The WDYDT Fitness, Exercise, Diet Thread

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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited March 2011
    OK...yesterday; 75 minutes of free weights, one set of 75 push-ups on push up floor bars, and 400 crunches (warm up set of 75--final set of 325). Stretching before and after. Got to watch aging joints!

    Should get on the treadmill today for a bit...don't run much anymore, my knees don't like it! So brisk walking and cycling ONLY. But I get lazy with the aerobics. Plus I hit the local Chinese Buffet last night. My fortune cookie said, 'Dessert can make you happy!' I was on my second dessert plate at the time I opened the cookie, almost fell out of my seat laughing as I handed the fortune to my daughter who also had a good belly laugh.

    Fortunately for me, I haven't been to a Buffet for a few months so I'm still 'good'!

    cnh
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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited March 2011
    Lasareath wrote: »
    I'd love to get one of these this summer: http://www.streetstrider.com/

    Sal

    yeah, youd look great cruising down the backpath on one of those with your fox pelt hat whipping in the wind...
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited March 2011
    Had to clean out the old datacenter at work today, so I'm guessing that burned a few calories. Only about an hour of being out of my chair moving around, though. Then I ate a huge serving of lasagna at the party that we were cleaning up for...

    At home... doing laundry and dishes... and probably do a few 16oz curls later.

    I really need to get my butt in gear soon for excercise. There's no way I'd show myself in public without a shirt on right now... and before you know it, it'll be time to go camping/boating for a week and I'll still look like crap.
    Ludicrous gibs!
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited March 2011
    60 min jogged/walked
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited March 2011
    20 min elliptical in am. Nothing in pm because left shin muscle (iced it, nice) and feet are a bit sore from yesterday. Taking it easy today so I can hopefully run tomorrow. Bike still in the shop.
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited March 2011
    45 minutes cross training....lots of ab and leg work this time.

    Joe
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  • Jesse22
    Jesse22 Posts: 60
    edited March 2011
    Shoulders and Traps day:
    Front military press
    Back military press
    Front straight bar shrugs
    Back straight bar shrugs
    Dumbell Shrugs
    Upright Rows
    Back Flyes
    Lateral Raise

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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited March 2011
    Lasareath wrote: »
    Would you normally use the elliptical twice in one day?

    Normally, no but that's just me. However, there's no rule that says you cannot or should not. I will split my elliptical workout if I'm constrained on time but I usually use the elliptical for a low impact workout when I'm also doing high impact the same day or I'm recovering from a previously demanding workout and the old body is telling me to slow down. "Active recovery" is what "they" call it I think.

    For example, I was still feeling my Thursday 60 min evening run the next morning so I took it easy. I was scheduled for a Friday evening P90x lower body workout but my shin wasn't up to it so I cancelled it and I could have replaced it with another elliptical session but I just wanted to rest and go run Saturday morning.

    If you're thinking about splitting your elliptical workout, knock yourself out. If 5 min is all your heart and lungs can handle at any one time and you want to try again later in the day, go for it as long as your joints can handle it. Listen to your body.

    http://rondagates.site.aplus.net/covert/articles/beginner.html
    The neophyte's body isn't used to exercise. Doing 3 or 4 fifteen-minute sessions a day instead of one long bout not only makes you feel less tired but also seems to stimulate the body to initiate the various changes I've discussed in my books. As you become more fit, longer sessions produce better results, but in the beginning I urge you to stick with short, frequent sessions.

    Time for my run...

    Good luck, Sal!
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited March 2011
    Wed
    73 min on the treadmill jogging/fast walking
    Thurs
    80 min on the treadmill fast walking
    Fri
    Beer and vodka martini's, prawns and scallops w/asparagus, baby corn and carrots
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited March 2011
    60 min jogged
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited March 2011
    Did a personal best 45 minutes on the stationary bike yesterday. Woot.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited March 2011
    Sat - 83 min on treadmill fast walking/jogging interval training
    Sun - 30 min weight training, dumbbell bench press, standing barbell curl, lying tricep curl bar extension followed by 65 minutes on treadmill fast walking/jogging interval training
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited March 2011
    Did nothing from Tuesday through Friday last week 'cause the exercise gets blood pressure up and it made the surgery stuff hurt like hell. Saturday, I moved an apartment's worth of stuff for someone and then did laundry in between finishing yet more bookcases. Then I got to stay up all night for work. yay

    Sunday, I slept late, got up and put together my last bookcase. As I waited for the glue to dry, I transferred two 32 gallon cans worth of wild onions from the lawn to trash bags for collection on Wednesday. Then I filled those cans back up with new onions. Broke a shovel doing it too. Then did edge banding on the bookcase when the glue was dry 'cause it was dark outside and I couldn't see the onions anymore. Then I made dinner. Then I sanded the bookcase. Then I sanded a bit more. Then I sanded again. Then I vacuumed the sanding dust. Then I went over it with a tack cloth. Then I put a coat of stain on. Then I cleaned up dinner. Then I folded laundry 'cause the stain wasn't dry yet. Then I did a 2nd coat of stain. Then I ironed clothes for the next day. Then I went to bed.

    I didn't do any exercises all weekend.
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  • dorourke07
    dorourke07 Posts: 298
    edited March 2011
    30 minutes on the treadmill and 3 sets of 20 rep incline sit-ups
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited March 2011
    84 min. on treadmill - combination of incline/jogging/fast walk
    2 channel - Willsenton R8 tube integrated, Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE DAC, audio optimized NUC7i5, Windows 10 Pro/JRiver MC29/Fidelizer Plus 8.7 w/LPS and external SSD drive, PS Audio PerfectWave P3 regenerator, KEF R3 speakers, Rythmik F12SE subwoofer, Audioquest Diamond USB cable, Gabriel Gold IC's, Morrow Audio SP5 speaker cables. Computer - Windows 10/JRiver, Schiit Magni 3+/Modi 3+, Fostex PMO.4n monitors, Sennheiser HD600 headphones
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  • jcandy
    jcandy Posts: 501
    edited March 2011
    36 minute workout (85-95% max HR)

    30 situps
    30 crunches
    15 dumbell clean/press (10 lbs)
    100 reps jump rope
    12 pushups
    10 kicks (knee strike)
    10 kicks (front)
    10 kicks (roundhouse)
    10 kicks (axe)
    10 kicks (back)
    10 squats (20 lbs added)

    Repeat 8 times, no rest at any time. Maintain pace to stay at about 90% max HR.
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  • jcandy
    jcandy Posts: 501
    edited March 2011
    Jstas wrote: »
    Did nothing from Tuesday through Friday last week 'cause the exercise gets blood pressure up
    This is a good point. If you are worried at all about blood pressure, focus on cardio, which will decrease you blood pressure over time. On the other hand, weight training has a mild arterial stiffening effect. Japanese researchers found that doing cardio after weight training compensated for this stiffening effect, whereas doing cardio before weight training had no protective effect.

    http://****.physiology.org/cgi/content/abstract/105/4/1342
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited March 2011
    60 min jog starting at 5:30AM. 5 miles, 1/2 uphill. Windchill 46 or lower with slight drizzle. No shin pain. Woot! Right ankle and right edge of right foot not too happy. 12 min mile is slow but that was my usual long distance (anything over 50 meter sprint) pace on the junior high track team. Considering this is my 5th time out running, I'm rather surprise. I anticipated jogging/walking for at least 2 weeks.

    I'm entertaining a war hero all week so I'm booked the rest of the day after I get home from work.
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited March 2011
    40 min cycling on road bike
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited March 2011
    Today was day 1 of p90x for me. Lets see if I can stay with it. So ab ripper X at 5:45 this morning, back & chest at 8 tonight. 3 scrambled eggs, biscuit/jelly in the morning, strawberries for the morning snack, fried chicken and gravy for lunch, orange & jerky for afternoon snack, then a ham/cheese sandwich for supper.
    -Cody
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited March 2011
    Tue - 77 min. on treadmill - combination of incline/jogging/fast walk
    Wed - 78 min. on treadmill - combination of incline/fast walk
    2 channel - Willsenton R8 tube integrated, Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE DAC, audio optimized NUC7i5, Windows 10 Pro/JRiver MC29/Fidelizer Plus 8.7 w/LPS and external SSD drive, PS Audio PerfectWave P3 regenerator, KEF R3 speakers, Rythmik F12SE subwoofer, Audioquest Diamond USB cable, Gabriel Gold IC's, Morrow Audio SP5 speaker cables. Computer - Windows 10/JRiver, Schiit Magni 3+/Modi 3+, Fostex PMO.4n monitors, Sennheiser HD600 headphones
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited March 2011
    64 min jogged
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited March 2011
    Well, it looks like the discomfort on the outer edge of my right foot on Tuesday and today (Thu) may have something to do with the Peroneus Brevis tendon. It doesn't hurt while I'm running but more of a discomfort and achy while I'm in the shower. Massaging it clears it right up but since my ankle is also feeling a bit week (no pain), I think it's time to lay low and use the elliptical or bike instead. No issues yesterday when I was on the bike (Wed).

    I guess I better stick with 3 miles instead of 5. No problems at the 3 mile mark but I start to get tired at 4. My heart and lungs love 5 miles and I love the few hours of nirvana after my runs but the rest of my body needs to catch up. I'll give it a week or two. :frown:
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited March 2011
    Wed - 78 min on the treadmill - fast walk/incline/jog
    Thurs - Rest, beer, hot tub and music
    2 channel - Willsenton R8 tube integrated, Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE DAC, audio optimized NUC7i5, Windows 10 Pro/JRiver MC29/Fidelizer Plus 8.7 w/LPS and external SSD drive, PS Audio PerfectWave P3 regenerator, KEF R3 speakers, Rythmik F12SE subwoofer, Audioquest Diamond USB cable, Gabriel Gold IC's, Morrow Audio SP5 speaker cables. Computer - Windows 10/JRiver, Schiit Magni 3+/Modi 3+, Fostex PMO.4n monitors, Sennheiser HD600 headphones
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  • jcandy
    jcandy Posts: 501
    edited March 2011
    41 minute circuit (85-95% max HR)

    30 situps
    30 crunches
    15 dumbell clean/press (10 lbs)
    100 reps jump rope
    13 pushups
    10 kicks (knee strike)
    10 kicks (front)
    10 kicks (roundhouse)
    10 kicks (axe)
    10 kicks (back)
    10 squats (20 lbs added)

    Repeat 10 times, no rest at any time.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited April 2011
    Day 2 of P90X didnt go so well...haha. It was Plyometrics. There was still like 37 minutes left when I stopped. I started late and ran out of time. I'll try not to make that mistake again, but its hard when I work from 8am-7:30 pm.

    Got up again at 5:45 to do ab ripper x this morning. 2 regular/1 just white scrambled eggs, 3 pcs. turkey bacon this morning. Of course a vitamin and a couple 1200mg fish oil tablets.
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,083
    edited April 2011
    Ran 4.5 miles this morning...22 miles in 7 days.

    BDT
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited April 2011
    Signed up for my first bike ride, 2011 Collin Classic, 62 miles, scheduled for June 11th. I'll be riding in true form - slow. Hope it doesn't rain.

    http://www.collinclassic.org/home.html

    Other than attaching my new Speedplay Zero's and drinking a beer, I'm resting today.
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited April 2011
    30 min on the weights then 72 min on the treadmill fast walk/jogging
    2 channel - Willsenton R8 tube integrated, Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE DAC, audio optimized NUC7i5, Windows 10 Pro/JRiver MC29/Fidelizer Plus 8.7 w/LPS and external SSD drive, PS Audio PerfectWave P3 regenerator, KEF R3 speakers, Rythmik F12SE subwoofer, Audioquest Diamond USB cable, Gabriel Gold IC's, Morrow Audio SP5 speaker cables. Computer - Windows 10/JRiver, Schiit Magni 3+/Modi 3+, Fostex PMO.4n monitors, Sennheiser HD600 headphones
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  • jcandy
    jcandy Posts: 501
    edited April 2011
    44 minute circuit (85-95% max HR)

    30 situps
    30 crunches
    16 dumbell clean/press (10 lbs)
    110 reps jump rope
    14 pushups
    10 kicks (front)
    10 kicks (knee-strike+roundhouse)
    10 kicks (axe)
    10 kicks (back)
    12 squats (20 lbs added)

    Repeat 10 times, no rest at any time.
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