May exercise challenge

Ceradad · 05-02-2008, 08:50 AM

Well, as one has not been started yet, I'll start my 2nd month in a row challenge thread.

Last night I made it into the gym and did my upper body and cardio in one hard stretch.

This morning I did the same with lower body and cardio as tonight there is a get together for our Lt that retired last Friday. Have to make that.

No beer though. I've had my quota for the week. (ok, a little more than my quota

)

Had my monthly appt with the PA yesterday. She keeps calling me her star patient for what I've done with the program.

Said as I have lost 49% of my excess body weight, (by my count that means they think I should weigh about 175

. Ain't no way that is happening) I no longer have to come in each month. I can set my own schedule. I'm going to go 2 mos this time and see how it goes.

Ok everyone, let's start up the next month and keep the encouragement for each other going.

1 more week until my next 5k. This one will be more hilly, so I may not get the same time. But, just doing it is the important part,right?

PlanIt · 05-02-2008, 10:53 AM

Thanks for adding the May thread.

I'm in for 15 hours in May (I know it's not much, but this is alot in comparison to my previous workout regime & I don't want to set the bar TOO high

)

I work out twice a week with a trainer for weight training (doing cardio on my own), but a few weeks ago when I'd been at a plateau for a little while, she decided to make me do cardio between sets so my heart rate was up the entire workout .... i.e. kicking my @$$!!

Well, yesterday on my way to see her I got a call from daughter's school & had to pick dtr up instead ... rescheduled to work-out this morning & ALMOST cancelled on her from not wanting the butt-kick ... but I remembered, this is only the 2nd day of the month & I don't want more of the same!!! So, I DID IT!!!

1 Hour Total Body Workout down, 14 to go

Good Luck All

Ceradad · 05-02-2008, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by PlanIt

ALMOST cancelled on her from not wanting the butt-kick ...

Funny you mention this. As I was working out my legs this morning, I was joking with one of the personal trainers at the gym while she was with a client. I asked if it wasn't to early to be torturing someone. She came back with "you are here voluntarily every day, so which is worse?". I retorted that what I did would be called masochistic (sp). What she does is sadastic.

PlanIt · 05-02-2008, 11:13 AM

lol - the girl I train with is a friend, so I give her a hard time & complain the whole time! We've called her the Gym Nazi, among other titles, for a long time.

Since today was a make-up she was piggy-backing me with another client - when that lady left, she told me, "Don't kill yourself" -- I responded, "If I do, it's homicide" (and pointed to the culprit!!) LOL

luluc · 05-02-2008, 11:29 AM

I'm in - Not sure the hrs/minutes; but I train twice a wk & usually hit the gym another 3/4days, will be playing soccer on sundays & LOTS of ranch work ahead this month.

Today -

2mile walk w/my 2 lab pups
mountain bike ride this evening w/hubby around lake

Ceradad · 05-02-2008, 12:01 PM

Yeah, since I spend so much time at the gym, I've gotten to know most of the trainers pretty well. We joke around quite often. If you can't have fun at the gym, you shouldn't be going.

whosyadaddy · 05-02-2008, 06:22 PM

ok i know i havnt been posting much but i exersise everyday and this weekend is my big duathlon. But i love to keep up with u guys

wombat712 · 05-02-2008, 07:25 PM

I'm in too!! I plan to do a minimum of 4 hours cardio a week. And somewhere in all of spare time - I need to start lifting weights. I have chicken arms

I will (or plan to) run 5k on Mon, Wed, Fri
Do Cardio butt-kick class on Thur

Any suggestions on when I can fit in doing my legs? I don't want to be so sore that I can't run the next day.

Last goal for the month - I want to be able to use the ellyptical machine w/o thinking I'm going to die. Right now, 5 min and I think I need to call 911. I don't know why this one is so hard for me.

Gen (wombat)

luluc · 05-02-2008, 07:34 PM

good luck whosya !!! can't wait to hear about your race this wkend!!

hey wombat - since doing pretty hard weight training w/my trainer; my cardio is down...but not gone; by no means - just working on a balance. i'm introducing some sports in the picture in the next few wks (soccer/tennis) i want to shake those last 15lbs.

i'm kinda digging the way my arms are right now - the legs (my problem), i have to work at a couple times a wk. squats/lunges/leg press/ blah blah blah - all the things i can't stand - are starting to show better results.

i think w/the running you've been doing - the elliptical will be a breeze after some time.

hope your doing well....

happy wkend all~

whosyadaddy · 05-02-2008, 09:58 PM

Thanks Luluc!

Honestly Wombat i have heard from some that doing weights on your legs is not of much benefit. I have done it before and i gave it up to work on my upperbody and spend the time doing running cycling and swimming for my legs.

But heck it could all be wrong too. Its all a matter of opinion.

I with you on the Elpictikill, i cant do it worth a crap either. I can run 5k but cant do 2 mins on the elipikill

PlanIt · 05-02-2008, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by whosyadaddy

I with you on the Elpictikill, i cant do it worth a crap either. I can run 5k but cant do 2 mins on the elipikill

I'm glad I'm not the only one!!! Ok - I'm not up to running yet, but I can do the treadmill all day long, but forget about the eliptokill (great name for it! lol) -- the few times i've gotten on one I feel like Shannon Elizabeth after a dance on Dancing with The Stars ... as if I have Emphasema (sp?)

wombat712 · 05-04-2008, 04:55 PM

Good Lord I thought it was just me!!! Whew!

My upper body is starting to look kinda scrawny so I really need to focus on that. But hellllooo - why couldn't losing weight have taken away the "bat wings" with it!!!!!

I do the lunges / squats "hell" on my cardio class day. That woman is insane and evil!

Thanks for the advice lulu and whosya! I'm going to skip the legs workout for now.

Saturday - 6 hours pouring beer at Kenny Chesney concert :)
I think I'm done volunteering for awhile - I am just wiped out now!

Good luck Whosya and TexasFire!!!!!

luluc · 05-05-2008, 12:00 PM

you are so good w/your volunteering wombat!!!

probably best to forgo the weights (lower body); my lower back is actually starting to give me some problems w/all the squats/lunges. not sure if it's the RA or just too many; actually got a break from my trainer today on those to give it some rest.

this wkend, no gym - no cardio. hubby and i took a break from it all.

today:

3mile warm up on bike
50min session w/trainer (core / resistance training: upper body/arms)

**have a 100lb lab that was just neutered; so have to walk him multiple times a day - so not to run thru the pool just yet** averaging around 2mile walk per day.

have a good wk all~

wombat712 · 05-05-2008, 02:23 PM

Ok - it was raining outside today so I hit the treadmill. (I'm clearly avoiding the elliptical!!!)

I ran 2.9 miles and just didn't have anything left. DH decided to come up beside me as I was sprinting at the end and threw me all off. I can't turn my head or I run off the stupid treadmill.

I was so mad at him because I was soooo determined to do a 5k without stopping. (I was doing 6.5mph when he showed up - grrrrr)

Anyway - I ran most of it at 4.6, ran 3min at 5.0 in the middle of my run with a 60 sec 6.0 sprint; towards the end I ran for 60 sec at 5.0, 60 sec at 6.0 and 30 sec at 6.5.

sugrbear · 05-05-2008, 02:56 PM

Ok, I am also, I need all the motivation and motivators I can get, I have been going to the gym for 3 weeks now, I do 20 min on treadmill, as of last week 20 min on the eliptokill, and did 5 sessions with a trainer who in my last session managed to help me pull or tear a muscle in my right shoulder and collarbone area so since then I can hardly raise my right arm, pain up my neck and ear, but I am hanging in there. I also do hip ad/abductor and light free weights, swim laps,,I go 4 x a week, when I am not in gym I walk to thrift stores etc shopping for books for my grandkids.

I found part of the thing that helps me with the elliptokill is to have the right musical beat going, and not to be on with someone near you tearing it up.. I also warm up on treadmill first then move to elliptokill. It is still a killer though, but oh it gets my heart rate up so much faster.

My hands clap for those of you running in marathons etc,, I am from PA/DE and ths Houston Texas humidity and heat is more than I can stand, no outside walk or run for me.

Wombat, I had Dr. Spivak do my band March 28, have I met you at one of the support meetings on tuesday night?

I am commiting to lets say at least 3 days a week for 2 hours each time. How often do we want to post to update each other, I am new to this.