<p>Did a few minutes of Pilates this afternoon (just enough to say I had fun ;))</p>
<p>Then did 5 rounds of:
–5 squat cleans @85 pounds
–10 single arm KB swings with 20 pound KB (5each)
–5 double arm KB swings with 40 pound KB</p>
<p>In between each round was a rest period while my partner completed his round and then we were talking for a couple minutes each time.</p>
<p>Really gets the heart pumping and then we relaxed in between to allow our heart to slow down before going again :)</p>
<p>Marshalls and TJMaxx deal:</p>
<p>If any of ya’ll need men’s running/workout shorts for yourself or hubbies, Marshall’s just got a bunch of these:</p>
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<p>Gray with yellow accent Nike Livestrong. 9-inch inseam so stylishly knee length, but not LeBron James basketball length. Really nice slightly stretchy material (polyster/spandex blend). Small reflective silver accent on each side. Normal front pockets! </p>
<p>They have them in all sizes: $17.99. Retail $38.</p>
<p>They are “baggy shorts” style and with the stretchy material, I decided on the smaller of the two sizes that fit me.</p>
<p>I mentioned a while back that I had gained three pounds through some mysterious conflux of stars aligning, Passover Seder, plantar faciitis, and tendinitis. Since my foot and ankle pain, I haven’t been using the dreadmill or the elliptical; I’ve had to resort to the stationary bicycle and the rowing machine. Well, I can’t seem to shake the last one pound. Could this be new muscle in my back from rowing? 
That would be happy weight. :)</p>
<p>No workout for me yesterday or today. I’ve been awake for about five hours out of the last twenty. I still have the hip soreness so I’m skipping weight-lifting. I’m not sure why I’m so tired but I got too little sleep and perhaps too much exercise the past week. I will probably do the weight machines tomorrow.</p>
<p>Thanks, all! I know that 10.5 miles is nothing to sneeze at, but I’m still bummed about my run. I only had 1 1/2 miles to go, and the rest of my body (except my stupid stomach) felt great. I wisely decided to skip the small loop and go back to the hotel. I drank a lot of water while running, yet still lost a pound according to the scale in the hotel’s gym. Next week I’m back to my normal running conditions: low 50s and drizzly. :)</p>
<p>No gym for me for the past couple of days. Walked around the golf course yesterday – first time out on the links since October. Today’s “exercise” included lots of paint scraping, ladder climbing, and house painting as H & I joined a group from church in a one-day home makeover blitz. The weather is finally warming up and the sun is shining – it’s all good!</p>
This thread is titled “Diet/Exercise/Health/Wellness” but I think we talk about exercise 95% of the time and “diet” (really meaning food) the other 5% of the time.
<p>We spend a lot of time talking about food from time to time.</p>
<p>I agree - not sure if that is good or bad - just lopsided!</p>
<p>VH - those pesky last pounds!!! Ever since I got my braces, I have lost about 3-4 pounds. I have really eliminated mindless snacking. I am so aware now when I pick up food when I am cooking or when I get home from work. It is such a nuisance to get all my equipment out and clean my teeth that I just think - nah, I’m going to skip it.</p>
<p>And while I will never cease to love having a coke, I also don’t want to damage my teeth in any way with colas. All around, the braces have been a great help.</p>
<p>VeryHappy, I’ll add to the rest of it ;)</p>
<p>I’m in the process of filling out health insurance. Well, I’ve got the paperwork sitting here next to me at least 
and I’m looking at it. I work in the healthcare profession and it appears our company finds it important to have good health insurance for its employees. One great thing about it for me is that my health insurance is actually CHEAP! I only have to pay for 5% of my health insurance premiums which means I’m going to pay less than $10/month In order to qualify for that through the company, we have to participate in our wellness program: 150 minutes of physical activity a week. I think I qualify ;)</p>
<p>Workmanlike NROL4A workout before dinner tonight. Everything felt OK, even the rear-foot elevated split squats that have been giving me fits. It’s taken me a while to get up to speed with the Phase III workouts. This week has been good, largely because I scaled back the number of sets of the two strength supersets from five sets to four in ten minutes. An extra fifteen seconds of rest between exercises makes a big difference.</p>
<p>As for the food part of it, stuck to my diet today. Three strips of bacon and three eggs scrambled in bacon fat for lunch. My pot roast and veggies (onions, carrots, celery, peppers, and mushrooms) plus sauteed fresh brocolli for dinner. My pot roast started out as a Marcela Hazan Italian recipe, but has morphed over the years. I almost feel guilty losing weight eating like this.</p>
<p>So far today (inc. four snack mandarins):</p>
<p>1633 calories</p>
<p>52% fat
26% protein
22% carbs</p>
<p>Looks like some mushroom filed ravioli tomorrow. First time I’ve have pasta in probably six months. Small serving and a salad. I’ll sautee some fresh mushrooms in butter and add a little Marsala wine to make a sauce.</p>
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<p>I would say that there is a good possibility! I know that, when I started doing exercises that worked the back hard, I saw some pretty good changes. I’m sure you’ve been feeling that rowing machine in your shoulders and lats.</p>
<p>I think that, in general, we do so few exercises that work our backs and shoulders that it’s a place that responds really quickly.</p>
<p>wnp2 – when I had braces put on several years ago, I dropped almost 15 pounds! At first the pain did me in – not constant pain, but when I tried anything chewy. Even when the pain went away, I evaluated everything I ate based on if it would get stuck in the braces. I quite snacking entirely, didn’t eat bread, etc. Eventually the braces came off, though …</p>
<p>Well, I enjoyed this episode of StrengthCoach Podcast TV. They visited Results Fitness in Santa Clarita, CA and got a tour of gym from owner Alwyn Cosgrove (the diabolical creator of the *New Rules of Lifting for Abs *workouts that have been kicking my butt up one side and down the other for the last four months. Fun to see what it would be like to do these workouts somewhere other than my basement or den.</p>
<p>[The</a> Strength Coach Podcast: Results Fitness- Episode 7 of Strength Coach TV](<a href=“The Strength Coach Podcast”>The Strength Coach Podcast: Results Fitness- Episode 7 of Strength Coach TV)</p>
<p>Virtually all of their business is small-group semi-private training sessions and large group classes (like a Spartacus workout group class). You sign up for a membership that covers one or two semi-private group sessions per week and then unlimited access to the large group classes. For a 12 month deal, it’s $147 a month for just the group classes, $267 a month for group classes and one semi-private session per week, or $479 for group classes and two semi-private sessions per week.</p>
<p>In suburban SoCal, their clientele tilts female and general fitness/fat loss in contrast to Mike Boyle’s Boston gyms that are similar in concept, but targeted more at athletic training.</p>
<p>It was such a beautiful day we went out for a run (2.38 miles according to the google pedometer) after the usual weightlifting routine. I expect I’ll be sore tomorrow from using different muscles.</p>
<p>Just did my workout for today.</p>
<p>5x5 Hang Clean
5x10 Dips
5x5 Push Press</p>
<p>Also, I am going to take the first two weeks of May to track everything that I eat. We’ll see how this goes…</p>
<p>Is it possible for a muscle cramp to injure a muscle? Two nights ago I woke up 4 times with a really bad cramp in my calf. Yesterday my calf felt a little sore, today it hurts more. It’s as if I pulled a muscle or something. I haven’t even exercised lately, so I can’t blame it on overdoing.</p>
<p>blankmind, yes. Basically when a muscle cramps what is happening is a forceful contraction of that muscle. Many times after muscle cramps you are sore because of the forceful nature of the muscle activity.</p>
<p>I woke hubby at 5 am, and we went for a run/walk in the hotel’s gym. It was too dark outside to run safely. Ran my scheduled 4 miles, 8 min pace. That is the fastest treadmill run for me so far this year.</p>
<p>Good run! </p>
<p>I’m still getting the “did you run the marathon” questions- 2 days after the big event here in town. Ugh. </p>
<p>The elliptical really got to me yesterday in terms of boredom and not being able to stand it. There was nothing good on the gym TV channels (1pm on a Sunday) and I was tired of the 9 zillionth ESPN show analyzing the NFL draft. I eked out 20 minutes and then did some of my exercises and weights. Some days are better than others…</p>