Gotta keep trying, eh?

Thanks GT! My goal actually is distance, I want to be able to run and keep running. I felt pretty ok running where I was, although I will admit I was really really glad when it was time to stop. What you said makes sense though, if I want to go far I should concentrate on going farther. Maybe I should instead make my goal 1.5 miles?

Despite my excitement from the morning, I am sad to say that readers, I am fallen. I went out tonight to the brewery where I usually go on Tuesday nights with my friends. I usually don't eat anything, since I don't have the money to be eating out, and just hang out, but today Carl bought me a few beers and the waitress is kind of our buddy and before I knew it I was eating a free plate of chicken strips and fries. :( So much for eating clean.

BUT! As if some sign to kick me in the butt for this trip-up, my NROL book was waiting for me when I got home. So, I am going to go read it.
 
you go girl, lol. This is about the ultimate goal, not necessarily every little step you take to get there. I'm hanging out tonight eating whatever I want and drinking a few beers. But, you know what, no biggie!, I'll jump back on the bandwagon tomorrow, no sleep lost and no hard feelings. By god, I've lost almost 45 pounds and 1 day isn't going to upset me. I'll meet my goal soon and will set another at that point.

Glad to hear your thoughts on running. Really, I had heard "it's all about pace" numerous times but just didn't get it. But, when I saw "big girl" jogging effortlessly, it made sense. I had the concept down pat in my head but didn't really understand it until I saw it in action. It was just a little change, going from 6 mph to 5.5 mph, but it made all the difference. You'll find a point where you just feel like you can run forever. At that point you'll know, It's all about pace. Keep up the good work. I never thought i could do this running thing. But, with the help of those around here, I've done pretty good so far. If I'm ever in your neck of the woods, you'll have to find something for us to run. Like I said, KEEP IT UP!
 
Thanks again GT. I think I'm going to put distance on a back burner(ish) for a bit though and do some interval training. I finished NROLFW so here's my plan: I lifted today, doing my routine for the last time. It's been about four weeks anyway. I'm gonna take 2 days rest from lifting (might do some cardio) and then start anew on Monday!

I'll post my specific workout later, now I have to clean and eat this delicious spinach and egg burrito.

Today:
Squats: 3x10@65
Deads: 3x10@65 (HARD today)
Cardio: Bike 20 min
 
So Friday night I was at a party and the guys were showing off picking up this big pipe, so I asked how much it weighed, then I picked it up and squatted it. Ha.

Weighed in at 176.5, down 1 lb from last week, 8.5 lbs total.

Going bowling today.
 
As promised!

Today started my new workout! So here it is: (Tom, I totally ripped off your format)

A Squats: 2x15@50

B1 Pushups: 2x15@30% incline
B2 Seated Row 2x15@45

C1 Step up: 2x15@50
C2 Prone Jackknife 2x8@BW

Cardio: Walked 15 min

And now my thoughts:

Squats I lowered my usual weight here for the higher reps. At first I thought it was too easy but I did not feel that way at the end of the second set.

Pushups Well I thought I was going to be able to do these on the bench, but I was wrong. It was difficult finding a space to do them at an incline though, I ended up just pushing against the cable machine because it has those towers.

Seated Row No difficulties here, although I think I need to up the weights for next time.

Step up My gym doesn't have a stepper thing, so I used this squishy ball thing I've seen people step on that looks like half a swiss ball. It was harder to keep balance. I didn't think it was high enough though, and it felt a little easy. But I do feel it now.

Prone Jackknife This wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I thought I was going to embarrass myself trying to get up on the ball, but it wasn't so bad.

So I feel pretty good. I'm excited. Now I need to go write out my meal schedule.

Thanks for reading!:action11:
 
Here's Wednesday's workout:

Deadlifts: 2x15@50

A1 Dumbell Shoulder press 1x8@40, 1x15@30
A2 Wide-grip lat pulldown 2x15@45

B1 Lunges 1x15@30, 2, 1x9@30
B2 Swiss Ball crunch 2x8@BW

Deads: Could be a little heavier I think
Shoulder press 40 was waaaay too heavy
Lat pulldowns need more weight next time
Lunges Hey you know what sucks? Lunges. Good god.
Ball crunch Kind of easy
 
Yesterday:

Squats 2x15@55

A1 Pushups 2x15@30% incline
A2 Seated rows 2x15@55

B1 Step ups 2x15@40 on bosu ball
B2 Prone jackknife 2x8@BW


Today:
30 min on bike/6 miles

House hunting is going ok, the realtor didn't show up to the showing yesterday, but that wasn't the one we really wanted anyway. He is still a sucky realtor. Calling the realtor for the one we want in a couple hours.
 
House hunting is going downhill, the house we were looking at this time just got turned over to the county.

I made a whey shake and threw a banana in there for good measure. It is disgusting, I am choking it down.

I had a bunch of pop last night. Stupid free pop on Tuesday nights.

Seriously, this shake is nasty.

Deadlifts 1x15@55, 1x15@60

A1 Dumbell shoulder press 2x15@20
A2 Wide-grip lat pulldown 2x15@55

B1 Lunges 2x15@BW
B2 Swiss ball crunch 2x8@BW

Deads - These need to be harder. I barely strained my butt! Har har
Shoulder press - 20 seems a little too easy, I get tired at the end though. With 30 I can't do them all.
Lat pulldowns - These are ok, I only feel them in my bicep though, is that normal?
Lunges - Y'all know how I feel about lunges. Did them with just BW this time, as I only got like 70% done with 30 lbs. I may do 10 lbs next time.
Swiss ball crunch - These are just way too easy. I don't know if I'm doing them wrong or what, but they seem pretty straightforward, so I guess next time I'll add weight.
 
It would seem so, much to everyone's chagrin. I have better news this time though, I managed to lose 40 lbs, although I just got back from vacation and haven't weighed myself. Really, I don't want to know. Anyway all my friends and coworkers are talking about P90x and I kept thinking "I wonder what my forum friends think about this" until I finally signed in, which led to me posting in this old, embarrassing journal. Anyway that's the chiz, and I hope you're doing well!
 
I thought you looked thinner in your avatar - nice work.

As for the P90X, I think anything that gets a person to start working out is definitely a step up from not. (As the best workout is the one you'll do regularly.) That said, I'd think that to make any sort of gains would require weights heavy enough to challenge a person. If the goal is to get strong, then more than likely a barbell or heavy dumbbells would be a good investment. If the goal is weight loss, then diet should be the primary concern.

Do you use AOL's IM anymore? If so, perhaps we can chat about this and/or catch up.
 
Doing alright. Food is hard, especially when you work in a kitchen. Free horrible food laying around everywhere....

I'm still a little bloated from a week of debauchery, but have lost about 3 lbs of it. My lowest was 150, now I'm about 160. Hoping to get to 135. Started at 190 though so still down at least.
 
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