Kate

August 26th, 2008

by Kate

An attempt…

…but little was accomplished. I was watching US Open tennis last night, therefore I felt like I was exercising for hours! Gosh, after watching all those Olympic sports last week and mentally competing myself, I was sure I had lost some weight from exercising almost 24 hours a day… Sadly, I never physically moved a muscle and gained a few pounds. Impossible!

The Olympics and grand-slam tennis usually motivate me to exercise more, not less. Lately, they’ve had the opposite effect. When will they invent the ability to *think* about exercise and have that just be enough to keep in shape?! Yeah, I have been lazy, I have to find a way to motivate myself and get off the couch. So far, little has worked and I’ve been more tired as the days continue. I’m not sleeping well, which could be a reason for such a drag of my feet on this issue…

Instead of hitting the gym yesterday after work, I headed home to “exercise outdoors”. That never happened, but I squeaked out some forward and back lunges as well as 3 sets of squats and some shoulder lateral raises. Very lame! I really have to stop skipping the gym for the great outdoors, because I go home and sit down… never to make it outdoors anyway!

Do the Olympics motivate you to workout harder or just sit back and relax?
I wonder if the effect the elite athletes are having on me is me realizing I’ll never be that good, so unconsciously I’ve stopped trying at all. What I have to remind myself is that there are tons of people out there running who do it just because they can or love it, not to be the best. I’ve got to follow their lead… and get off the couch, as well as get better sleep!

Logbook Activity

Type: Strength Training
Date: 08/26/2008
Time: 18:00:00
Total Time: 00:15:00.00

August 25th, 2008

by Kate

15 Cycle cool-down

Logbook Activity

Type: Cycle
Date: 08/25/2008
Time: 16:35:00
Total Time: 00:15:00.00
Average Heart rate: 124
Distance: 2.95 miles
Average Speed: 11.8 mph

August 25th, 2008

by Kate

Chest, Back, Arms

15 min elliptical warm-up
3×12 chest press 15fw
3×12 bent over row 15fw
3×12 chest incline press 15fw
(my left arm felt so weak…)
3×12 bicep alt curls 10fw
3×12 triceps kick-back 7.5fw
3×12 bicep hammer curls 10fw
3×12 triceps press down bar 25lbs
3×12 lat pd 55, 50, 50lbs

15 min cycle cool-down

Logbook Activity

Type: Strength Training
Date: 08/25/2008
Time: 16:15:00
Total Time: 00:25:00.00
Average Heart rate: 131

August 25th, 2008

by Kate

15 Elliptical Warm-up

Logbook Activity

Type: General Cardio
Date: 08/25/2008
Time: 15:55:00
Total Time: 00:15:00.00
Average Heart rate: 154

August 24th, 2008

by Kate

Track Work

800 meter warm-up jog
2×400m
2×200m
1200 meter cool-down jog
400 meter walk

Good track work with K-dot. We haven’t met up in a few weeks, but we will be keeping to our usual Sunday morning runs. My knee felt good today. I wore lighter weight shoes and didn’t push it. After a week of strengthening, it’ll feel even better!

Did you watch the Olympic Marathons? Aren’t they inspiring?!

Long distance running… I’ve missed you!

Logbook Activity

Type: Run
Date: 08/24/2008
Time: 08:00:00
Total Time: 1:00:00.00
Distance: 2 miles
Average Pace: 30:00/mile

August 23rd, 2008

by Kate

Cycle to Farm

Yay, I finally rode my bike to the farm again this weekend. I’m heading to another U-Pick farm this afternoon to fill my freezer with fresh vegetables. I’m really getting into this whole farm fresh thing. The food tastes so much better when it’s local, fresh and organic. I can’t shop for any fruits or vegetables in the food store anymore. Today, I’m bringing some family along with me to introduce them to the farm fresh lifestyle.

Logbook Activity

Type: Cycle
Date: 08/23/2008
Time: 10:00:00
Total Time: 00:50:00.00
Distance: 8.5 miles
Average Speed: 10.2 mph

August 22nd, 2008

by Kate

1 Mile Trial

I have been off from work all week, which has been nice. Unfortunately, instead of working out like I had planned, I’ve spent all of one day at home this week. Just today. We’ve been out everywhere, to relatives and even to other states. I’m kind of upset, I’ve gained weight and I feel it and see it when I put on jeans, etc… I’m annoyed with myself. It’s my own fault.

Today I attempted a short run with new running shoes I just bought at the Adidas outlet. They are lightweight, so I’m going to have to take it easy in them until I build up foot/leg strength to keep my knee healthy. Chris rode by next to me on his bike, with Bambi in the basket.

Poor Bambi, she decided to jump from the bike (she’s never done that when I am riding) and landed on her side. She has a scrape on her butt which I have to wash. Luckily, she seems to be doing okay other than the scrape. This week has been a horrible week for her. She had some good tasty steak juices on her food on Monday… this led to two days of vomitting and diarhea. Then, she had to go get her nails cut, which she absolutely hates. I have to muzzle her and squeeze her tight to keep her still while they do it at the pet store. The next day, she had to see the vet for her yearly vaccines. Shots, blood taken, exams… She’s had a rough week and tomorrow she’s getting a bath I guess dogs have bad weeks too, but she sure seems to be bouncing back easily from it all.

Maybe I could learn something from Bambi. I’ve gained weight, I’m upset and feeling like I’m getting nowhere. I just have to live like her a pick myself back up. I’ve been eating out all week, eating junky and not on a schedule. Each day I just have to keep starting over and one of these days it’ll all stick.

Have a good night or morning…

Logbook Activity

Type: Run
Date: 08/22/2008
Time: 19:00:00
Total Time: 00:20:00.00
Distance: 1 miles
Average Pace: 20:00/mile

August 15th, 2008

by Kate

Chest, Back, Arms

Too bad I haven’t worked out since Friday and I’m feeling rather crappy about it. Since I’ve focused on muscles, I’ve not run much (with my knee being slightly sore). I’m looking forward to signing up for some races this fall and just trying to keep eating healthy and not focus on weight so much. I’ve gained a few pounds, but I’m hoping that’s muscle. I have to measure myself in two weeks to see what I’ve done this month. I feel crappy, but I have to just keep my focus on track!

3×12 chest press 50lbs
3×12 chest incline press 15fw
3×12 chest fly 10fw
3×12 bent row bar 30lbs
1×8 triceps kickback 10lbs
2×12 triceps kickback 5lbs
1×8 biceps curl bar 30lbs
3×12 biceps curl bar 20lbs
3×12 biceps alt curl 10fw
3×12 biceps hammer curl 10fw
3×12 triceps overhead press 10fw
3×12 chest pull-up mac 85lb off-set
3×12 triceps dip mac 85lb off-set
3×12 row mac 40lbs
3×12 lat pd 55lbs

Stretch

Logbook Activity

Type: Strength Training
Date: 08/15/2008
Time: 16:00:00
Total Time: 00:45:00.00

August 14th, 2008

by Kate

Legs, Abs, Shoulders

3×24 walking lunges
3×12 squats 10fw
3×12 stiff legged dead lift 10fw
3×12 standing calf raise 10fw
3×12 side bends 10fw
3×8 lat shoulder raise 10fw
3×10 military shoulder press 10fw
3×10 front shoulder raise 10fw
3×20 reverse crunches
3×20 crunches
3×24 alt heel touchers
Push-up Challenge (I re-did day 1)
2, 2, 2, 2, 4 max

Overall, pretty good workout. My knee is feeling a bit stronger, I’ve avoided running and will see how I feel tomorrow. I might just cycle with my upper body workout, instead of running.

While written down it looks like I accomplished a good amount, I feel like it wasn’t enough. I opted to workout at home and outdoors instead of stopping at the gym on the way home from work. I still changed at work, so I had no excuse to skip my workout. The weather was nice and I feel like I’ve only got a few more months of being able to comfortably workout outside, that I miswell take advantage before winter is back!

Logbook Activity

Type: Strength Training
Date: 08/14/2008
Time: 16:00:00
Total Time: 00:45:00.00

August 12th, 2008

by Kate

Legs, Abs, Shoulders

3×12 squats 15fw
3×12 lunges 5fw forward, back, forward
3×12 lat shoulder raise 12fw
3×12 military shoulder press 8fw
3×12 side bends 15fw
3×30 ab heel touchers
3×24 reverse crunches
3×24 ab crunches legs on ball
3×12 quad ext 50, 35, 30
3×12 ham curl 30, 30, 30
3×12 squat w/front shoulder raise 2lb med ball

Good workout… I’m hungry!

Logbook Activity

Type: Strength Training
Date: 08/12/2008
Time: 15:55:00
Total Time: 00:45:00.00

	No Activity	0.0	-	100%
	Total:	0.0

Run :	0.7	-	30.7%
Strength:	1.0	-	46.2%
Flex:	0.5	-	23.1%
Total:	2.2

Bike:	329	miles
Run :	116	miles
Walk:	33	miles

Bike:	32.3	-	28.1%
Run :	25.0	-	21.7%
Strength:	36.1	-	31.3%
Flex:	5.8	-	5.0%
Walk:	12.5	-	10.8%
Cardio:	3.6	-	3.1%
Total:	115.2

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August 26th, 2008

An attempt…

August 25th, 2008

15 Cycle cool-down

August 25th, 2008

Chest, Back, Arms

August 25th, 2008

15 Elliptical Warm-up

August 24th, 2008

Track Work

August 23rd, 2008

Cycle to Farm

August 22nd, 2008

1 Mile Trial

August 15th, 2008

Chest, Back, Arms

August 14th, 2008

Legs, Abs, Shoulders

August 12th, 2008

Legs, Abs, Shoulders

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