity was more than adequate for my lower body. But since it was my Insanity Recovery Week, I figured I could use it. I did it. But I had forgotten that they make you do a ton of pull-ups and chin-ups, too. Sigh. Not my greatest strength.
When I was done, I still felt pretty good, so I figured I would do Insanity's Core Cardio and Balance immediately afterward. It had been a while since I had done this, too, and I forgot that they make you do some cardio moves in this, too. They don't make you go as hard as the other workouts, but it's still a decent workout. I didn't realize how tired my lower body was from P90X until I got to the log jumps. I had to laugh at myself as I was only able to jump maybe an inch from the ground. And I forgot about the crazy hip flexor exercises they make you do in this workout. Tough, but I did it!
Anyway, now I'm super tired. But I still keep eating. Argh!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy New Year!
Today is my rest day. And a much needed one at that.
After my failed 10 mile run last week, I figured I'd do it yesterday. And I did! Yay! Since I had to take care of a few things in the morning, I hit the gym in the afternoon to do the run. I don't like running on the streets other than in the early morning because I don't like cars and people and hecklers. So I laced up my running shoes, grabbed a GU and told the husband I'd be back in about 2 hours.
The run went quite well. I did the first warm-up mile at my easy 5.5. Then I did the next 4 miles at 5.7. After 5 miles I had to stop to walk for about a minute so I could take my GU (strawberry-banana flavor, okay tasting, but I don't think I'll buy it again) and drink some water. Then back to 5.5 for half a mile, then 5.7 again for the duration of the run. Mile 9 and the first half of Mile 10 were the hardest for me. But I pushed through and did it. I felt pretty good after, too. It was my first 10 mile run since I had injured my foot. The first five miles logged in at 53:01. The second five at 52:50. So what's that? 1:45:51.
And then I drove home, took a hot shower, lazed on the bed for a while and felt like I had gotten hit by a truck. I do not recover well from long runs. And then to add to my pain, my back was feeling sore, too, from my P90X workout (Chest and Back) from Wednesday. The price one pays for fitness. My schedule also called for Insanity's Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs last night, but I already knew there was no way in hell I could do that as sore as I was.
Next week is Recovery Week for me for Insanity. Thank God! And woo-hoo for me! I made it to Week 5!
And let's jump on the resolution band-wagon, shall we?
1. Work towards a 9:30 mile.
2. Strength-train at least twice a week. Okay, that sounds like too much to expect from me. Let's go with once a week.
3. Drink at least 3 bottles of water a day. An old trainer of mine told me I should be drinking 6-7 bottles of water a day. And I used to. But I have been slacking majorly. So 3 sounds like a doable goal for now.
Alright, in a year, we'll see how I did.
Happy new year, everyone!
After my failed 10 mile run last week, I figured I'd do it yesterday. And I did! Yay! Since I had to take care of a few things in the morning, I hit the gym in the afternoon to do the run. I don't like running on the streets other than in the early morning because I don't like cars and people and hecklers. So I laced up my running shoes, grabbed a GU and told the husband I'd be back in about 2 hours.
The run went quite well. I did the first warm-up mile at my easy 5.5. Then I did the next 4 miles at 5.7. After 5 miles I had to stop to walk for about a minute so I could take my GU (strawberry-banana flavor, okay tasting, but I don't think I'll buy it again) and drink some water. Then back to 5.5 for half a mile, then 5.7 again for the duration of the run. Mile 9 and the first half of Mile 10 were the hardest for me. But I pushed through and did it. I felt pretty good after, too. It was my first 10 mile run since I had injured my foot. The first five miles logged in at 53:01. The second five at 52:50. So what's that? 1:45:51.
And then I drove home, took a hot shower, lazed on the bed for a while and felt like I had gotten hit by a truck. I do not recover well from long runs. And then to add to my pain, my back was feeling sore, too, from my P90X workout (Chest and Back) from Wednesday. The price one pays for fitness. My schedule also called for Insanity's Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs last night, but I already knew there was no way in hell I could do that as sore as I was.
Next week is Recovery Week for me for Insanity. Thank God! And woo-hoo for me! I made it to Week 5!
And let's jump on the resolution band-wagon, shall we?
1. Work towards a 9:30 mile.
2. Strength-train at least twice a week. Okay, that sounds like too much to expect from me. Let's go with once a week.
3. Drink at least 3 bottles of water a day. An old trainer of mine told me I should be drinking 6-7 bottles of water a day. And I used to. But I have been slacking majorly. So 3 sounds like a doable goal for now.
Alright, in a year, we'll see how I did.
Happy new year, everyone!
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