My Journal

AM:
bench press
135-15
185-5
205-4,3
185-5
135-10

Leg press
180-12
270-12
360-12
450-12
540-12

Squats with 45lb bar
6,6

30 min elliptical machine

Today was a great day at work. I finished a project, worked on documentation and felt good most of the day. I now know for sure I need to retire my one pair of hiking shoes, or I need to buy a new set of gel inserts for them. I needed to take advil once I got home. My ankle is sore! I am looking forward to the gym tomorrow, if I feel good I might do some more squats with the bar. I have not done any since hurting my back doing squats in April.

2 hour hike at Scott’s Run

Today was a cloudy day but a warmer day. We decided to hike local with the treat of rain and settled on Scott’s Run along the Potomac river. We had luck on our side since it only drizzled for about 2 minutes. We were surprised to only see one squirrel out and about. In our yard they are having group parties. We also saw a large red headed woodpecker as the only other nature out today. We spent the rest of the day hanging out and I even took a nap. So we skipped cleaning the house again. Oh well.

AM:
30 min bike

Today was clean the house day. We got a lot done but there is more to do. It was wet and foggy out so we did not go hiking at all. I did get plenty of trips up and down the basement stairs as bonus exercise.

AM:
bench press
135-15
185-5,5,5,5

Hack squats
90-12
180-12
270-12
180-12
90-12

40 min elliptical machine

Happy Friday! time is flying by. Work went well and I was able to accomplish more than I thought I could. This weekend is going to be filled with hiking and house cleaning. We really let it get out of hand and now we must pay the piper.

AM:
40 min elliptical machine

Today was not an epic day. I worked off site and it went pretty good but hey, it was still a day a work and not a day of hiking or fishing. I got up earlier today to get to the gym earlier and it worked for me. I will keep the earlier time and see how I do 2 days in a row.This weekend looks like it is going to be a house cleaning weekend. It is OK with me. Things got really out of hand. I think we are part time hoarders. Yep it is like that.

AM:
45 min elliptical machine

Work, work, work. We are busy. I will have the pleasure of working off site tomorrow. I have multiple tasks to accomplish and am hoping for the best. I have music to rock out to so the time should fly by. I have been playing with my new Note 3 phone and really like it. I also miss some of what my HTC did interaction-wise with my computers at home. I was able to multi drag and drop pix before and had flask player which is no longer available. I might have found a solution to that but I am not sure yet. Two steps forward, one step back.

AM:
leg press
180-12
270-12
360-12
450-12
540-12
450-12

Dumbbell overhead press
40-6,6,6

seated shoulder press
3 sets of 10

30 min walking on treadmill at incline

PM:
20 min bike

Today was nothing special. I exercised, I worked and did some grocery shopping after work. I hope to be better motivated tomorrow to do more.

AM:
bench press
135-15
185-5
205-4
225-1
205-3
185-4
135-15

Hack squats
90-12
180-12
270-12
180-12,12,12
90-12

32 min elliptical machine

PM:
80 min hike

What an amazing day! My wife and I enjoyed each other’s company all day! We started with some TV time, we then went to the Range where she shot her .22lr pistol, from there we went for a hike. On the hike we saw turtles, some funky ducks, 5 deer and a long green snake! This was a perfect day for us. It had it all.

AM:
30 min bike

PM:
LONG hike starting at Turkey run Park.

We had fun, we got lost, we overcame the difficulties. Life is good!

AM:
30 min elliptical machine

PM:
3 hour hike off the C&O canal doing the Billy Goat Trail “A”. It was cold when we started out but the weather warmed and we felt fairly comfortable late in the hike. It looks like my GPS was not clocking the full distance again as it is only showing 3 miles in 3 hours and the on screen markers are not showing us on the way out to the far end of the trail. It might be time for a new phone.

here are the pictures from today:

See Miriam snickering? See the gals behind her? Well one of them just had her cell phone slip out of her hand and fall into the water. She took it really well.