<p>Oh, you guys are tempting me with a new toy! 65cm. My back would probably appreciate less time in the chair.</p>
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<p>I am curious about this, too. What are the pros and cons, for those of you who have traded in your regular chair for a stability ball?</p>
<p>Whew. Good “Friday” workout this afternoon!</p>
<p>Saw 86% of max heart rate on rear foot elevated split squats. That’s crazy. </p>
<p>Chin ups were really good, the best I’ve ever done. I’m doing the same number of reps, but doing them so much stronger.</p>
<p>My Thursday workout had a whole bunch of OH rear foot elevated split squats, as well .
I’m not really surprised at some right side dominance, but the the level of soreness in my left quad versus my right is almost comical. </p>
<p>Good work on the chin ups, unassisted ones are still a shimmering mirage in the distance for me…</p>
I probably should go back to a 30 second breather between legs on the rear foot elevated split squats. The last couple of reps on the second leg are kicking my butt. Doesn’t matter which leg I start with. And, that’s only doing 6 reps per leg. For me to see 86% heart rate on a lifting set now is some serious strain. I used to see 90%+ the first time through NROL for Abs, but I’m a lot more fit now.
When I start NROL for Life, I’m going to have to scale the weight way back because the first phase calls for sets of 15 reps, which is a lot. If I do chin ups, I’ll have to go back to band assisted because I’m not getting close to 15 reps. I did 5 + 1 in the first set today. Second and third sets were 4 + 2, but every rep was from a dead hang and chin to the bar with no flailing to get there.
<p>The ball forces you to engage your core and not slump. Uses a lot of muscles, really. </p>
<p>Marathon Eve. I’m freaking out, which is ridiculous. Have to get up at 4:30. Running is really stupid.</p>
<p>MOWC, you’re going to do well. You’ll be with DD, right? She will keep you calm and on track!! </p>
<p>Good luck. Now, go to sleep.</p>
<p>You heard the woman. Sleep.</p>
<p>We’re rooting for you. :)</p>
<p>MOWC: best wishes for you and your d.</p>
<p>Good luck, MOfWC! I’m keeping fingers crossed for you. Please do something relaxing and go to bed early</p>
<p>I was a total mess last night, freaking out about my test. All I had to get me ready for this 4 hr torture were some freebies off the internet and a $30 Kaplan book (already used by a family member). I took it this morning and I think I passed. :)</p>
<p>After exercising my brain all morning long, I decided to exercise my body and ran 3.6 miles, descending.</p>
<p>Back to logging.
Got the new Atkins book on my Kindle, so will be trying to follow that for a while, although not really any different than what I was doing pre-vacation.</p>
<p>Today’s numbers:</p>
<p>Cals 1612
Fat 97 g
Carbs 11 g
Fiber 3 g
Protein 169 g
Sugars 5 g</p>
<p>I’ve been away, so I missed what you were studying for, BB.
I am sure you did well, but fingers crossed, nonetheless.</p>
<p>I will be thinking of you and the other runners on this board, as I am “coaching” and will be training with a reluctant newbie on a couch to 5K program. </p>
<p>What is harder (or more stupid ;)) than running? Trying to get some one else to run.</p>
Spent a lot of time sleeping today. The tennis yesterday and work-week in general wore me out and I was pretty sore today. I feel quite a bit better right now. No work outs today.
I was kind-of invited for doubles tomorrow but I’m trying to get a confirmation on that via email. If not, will go for a run.
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<p>Good luck tomorrow MOWC, and good luck to your daughter too! I hope the weather is good for you.</p>
<p>So, nearing the 4 hour mark of their marathon, I’m guessing that MOWC and SOWC are thinking that running is, indeed, stupid about right now. Hopefully, not too stupid though!</p>
<p>Personally, I’m having a hard time imagining anything worse than being somewhere at 6:30 in the morning to start running 26 miles. I am definitely not worthy!</p>
Yeah, but now, about two hours after they finished (I guess), they’re starting to feel pretty darn proud of themselves. Not well enough to yet consider when the next one will be, but pleased as punch that they survived!!
I am as likely to run a marathon as I am to climb Mount Everest. But I sure do admire people who do those things.
<p>On a <em>much</em> smaller scale, completed week 1 of Couch to 5K.</p>
<p>And acquired a stability ball as chair, currently destinkifying in the next room (strong odeur de plastique).</p>
<p>"…currently destinkifying in the next room (strong odeur de plastique). "</p>
<p>ROFL! Yes, those things reek.</p>
<p>Waiting for MOfWC to report…</p>
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<p>Fantastic! That’s 60 seconds of jogging, 90 seconds of walking, right? That’s about as close to running as I’ll likely get. I’m on a self-imposed month-long vacation from even that as I started to feel discomfort (OK, pain and stiffness) in my achilles tendon the last two times).</p>
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<p>I’ve been listening to a couple of lectures from [Alwyn</a> Cosgrove](<a href=“https://ondemand.performbetter.com/videos/prodview/22?type=audio]Alwyn”>https://ondemand.performbetter.com/videos/prodview/22?type=audio) and [Rachel</a> Cosgrove](<a href=“https://ondemand.performbetter.com/videos/prodview/19?type=audio]Rachel”>https://ondemand.performbetter.com/videos/prodview/19?type=audio). These are their presentations to conferences of personal trainers.</p>
<p>Listened to the Alwyn lecture during my workout last night. Funny, funny stuff. He’s hilarious.</p>
<p>Listened to Rachel’s this morning while doing some chores. She really jogged my thinking on a couple of key points on diet and fitness. Specifically, just try to identify one thing to improve this week, rather than trying to get it all perfect. That was huge for me in transitioning from eating like a pig to a new diet and exercise lifestyle as I definitlely eased into it with progressive changes. Simple, achievable changes and then make another one down the road. For example, I started out limiting myself to one pasta/bread/pizza dinner per week. Not so tough as a sacrifice. Now, I really don’t even miss the stuff and it’s maybe once a month. I can’t remember the last time I had pizza.</p>
<p>She also made a great point about the damage from a lifetime of yo-yo-diets. Each one based on starvation and calorie restriction, each one shedding more and more muscle to the point where it becomes impossible to keep the fat off. She talks about one of her challenges with women clients is convincing them that they need to eat more to lose fat.</p>
<p>She talks about her thermometer jeans challenge, saying that they typically see a drop in two jeans sizes (i.e. from a 14 to a 10) in 12 weeks, but the average weight loss on the scale is only 4 pounds as they are simultaneously shedding fat and adding desperately needed muscle. That is so important because the muscle not only makes you look better, but it’s the key to keeping the fat off long-term (higher metabolism). She said that she has had some women lose two jeans sizes, while gaining weight on the scale. Certainly stands the conventional wisdom about dieting on its head, huh?</p>
<p>She also makes every new client weigh their purse, so when they say that “that dumbbell is too heavy or I can’t lift that”, she can point to how much the purse they carry all day every day weighs.</p>
<p>Fantastic stuff.</p>
<p>Oh wow. Made it! Tough day and she had some stomach issues resulting in 6 bathroom stops. 5:06. It was a hot day, and our goal became just finishing. We did. I think we executed well given the temps and the stomach issues. I wasn’t feeling strong early on but I rallied to get her through the race. It’s a neat event, and we were glad to see the “finish swine”. The medals are awesome. </p>
<p>Thanks for all the support, everyone. I need to figure out whatever mental issue I have that makes me freak out so badly before I enter another race.</p>
<p>It was tough. It really was and running is VERY stupid. It looked like a walking event back where we were since everyone was dying. It’s the longest by far that I’ve been on a marathon course, but I’m thrilled for my daughter. It’s been fun seeing and meeting some of our Internet RunningAhead friends, too. </p>
<p>Cincinnati really supports this race and crowd support was amazing. The course isn’t easy, but not as bad as some of the hills we run at home. About 4045 marathoners finished and probably 10000 half marathoners. 60 at the start and up to 80 before we finishe. The sun was the problem. I stayed well-hydrated, actually.</p>