Five Weeks

Ran through George Wyth with Ruby today.

36 min run ~ Google Earth puts it at about 3.3 miles

Weigh-in: 182 lbs. God DAMN it!

Ran to 2nd and Washington with Ruby. It was getting a little dark for running with Ruby off-leash, but she did a great job. I did snicker at the fact that my route ended up passing me directly in front of the police station, with an unleashed dog. Whoops!

Dunno the time (~30 min) - 3.5 miles

Worked out at the Rec Center again. But I learned one thing: if the Shuffle runs out of battery, I have a harder time with motivation during a workout. Doesn't matter if it's music or podcasts, but having something to listen to makes the workouts easier.

26 min elliptical machine - cardio program
3x10 - 110 lb crunches
3x10 - 90 lb lat pulldown
3x10 - 80 lb leg extension
15 min Stairmaster - course 7

Man, Ruby's a good dog. She stuck right next to me the entire time, for another run.

26 min run - I'd guess the distance to be 2.5 - 3 miles.

Took Ruby for a run today. First time I've run with her; it went really well. This'll be fun.

Run about 20 minutes - not sure of distance; I'd guess around 1.5 - 2 miles.

After a long hiatus, I got a workout in today. Went to the YMCA in Hastings - man, that's a nice facility.

26 min elliptical machine - weight loss interval program
3x10 - 35 lb shoulder press
3x10 - 70 lb lat pulldown
15 min Stairmaster

Also ran around in their maze for several minutes. That's the best workout yet!

Three Weeks In

No workout for several days here, so I didn't weigh in either.

25 min elliptical machine
3x10 - 90 lb crunches
3x10 - 90 lb shoulder press
3x10 - 90 lb leg extension
15 min Stairmaster - course 6

25 min elliptical machine - cardio program
3x10 - 110 lb crunches
3x10 - 90 lb lat pulldown
3x10 - 180 lb leg press
3x10 - 30 lb biceps
15 min Stairmaster - course 10

Two Weeks In

30 min elliptical machine
3x10 - 90 lb crunches
3x10 - 80 lb chest press
3x10 - 80 lb leg curl
3x10 - 90 lb abductor/adductor
20 min treadmill - there are only two good Stairmaster machines, and both were taken

Weight check: 181 lb - Sigh. Of course, I ate like crap this week, so it's not surprising.

Quick workout today, crammed in amongst the 100 other things happening today.

25 min elliptical min - weight loss program
10x3 - 90 lb crunches
10x3 - 80 lb incline press
10x3 - 80 lb leg curl
10x3 - 50 lb triceps
15 min Stairmaster course 6

No workout today

No workout today

You know when the worst possible time to go to the Rec Center is? 5 PM on a weekday, apparently. Machines are all taken - waiting in line for the crappiest machines makes it hard to keep motivation up...

• 20 min elliptical machine
• 3x10 - 70 lb leg curl
• 3x10 - 30 lb triceps
• 3x10 - 90 lb crunches
• 3x10 - 80 lb lat pulldown
• 3x10 - 90 lb abductor/adductor
• 20 min Stairmaster - longer Stairmaster workout than normal, and the machine blew.

No workout today

• 25 min elliptical - weight loss interval
• 3x10 - 70 lb shoulder press
• 3x10 - 80 lb leg extension
• 3x10 - 50 lb chest press
• 3x10 - 90 lb abductor/adductor
• 10 min Stairmaster - course 1
  

One week later

OK, one week after I started:

• 30 min elliptical - hill interval level 3
• 3x10 - 90 lb crunches
• 3x10 - 70 lb lat pulldown
• 3x10 - 50 lb leg extension
• 3x10 - 70 b lat row
• 10 min Stairmaster - course 1

Weigh-in: 181 lbs - disappointing, to be honest.

Good workout today.

• 25 min elliptical machine - hill intervals
• 3x10 - 70 lb shoulder press
• 3x10 - 70 lb leg extension
• 3x10 - 30 lb biceps
• 3x10 - 110 lb leg press
• 3x10 - 70 lb crunches
• 10 min Stairmaster - course 2
  

Tomorrow's a busy day, and I'm not sure when I'll sneak in a workout. Hopefully I'll get it done.

No workout today.

Morning workout - I didn't know my alarm clock ever showed 5 AM - I don't think I've ever seen it before. The Rec Center is busy in the mornings; it's hard to find open machines.

• 25 min elliptical machine - fat burn setting
• 3x10 - 65 lbs shoulder press
• 3x10 - 70 lb leg extension
• 3x10 - 30 lb biceps
• 1x10/50 lb, 1x10/65lb, 1x10/70 lbs - abductor/adductor
  

No workout today; switching to morning workouts tomorrow.

• 20 min elliptical trainer - hill program, level 3
  
• triceps - 3x10 - 50 lbs
• leg extension - 3x10 - 30 lbs
• shoulder press - 3x10 - 50 lbs
• leg press - 3x10 - 90 lbs
• 10 min Stairmaster - course 2
  
• 1/2 mile walking on the track to cool down

Check it out, I learned the names of some of the weight machines. Not sure what weight to use on each machine yet - I'll bump some of these up next time.

• 20 min elliptical trainer - weight loss program, level 3
  
• triceps - 3x10 - 50 lbs
• leg extension - 3x10 - 50 lbs
• shoulder press - 3x10 - 50 lbs
• abductor/adductor - 3x10 - 50 lbs
• lat pulldown - 3x10 - 50 lbs
• 10 min Stairmaster - course 1
• 1/2 mile walking on the track to cool down

$110 - I'm committed

A good motivator: feeling like I'm not wasting my money. I spent $110 on a membership to the Cedar Falls Rec Center, so now I have to go, or I'll know I just flushed that money away, right? Right?

Don't have a specific plan to get ready for Longs at this point, but I know that last year I felt like some time spent on a Stairmaster would have been useful. So tonight's workout was:

• 10 min Stairmaster - 5 floors/min
  
• 3 sets each on some weight machines - I'll have to learn the names of these, won't I?
• 20 min on the elliptical trainer - weight loss program, level 2
• 1/2 mile walking on the track to cool down

Weight check-in: 180 lbs.