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How did YOU work out today?? Yes..YOU!

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ThaiDie4 said:
^ thats really hardcore. you take like 90 min worth of work out classes in a day?? geez.
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You better ask somebody Thai, she is hardcore! Much respect for your dedication PI. I don't know if I've asked you this before, but how long have you been this serious about fitness? I think I remember you saying you didn't really get into it until your late 20s, but I can't remember.
 
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ThaiDie4 said:
^ thats really hardcore. you take like 90 min worth of work out classes in a day?? geez.
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Heh, it doesn't FEEL hardcore. I joined a gym with my husband in June 2006 (I was 33) and it went uphill from there.

I wake up at 6a looking forward to exercising after 8 of high paced quick decision making mixed with screaming kids hours of work. It sounds odd to say but exercise is no longer a chore for me. It is something I enjoy doing for myself. I feel better all around.

90 min 4 days a week
75 min 1 day
60 min 1 day
FRIDAYS OFF!

Each week includes intense cardio, weight training, yoga, and pilates.

This is the routine that I have been doing since Aug 2008. The group classes keep me committed and motivated. It is like having a personal trainer. Without the true one on one. However, I pay for a session about every 8-10 weeks. Learn new things, mix things up and my body challenged.

I pay $84/month. $95 for the 60 min personal training session. I worth it %)

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So I finally dragged my ass back into the gym for a session with my trainer. First time I've been in for around two weeks, and it was nearly a month off before that. He has me do this 'time under tension'-style workout, and it was surprisingly intense. I do the same exercises, but with a bit less weight and rather than count the reps I just go by time. 30 seconds on, 30 seconds rest; 5 sets per exercise.

I was supposed to do two full circuits, but the first one kicked my ass since I was so rusty. Embarrassing.
 
Way to get back in there Dave :)

I did 30 minutes on the elliptical and a 5 minute cooldown.

Various lower body exercizes.

Does anyone know a good guide to basic strength training?? Like a website or something with instructions on how to do the exercizes? I feel so lost, I'm trying to tone up and I don't know what is best to do, or if I have proper form. I cannot afford a personal trainer at the moment until I get a job.
 
got out onto the trails today. nice change of pace.

2 mi warm-up
6 mi interval workout (intervals 400m - 1600m, recovery jog of same distance after each one)
1 mi cool-down

feelin' good. we've been having kinda wet weather here lately, but the plus side is that it's brought the temperature down closer to Reasonable.
 
Went brutal on the legs tonight, despite having undercooked seafood in my belly :(

Squat 15-10-5-10-15 pyramid
Leg Press 15-10-5-10-15 pyramid
Leg Extention* 12-12-10-10
Dumbell Lunges 15-15-12-12
Hamstring Curl* 12-12-10-10
Hip Adduction 10-10-10-10
Hip Abduction 10-10-10-10
Standing Calf Raise 15-15-12-12

*Cannot seem to get past plateaus on either of these, and it's driving me insane!
 
12 mile hike on Mt. Tam. It was freaking amazing. I've been looking at places in Marin so that I can start every day with a hike. I can ignore pretentious, overbearing, new-age yuppies in order to have easy access to the forest. At least for a while.
 
Redleader said:
Went brutal on the legs tonight, despite having undercooked seafood in my belly :(

Squat 15-10-5-10-15 pyramid
Leg Press 15-10-5-10-15 pyramid
Leg Extention* 12-12-10-10
Dumbell Lunges 15-15-12-12
Hamstring Curl* 12-12-10-10
Hip Adduction 10-10-10-10
Hip Abduction 10-10-10-10
Standing Calf Raise 15-15-12-12

*Cannot seem to get past plateaus on either of these, and it's driving me insane!
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This looks like what I would call a "mass routine". If so, then I wouldn't worry about plateaus until the mass gains stopped, at which point, I would switch to a "strength routine".
 
am:

60 min body-weight exercises for legs/core
60 min walk w/ the dog

pm:

3.5 mi warm-up
12 x 50m stride drills
800m jog
8 x 100m sprint drills
1 mi cool-down

good solid day.
 
Binge Artist said:
This looks like what I would call a "mass routine". If so, then I wouldn't worry about plateaus until the mass gains stopped, at which point, I would switch to a "strength routine".
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Ya, I understand the rationality of that. And you're right - my leg routine right now is mass-driven. I think it's just that my upper-body workouts tend to me more about strength training (I got the chicken-leg curse), so I have a right to be upset about plateaus there. And it's just an ego thing that carries over to leg day....Ces't la vie...
 
Yep, I know what you mean about the "ego" thing. Somehow, we instinctively feel that if the weight isn't going up, then we aren't improving.

One thing I've noticed about mass routines is that, after a while, you somehow feel weaker than you actually are. I think it's because all of the volume just leaves you mentally and physically drained.

The way I cycle it is, about 6-8 weeks on mass (by the last 2-3 weeks I've upped the volume to the point that it's technically an endurance cycle too), then about 4 weeks on strength.
 
90 min fartlek run to anaerobic exhaustion (hard intervals until oxygen debt sets in, then recovery until i feel like i can run fast again).

the track was closed today, so i kind of had to improvise. feel like i definitely got a lot accomplished yesterday and today.
 
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wandered on my bike for an hour and a half
not very strenuous but better than sitting around bored
 
fast 2 mi warm-up
20 min stride/leg-strength exercises
5 min jog
8 x 100m sprint drills
10 min jog
1 mi swim

95 and sunny down on the track. my ass is kicked.
 
a thing said:
wandered on my bike for an hour and a half
not very strenuous but better than sitting around bored
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heh, that sounds like a fun thing to do around Chicago.

After a week of moving to a new place, I finally got on the board for about an hour. There was some ok chest high stuff but it was pretty windy, choppy and inconsistent. Later in the evening (while I was at work) the wind had died down and the bay looked like glass *drool. I'm sure the waves were absolutely bombing.

My new place is 1 mile from the ocean so more of the same tomorrow =D
 
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