Workout Results for 3/31/07 - Day 6, Week 1, SI6
Day 6, Week 1, Slim in Six Workout:
Program Followed: Start it Up
Program Duration: 25 Minutes
Difficulty: Arms STILL get tired, but worked it today.
Today I kept track of my Pushups and crunches:
Normal Pushups - 11
Knee Pushups - 5
Reverse Crunches - 18
Oblique Crunches - 22
Normal Crunches - 20
TGTIS . . . Thank God Tomorrow is Sunday!
15 of 31 days in March working out. That's got to be some kind of record for me . . . well since High School anyway . . .
I did weigh myself this morning . . 335.0 . . . so 4 pounds for the week . . . I'm guessing I'll gain a bit of that back tomorrow, but hey! I'm really happy with that for the first week!
Workout Results for 3/30/07 - Day 5, Week 1, SI6
Day 5, Week 1, Slim in Six Workout:
Program Followed: Start it Up
Program Duration: 25 Minutes
Difficulty: Arms still really tough, kinda slacked today.
Today I kept track of my Pushups and crunches:
Normal Pushups - 9
Knee Pushups - 5
Reverse Crunches - 18
Oblique Crunches - 24
Normal Crunches - 20
Tomorrow is Saturday and day 6 of week one. I'm somewhat looking forward to not working out on Sunday although I have to go to Covington to pull a rhododendron out of the ground, so that's gonna suck . . . was hoping to get a ride in . . . maybe in the afternoon? Steve?
Workout Results for 3/29/07 - Day 4, Week 1, SI6
Day 4, Week 1, Slim in Six Workout:
Program Followed: Start it Up
Program Duration: 25 Minutes
Difficulty: Still tough on the arms, but felt really good today.
So today I deicded to stop wimping out and try REAL pushups . . . none of this knees on the floor crap. I was pleasantly surprised that I could do 8 of them. I don't even think my butt was too pointed up either. Cool . . . now considering I weigh 330 some pounds, that is a feat . . . :-) I think maybe next week on "Start it Up" and I'll move onto "Ramp it Up" after that with a few "Start it Ups" thrown in as I get too tired.
Anyway . . 4 days down, 2 to go this week! No weight loss to speak of yet . . . but I am getting stronger. I think the longer workouts will help to shed some LBS . . . ellipsis man out!
Workout Results for 3/28/07 - Day 3, Week 1, SI6
Day 3, Week 1, Slim in Six Workout:
Program Followed: Start it Up
Program Duration: 25 Minutes
Difficulty: Didn't feel like I worked as hard as I could have, maybe 70% today.
OK, I think my body is getting a bit fatigued . . . 3 more days to go this week and I can take a day off . . . the only thing I really have any problems with is keeping my arms up during the exercises. I have a 50% tear in my right rotator cuff and as such, my right shoulder is extremely painful during the exercises. I just have to work through it and strengthen the muscles around the shoulder to take some of the strain off. It's torn enough to hurt, but not enough to operate, which is good cause I don't want rotator cuff sugery! So this workout is like a standard aerobics class where you're doing squats while maybe doing tricep extensions, so keeping my arms up for the full 12 - 18 reps gets tough. I'm doing more today than I did on Monday, but still my shoulder is in pain the rest of the day. No pain, no gain right?
The push ups are getting easier, although I'm doing the easy ones on my knees. I figure by next week I'll be able to get those off the ground without much worry and bang out 8 - 10. The crunches (reverse, oblique and standard) are actually pretty easy. OK, maybe not easy, but certainly doable. I guess my workouts that I was doing last summer at the Y helped a bit with my abs. Because I remember those being a lot harder and I did quite a few less crunches there. 20 standard usually. Here we're doing 18 - 24 Reverse, Oblique and Standard . . . so probably 3 times the amount I was doing and I can do them. I feel good about that!
Workout Results for 3/27/07 - Day 2, Week 1, SI6
OWWWWWWW!
Day 2, Week 1, Slim in Six Workout:
Program Followed: Start it Up
Program Duration: 25 Minutes
Difficulty: Still Tough, but the moves were easier.
I've decided that the body fat % measurement on my new scale is not accurate. While the scale showed that I had lost 2.5 pounds yesterday, I gained 10% BF . . . Even if the 2.5 pounds I lost were all muscle (which based on the way my muscles ache today it wasn't!) that still would not have translated into 10% BF gain. Damn technology!
Workout Results for 3/26/07 - Day 1, Week 1, SI6
Day 1, Week 1, Slim in Six Workout:
Program followed: Start it Up
Program Duration: 25 Minutes
Difficulty (i.e. how I felt): Tough
Initial Measurements:
Weight: 339.5 Lbs (New scale, weighs about 3 pounds heavier than old scale)
Body Fat%: 37.5% (As measured by scale, not sure how accurate)
Chest: 55 inches
Waist (at bellybutton?): 55 inches
Hips: 46 inches (My Jeans are 42 inches, WTF?)
Right Upper Arm: 17.5 inches
Left Upper Arm: 16.5 inches
Right Mid Thigh: 29 inches
Left Mid Thigh: 29 inches
Reports going forward will only have the first three items. Each Monday I will weigh in and report Weight and Body Fat %.
Here we go!
Workout Results for 3/21/07
Happy 1st Day of Spring!
Here is the workout I completed today:
| Cardio |
| Exercise | Distance | Time |
| Elliptical Machine | 3.22 Miles | 45:00 min |
| Strides | Calories | Heart Rate |
| 6012 Strides | 732.2 Calories | 128 Avg
139 Max
44:09 in zone |
Workout Results for 3/16/07
No slacking today either! A new land speed record! OK, maybe not that dramatic . . . but 3.31 miles. :-)
Here is the workout I completed today:
| Cardio |
| Exercise | Distance | Time |
| Elliptical Machine | 3.31 Miles | 45:00 min |
| Strides | Calories | Heart Rate |
| 6570 Strides | 768.7 Calories | 142 Avg
158 Max
Oops!
44:16 in zone |
Workout Results 3/15/07
Since I felt like I slacked off a bit yesterday, thought I'd get after it a little bit harder today. I did the random profile this time, had 3 or 4 hills in it, and I could really feel the burn in my legs. I did finally hit 3.3 miles this morning, I've been trying to get there for awhile. Man your legs are really movin to get that far in 45 minutes. I'm supposed to take my bike this weekend to Ocean Shores, I'm afraid my legs will be too tired to ride much. Oh well, it's mostly flat, so I'll be fine. Anyway, to the results . . .
Here is the workout I completed today:
| Cardio |
| Exercise | Distance | Time |
| Elliptical Machine | 3.30 Miles | 45:00 min |
| Strides | Calories | Heart Rate |
| 6550 Strides | 765.1 Calories | 139 Avg
154 Max
44:28 in zone |
Workout Results 3/14/07
OK, I need to stop taking 5 days off between workouts! Today I got up at 6AM, which let me tell you, with the time change, still feels like 5AM. Got on the Elliptical and did an Interval workout. 2mins work, 2mins rest. I'll be the first to admit, I just kinda trucked along today and didn't really push myself. Anytime I checked my strides per minute, they were in the 120 - 130 range where as usually I'm in the 140+ range. So yes, it was a workout, no it wasn't a ball buster. :-)
Here is the workout I completed today:
| Cardio |
| Exercise | Distance | Time |
| Elliptical Machine | 3.21 Miles | 45:00 min |
| Strides | Calories | Heart Rate |
| 5928 Strides | 728.2 Calories | 128 Avg
141 Max
44:28 in zone |
Workout Results 3/9/07
Boy, I really didn't want to be on that machine this morning. I couldn't sleep last night and didn't go to bed until about 2AM When I got up at 7:30, all I wanted to do was take a shower and get dressed . . . but I sat down and checked e-mail really quick and got some energy. So I headed downstairs for a bottle of water and came back up and changed into my workout clothes. My workout WAS uninspired, but it WAS a workout none the less.
Here is the workout I completed today:
| Cardio |
| Exercise | Distance | Time |
| Elliptical Machine | 3.25 Miles | 45:00 min |
| Strides | Calories | Heart Rate |
| 62182 Strides | 742.5 Calories | 134 Avg
144 Max
44:18 in zone |
Workout Results 3/8/07
I hate it when life happens! So I didn't make my 7 days in a row last week. I did make 5 though which was 2 more than my original goal so I do feel good about it. I've been slacking this week, so I hopped back on the horse today. Felt good. Didn't go as hard as I could have, but cranked out 45 minutes on the elliptical anyway.
Here is the workout I completed today:
| Cardio |
| Exercise | Distance | Time |
| Elliptical Machine | 3.25 Miles | 45:00 min |
| Strides | Calories | Heart Rate |
| 6218 Strides | 745.7 Calories | 133 Avg
149 Max
44:19 in zone |
Workout Results 3/3/07
Tic Tac Toe Toe Toe - FIVE in a row . . . two more to make a perfect week! Set another new distance mark this morning. I don't know how valid those are though since I'm doing different profiles each time. Don't really care though, like seeing bigger numbers! :-)
15.24 Miles on the ol' Elliptical this week so far, not bad!
Here is the workout I completed today:
| Cardio |
| Exercise | Distance | Time |
| Elliptical Machine | 3.28 Miles | 45:00 min |
| Strides | Calories | Heart Rate |
| 6390 Strides | 756.9 Calories | 141 Avg
156 Max
44:28 in zone |
Workout Results 3/2/07
So here it is . . . number 4 of 3 this week! WOO HOO! I think I'm going to give it a go on Saturday and Sunday too. No promises. :-) I set a new distance record for 45 minutes this morning. 3.25 miles. So I am getting better! The "time in zone" listed below is a bit off because my chest strap malfunctioned a couple times. I think I was sweating enough to have it drop below my heart and stop registering. So I think time in zone was longer than what is posted, but I don't know how much longer.
Here is the workout I completed today:
| Cardio |
| Exercise | Distance | Time |
| Elliptical Machine | 3.25 Miles | 45:00 min |
| Strides | Calories | Heart Rate |
| 6170 Strides | 743.7 Calories | 141 Avg
158 Max
43:12 in zone |
Workout Results 3/1/07
I kinda thought today would be tough since yesterday I really FELT my workout. Today was tough, there were a couple times during my workout that I wanted to pause or stop for a minute or two. But I didn't. I pushed through. I set the program mode to "INT 2" which means Interval program 2. I set the "rest" period for 2 minutes and the "work" period to 2 minutes for 40 minutes total. The Rest would be at incline level 7 and the Work period would be at incline level 13. So the machine moved between those incline levels every two minutes. I set the resistance at my normal 7. It was definitely a GOOD workout. Also, 5 minutes of cool down. I was shocked when I saw the results, I burned more calories than ever before, did more strides and more distance too! Pleasantly surprised. It also marks my 3rd workout for the week, which was my goal to do before Friday @ 9:00 AM when Linda calls. So that means I can get ONE more in before she calls and go above and beyond. I feel REALLY good about that!
Here is the workout I completed today:
| Cardio |
| Exercise | Distance | Time |
| Elliptical Machine | 3.24 Miles | 45:00 min |
| Strides | Calories | Heart Rate |
| 6142 Strides | 742.0 Calories | 141 Avg
154 Max
44:34 in zone |
