...the baby that is. She finally rolled over! After about 4 days of getting almost all the way over, she finally figured it out. We cheered and cheered.....she looked at us like we were crazy, gave us a crooked and toothless smile......then tooted.
So....last week, I lost all kinds of motivation. I thought I'd pick it back up over the weekend, but did not. I did get lots of chores done around the house. I started building some shelves out of a 'rescued' pallet (I'll post pics when I'm done), I bought and hung a ceiling fan for the guest room (***funny side story*** we have the same fan in our bedroom. After I had hung the fan, got everything attached, and was ready to test it out, I grabbed the remote and started it. I tested the lights, the fan speeds, etc.....I was happy with myself. I go downstairs and my wife says "were you just messing with our fan?" I said no. She said "Our fan kept coming on and going off, lights were off and on then off then on...." HOLY CRAP!!!!!! The remotes are on the same frequency. I didn't even think about that. So I took it down, reprogrammed the remote and rehung.....)
Last night I went for my first swim of the season. 1000m in the pool. I thought I'd be around 20 minutes as I had not swam since August. Well....it was a "blazing fast" 18:03. Not too shabby for first time in over 6 months. I sent JFord a text and said that I'd found my motivation again......and not a moment too soon. I have a 2:15 ride tonight.
I'll have to conceede the ab challenge to my man....JFord. I haven't done any since last week. Still, I did okay for what I thought I'd do. It helped me focus on the core a little more. I do owe a before and after pic (which probably hasn't changed much) so I'll post that later this week. I will continue with focusing on the core work and try better at the next mentor group challenge.
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Showing posts with label abs. Show all posts
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
What a shitty night....
Yesterday was a good day....aside from meeeting with attorneys all day (they are our attorneys so it's better than meeting with the plantiffs att'ys) but when I got home the stomach wasn't right. Ate a little dinner and then I ran.....I ran back and forth from the couch to the potty (hence the title of the blog). 4 mile run was probably a 1/4 mile run with my running in the house. Can I count that as speed work?
Managed to get in 100 crunches yesterday morning but am falling way behind in the challenge. I talked a little too much smack to the group. I'm going to have to jump all over this challenge if I'm going to have a fighting chance.
Tonight is an hour and a half on the trainer. I'm feeling better and haven't sprinted since about midnight so hopefully whatever was in there isn't there anymore. Love the trainer now as I'm knee deep into American Horror Story.......
Total crunches (through 2/6): 600
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Do Over Day?
Man....yesterday was a day from hell (it did get better).....as what I deal with is confidential in nature, I'll just say that I got a pretty egregious alligation against a manager in my company. However, the way that my boss thought I handled it....he...well....ripped me a new one. In the end, the manager was terminated, my boss and I 'hugged it out' and the day ended well. Oh...and I was late for the first time in my career....ever. I am never late, unless it's planned. We got a late start at home, it was foggy, every light was red, every car was slow, every school zone had a crossing guard letting kids across.....it was a comedy of errors.
Last night was 1:30 on the trainer, but as things ALWAYS go as planned (hint of sarcasm), I ended up running around town looking for a 50 foot long Cat5 cord. So....by the time I got home and changed it was 9:15, I was menatally done and didn't want to ride. However, I thought WWJD (what would JFord do)? He would say "Do Work" and make it happen....so that's what I did. Just did 1:10.
Also...I had about 20 minutes left on American Horror Story which is getting weirder (more weird?) by the episode....but still intrigued and confused. I cranked out 200 situps to end the night.
This morning went a lot better.
Total Crunches (through 2/5): 500
Last night was 1:30 on the trainer, but as things ALWAYS go as planned (hint of sarcasm), I ended up running around town looking for a 50 foot long Cat5 cord. So....by the time I got home and changed it was 9:15, I was menatally done and didn't want to ride. However, I thought WWJD (what would JFord do)? He would say "Do Work" and make it happen....so that's what I did. Just did 1:10.
Also...I had about 20 minutes left on American Horror Story which is getting weirder (more weird?) by the episode....but still intrigued and confused. I cranked out 200 situps to end the night.
This morning went a lot better.
Total Crunches (through 2/5): 500
Friday, February 1, 2013
February Ab Challenge Started off....
....with a hit of the snooze button. Well, shit.....
My plan, in addition to my training plan, is to get up in the mornings and do some ab/core work along with some resistance exercises and then at night, do whatever is on the training plan. However this morning, reaching for the snooze button was the only stretching I got in.
Got time for thereason. .....excuse..... I normally am doing my evening workout by 8:15. Well....last night with a fussy baby I didn't eat dinner until 7:30, then I had to go to the grocery store to get some items for this weekends Super Bowl (am I allowed to say it? I know that I don't own the rights to say it, so I should say "Big Game") party at our house. We don't have anyone coming over....just us....because we like to actually WATCH the game and WATCH the commercials without interuption. We went to a party several years ago and all the men were watching the game and all the ladies were chatty. Annie, however, ended up joining the men to watch the game and then during the commercial breaks, everyone would get up and mill around leaving me and her to try to see the commercials. So....we decided, from then on, that we'd watch at our house....alone.
Tonight is Family Movie Night and "breakfast for dinner" night too.....nom, nom, nom. Not sure of what movie J will pick out for us.
Tomorrow is an 8 mile run
Sunday is a brick.....a 25 mile ride followed immediatly by a 5 mile run. This will be the first real test on the bike since the fit. I rode 1:15 last night and it felt great (a little tenderness 'down there' but not as bad as it was with the old seat/set-up.
My plan, in addition to my training plan, is to get up in the mornings and do some ab/core work along with some resistance exercises and then at night, do whatever is on the training plan. However this morning, reaching for the snooze button was the only stretching I got in.
Got time for the
Tonight is Family Movie Night and "breakfast for dinner" night too.....nom, nom, nom. Not sure of what movie J will pick out for us.
Tomorrow is an 8 mile run
Sunday is a brick.....a 25 mile ride followed immediatly by a 5 mile run. This will be the first real test on the bike since the fit. I rode 1:15 last night and it felt great (a little tenderness 'down there' but not as bad as it was with the old seat/set-up.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
I've been looking so long at these pictures of you
Pictures being the operative word in the title....
Yesterday was bike fit day (if you haven't been playing along at home) and it was "put the new components on the wheel and bike" day too. However, the wheel that I have isn't compatable with the cassette that I bought. So.....again, for those keeping score, I've messed up. Luckily, there is a part that can be ordered to convert the freebub where the cassette goes so it'll be all good.
The bike fit.....wow. There were so many adjustments made to my bike, that I feel like I'm on a new bike all together. In fact, the guy that was doing the fit commented that he didn't know how I had completed a HIM on the bike and/or haven't had any injury associated with riding. I have pics from the before/after of the bike fit, but they have not been e-mailed yet. If I get them today, I'll add at the bottom.
I also got a new saddle on the ride too......so that should help with the "taint" pain and tenderness. The guy told me to keep the saddle in good condition and give it a few weeks....and if it didn't help out, to come back and they'd swap it out too!
I took my before pic for the JFord Abs challenge. I look a lot fatter in the picture, than what I see when I just look in the mirror. Something to keep me motivated, I guess.
So....lessons learned from me:
1) When you get a bike, pay the extra money and get a professional fit. It will help
2) When you upgrade your bike, bring your bike to a professional, tell said professional what you want and say "this is what I want to spend, this is my goal....aaaaannnndddddd GO"
Those tips are free of charge.....
Yesterday was bike fit day (if you haven't been playing along at home) and it was "put the new components on the wheel and bike" day too. However, the wheel that I have isn't compatable with the cassette that I bought. So.....again, for those keeping score, I've messed up. Luckily, there is a part that can be ordered to convert the freebub where the cassette goes so it'll be all good.
The bike fit.....wow. There were so many adjustments made to my bike, that I feel like I'm on a new bike all together. In fact, the guy that was doing the fit commented that he didn't know how I had completed a HIM on the bike and/or haven't had any injury associated with riding. I have pics from the before/after of the bike fit, but they have not been e-mailed yet. If I get them today, I'll add at the bottom.
I also got a new saddle on the ride too......so that should help with the "taint" pain and tenderness. The guy told me to keep the saddle in good condition and give it a few weeks....and if it didn't help out, to come back and they'd swap it out too!
I took my before pic for the JFord Abs challenge. I look a lot fatter in the picture, than what I see when I just look in the mirror. Something to keep me motivated, I guess.
So....lessons learned from me:
1) When you get a bike, pay the extra money and get a professional fit. It will help
2) When you upgrade your bike, bring your bike to a professional, tell said professional what you want and say "this is what I want to spend, this is my goal....aaaaannnndddddd GO"
Those tips are free of charge.....
Before
After
Notice how far I moved up on the bike (stare at my butt, compated to the cutout in the wall). Also bumped the seat up a bit and moved the aerobars in closer, moved them down and widened the pads. Some adjustments were made on my cleats too.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Crazy (and Lazy) Night
Last night started out like any other "after school" night. J got on the treadmill again for 8 minutes while we chatted about her day. As I had a lunch meeting (which is a company sponsored Bible Study/Lesson - with local Pastors that come in to teach) dinner was "on your own night"....which means left overs.
By the time the other kid and the wife got home, got through the feeding, the hissy, the bath, and then my eating....it was almost 8pm. I was done for the night. No 3 mile run for this guy.
Tonight is the trainer, which I'm actually looking forward to. Also....it's X-Men 3 night.....
Saturday is a busy day with lots of "TO-DO's", so it'll be an early morning for an 8 miler (insert Eminem)....
On the BT message boards, I'm a co-mentor with JFORD and we decided on a challenge for the group. Crunches/Core workout. JFord said that his goal was 7000 for the month of February. So, naturally, my goal is 7001.
I have also decided that I will take a pic on 2/1/13 and then take one of 2/28/13 and do a before and after. I hope to see some results. Ford said he would to.....and that he "maybe" will post them. This is the offical "call out"......I'm posting them on 2/28....no matter what!!!!!!!!
By the time the other kid and the wife got home, got through the feeding, the hissy, the bath, and then my eating....it was almost 8pm. I was done for the night. No 3 mile run for this guy.
Tonight is the trainer, which I'm actually looking forward to. Also....it's X-Men 3 night.....
Saturday is a busy day with lots of "TO-DO's", so it'll be an early morning for an 8 miler (insert Eminem)....
On the BT message boards, I'm a co-mentor with JFORD and we decided on a challenge for the group. Crunches/Core workout. JFord said that his goal was 7000 for the month of February. So, naturally, my goal is 7001.
I have also decided that I will take a pic on 2/1/13 and then take one of 2/28/13 and do a before and after. I hope to see some results. Ford said he would to.....and that he "maybe" will post them. This is the offical "call out"......I'm posting them on 2/28....no matter what!!!!!!!!
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