<p>5 miles. Bad schedule day and I was tired before the run.</p>
<p>“Rest Day” today consisted of 15 minutes on the elliptical and some stretching…</p>
<p>Is Deborah T signing off the thread??? :(</p>
<p>I hope not, abasket. Maybe just taking a break? <inserting hopeful="" face="" here="">.</inserting></p>
<p>Bought two new fitness toys today…</p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Trainer In a Bag, Military Strap Suspension Trainer, Coyote Brown. Made in USA.: Sports & Outdoors](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006V6D6I0/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006V6D6I0/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) Cheap suspension trainer</p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Large Blue Balance Pad - 15.5x13.5x2: Sports & Outdoors](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWWTRZA/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AWWTRZA/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) Foam Balance Pad</p>
<p>Ouch. The mean lady on the random workout videos from the internet kicked my butt today. For the fourth and final week of the first month, we went from two sets of strength exercises to three sets</p>
<p>**Repeat three times:</p>
<p>Romanian deadlifts (110 lbs) – 15 reps
Push ups – 15 reps</p>
<p>Repeat three times:</p>
<p>Step ups (2 x 20 lb) – 15 reps per leg
Lat pulldown – 15 reps**</p>
<p>The third set of step ups just about killed me. Thighs on fire. Then, the joy of the finisher. TRX mountain climbers. Four rounds of 20 secs work/20s secs rest. Ouch. Maybe some day I’ll get in shape, but I was blowing snot bubbles by the end of that one.</p>
<p>Congrats NM!</p>
<p>Hops, didn’t realize you were so young.</p>
<p>My oldest (mathson) graduate from CMU in computer science in 2011 and is gainfully employed at his dream job.</p>
<p>My youngest (definitely not a math guy) is majoring in International Relations at Tufts. He just arrived back from a junior year abroad in Jordan Saturday, and on Sunday we drove him up to his summer job at Tufts.</p>
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<p>Well, I don’t know her reason. But come into this thread is getting harder for me - just like to write “I am not worthy” in every reply. </p>
<p>People are so great in their efforts. Now you have getting all to bring up their proud kids with all these great schools/accomplishments etc. </p>
<p>It is just very hard to come in every day and felt not worthy.</p>
<p>OK, Can we just agree everyone’s kids are above average?</p>
<p>Now back to our regularly scheduled workouts and runs. And (for some of you) shopping for cute workout gear. ;)</p>
<p>If it makes any of you feel better, I didn’t do a thing today (in the exercise dept.) Spent most of the day rehearsing, or transcribing music. This month is heck on wheels.</p>
<p>idad – that’s a lot of weight for the RDLs. No wonder round 3 of the step ups was killer, and then mountain climbers, what joy!</p>
<p>I was back to the usual at the gym – rowing, Pilates/core, squats (which are looking good and deep, I must say), deadlifts (still perfecting form here, some are really good looking, others not so much), box jumps.</p>
<p>Talked to another gal who was hitting the weights at the same time I was – who in regular clothes, walking around no one would peg as particularly fit – girlfriend squats 215 lbs and dls over 300 :eek:</p>
<p>Cals 1110
Fat 81 g
Carbs 31 g
Fiber 18 g
Protein 71 g
Sugars 8 g</p>
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<p>It felt like a lot of weight on the third set of 15 RDLs! I don’t think I’m genetically wired for 15 rep sets…</p>
<p>The step ups would have killed me no matter what. 90 step up to a 16 inch weight bench with 40 pounds in my hands is just a boatload of step ups. I’ve always found that exercise to be exhausting. Figure between bodyweight and the DBs, I’m moving close to 200 pounds up and down with one leg. The eccentric motion down is no piece of cake because it’s against the rules to just plop down.</p>
<p>These are the kind of step ups where one leg stays up on the bench for all 15 reps, so it’s under tension the whole time.</p>
<p>DebT, where are you going?
DadII, as the least-worthy of the lot, I can tell you being in the presence of so much “worthiness” is a treat if ya look at it that way…remember the old college-selection saw…you learn more surrounded by talented peers :)</p>
<p>Besides, you can’t leave now that you’re plotting to run a full :)</p>
<p>Hops, I did find and enjoyed your blog post. I hope the senior kettlebell notion catches on…especially since I soon may resemble that remark ;)</p>
<p>I do not do well with diet on days I do not exercise. Clearly it’s because I have more time to cook. </p>
<p>Calories: 1752
Fat: 78 g
Carbs: 186 g
Fiber: 37 g
Protein: 91 g
Sugars: 37 g </p>
<p>What were the culprits? Started the day off okay with a protein shake. Then, pita. Bombay potatoes. A KIND bar. Panko crusted chicken breast. Salad greens with blue cheese, beets, lentils, walnuts, vinaigrette. Carbs are always going to be a problem for me. I just need to make sure I have the staples to fall back on (which I did not have yesterday). This weekend is going to be a huge problem with eating, I can tell already.</p>
<p>I hope I didn’t set anything off by asking about everyone’s “college” connection to CC. </p>
<p>I’m never one to have to “keep up with the Jones’s” so I bring what I have to offer to the table and mentally am satisfied with that. Regardless of the intensity of your exercise/diet routine, what I like on this thread is the CONSISTENCY and dedication of the people here. It’s not a phase, it’s a lifestyle. Whether that means a mile walk or a 10 mile run. :)</p>
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<p>Very well said, abasket! And frankly, I think it’s a very rare CC thread that doesn’t run off-topic occasionally. I look at this thread as a community and just perhaps we may want to share from time to time.</p>
<p>DadII, you are far more worthy than I, I am sure. Had a slothful weekend unless you count packing and upacking cars exercise. Oh and yesterday I walked around our local pond - all of a mile. 
I also weigh and extra three pounds from too much BBQ.</p>
<p>Consistency is very hard. Life throws stuff in your way and you have to figure out a way around it.</p>
<p>I am not getting up at 3:00 AM to go running.</p>
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<p>Well, I’ve also called it the “Old Person’s Kettlebells” too 
Do you prefer that? :)</p>
<p>Congrats NMinn! And cheers to all of the 2013 college grads and their parents! </p>
<p>Deborah T, are you leaving??? Please say it isn’t so! </p>
<p>Dad II, of course you are worthy. Ummm, half marathon? </p>
<p>Yes, abasket–consistency and variety in the delivery of the story. I like that we have a college and exercise connection while vastly different and interesting ways of furthering our aims.</p>
<p>Yesterday I did run/walk for 3.5 miles in the morning, keeping the HR lower, and then run/jog for 2 more in the afternoon. Mid 80’s, and I felt exhausted last night after the exercise.</p>