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<p>Sounds a little dangerous to me… I see face-plants all over…</p>
<p>3 miles, 8:32 pace. Felt winded at the end. Smith machine and free weights too.</p>
<p>Rehab outing for me. Calf feels better, but I don’t want to put strain on it yet from running or hard Airdyne intervals. So I actually went out and did my hilly walk. Three miles. Didn’t even push the pace, just under 18 minutes a mile. No discomfort in the calf at all, even on the hills. So, unless it stiffens up overnight, looks like I’ll be back in business.</p>
<p>Talk about a change. My max heart rate at the top of the steepest hill was 69% of my max. That used to be my heart rate walking on flat ground. I used to peg 90% walking on that hill.</p>
<p>Good test of your fitness improvement, iDad!Glad the calf is better. I’ve seen runners literally drop to the ground with calf cramps.</p>
<p>Calf cramps are the worst, unless you consider foot cramps. Or hamstring cramps.</p>
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<p>I was close to that on Sunday. It was after walking up a steep hill, and then pushing off, for a final sprint interval. I felt the pain immediately as I pushed off. Too much hill, too much pushing off, probably a little dehydrated and fatigued.</p>
<p>Two days of ice probably helped. The walked actually felt good, stretching it out a little bit. I’ll try to lay off the running for a while longer. Check it out with some Airdyne and some burpees over the next few days. I just don’t want to end up with the thing still bothering me a month from now.</p>
<p>Chia seeds, anyone?</p>
<p>[BBC</a> News - The chia craze](<a href=“http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17476690]BBC”>The chia craze - BBC News)</p>
<p>Ummmm – Are chia seeds what they put in chia pets?</p>
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<p>Indeed they are.</p>
<p>A few chia seeds, like any other “miracle” food additive, (flaxseeds, wheat germ) will not suddenly make white bread healthy.</p>
<p>110 minutes of tennis. 6-0, 6-1, 6-2, 5-0 (“I give up”). I was using a jump serve on many first serves. I haven’t used them for some time because I didn’t have the knee health to do so. I had as much energy at the end that I had at the beginning. Usually I’m a little tired at two hours.</p>
<p>The guy that I played regularly beat me (as in all the time) either two or three years ago. Basically if my weight was above 210 pounds, I wouldn’t last more than a set. Well, I could play a second set but I wouldn’t get many balls back. This guy is very good at putting the ball where you aren’t.</p>
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<p>Of course not, but these kinds of foods do have a role to play, I think. I have been adding ground flaxseed to oatmeal (not as bad as white bread but not ideal) to supplement the fiber, as one problem I have had with eating low-carb is getting enough fiber. I try for the recommeended 30 or so grams a day.</p>
<p>BC, do you need new partners to play tennis with, or are you only telling us about your knock-out matches??</p>
<p>11k of cross country skiing under blue skies and lots of sunshine. These are certain to be the last days of the season, so definitely am trying to enjoy every minute of it.</p>
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<p>love it! I think the new, improved BCE has run through all his tennis partners!</p>
Friday. Punch the clock day. And, I did.
Did the full workout today, including the power section with the [DB</a> snatches](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkYdyAM-TSY]DB”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkYdyAM-TSY) and med ball push passes. No problem with the leg at all, so it looks like I’m good to go – although I’ll probably lay off the running for a bit longer.
Did the single leg squats again today. Good grief, those are hard. I just keep chipping away at them. Step ups to the weight bench with 2 x 35 lb DBs. That one always gets me panting like a dog.
Nice workout. Felt good.
<p>Oh, and no chia seeds for me, but I am having my world famous chipotle spicy chicken caesar salad for dinner. Yum. My fav’.</p>
<p>Oh, and of course, some fiber and fish oil…</p>
<p>I’ve only been playing a regular, once a week match because my schedule is so hectic for the first five months of the year. I get calls from someone that’s better than most others that I play but he likes to do spur of the moment (calls at 7:00 AM and asks me if I want to hit). I have to plan stuff out a week or two in advance.</p>
<p>Some of the other doubles that I get invited to in the past as a sub hasn’t happened as they know that I’m busy for a few months. I suspect that my regular weekly guy is trying different things - tactical things but he may be a little frustrated. He tried a number of drop shots, moving me around a lot and I could get to everything without getting tired. It’s pretty hard to beat a high level of fitness without a tactical advantage - he’s fully capable of improving above my level using fitness or tactics or better stroke production.</p>
<p>BC, I really think you need a new regular weekly guy. You need to trade games more. Playing with someone you’re consistently beating 6-0 and 6-1 isn’t improving your game.</p>
<p>(DH plays and teaches tennis during the eight months of the year it’s possible to do so outside. He hates playing someone who isn’t competitive.)</p>
<p>Unbelievable! I was out in the garage this afternoon and saw some cat sized poop over by the back door. I knew it was fresh because we had swept the garage. And, weve been keeping the garage doors shut since the house is on the market, so I didn’t think any neighborhood cats could have been doing their business in there. So I got to thinking, was Scaredy Cat hiding over the garage? Ive looked and called her out there and listened for meowing, but never seen her. </p>
<p>So tonight I took food and water out and set it in the garage, thinking that after two and half weeks the thing might be getting hungry and thirsty. I figured I’d leave it out and see if it had been eaten overnight. But, I tapped on the side of the metal bowl with spoon her usual dinner bell and as soon as I tapped I started hearing meowing! I went over to the stairs to the loft over the garage and she came sauntering down the stairs, sniffed my hand, and got her head scratched!</p>
<p>I didnt want to freak her out by trying to grab her, so I put her food and water just inside the house, tapped again, and she came running. She ate and ate and drank and drank. Now, shes busy exploring the house. </p>
<p>Im so happy! So, she’s been out there there the whole time, I guess. Hopefully she caught a mouse or two</p>