My Journal

AM:
20 min weight lifting
25 min elliptical machine

Work was interesting today. there is a big project that the Engineers need to get their information corrected, but they don’t seem to have a care in the world. Must be nice.

AM:
hack squats
90-12
180-12
270-12

Push-ups
6,6,6

Dumbbell overhead presses
35lbs-6,6,6

EZ-bar curls
50-12
60-10
80-6

Body squats
10,10,10

20 min elliptical machine

I had some excitement today at work. Alarms sounded and we needed to evacuate the building. I was in our office and was able to grab my bag with keys, wallet and cell phone so incase we could not reenter the building I could still walk home and get into the house. It was just a fire drill, but you just never know. On the plus side my neighbors are not looking into my window. Strange indeed!

AM:
50 min elliptical machine

PM:
47 min elliptical machine

I drove the Sequoia to the gym this AM so I could fill it up and check the gas mileage. I was plesently surprised to see I averaged 17.x MPG on the trip home from NJ including about 100 miles of cruising around the mountain back roads. I am beyond happy!

We took the Toyota Sequoia up to NJ for a round trip of 650 miles. The truck did great. I was slightly worrying since I had not taken it out for a drive longer than 35 miles yet. This went against my common sense approach of slowly doubling the distance driven each weekend as a confidence builder. Oh well, the truck did great. I even averaged 18 miles to the gallon for the trip up. I have not filled up yet to see how I did coming home, but I had 100 miles of driving in the mountains of NJ so I do not expect it will be that high this time. I am expecting it to be in the 14.XX range. I did not buy the truck for its gas mileage, I bought it for all the space the darn thing has in it.

We had a great hike on Sunday. We climbed to the top of Mount Tammany. Round trip was 4 miles and it took 3 hours to do, including our rest breaks, snack breaks and time to take pictures. The hike back down did me in and I was really sore in my ankles. It was worth the pain to be at the highest point over route 80 that we have ever hiked.

And after the hike we stopped at a plant and garden shop and what did we see a couple houses down? a fire truck for sale! 5,000. gets you this truck! That is insane! But I would still rather have the Sequoia for the price.

We really had a great weekend! Thanks Mom and Dad!

AM:
50 min elliptical machine

PM:
loading the truck. There is some heavy stuff in there! Glad I went with the Sequoia and not the Xterra.

AM:
30 min elliptical machine
20 min bike

Work!!!!! Today we were tasked with a new piece of equipment to wire up. There is some great confusion with the engineering team. I am trying to be nice and work with the project manager so we can do it right, but “Oh my” we are starting off very wrong.

AM:
4 rounds of 6 reps of dumbbell routine
25 min elliptical machine

PM:
21 min neighborhood walk

Another day gone by. Life is good. A vacation weekend is coming up! Woohoo!

AM:
45 min elliptical machine

PM:
30 min elliptical machine

I am feeling a little bit better so I worked out in the afternoon, but I am still very sore. This getting old is for the birds, LOL!

AM:

48 min walked at incline on the treadmill at 4% incline up to 3.9 mph.

While I was walking on the treadmill this AM I was gripping the frame and tv display area to keep me going at the right speed since I had my earphones plugged in and I was listening to TV shows. I think I strained my back or shoulders some, because as the day wore on my neck became too sore for me to turn my head fully left or right and I was really stiff in the middle of my back. After work I skipped the gym and went to the mall to see the Chinese folks that have massage chairs and tables. I got 20 minute for $25.00 and feel better in my back, though still sore in my neck.

AM:
bench press
155-15
185-10
225-2
205-5
185-15

Leg press
270-15
360-15
450-15
540-15
450-15

20 min elliptical machine

Bonus hiking:

Today we bought a new tent. We went with a larger one I can stand up in. I am selling the old one to my coworker since he is taking his son camping in the next weekend or two. I spelt a bunch today. I have been sneezing and feeling slightly sick but I never got it the way my wife had it. I got lucky!