<p>:eek: Why do they have to do that? Argh.</p>
<p>Good to hear others prefer to run/walk solo. And Bunsen, I also prefer to do my exercising later in the day. The whole morning scene is kind of traumatic for me. :)</p>
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<p>Until you drop it and it bounces off the asphalt. Then, problems! :)</p>
<p>sewhappy:</p>
<p>That arrangement of barely hanging on to the keep up the pace of the neighborhood ladies would be my absolute workout nightmare scenario. That would be so de-motivating. I really like being able to set my own pace and…knock on wood… I seem to be able to set a pace that is generally challenging enough. But, when I need to stop and pant, I need to stop and pant.</p>
<p>Plus, I really enjoy just throwing on the headphones and going into a zone on my walk/jog outings. One of the things that makes that a fun part of my workout schedule is that it’s so mindless. I’m generally working at a hard enough level that I don’t need to be talking, other than a quick wave or greeting.</p>
<p>A final thought… I really don’t think that you want to make a habit of workouts that leave you completely wiped out. It’s very hard to keep that up for long.</p>
Wow. That [red</a> and yellow number](<a href=“http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aaev_prd/on/demandware.static/Sites-BrooksRunning-Site/Sites-BrooksCatalog/default/v1340195144806/images/ProductImages/120060/120060_678_o_ZM.jpg]red”>http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aaev_prd/on/demandware.static/Sites-BrooksRunning-Site/Sites-BrooksCatalog/default/v1340195144806/images/ProductImages/120060/120060_678_o_ZM.jpg) is almost (but not quite) as ghastly has my red North Face “mudder” trail shoes!
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<p>The bright colors thing is a big trend. Very loud or pastel colors on the bottom and a different loud color for the uppers. I think that those Nikes go for around $100/pair. Great marketing. There are a lot of clothes, mainly for ladies, with similarly loud colors.</p>
<p>6 mile hike.
Easy, breezy, very pleasant, except for the overgrown part that scratched up my shins.</p>
<p>3 miles, 9:41 pace, a bit too warm for my tastes.</p>
<p>sewhappy: You have my permission to ditch the neighborhood running group. It’s not working for you, at all.</p>
<p>2 hr walk today. My glutes are achy already. Making a quinoa salad with chicken for dinner. Good day today.</p>
<p>Really big pickup in activity lately - I guess everyone is settled into their summer routine.</p>
<p>Thanks for introducing me to C25K, BC. It’s been a nice steadying routine to have in place during a time when a variety of other things have gone haywire.</p>
New Rules of Lifting for Life today.
I think it was close to 100 degrees when I went outside to do the high knees skipping and [carioca[/url</a>] and lateral shuffles, but I did them and managed another day without falling and busting my butt. I’m tempting fate with that caricoa stuff as that’s twisted ankle just waiting to happen. But, it is so much fun when you get the hips swivelling and start moving fast with it.
Basement was cool enough, especially with a fan blowing, but the exercises kicked my butt again. Especially 15 reps per leg of the dreaded [url=]ValSlide reverse lunges](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=hp2G5Au0lrY&NR=1]carioca[/url”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=hp2G5Au0lrY&NR=1). I think the added load on the front leg of maintaining side to side stability must be what makes them so hard.
T-pushups were a little better today. I thought I might go for 6 reps on each side… until I finished 5 reps and collapsed in a heap!
15 reps of [trap</a> bar romanian dead lift](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_HbOAuBZL0]trap”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_HbOAuBZL0) with 140 pounds is just a lot for an ol’ geezer like me. I’ve gotta really focus because getting sloppy with that one would not be good for the ol’ back. Heckuva glute exercise, though. I saw heart rates above 80% of max at the end of those sets, which is really high for weight lifting.
<p>I love the carioca. OTOH, You can do my push ups for me, idad ;)</p>
<p>Deborah, I am so glad you are enjoying your race training. I find that the structure of a training plan is the main thing I miss about regular running. I really liked to look at my week and know what day I was going to do what, and then look back at what I had done.</p>
<p>sewhappy, I used to do a lot of running with elite athletes, who said they were quite happy to do their slow runs with me and content to let me set the pace. What I found was that they were often achieving their goal of a nice and slow HR run and that instead every run for me was a tempo run. It’s great as an occasional challenge, but actually detrimental when you are trying to improve because as I found out your aren’t supposed to be run EVERY run as a tempo run.
I would ditch the group, or just join them occasionally when you want to challenge yourself.</p>
<p>I have a hard time with workout or running buddies. On the one hand, it’s great to have the company, on the other, it is difficult to match ability and commitment levels.
My weight lifting friend was a great match strength-wise but not for cardio, and a major chatterbox and not as committed to a regular schedule. My most recent running buddy who wanted to do the C25K just couldn’t stick to a regular schedule – it’s so disappointing to be flaked out on :(</p>
Another double today. First workout was a working-man workout… moving dumbbells… Lightest ones were 90# and the heaviest were 115 or 120#. That was some serious work! I’m just glad I didn’t have to unload them at the other end 
I might have bitten off a little more than I could chew tonight. I went out with 5 minutes of running and one minute walking. I got to 21 minutes (4th interval) when it hit me and I was toast. So I walked the remainder of that cycle (3 minutes) and tried to start again. I ran for another 2-3 minutes and then walked for awhile. I was out for 47 minutes total and ended up at 3.57 miles total.
I’ll be a little sore tomorrow, but that’s okay…
hops:
I don’t know about you, but weights seem a lot heavier when you are moving them than they do when using them for a workout!
My workouts right now are a completely different experience. I’m not lifting heavy, but 15 reps really tests endurance. I’m learning that I have to breath a lot better, not just focusing on the exhale during the lift, but inhaling a good gulp of air during the eccentric.
No thanks. I’ve got my belly full of pushups right now. In fact, I’ve gotta switch some stuff around. I’m doing explosive pushups (hands coming off the ground) in the power section of the same workout where I’m doing t-pushups in the strength portion. I’ve gotta flip the workouts and do box jumps on the t-pushup day. I thought I was doing OK with pushups - doing lots of TRX and elevated feet pushups. But, both of these variations are kicking my butt. Not only is it hard to get off the ground with the explosive pushups, but I’ve got to land with a little “give” in the elbows. Needless to say, the word “explosive” is a pretty big stretch with my current technique. But, I’ll keep chipping away at it.
Well these are weights I would have never picked up for a workout! That’s why we’re moving them. In one of our other gyms, they will get used but not this one!
<p>What? You don’t use 120 lb DBs for your bicep curls? :)</p>
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<p>What? Isolation exercises? Idad, I’m not on Jersey Shore!</p>
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<p>DAMN! My bubble has burst!</p>
<p>lol</p>
<p>Week 8 workout 2, check.</p>