<p>Bunless lamb burger with salad, 2 pieces of Swiss milk chocolate, protein shake, a couple of macadamia nuts.</p>
<p>Cals 1545
Fat 103 g
Carbs 63 g
Fiber 11 g
Protein 90 g
Sugars 33 g</p>
<p>Bromfield- do you do the Turkish get up with the 16kg kb? I do my swings etc. with that size, but it was just too much for me for the get up. Like, way too much!</p>
<p>idad- our class hasn’t started working on the cleans yet. Friday will be skills test for the get up, the goblet squat and the deadlift and the basic swing. If we pass muster we will be progressing to cleans.</p>
<p>MOWC - glad to hear there has been some improvement for WC. Hopefully that will continue in the right direction!</p>
<p>BB - you are still so fast!
Speaking of which, Deborah… You, too, are getting so fast. Why, a girl would have trouble keeping up with you these days…</p>
The girl would outlast me, and I’d keel over…
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<p>I’m glad nobody in your class saw my first day attempts at kettlebell cleans! They were even uglier than my barbell cleans, and that’s saying something. I actually don’t much care about doing cleans, but I’d like to do some of Neghar’s wild and crazy combinations: clean, squat, press. Fun stuff like that!</p>
<p>My heaviest turkish getup was a 10 pound DB. Then, I decided that life is too short for turkish getups. Great exercise, but…sheesh…by the time I get up and then get back down once or twice on each side, it’s time to go to bed. Each rep is like a whole yoga class…</p>
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<p>That looks like a pretty tough workout.</p>
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<p>My bad, it’s not actually a TRX pike. It’s a push up followed by a knee tuck. I’m not sure I’ve ever tried a TRX pike. I’ve done them on a stability ball. Those weren’t much fun!</p>
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<p>Fantastic! What a way to enjoy warm spring temperatures… Although 7600 feet of climbing makes me start panting just thinking about it!</p>
<p>Two weeks at all inclusive have resulted in only 4 lbs. Hard to believe. I had hard time walking after some meals because of the full tummy. Desert after every lunch and dinner, yummm! Nothing like this even remotedly is available in hometown. One of the 4 lbs was gone in the first 2 days after the trip. Could not exercise much after coming home, have to get used to the very warm water in a pool again, very hard to swim, complained at the front desk. Hopefully will have a better chance today and finally finish my routine and have enough in me to do some weight machines after.</p>
<p>I cannot figure out why I can run 5 miles (at a moderate pace) with no trouble, but cannot climb 5 flights of stairs without having to stop several times to rest my legs and catch my breath! I thought it would be good to take the stairs at work instead of the elevator - not going well. Walking downstairs is not an issue, but walking up definitely is. I am not a large person, so it’s not like I’m hauling a lot of weight up the stairs. Is this one of those things that is going to get easier if I do it several times a day? Or is it not worth it?</p>
<p>Different muscles.</p>
<p>I get a little winded in the winter walking from the parking lot to my office. I have to go up about two flights of stairs. I’m usually come in with 20-25 pounds of stuff though. Spending some time on the elliptical or a stepper or just going up stairs once in a while may improve your ability to go up the stairs.</p>
<p>BTW, going up stairs without gear isn’t a problem.</p>
<p>To run 5 miles, I assume that you have been running for a while, getting more efficient with running.</p>
<p>Climbing up steps is a very energy demanding task. Figure you are lifting your entire bodyweight up 50 feet. Not only does that require a good bit of energy, but, as BC says, it also requires a completely different set of muscles. Lot of contribution from your glute and hamstring muscles, which don’t contribute much to running. </p>
<p>One thing you could do is search out some hills to walk up and down. Even one good hill will work as you can walk up and down the same hill. Or, really wear yourself out jogging up and walking down a few times.</p>
<p>Stretch/strength/core. Tried the pallof press variation suggested. Yep, felt that, lol. Finally remembered to bring in the stability ball and do dead bug. I like that one. A little bit longer home workout than usual with a lot of core.</p>
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<p>Truth be told most of the climbing was on long hills with 3% to 5% grade, not that hard.
Although one stretch gains 1,000 ft in under 2.5 miles with a grade that tops 12% and averages 8.5%. On that one my mantra is “pedal and breathe”</p>
<p>I just tried out this hamstring exercise and did not find it easy.</p>
<p>Stability Ball Hamstring Curl
<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube;
<p>Today is 1 year 6 months of my streak- average 5.5 miles a day. </p>
<p>I signed up for something perhaps even more stupid than what I’m doing this weekend. It’s a marathon (middle of nowhere Tennessee) in July that starts at MIDNIGHT! It’s called Loonie’s (gee…) and you need headlamps. I think it is 5 mile loops, which means you get to see people. Everyone says it’s fun. It fills up (250 person limit) so I went ahead and entered. I don’t know how you stay awake or get enough rest before it starts! And not sure about driving home after it…</p>
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<p>Congratulations, MOWC. :)</p>
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<p>Husband or daughter. It should be a little cooler at midnight, right? Probably a good thing in July. That sounds like it could be fun, for someone who likes doing marathons, of course!</p>
<p>MOWC…D2 is doing a fun run in May that is at night and they wear the light up necklaces and bracelets that you see at concerts. I believe it is called a Rave Run. Oh, to be young again! ;)</p>
<p>The pre-race adrenaline rush would keep me awake at midnight 
I know you can pull this off, MOfWC! Good luck and congrats on your streak.</p>
<p>Deborah, congrats on a nice race. The 2’s are coming, for sure. :)</p>
<p>cooker, as far as climbing steps, I second what everyone else said. Here is one more thought. Are you experiencing any unusual breathing problems during your stair climbs? Have you ever been diagnosed with EIB/EIA? A stair climb puts a ton more immediate stress on the body and the lungs than a steady glide down a relatively flat trail, so it is possible that if you have a mild EIB, you might experience breathing problems during these periods of vigorous activity despite being well-conditioned for running.</p>
<p>[Asthma</a> and Allergy Foundation of America - EIA](<a href=“http://www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=8&sub=17&cont=168]Asthma”>http://www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=8&sub=17&cont=168)</p>
<p>I’m not saying that you do have EIB, only your doctor can diagnose that, but if climbing that set of stairs daily will not make it easier, I’d consider checking with your doctor.</p>
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<p>That’s a very hard execise, especially because almost none of us can fire our glutes properly and end up cheating with our lower back or hamstrings. In fact, that exercise is almost guaranteed to feel like a hamstring cramp. There’s also a one leg version where you start with two legs on the ball, take one off, straighting the leg so it’s inline with the body, them “curling” the ball in and out with one leg. Instant hamstring curl if you can’t fire your glutes…</p>
<p>iPod nazi had me doing the double leg version and then the single leg version when I started at 250 pounds. Ouch. Talk about a hamstring cramp! I didn’t have any glute muscles to fire!</p>
<p>Best exercise I’ve triedfor isolating the glute is this one:</p>
<p>[Quadruped</a> Hip Extension on Elbows - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MuyIawJdno]Quadruped”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MuyIawJdno)</p>
<p>It will also cramp your hamstring the first time, but do it as a reqular part of your warm up and you’ll start to feel the glute, especially if you hold the leg in the up position.</p>
<p>MOWC that is an AMAZING streak! You had an original goal - I forget what it was…do you have a new streak “goal”???</p>
<p>Thanks, all. I didn’t really have a streak goal except to beat my last streak (387 days) which I have done. I will keep it going unless it becomes REALLY stupid (instead of just normal stupid) like if I have a broken bone or a disease that won’t let me run. Actually, I like the streak and think it is good for me. My weekly mileage level (40ish) is really a little more questionable. We’ll see how things go Saturday. The bottom line is that at 60 years old I’m not going to get faster and I don’t really care about that. I would like to improve on the bad racing of the last couple of years, which i think I can do. I want to stay healthy and fit and do some different things. If a race gets my attention, I’ll do it!</p>
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<p>We are definitely not worthy! :)</p>
<p>I don’t think I could get out bed everyday for a year and a half in a row!</p>