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 – Initial Test
July 23, 2008
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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Holy Severe Weather Warning, Batman!
May 15, 2008
Going to the gym at lunch today is out of the picture:
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING… … EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING…
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL [...]
Day One
May 13, 2008
Well today at lunch I went to the gym, even though walking outdoors into the 80-ish degree heat made me want to turn right around and go back inside.
I feel much better for going, though. I took advantage of my new iPod Shuffle (Thank You, IRS!) when I started off by doing 15 minutes on [...]
Getting back in there
May 13, 2008
Well, today, after about three weeks of not going to the gym, I’m going back.
I used to go on my lunch breaks at least three days a week. Then due to general life exhausting me, I always found ways to talk myself out of going.
Today I’m making the commitment to go back and keep going [...]
