What I Did Today

I HATE THE NEW BLOGGER!!!

2007-02-20T23:30:00.000-05:00

I moved my blog. It's here now.

2006-08-22T20:27:00.000-05:00

Friday, the 18th:
Did the elliptical for 45 minutes and lifted shoulders and back.

Saturday the 19th:
Met trainer in the AM to lift arms.

Sunday the 20th:
Ran 5 miles on the Montour Trail. It's an old rails to trails route.

Monday the 21st:
Spent an awfully long time at the car dealership, thus ruining my gym plans.

Tuesday the 22nd:
Went to the gym in the AM. Lifted shoulders and back.
PM workout once again hampered by a trip to the car dealership.

2006-08-15T10:25:00.000-05:00

Hit the gym this morning to lift. I did arms. It wasn't too bad, but my trainer has me doing 4 sets now, so I'm a bit tired. I was also on the elliptical for 45 minutes. I'm hoping to get a double workout in later and run for a bit.

2006-08-09T21:41:00.000-05:00

On Monday, I ran and did the elliptical at the gym. I seem to be having motivational issues lately.

Today I ran around my neighborhood for 32 minutes and then did my core secrets- ab assault video.

I'm meeting my trainer in the morning for a weight workout. I can't remember if we're doing arms or legs. I hope arms, that's usually an easier workout.

2006-08-01T21:50:00.000-05:00

I ran for a half hour today. We're experiencing a pretty nasty heat wave here, so I ran on the treadmill. It was pretty stinkin' hot at the gym as well. I need to hit the gym in the AM and lift, then I'm suppossed to take a week off from weight workouts. I hope I can get motivated to run outside tomorrow. I really need to get some hill work in. UGH!

2006-07-26T13:13:00.000-05:00

Hmmm, seems I can't stay very motivated to even jot down a few words over here everyday. Anyway, on last Thursday I went for a long walk with the hubby.

Friday I ran for half an hour in a local park, Saturday I wasn't feeling too well so I took a rest day.

Sunday, I got about halfway through my run and started to feel like complete crap! I don't know what happened, but I had a slight allergic reaction to something and had to go home and take some benadryl.

Got up Tuesday morning to lift (upper body). Went for another walk last night.

I feel pretty good so far, so I'll have to start logging some serious miles in. I should also probably find a few 5K's just to gauge my speed. I really don't do any speedwork ever, and I haven't run a race of any kind in quite a while.

2006-07-20T08:14:00.000-05:00

So far this week, I've worked Arms and then Legs this morning with my trainer. On Saturday I have a chest and back workout to do.

I'm only meeting my trainer once a week now for weight workouts and then I'm doing 2 on my own. I also started my training program for the Army 10-miler this week. It has 3 days of running, 3 days of cross training and 1 rest day. It doesn't seem too bad, but with the weather we've been having here, running outside is downright unbearable! It's suppossed to cool down toward the weekend, so that will be nice. I just need to get on some kind of a schedule where all my hard workouts are in the mornings.

Morning...What's that?

2006-07-13T11:25:00.000-05:00

This whole "waking up early to workout" thing isn't going so well. Looks like I'll be running on the Montour Trail later this afternoon and then off to the gym for my weight workout. The only problem with lifting in the afternoon is that the gym gets really hot and it's a lot more crowded. Maybe I'll just wait until tomorrow morning...

I signed up for virtual training for the Army 10-miler. It's a Galloway program, so hopefully it will help to keep me on schedule. I always seem to do better when I can follow a list or a schedule. Maybe I should incorporate that into other aspects of my life...

This week

2006-07-12T22:06:00.000-05:00

On Monday I was on the elliptical for 45 minutes of cardio. I meant to get up early and get a weight workout in, but that didn't work so well.

Tuesday morning I hit the gym for my arm workout:

SS1: Shoulder Press 3 sets X 10 reps with 12lb dumbbells
SS1: Bicep Curl 3 sets X 10 reps with 12lb dumbbells
SS2: Lateral Raise 3 sets X 10 reps with 5lb dumbbells
SS2: Hammer Curl 3 sets X 10 reps with 12lb dumbbells
SS3: Front Dumbbell Raise 2 sets X 10 reps (5lbs) 1 set X 10 reps (8 lbs)
SS3: Rope Pressdown 3 sets X 10 reps with 35 lbs
SS4: Cable Crossover 3 sets X 10 reps
SS4: Tricep dips 3 sets X 15 reps

I seem to be having a rough week workout wise, but hopefully tomorrow I'll get a decent run in. I also plan to do my Abs/chest/back workout tomorrow:

SS1: Chest press on ball
SS1: Leg and arm raise
SS1: Bent over dumbbell rows
SS2: push ups
SS2: Bicycle crunches
SS2: Lat pulldown
SS3: Machine chest flies
SS3: Machine row

7/7 - 7/9

2006-07-12T21:53:00.000-05:00

Weight workouts last week were:

Abs, Chest, Back on Friday:
3 sets each

SS1:Alternating Incline dumbbell press
SS1:Close grip lat pulldown
SS2:Chest press
SS2:Reverse grip bent over EZ bar row
SS3:Dumbbell pullover on ball
SS3:Seated cable row on ball
SS4:French chair knee ups
SS4:Bicycles
SS4:Knee pull-ins

Arms on Saturday (with trainer):

3 sets each

SS1:Machine shoulder press
SS1:EZ bar preacher curl
SS1:EZ bar seated overhead extension
SS2:Upright row
SS2:Seated alternating hammer curl
SS2:Overhead triceps extension
SS3:Machine lateral raise
SS3:Rear delt pulldown

Legs on Sunday:

Smith Squat (4 sets X 25 reps)
Plie squat (4 sets X 20 reps)
Narrow stance smith squat (4 sets X 25 reps)
One legged press (4 sets X 25 reps/leg)
Romanian deadlift (4 sets X 25 reps)
Leg extension (2 sets X 25 reps)
Calf Press (3 sets X 25 reps)

The leg workout was a killer, but surprisingly I didn't feel too bad the next day. On Friday, I also ran for 31 minutes on the
Montour Trail.

Update coming soon...

2006-07-10T14:58:00.000-05:00

I know I linked my other blog here, but I haven't had a chance to type in my weight workouts yet. I'm not very good at this keeping track of workouts thing...

Playing catch-up

2006-06-30T16:13:00.000-05:00

Wow, this blog is barely a week old and I'm already slacking in my updates.

Tuesday afternoon I got in 45 minutes on the elliptical.

Thursday I did my ab/chest/back workout:
12 Reps, 3 sets each

SS1: Chest press (with dumbbells - 15lbs)
SS1: Machine row - 75lbs
SS2: Incline chest press - 15lb dumbbells
SS2: Seated cable row (on a stability ball) - 45lbs
SS3: Decline chest press - 15lb dumbbells
SS3: Close grip lat pulldown - 55lbs
SS4: French chair knee ups
SS4: bicycles
SS4: knee pull ins

I ran for about 20 minutes afterwards.

Saturday I'll get my leg workout in and some more running.

Arms

2006-06-27T08:50:00.000-05:00

So the whole getting up Monday morning thing didn't work out too well, BUT I did get up this morning and trek to the gym in a torrential downpour to do my arm workout:

Three sets for everything -
SS1: Machine lateral raise (12 reps, 50 lbs)
SS1: Seated bicep dumbbell curl (12 reps, 12lb dumbbells)
SS1: Tricep dips (15 reps)
SS2: Seated dumbbell shoulder press (12 reps, 12lb dumbbells)
SS2: 2 arm cable curl (12 reps, 15lbs each arm)
SS2: Overhead cable extension (12 reps, 30lbs)
SS3: Dumbbell lateral raise (12 reps, 8lb dumbbells)
SS3: Bent over lateral raise (12 reps, 5lb dumbbells)

I plan to get in a cardio workout this afternoon and some ab work as well.

Weight Workouts

2006-06-25T18:51:00.000-05:00

On Friday, I met with my trainer in the morning and did an arm workout:

3 sets of everything with 15 reps.

SS1:Wide grip upright row
SS1:EZ bar biceps curl
SS1:EZ seated overhead extension
SS2:Lateral Raise
SS2:Seated Reverse grip curl
SS2:Overhead cable triceps extension
SS3:Rear delt raise with EZ bar
SS3:Front raise with plate

With the super-sets (SS), there is less rest when working the muscles, since you're moving from one exercise to the next instead of doing each exercise individually.

Friday afternoon I just ran on the treadmill at the gym for 30 minutes since the weather was pretty crappy here.

Saturday morning I got up and did my abs/chest/back workout:

SS1:Dumbell chest press
SS1:Machine row
SS2:Machine chest press
SS2:Bent over EZ bar row
SS3:Ball dumbell pullover
SS3:Reverse grip EZ bar row
SS4:Ball knee pull-ins
SS4:Decline cruch

Afterwards I ran an easy 25 minutes.

I haven't felt good at all today (Sunday), so I'm taking a rest day.

My trainer is on vacation, so I'm on my own for the next 2 weeks for my weight workouts. I'm planning on doing the Arm workout tomorrow morning.

Rest Day

2006-06-22T19:55:00.000-05:00

I took today off. I had every intention of waking up this morning to do a weight workout, but things didn't quite work out that way. I'm having a hard time getting into a morning routine. On the days I do get up early, I always feel better after working out.

Tomorrow morning I'm meeting my trainer for an arm workout. Since I didn't do my chest and back workout today, I'll have to do it Saturday morning. My trainer wants me to do 3 weight workouts a week. I usually meet her twice a week and do the third on my own.

Tomorrow afternoon I hope to get out on the Montour Trail for a run. I don't do all my running on treadmills, Brownie. I don't really enjoy running on a treadmill, and my gym is unpleasantly warm, this week it just happened to be the most convenient thing to do.

This week

2006-06-21T21:47:00.000-05:00

I've never been very good at keeping a workout journal or a food diary or anything like that. Runner's World sends you a log everytime you get a new subscription, but I just can't seem to be bothered to write in it.

I figured I would try to keep a separate blog devoted to my workouts and races. Perhaps this will help me to keep an eye on things.

Monday:
30 minutes on the elliptical
30 minutes on the treadmill

Tuesday:
45 minutes on the elliptical

Wednesday:
AM: Meet with trainer to do leg weight workout
PM: Kayak for 1.5 hrs