Over the weekend I did my first running since I got sick several weeks ago. Cindy and I put in about 3 1/2 miles but of course it felt longer. It seems every time I try to reboot my consistent […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My body just didn’t feel great today so I made a last minute decision to trash my normal Friday core-centric workout for one focused on challenging cardio instead. After doing my one set of max push ups I climbed onto […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This weekend I continued my slow climb towards average running endurance, completing two laps of a two mile loop with Cindy. It did not feel good, mentally I am further behind than I am physically. I just have not been […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yesterday Cindy and I hit the track for a run. We covered 12 laps which worked out to be almost exactly 5k in distance because we ran in the middle lanes. It was the furthest distance I have run since […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Over the weekend I finally managed to get my desired amount of cardio in with a two and a half mile run on Saturday flanked by a 20 mile bike ride on Sunday. As long as my body agrees I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I entered today’s cardio day with a pretty sore lower body. Despite having a poor day number wise yesterday with my lower body workout, the two week layoff meant I was going to pay with extra soreness. I decided to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So during my five days away from the gym I did keep moderately active, doing two 20 mile bike rides, a small workout yesterday as well as unconventional exercise from house chores such as pressure washing the pool deck and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I decided to do a more full body cardio workout using the rower for the first part of my lunchtime brick. I have now dialed in exactly what I need to do to consistently keep my pace in the 2:10-2:15 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My gym buddy wasn’t there this week for bench press day. It was just as well since it feels like I am in the weak portion of my monthly strength fluctuation. Just getting 225lbs off my chest felt borderline dangerous […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So today I ran on the treadmill as part of my brick for the third time in as many weeks. My IT band/knee has not gotten significantly worse or better during this time so I see no real harm in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
