OK, so it's been a while, but seeing as how this blog is mostly for me, I DON"T CARE. I can write as often as I want...And I don't really want to catch up, so let's suffice it to say that, yes, I am still on track for One Hundred Pushups and Two Hundred Situps and my running.
The thing is, I took an extra day off this week, and when I finally did my day of situps yesterday, it was exceedingly difficult. I should have done push ups yesterday, but I donated blood, and they said no strenuous activity, so...
Also, my running today was difficult, but I just ran on Tuesday, so I don't know why, but I was barley able to finish the 30 minute run, and I had to take a few breaks in between. It made me sad :(
Also, I am incorporating some more deep core exercises as well, the Plank, Side Plank, and the Bird Dog.
OK, so I PROMISE I will update tomorrow with my activities, and I will try try try not to get so backed up again!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
titles are difficult to think of...
Today
Run I just wanted to see how fast I could run a mile
Total: 1.01 miles in 6 minutes and 56 seconds
I'm a little confused, because the website www.mapmyrun.com says that my average speed was 8.7 mph, but when I do the math myself, I come out with 9.1 mph. Either way it's much faster than I'm usually running, and it gives me a pace of 6:54, and if I ran that fast for a whole 5 K, I'd be finishing in 21:27.6, which isn't bad at all. I was in a little bit of a rush today, but I wanted to get some running in, so this is what I did. I'll be going for 30 minutes tomorrow.
Friday, April 23, 2010
PUSH UPS: Week 4: Day 2: Column 2 www.hundredpushups.com
Total: 128
CRUNCHES: Week 3: Day 3: Column 2 www.twohundredsitups.com
Total: 156
So, it's important to remember that these push ups and crunches aren't consecutive. The theory is that, eventually, you will be able to finish 100 consecutive push ups and 200 consecutive crunches, but for now I'm doing smaller sets, and boy, today was the first day that I was able to feel the push ups in my chest and not just my arms, and today my stomach still feels tight, so I'm happy with the progress I'm making.
PULL UPS: 6 sets of 2 negatives.
I've been kind of slacking on the pull ups, so not very much progress. Don't really know what to say.
Run I just wanted to see how fast I could run a mile
Total: 1.01 miles in 6 minutes and 56 seconds
I'm a little confused, because the website www.mapmyrun.com says that my average speed was 8.7 mph, but when I do the math myself, I come out with 9.1 mph. Either way it's much faster than I'm usually running, and it gives me a pace of 6:54, and if I ran that fast for a whole 5 K, I'd be finishing in 21:27.6, which isn't bad at all. I was in a little bit of a rush today, but I wanted to get some running in, so this is what I did. I'll be going for 30 minutes tomorrow.
Friday, April 23, 2010
PUSH UPS: Week 4: Day 2: Column 2 www.hundredpushups.com
Total: 128
CRUNCHES: Week 3: Day 3: Column 2 www.twohundredsitups.com
Total: 156
So, it's important to remember that these push ups and crunches aren't consecutive. The theory is that, eventually, you will be able to finish 100 consecutive push ups and 200 consecutive crunches, but for now I'm doing smaller sets, and boy, today was the first day that I was able to feel the push ups in my chest and not just my arms, and today my stomach still feels tight, so I'm happy with the progress I'm making.
PULL UPS: 6 sets of 2 negatives.
I've been kind of slacking on the pull ups, so not very much progress. Don't really know what to say.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
New Goal.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
PUSH UPS: Week 4: Day 1: Column 2 www.hundredpushups.com
Total: 107
CRUNCHES: Week 3: Day 2: Column 2 www.twohundredsitups.com
Total: 131
I felt good for this whole workout today. I'm looking at building a pull up bar for my basement, but I need to clean my basement first :(. I'm not exactly ripped yet. I know it won't be a quick and easy thing, but I feel good doing it.
Today
JOG: 30 minute jog, 5 minute cool down
Total: 3.87 miles in 35 minutes Walking: 0.34 miles in 5 minutes
Jogging: 3.53 miles in 30 minutes
Not much to say, other than I am very happy with myself :) Right now I'm running around 7 miles an hour, which is an 8:30 mile, so that means that I run a 5K (3.11 miles) in about 26:26 minutes. My goal, is to I have to increase my pace to 8:04, which will decrease my time to 25 minutes, by the end of the summer. In the fall I'm running at least one, but maybe two 5Ks. One is sponsored by Dogfish Head Brewery :) the DOGFISH DASH!!! The other one is up in Pittsburgh, where my sister goes to school. I have all summer to train, maybe I'll be able to run a sub 20 minute race come September? We'll seeeeeee!
PUSH UPS: Week 4: Day 1: Column 2 www.hundredpushups.com
Total: 107
CRUNCHES: Week 3: Day 2: Column 2 www.twohundredsitups.com
Total: 131
I felt good for this whole workout today. I'm looking at building a pull up bar for my basement, but I need to clean my basement first :(. I'm not exactly ripped yet. I know it won't be a quick and easy thing, but I feel good doing it.
Today
JOG: 30 minute jog, 5 minute cool down
Total: 3.87 miles in 35 minutes Walking: 0.34 miles in 5 minutes
Jogging: 3.53 miles in 30 minutes
Not much to say, other than I am very happy with myself :) Right now I'm running around 7 miles an hour, which is an 8:30 mile, so that means that I run a 5K (3.11 miles) in about 26:26 minutes. My goal, is to I have to increase my pace to 8:04, which will decrease my time to 25 minutes, by the end of the summer. In the fall I'm running at least one, but maybe two 5Ks. One is sponsored by Dogfish Head Brewery :) the DOGFISH DASH!!! The other one is up in Pittsburgh, where my sister goes to school. I have all summer to train, maybe I'll be able to run a sub 20 minute race come September? We'll seeeeeee!
Monday, April 19, 2010
The Triumphant Return!
Whoa! So, I was out of town all last week and just haven't found the time to write, but I'm back, and I'm going to go through last week pretty quickly. Here goes
Monday, April 12, 2010
PUSH UPS: Week 3: Day 1: Column 2 www.hundredpushups.com
Total: 86
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
CRUNCHES: Week 2: Day 2: Column 2 www.twohundredsitups.com
Total: 99
JOG: 5 minute walking to warm up, 5 minute jog, 3 minute walk, 17 MINUTE JOG!!!! five minute cool down
I was very glad that they had a workout room, but I haven't run on a treadmill since high school. I don't know what allowed me to run for so long. Maybe I was running at a more consistent/slower speed? Maybe the room was climate controlled? Maybe it was because it was right when I woke up in the morning(6:30)? Whatever. When I got off I felt like the world was coming towards me, and I don't know if that's a side effect of running in place, or if I just over did it.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
JOG: 5 minute walking to warm up, 20 minute jog, 3 minute 40 second walk, 6 minute 20 second walk, 5 minute cool down.
So, I had planned on taking it easy today, maybe just walking, or maybe going onto a stationary bike, but there were more people in the gym today than yesterday, and there was this one girl that was in the same meeting as I was. O great, now I have to try to impress her, so that's how I wound up running 20 minutes...nothing like a cute girl to motivate you :) Only later did I find out she just got engaged. Go figure.
I begin thinking that, during the summer, it might be a better idea to run in the morning before work, that means I would have to wake up at least 40 minutes earlier. Maybe...
Friday, April 16, 2010
PUSH UPS: Week 3: Day 2: Column 2 www.hundredpushups.com
Total: 91
CRUNCHES: Week 2: Day 3: Column 2 www.twohundredsitups.com
Total: 106
Terribly hard today, I guess it could have been worse, seeing as I haven't done push ups since Tuesday and yesterday was the first day that I just didn't do anything. The crunches hurt my back.
I'm so tired from this week...I think it's because I woke up so early to jog...I don't think it'll go over well if I try to do that all summer. We'll see, I guess, but running in the afternoon is sooo draining when it's hot!
Finally, Today, Monday, April 19, 2010
PUSH UPS: Week 3: Day 3: Column 2 www.hundredpushups.com
Total: 97
CRUNCHES: Week 3: Day 1: Column 2 www.twohundredsitups.com
Total: 112
JOG: 5 minute warm up walk 30 MINUTE JOG!!! 5 minutes cool down walking.
Total: 4.33 miles in 40 minutes and 28 seconds Walking: 0.76 miles in 10 minutes
Jogging: 3.57 miles in 30 minutes
Alright. So I reached my first big goal in jogging for 30 minutes. I kept my pace as near as I could to what I was running on the treadmill, around 6.5 mph, and the weather was nice and I just went for it. I felt sooo good for finishing! My right ankle sort of hurt afterward, but other than that, It was great!
THE END! (or just the beginning, really)
Monday, April 12, 2010
PUSH UPS: Week 3: Day 1: Column 2 www.hundredpushups.com
Total: 86
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
CRUNCHES: Week 2: Day 2: Column 2 www.twohundredsitups.com
Total: 99
JOG: 5 minute walking to warm up, 5 minute jog, 3 minute walk, 17 MINUTE JOG!!!! five minute cool down
I was very glad that they had a workout room, but I haven't run on a treadmill since high school. I don't know what allowed me to run for so long. Maybe I was running at a more consistent/slower speed? Maybe the room was climate controlled? Maybe it was because it was right when I woke up in the morning(6:30)? Whatever. When I got off I felt like the world was coming towards me, and I don't know if that's a side effect of running in place, or if I just over did it.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
JOG: 5 minute walking to warm up, 20 minute jog, 3 minute 40 second walk, 6 minute 20 second walk, 5 minute cool down.
So, I had planned on taking it easy today, maybe just walking, or maybe going onto a stationary bike, but there were more people in the gym today than yesterday, and there was this one girl that was in the same meeting as I was. O great, now I have to try to impress her, so that's how I wound up running 20 minutes...nothing like a cute girl to motivate you :) Only later did I find out she just got engaged. Go figure.
I begin thinking that, during the summer, it might be a better idea to run in the morning before work, that means I would have to wake up at least 40 minutes earlier. Maybe...
Friday, April 16, 2010
PUSH UPS: Week 3: Day 2: Column 2 www.hundredpushups.com
Total: 91
CRUNCHES: Week 2: Day 3: Column 2 www.twohundredsitups.com
Total: 106
Terribly hard today, I guess it could have been worse, seeing as I haven't done push ups since Tuesday and yesterday was the first day that I just didn't do anything. The crunches hurt my back.
I'm so tired from this week...I think it's because I woke up so early to jog...I don't think it'll go over well if I try to do that all summer. We'll see, I guess, but running in the afternoon is sooo draining when it's hot!
Finally, Today, Monday, April 19, 2010
PUSH UPS: Week 3: Day 3: Column 2 www.hundredpushups.com
Total: 97
CRUNCHES: Week 3: Day 1: Column 2 www.twohundredsitups.com
Total: 112
JOG: 5 minute warm up walk 30 MINUTE JOG!!! 5 minutes cool down walking.
Total: 4.33 miles in 40 minutes and 28 seconds Walking: 0.76 miles in 10 minutes
Jogging: 3.57 miles in 30 minutes
Alright. So I reached my first big goal in jogging for 30 minutes. I kept my pace as near as I could to what I was running on the treadmill, around 6.5 mph, and the weather was nice and I just went for it. I felt sooo good for finishing! My right ankle sort of hurt afterward, but other than that, It was great!
THE END! (or just the beginning, really)
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Sunday, Funday
CRUNCHES: Week 2: Day 1: Column 2 www.twohundredsitups.com
Total: 90
Again, the same as on friday, around sit-up #74 or so I started losing the technique. I guess there's nothing much I can do about it...
JOG: Same as friday: sets of 4 minutes jogging and 3 minutes walking.
Total: 3.43 miles in 48 minutes Walking: 1.46 miles in 19 minutes
Jogging: 1.97 miles in 16 minutes
It was pretty hot today, in the upper 70s, and I think I may have gotten a sunburn :( . The heat just makes running feel like a chore, but it didn't help, either, that I went out at the hottest part of the day. I'm going to be in Albany this week for work, and I hope the hotel has a gym, because I'm not looking forward to running around a strange city.
Total: 90
Again, the same as on friday, around sit-up #74 or so I started losing the technique. I guess there's nothing much I can do about it...
JOG: Same as friday: sets of 4 minutes jogging and 3 minutes walking.
Total: 3.43 miles in 48 minutes Walking: 1.46 miles in 19 minutes
Jogging: 1.97 miles in 16 minutes
It was pretty hot today, in the upper 70s, and I think I may have gotten a sunburn :( . The heat just makes running feel like a chore, but it didn't help, either, that I went out at the hottest part of the day. I'm going to be in Albany this week for work, and I hope the hotel has a gym, because I'm not looking forward to running around a strange city.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Walk About
4/10/2010
PUSH UPS: Week 2: Day 3: Column 2 www.hundredpushups.com
Total: 70
I don't know if I cheated or not today...I took a pretty long break between the 3rd and 4th set.
WALKING: 2.44 miles in 33 minutes and 7 seconds.
Did some errands around town, so I decided to walk to them. It was a pretty nice day out, so I'm happy.
I feel like I should just fill up this space, but seeing as it's pretty darn late, and I'll be posting again in a few hours for today's workout, I'll leave it at this.
PUSH UPS: Week 2: Day 3: Column 2 www.hundredpushups.com
Total: 70
I don't know if I cheated or not today...I took a pretty long break between the 3rd and 4th set.
WALKING: 2.44 miles in 33 minutes and 7 seconds.
Did some errands around town, so I decided to walk to them. It was a pretty nice day out, so I'm happy.
I feel like I should just fill up this space, but seeing as it's pretty darn late, and I'll be posting again in a few hours for today's workout, I'll leave it at this.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Running and Tacos, soul mates?
CRUNCHES: Week 1: Day 3: Column 2 www.twohundredsitups.com
Total: 84
Did good today. Around sit-up #74 I felt like I started losing the technique, I guess I was just getting tired from it all, so I did the last 10 as best I could and went out for a run.
PULL-UPS: 10 sets of 1 negatives
So, pull-ups are reeeaaally hard to do if you're a weakling like I am, and untill www.twentyfivepullups.com is up and running, I'm on my own. I used this article from www.artofmanliness.com. But now that I'm surfing a little bit, I just found www.twentypullups.com! Looks like I'll be trying this out.
Right now I'm attempting to do them from this stand-alone bench swing that my parents have in the back yard. The bench swing hangs from a bar, so I take the swing off and do the pull ups from the cross bar, but it's pretty low to the ground to begin with, so that I can't even hang from it without practically sitting on the ground (the curse of long monkey-arms). So I try my best, but I really have to set up something better.
JOG: Today I began and ended with 5 minutes of brisk walking. I jogged for 4 sets of 4 minutes with 3 minutes of walking between sets.
Total: 3.48 miles in 35 minutes Walking: 1.45 miles in 19 minutes Jogging: 2.03 miles in 16 minutes
I can't believe that two days ago it was 87*F! Such a difference today at 63*F, I felt like I could just keep going and going, but alas. I felt good through the run, my legs were a little chilly because it was pretty windy. Towards the end I was getting a little pain in my right foot ankle. Got to watch out for that. After the run, I made some killer tacos for the fam. It's not an exact recipe, and I changed it a bit, but I guess that's what real taco's are, just throw together whatever you got, wrap it up in a tortilla and eat it. May not always be pretty, but it sure is tasty!
Total: 84
Did good today. Around sit-up #74 I felt like I started losing the technique, I guess I was just getting tired from it all, so I did the last 10 as best I could and went out for a run.
PULL-UPS: 10 sets of 1 negatives
So, pull-ups are reeeaaally hard to do if you're a weakling like I am, and untill www.twentyfivepullups.com is up and running, I'm on my own. I used this article from www.artofmanliness.com. But now that I'm surfing a little bit, I just found www.twentypullups.com! Looks like I'll be trying this out.
Right now I'm attempting to do them from this stand-alone bench swing that my parents have in the back yard. The bench swing hangs from a bar, so I take the swing off and do the pull ups from the cross bar, but it's pretty low to the ground to begin with, so that I can't even hang from it without practically sitting on the ground (the curse of long monkey-arms). So I try my best, but I really have to set up something better.
JOG: Today I began and ended with 5 minutes of brisk walking. I jogged for 4 sets of 4 minutes with 3 minutes of walking between sets.
Total: 3.48 miles in 35 minutes Walking: 1.45 miles in 19 minutes Jogging: 2.03 miles in 16 minutes
I can't believe that two days ago it was 87*F! Such a difference today at 63*F, I felt like I could just keep going and going, but alas. I felt good through the run, my legs were a little chilly because it was pretty windy. Towards the end I was getting a little pain in my right foot ankle. Got to watch out for that. After the run, I made some killer tacos for the fam. It's not an exact recipe, and I changed it a bit, but I guess that's what real taco's are, just throw together whatever you got, wrap it up in a tortilla and eat it. May not always be pretty, but it sure is tasty!
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