Day 4 of the KB challenge for me. I’ve been able to 100 a day–use the 35 lb KB for two-handed swing and a 15 lb KB for single-handed swing. I’ve been doing 50 when I awaken and 50 before I go to bed. I can definitely do the 100 swings, and maybe a another 100, but I’m not ready for 1000.
Today, I did a KB workout at the gym–didn’t do any swings, but did 12x 2 halos, KB squats, hang-cleans, and 4 Turkish getups. Also did TRX lunges, rows, squats, and a bunch of core work. Wednesday I did a 6-mile walk late in the day and got caught in a nasty storm (there was hail!!). Was able to get cover fairly quickly, but it was scary.
I’m challenged when it comes to i-pod technology–found an iPod shuffle in the house (belonged to one of my kids). My walking partners are away and lately I’ve been walking with my i-pod. This shuffle looks easy to use and I can clip it on my shirt when I walk. Here’s my question–I can I sync this shuffle on my computer so that I’ll have my music on it??
Went to the new outlet mall - visited the New Balance Store and the Nike Store. Bought shorts at the New Balance store and a shirt at the Nike Store. The shirt at the Nike Store was one-third less than the shirt that I wanted at Dicks - so happy there.
I have a tennis practice this afternoon and no shorts that I can use for tennis so I went with New Balance on those. Prices were comparable to Sports Authority on sale. I also looked at their shoes and they were what I’m used to from the Boston New Balance Factory Outlet but they were $10 to $15 more than the Boston store. The prices are still quite good and I might start buying them there if I’m ever in a pinch. They had the Trail Runners that I like on display.
The Nike Store also had better selection of the stuff that I like compared to Dicks. Our local Dicks has a huge section of Pro Combat stuff. The Nike Store had a small section of Pro Combat - much more of what real people buy.
The mix of people was interesting. There were some out-of-shape fashion shoppers there but I think about two-thirds were people that workout regularly. A lot of shoppers that want to look good while they are working out.
<p>Bromfield, we also had hail recently – this morning. I, however, have been nowhere near a TGU, ever. ;)</p>
<p>I’m seeing there are quite a few how to videos for ipod shuffles, including syncing, on YouTube. I’m a visual learner, maybe you are, too? I like video demonstrations.</p>
<p>That was my “workout” since we have houseguests coming (the grandkid!) and I’ve been busy. And tomorrow I will do a lot of lifting. Not sure what he weighs now…28 lbs? Maybe 30, I haven’t asked in a while. Wonder if he’d like to play “kettlebell”? ;)</p>
<p>I’m thinking it will be a bit more distance, but a bit easier than the last hike. The guidebooks all say about 6.5 miles round trip, 4 hours. We’ll see. </p>
<p>Sunny. Afternoon high of 81 in Manchester. 0% chance of rain. Low humidity. Slight breeze from the east…</p>
<p>I felt some muscle soreness this morning and I guess that I’ve been off the tennis court for too long. The practice session felt quite food. I had lots of energy and I needed it as it was moderately windy. No knee issues at all - the one benefit from staying off the court.</p>
<p>I thought that I’d weigh the various running shirts that I have due
to the shirt that I got yesterday feeling so light.</p>
<p>In general, I don’t run with these shirts though I may run with the sublimated shirt because it is so light. I usually run with my Adidas or New Balance sleeveless shirts and workout with my other shirts.</p>
<p>Great day for a hike. 71 degrees right now and we have the windows open - I hope that it stays like this today.</p>
<p>BTW, I put in one of my Nalgene bottles in the freezer this morning too. The other is in the refrigerator.</p>
20:14 5k today. Missed it by 14 seconds. Felt winded at first mile at 6:23, then fell asleep and stopped looking at watch. Almost quit after first mile. Can’t figure out why i feel so bad during that first mile? If I knew that I was that close I think I could have made it. At least I know that it is possible now. I finished 2nd in 55 age group. Guy that beat me ran 18:30! Smoked me.
<p>You should be able to just plug in the shuffle and tell itunes to sync. I suspect that when you connect the shuffle, itunes will say something like, “This ipod is already synced to another library. Do you want to sync it anyway, which will erase what is currently on the shuffle?” So far as I know, you can’t combine libraries on one device–if the shuffle is synced to your kid’s itunes library, you will have to tell itunes to replace the kid’s music with your library,</p>
<p>But if you connect the shuffle, itunes should give you the proper prompts.</p>
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