Monday exercise thread - Democratic Underground

CitySky

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Mon Mar-21-05 11:55 AM
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Monday exercise thread

Hi y'all. Keep it up! :hi:

I did a 20-mile "Tour de Houston" ride on Saturday, which was honestly a lot harder than I expected. Was probably the last 20-miler to finish and felt very depleted. HOWEVER, I did finish, and that was the goal.

Last night I jogged and walked a 3-mile trail, pretty easy pace. Am nervous about the tri; less than 2 weeks to go. I may end up walking part of the "run" segment. We'll see.

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ewagner

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Mon Mar-21-05 12:11 PM
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1. Did my 2 Miles

also a short upper body workout.....

it's just the repetition now...gotta keep it up

Over the weekend I tried on an old suit from the closet...one I hadn't been able to wear in about 6 or 7 years....It Fit!!!!

gotta keep it up so it continues to fit....

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CitySky

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:22 PM
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3. Congrats on Fitting that Suit!

That must have felt gooooood.

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emulatorloo

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Mon Mar-21-05 01:17 PM
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2. Chest, Back and 30 mins on the elliptical

Sat 45 mins elliptical and Sun the same!

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4_Legs_Good

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Mon Mar-21-05 07:39 PM
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4. Switched my routine to chest only today

Edited on Mon Mar-21-05 07:39 PM by 4_Legs_Good

Ouch.

5 sets of bench presses (bar)
4 sets of chest flys (machine)
5 sets of incline bench press (bar)
3 sets of decline chest flys (machine)
2 pathetic attempts at a set of dips

felt good, if a little short of the mark. All pathetically small weights and quite a few to-failures (with no spotter, while I know it's good for you it's still kinda embarassing).

Edit: took about 50 minutes

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Longhorn

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Mon Mar-21-05 09:41 PM
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5. I'm doing 10,000 steps a day, monitored by a pedometer.

It's amazing how much easier this is to accomplish than scheduling a workout. For example, yesterday I was 2,000 steps short at bedtime. I hopped on the elliptical and 20 minutes later, I was caught up. I can't think of any other time that I was so motivated to exercise at 10:30 at night! I'm also always looking for ways to add steps during the day when I used to sit. And when I bike or do other kinds of exercise, I'm doing it in addition to the 10,000 steps.

If I can keep this up, I HAVE to see results soon! :D

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CitySky

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Mon Mar-21-05 09:55 PM
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6. cool idea, Longhorn!

Edited on Mon Mar-21-05 09:57 PM by CitySky

let us know your results.

On Edit: my workout today was Muay Thai kickboxing. It's not really helpful training for my upcoming tri, but I'd miss it if I didn't go. Plus if I quit for a month or two and go back, I'll be really SORE! Not as sore as 4-Legs' chest tomorrow, I'll warrant, however...

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seemunkee

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Tue Mar-22-05 02:02 PM
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7. Kettlebell

Got my kettlebell back from a friend that I loaned it to. Haven'e done any work with it in about 5 months
Did 10 swings and 50 snatches per arm

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Wapsie B

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Mon Mar-28-05 08:45 PM
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8. I walked my usual 40 minutes today.

Worked up a nice sweat. Now I need to get back to the weights.

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CitySky

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Tue Mar-29-05 12:32 AM
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10. hey! you hijacked my thread!

OK - I never clarified WHICH Monday, so it's fair game. ;) Was just surprised to see myself at the "top of the page".

This evening I enjoyed a nice hour-long bike ride, not too fast not too slow (for me). The (mini-) triathlon is Saturday!

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ZenLefty

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Mon Mar-28-05 10:39 PM
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9. It's my off night

Shopping was enough to completely exhaust me tonight. I might be able to do some 12 ounce curls later on, but I think I'll just sit in my easy chair with a book and some leftover pasta for now. :D

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CitySky

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Tue Mar-29-05 12:33 AM
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11. I'm all for "recovery" days

you're just being good to those muscles, ZL - it's all in the "plan", right?

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ZenLefty

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Tue Mar-29-05 11:01 AM
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13. Yep.

We take two days off in a week for rest, and Monday's usually one of them. Our gym is packed on Mondays, for some reason.

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MissMillie

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Tue Mar-29-05 09:58 AM
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12. I jogged, for the first time in my life

I did 1.3 miles on the track, and actually jogged .95 of that distance (walked the rest).

Then I spent 15 minutes in the weight room working on triceps, laterals, and pectorals.

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ZenLefty

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Tue Mar-29-05 11:05 AM
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14. That's great!

That's a good way to really get your heart rate up. I hate it myself, but I do it anyway because it's such a good cardio workout.

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funkybutt

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Tue Mar-29-05 12:09 PM
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15. Ran 2 miles around the bayou with my dog

This was my 3rd run in a week. I just started back an exercise routine after being sick off and on for about a month. This was the first run that i didn't have to walk any. It felt nice.

Today (Tuesday) will be my recovery day, then tomorrow morning (hopefully) I'll get out of bed early and run 2 miles before work.

After only 3 runs, I can already see minor changes in my body. My ab muscles are beginning to show themselves again so hopefully after that, my butt and thighs will slim up.

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