Posts Tagged ‘Sports & Fitness’

30 Run Challange: 6 of 30

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

sdc10243I got in a decent run tonight. I went for speed and not distance tonight. It was pretty nice out so I shed a few layers of my normal winter gear. Some tights, two pair of b-ball shorts, two shirt and a hat. Felt a little lighter that is for sure.

But like I said, I was trying to run faster instead of my normal fat burning sluggish trot. It was a heck of a lot faster that is for sure. I have been running 10 minute mile pace and dropped down to 8 and some change. Lungs were feeling it too.

I have to say I am not making very good progress on my 30 runs. But now that work is back to normal I should get in a handful of runs each week now. Might try to run to the gym one night this week. If it is not too wet I will get in a bike to work day as well just for the run of it. My guess is that Monday will be too wet but I will have to see. I guess I can avoid the major puddles in my short 1.6 mile ride if I try.

Here was my path tonight.

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30 Run Challange: 1 of 30

Monday, January 19th, 2009

Started a 30 day run challenge today. Nothing too special but something to get me started and ready for spring. Nice winter night to get in a run so I couldn’t have picked a better night to get started. I finished up work at about 8:00. I ate some dinner and then headed out about nine. Felt pretty good then about halfway my knee started acting up. It only bugs me when I am out of shape so that is a good indication of my condition I guess. Run one is completed so on to run 2 but I might have to dig up my knee brace.

Here is the damage recorded with my iPhone and the PathTracker app. I am a little partial of of Path Tracker over all the other GPS apps on my iPhone. It is one of the first GPS apps I download and it has never failed me. You can download Path Tracker on the iTues app store. Click the images for larger readable versions.

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Weekend Workout Updates

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

Friday’s work out was pretty good. Getting back into the swing of things with each gym visit. Feeling pretty good but still sore in places after each visit. Keeping up with a pre and post protein shakes. I have also started creatine again but only on workout days. Creatine is some nasty tasting stuff. I have not found anything to mix it with that makes it taste worth a darn. I am contemplating looking at the pill form just for the ease or taking. I know it is not as effective but at least I can take them without making a funny face.

Here was Friday’s work out (weight x reps x sets). Grouped by supersets

DB Bench Press 55#x10×3
DB Press 35#x8×3

DB Fly 35#x10×3
Front plus Side Raises 17.5#X10X3

Ball Sit Ups 25×2

Here was Sunday’s shoulder/back workout (weight x reps x sets).

BB Military Press 95#x8×4
Lat Pulldowns 80#x15×4
Low Row 90#x10×2, 90#x12×1
Front plus Side Raises 20#X10X3

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Workout

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

I can’t tell you how sore I am from Sunday’s workout. My chest has been killing me. Enough so that I did not hit the guy until tonight. I guess I let things slip farther than I thought I did. But I am back at it and had a pretty good workout. I am sticking with mostly supersets to keep the heart rate high and calories burning. Here was tonight’s effort.

Warm up 1 mile run

Superset (weight x reps x sets)

BB Curls 55×12x4
Rope Tris 42.5×15x4

Superset (weight x reps x sets)
Lat Rows 35×12x3
Incline Situps 25×3

Superset (weight x reps x sets)
DB Curls 35×10x3
DB OH Tri Ext. 35×12x3

Superset (weight x reps x sets)
Low Row 100×10x3
BH Lat Pulldowns 80×10x3

Post workout protein shake with milk and creatine.

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Swimming Workout

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

With all the exciting swimming happening wit the Olympics I thought I would take on the challenge of a swimming workout for the next few weeks. Not knowing where to start I decided to email someone that still swims and was a good high school swimmer. I send Kurt G. out in San Diego an email and asked him for a workout to start me swimming. Kurt was a pretty good high school swimmer and I think still swims for fitness. Here is what Kurt recommended.

400 warm up
4 x 200 alternate strokes
10 x 100 free (begin easy and get faster on each one with the same amount of rest)
200 cool down

Seems pretty straight forward. Today was a good day to start so Noah and I jumped on the bikes and headed to the gym. I changed and jumped into the pool to get started. I picked up some goggles today so I got those adjusted and started right in.

I did the warm up, or what I thought as the warm up. I assumed the pool was 50 meters and it was only 25 meters. So I only did the following for my workout.

200 warm up

100 free
100 breast
100 back
100 free

10 x 50 free

50 cool down with kickboard.

I tell you what. Swimming is hard! I only did half the workout so I need to work up to what Kurt recommended. Breathing is the hardest part by far. I did not have any problem doing the different strokes. I found myself holding my breath and then exhaling out and in again with each breath. That was killing me. I could only do 50 meters at a time then needing to catch my breath. I got a little better at the end with my breathing. When I took my breath I would then exhale a little with each stroke then up gain to take another gulp of air. But still only 50 meters before I was sucking air.

Swimming is a good full body workout and I feel pretty beat tonight. I don’t think I will be sore so going again will not be a problem. The plan is to swim at least 3 days a week or more over the next couple of months. I will post results when I can improve on the workout Kurt give me.

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