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