Week 15 Day 5

IT HAPPENED!

I knew the day would come.   The continuous hard work has been paying off.   Life is good.

My alarm started me awake this am and I really wanted to just sleep in.  I was feeling beat and knew an additional 1-2 hours of sleep would really improve my mental aquity and I would feel refreshed.  I got up anyway because the gym was calling my name and I needed to go.  I was slow moving and sore and considered talking my wife into a neighborhood jog (so I would not have to exercise as long) but she was not looking to jog today so I crawled into the gym.  I did not feel like jogging but knew I needed to do some running to get the most out of my time there.  I convinced myself I should try for a best time today to get my mile over with as soon as possible.  I was chocking and gagging my way through jogging 6.0 miles per hour.  I even had sped it up to 6.2 for a while.  I made it about half a mile before I realized I was actually close to throwing up so I eased back the speed to 5.5 mph.  I did that for a bit and realized I had a small chance of finishing my mile under 10 minutes if I got back up to 6.2 mph,  so I did.  As hard as I pushed I could not overcome the deficict of time.  I did make a new fastest time for me though.  I did a mile in 10:13!  Not bad.  I will be under 10 minutes in another few weeks.  I was so excited that after I walked a few minutes I went back to jogging for 7 minutes to get the bonus effort in.  I then moved to the elliptical machine for 25 minutes.  So this morning was only a 45 minute workout, it was partly very intense, and I set a new best time for a mile.  All this before 5 am!  As I was making my way to the door I had a strange encounter with a fellow patron of the gym.  He is not one of the regular early birds that I see 3-4 times a week.  He is either new  or starting earlier than normal.  So he is getting water at the fountain and commented I had been doing cardio for long time. (OK no strange, some may think 45 minutes is a long time)  A little small talk and I explain I an trying for 60 minutes a morning but fall short most days, like today with only 45 minutes.  So the next question he asks me……drum roll please……Are you a mountain climber?  I am thinking WTF?  am I too tired to understand him?  Is he speaking englisg?  Is this candid camera?   Am I being Punk’d?  Nope he was serious.  So I walked away and mentioned I do sometimes hike and wished him a great day.

WOW a mountain climber.  WTF?  I have been mistaken for a football player more than once with my size.  I have been asked if I was a police officer or deputy sherric before also.  I sometimes still get asked if I am in the military, but mountain climber?   I am getting in better shape but I am still big!  Climbers are lean and muscular like marathon runners or tri-athletes.   That is a new one for me.   One thing I can say for sure I am a magnet for crazy.

After a story like that the rest of the day was dull.  I had regular meals and snacks all day upto my afternoon trip to the gym.   I weighted in and say I was under 300 and was soo excited.  I decided to ride the bike for 15 minutes to get my heart pumping and then I hit the weights.  I was late getting to the gym again and the free weights area was busy so I hit the universal machines today.

triceps/dip press
150lbs-20
180-10,10

shoulder press
50-12
70-10,8

chest press
120-12,10,8

leg press
210-10,10,10

leg extensions
90-10,10,10

Lat pull downs
150-6
135-8
120-10

and that concluded my lifting for the day. Not a great workout but a fair workout. I did hit most of my body parts and did get 3 sets in for each exercise.

On the way home I decided to stop and get some middle eastern for dinner. I chose lamb kebabs and chicken kebabs. My wife and I shared some of each. I also added 2 side dishes, one of spinach and one of lentels.Even with this bigger meal I still finished the day with 2,424 calories consumed.   Not bad.  Tomorrow we plan on going for a jog together befor deciding on what other activitites we may do.  Here’s to a fun filled weekend

 

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