I get knocked down again… August 4, 2008

Due to larger life issues, my workouts have been put on hold until now. For more feel free to read my other blog: www.DeGuia.net
I’ll be getting back up again tomorrow.
Cheers!
Daniel

One Hundred Pushups - Initial Test July 23, 2008

So, I suck and never actually posted the results of my initial test for the “One Hundred Pushups” challenge. 
I kept up the good form and did as many as I could and ended up at a whopping: 20 pushups. 
I’m pretty disappointed. Part of me wants to blame the shoulder and chest weight lifting I did [...]

One Hundred Pushups July 18, 2008

I’m always up for a unique challenge. So when I clicked by Derek Semmler’s blog this morning and saw that he was challenging “me” to complete the one hundred pushups program, I jumped right on board.
Pushups are part of my exercise routine that I’ve been all too happy to ignore — along with pullups. When [...]

Stupid stairs… July 14, 2008

No workout today. I was having a klutzy moment yesterday morning and stepped wrong on the top step of our stairs and slipped off the top one and landed on the next step on the side of my left foot. 
My ankle is sprained pretty good, so I decided against my usual cardio today. The walk [...]

Cardio day July 7, 2008

Today I really only had about 40 minutes to get in a workout and shower afterwards, because I needed to stop by the grocery store, also on my lunch break, to pick up stuff for dinner. 
I did 20 minutes on the exercise bike, burning just over 200 calories and “riding” 5.64 miles on medium resistance/intensity.

‘Stealing Workouts’ June 30, 2008

In my previous workout log, I mentioned “stealing workouts” when I don’t have actual time to hit the gym. This is a concept which, come to find out, was something I’ve pretty much always done my whole life.
I was at a local discount book store and picked up a copy of “Cover Model Workout“ because [...]

Holy Smoke! Literally! June 27, 2008

I haven’t posted about workouts for the past week-ish because, well, to be honest, there’s been a ton of fires burning in the area. The whole Sonoma Valley is filled with so much smoke there are some days it smells like every home in Northern California is having a campfire. Only without the smores and [...]

Workout log June 16, 2008

I was a bad monkey and didn’t go to the gym very much last week. Lots of stress in my life right now and I tend to do the “couch potato” thing and dwell on my sorrows with a pity party involving laziness, lack of movement and eating more than I need to be. I’ve [...]

Switching things up a bit June 5, 2008

Yesterday I hit the gym on my lunch break, again. I got smart and changed into my gym clothes at my place of employment, before heading to the gym. This ended up giving me at least an extra 10 minutes. One of the best pieces of advice someone has ever given me was by my [...]

I’m still here May 29, 2008

I just suck and forget to post on this blog. 
I’ve hit the gym twice this week so far. Yesterday was the best workout, though. 
It was a quick, 30-minute sprint:

10 minutes on the elliptical machine, with the resistance set to 11. Burned 102 calories.
Neutral grip pulldown on the Lat machine. Two sets of 8 reps @ 80 lbs.
Rowing [...]