My Journal

WHAT A DAY!

I woke up at 4am with a headache. I got up to pee and take some Excedrin. I went back to bed only to get up again after about 30 minutes. I putzed around for a bit then headed to the gym at 6am. I did 30 minutes on the elliptical machine and then once I got home Miriam wanted to go for a run. I pedaled while she jogged.

After that we had some breakfast and went on a 1 hour and 30 minute hike in Rock Creek Park.

From here it was some Ravi Kabob for lunch, a nap, the a neighborhood bike ride for 45 minutes!

Today was insane!

We also saw flowers while out and a baby bunny! We also saw a rider and her horse, and Miriam had a butterfly land on her chest.

AM:
15 min elliptical machine
leg presses
180-15
270-15
360-15
450-15
540-15
360-15
180-15

bench press
135-15
185-5
135-10 (slow with range of motion)

hack squats
90-12
180-12,12

This workout was tough. My arms and chest were sore from the elliptical bike intervals yesterday. I also have not performed any leg presses in a while and my legs started really feeling it part way through the day. I was sore enough that I did not work out in the afternoon. Tomorrow will be a good hiking day so I needed to save a little of me for that.

also Where is Aunt Jackie’s Party?

AM:
45 min walk on treadmill at incline

PM:
20 minute elliptical bike interval training:
12 min of 20 second sprints followed by 40 seconds normal pedaling
3 min of 20 seconds hand cranking with 40 seconds of normal pedaling
5 min of 20 second sprints then 40 seconds normal pedaling

Those 20 minutes were intense! I was panting hard and sweating good. I needed a shower after this workout. I will do it again!

AM:
45 min elliptical machine

PM:
garage elliptical bike

Today was an offsite day. It went relatively well EXCEPT for 50% of the work request had the wrong information! These guys need to do a road trip one day and get their crap together. I see why this one company lost the contract. Looks like next week I will be back there again.

AM:
30 min elliptical machine

It felt good to be back at work. Work did not go as planned but there is always tomorrow for things to be better. I. Hope.

Travel day!

Today was a travel day back home. I needed it anyway. I am rocked from the weekend. My knee is killing me and I need a day of rest. It felt so good to get home and lay out on the couch. I plan to hit the gym tomorrow but will skip it if I am hurting.

AM:
We went for a jog!

I did OK. I was extremely slow and worried about my knee but I was fine. I did have some mild discomfort throughout the day but not the pain I was having prior. Next week I think I will try for 3 short jogs (2-3 miles) and see how I do.

PM:
garage circuit training
3 sets of

2 min of elliptical bike
8 reps of EZ Bar curls
8 reps of lat pull downs
8 sets of military presses

and then in the end I did 1 set of bench press @ 135lbs.

Not bad. Tomorrow I will be heading to the offsite location for some work. I hope it is an easy day but you never know. I found a third stinkbug in my truck today. Somehow the little fuckers got in my truck and must have made a nest and now I keep finding them. Weird!