Diet/Exercise/Health/Wellness Support Thread

sabaray · January 14, 2013, 7:58pm

Cold sleeting rain developing here, so we had three big walks earlier today. I want to encourage H in his exercise, so yesterday we went to our local Planet Fitness and joined. $10 a month, cancel anytime. It will be good for me to break up the exercise routine. They have a 30 minute “circuit for dummies” that will hopefully work for me; when I’ve worked with a trainer to develop a circuit before, I could never remember what I was supposed to do next and for how long so I was always looking at my cheat sheet which broke up my routine. This is a separate room with instructions on each machine and a stop light, I kid you not, to tell you when to change your machine. Just needed something different.

ohiopublic · January 14, 2013, 8:36pm

Power yoga tonight with my wife. One mile walk home. Needed a break from usual routine.

I think the yoga over the past 4 weeks has helped my knees.

MomofWildChild · January 14, 2013, 8:39pm

When I got to my car after work it was completely iced over. I had to do some serious scraping. It was sleeting lightly, and I was seriously thinking I was pretty stupid to be planning an outside run. By the time I got to the path it had mainly stopped. The wooden footbridges were solid ice, so I did NOT run across them. I did the old lady cling to the railing routine. The pavement was fine, except for a few icy puddles. No serious coughing fits until I finished. 5 peaceful miles done. LOVE the EMS power fleece. It was perfect. I wore a light wool layer under it. I wasn’t cold at all. Glad I didn’t go to the gym.

abasket · January 14, 2013, 8:58pm

You people are brave running in sleet, on icy paths (potentially) and all!!! No whining if you get hurt!

I do understand the desire to be out as opposed to in. As a newbie runner, I don’t want to be relying n the treadmill. Vow to stay outside when I can - if the temp isn’t ridiculous (still working on my breathing) and if the walkways/roads are clear. But my new solution for “in” is to do 1/2 run on the indoor track and then 1/2 on the treadmill. Helps me to not get bored and should still help me improve my skills. I hope. :). Today I did 1.5 miles on the indoor track and 1.5 on the treadmill.

MomofWildChild · January 14, 2013, 9:12pm

I am fully prepared to have treadmill days. If it is a cold rain or any ice on the pavement, I won’t run outside since I am so bad about falling even without ice! Tonight was really OK and I made the right choice. Besides, it’s still January and the gym will be a zoo.

Good run, BCE!

hops_scout · January 14, 2013, 9:19pm

-Deadlift, Hang Clean, Front Squat, Push Press
----2x5 each (superset)
-Push Jerk
–95x2
–105x2
–115x2
–125x2
–135x2
–145x2
–150x2
-Front Squat
–95x2
–105x2
–115x2
–125x2
–135x2
–145x2
–155x2
–170x1
-Power Clean
–115x2
–125x2
–135x2
–145x2
–155x2
–165x2
–175x2
Missed 185
-Kettlebell Swings 50#x10x2
-Push ups 3x5

interesteddad · January 14, 2013, 9:29pm

sabaray:

I always thought the “circuit” area at Planet Fitness was a pretty good idea. Not a big fan of machines, overall, but that is a good way to get in a quick circuit of stuff.

PlantMom:

Aarggh. Too bad you are losing your gym. I figured (correctly) that I would be more regular in my workouts if I just bought the dumbbells and the weight bench for home. I would love to have a cable machine. I’ve actually found a really nice one for $300 that would suit my purposes (it’s actually a lat pulldown machine with high, medium, and low pulleys) but the darn thing is huge.

Got a good workout this afternoon. Ended with two sets of 10 reps in the HOPS challenge.

mathmom · January 14, 2013, 10:04pm

Took a walk in the ritzy neighborhood of one of my clients after dropping off plans. Did the hopscout challege.

Dad_II · January 14, 2013, 10:07pm

another resting day. Eating way too much for these couple of days to “fat” up for the next round of competition.

interesteddad · January 14, 2013, 11:06pm

Just eat a boatload of salt. You’ll retain water and the scale will go sky high.

interesteddad · January 15, 2013, 12:48am

Well, the Kindle Deluxe version was a dud. The videos aren’t compatible with Kindle for the PC. C’mon Amazon… Since I already have the hardcover book, I returned the Kindle version.

But, in hunting to see if they were on YouTube, I came across something even better. A full workout program Rachel Cosgrove wrote last year for Experience Life Magazine:

[Experience</a> Life Magazine:One Month to Muscles](<a href=“http://experiencelife.com/article/one-month-to-muscles/]Experience”>One Month to Muscles)

It’s a warmup routine. Then, two alternating workouts (A & B) that each have core exercises, power exercises, and strength exercises. Basically the same format (and the same exercises) as the last three New Rules books. There is also a “recovery” workout that is even more warm up stuff that can be done on the off-days (or as part of an extended warmup).

Even better, there are YouTubes of Rachel demonstrating all of the exercises:

This is fantastic stuff. If you don’t know what to do in the gym or if you just want some tips on how to do great exercises, these videos are sold gold.

interesteddad · January 15, 2013, 1:09am

And, the hits keep on coming:

Here’s a 3 month video workout program that Rachel Cosgrove did for Livestrong:

[Sleek/Strong</a> Training Program With Rachel Cosgrove - YouTube](<a href=“Sleek/Strong Training Program With Rachel Cosgrove - YouTube”>Sleek/Strong Training Program With Rachel Cosgrove - YouTube)

The way this works is Program 1 is the first month and there are 4 workouts, a new one each week. Then, you move to Program 2 for the second month and Program 3 for the third month. So you would start with Week 1/Program 1:

The description for the video has the whole workout listed.

Then, you would move to Week 2/Program 1:

A way cool feature. In each video is a click link to go to a video with detailed instructions (and progressions from easy versions to hard versions) for each exercise. For example, here’s the squat video:

[How</a> to Do Squats | Sleek/Strong With Rachel Cosgrove - YouTube](<a href=“How to Do Squats | Sleek/Strong With Rachel Cosgrove - YouTube”>How to Do Squats | Sleek/Strong With Rachel Cosgrove - YouTube)

This would be a killer fat-loss program.

sabaray · January 15, 2013, 8:50am

Finally losing weight again. Interestingly, I’ve been eating fewer carbs and more protein. We’ll see if the trend continues into next week.

Nasty rain here this am, so sabadog wasn’t as enthused about our usual morning route; he made a beeline for the park and then wanted to come home. Will go to the gym this afternoon, then class tonight with sabadog. Sorry my posts aren’t as informative or exciting as others, but I need somewhere to hold myself accountable!

Zizou94 · January 15, 2013, 8:53am

ok im new here how do i post a thread? extremely confusing.

abasket · January 15, 2013, 9:13am

Zizou, well you were successful posting ON a thread! To see your post you have to go to the last page of the thread - I say that since this thread has over 1500 pages of posts!

If you want to start a new topic/thread, choose which discussion forum you want it to be on - see the forums on the left side of the page (Financial Aid, Parents, Colleges, etc.) then look for the “New Thread” button just to the right of the forums list.

cooker · January 15, 2013, 10:49am

Brrrr…A really cold run his morning. 4 miles at a 10 degree temperature. It sure kept us going quickly -might have been one of my faster runs! We usually start out with a fast walk before starting to jog, but it was too cold for that this morning so we went straight into a run. Once we got going, I warmed up and got comfortable quickly. But it is really hard to leave a nice toasty house and venture into the icy winds when it is still dark out (since we start at 6:15). It’s supposed to warm up a little in the next couple of days, but unfortunately those increased temps don’t kick in until later in the day. Glad I did the run though; I think I would have been annoyed with myself if I’d wimped out.

BCEagle91 · January 15, 2013, 11:05am

I see very few people running outside locally at those temperatures. Perhaps there are lots more in Boston. I don’t know that I have the clothing to run at those temps. Tops, probably but not bottoms.

Deborah_T · January 15, 2013, 11:10am

Sabaray, I enjoy reading about the adventures of you and Sabadog. :)

interesteddad · January 15, 2013, 12:55pm

Here’s a direct link to the full YouTube library of 23 exercises (plus easier/harder progressions) demonstrated by Rachel Cosgrove:

[Rachel</a> Cosgrove’s Exercise Demonstrations](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF72C2F0328CCBCB4]Rachel”>Detailed Exercises With Rachel Cosgrove - YouTube)

These are all terrific exercises. The demonstrations are targeted to women, but are applicable to men or women. And, she presents a range of progressions with each exercise so that they would be suitable/helpful for a newbie or someone who has been working out for a while.

interesteddad · January 15, 2013, 1:02pm

sabaray:

Good job on getting the scale headed back in the right direction.

My first day of tracking food was successful. No snacks. 1736 calories. 65 net grams of carbs (subtracting fiber). The tracking is really a psychological game. It really makes you stop and think about snacks, knowing that you have to total them up. Just the ticket to stop grabbing “just a handful” of nuts or an extra apple.

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