Thursday, April 30, 2009

04-30-09 Pump it up class @ Lattitudes

A regular Thursday trip to the gym for the pump it up class. This class continues to grow in popularity. Can’t really tell you why because if you do the exercises correctly it is very painful. This week’s class focused on shoulders but as usual contained a ton of squats, lunges, push-sps and some abs. As usual Kim damaged us by working each muscle past the point where you think you can lift any more. Of course peer pressure really helps as no one wants to be the one to say mercy.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Bunch of workouts – Bunch of days I can’t remember – time flies

04-29-09 Spin Class and Tempo Run
Good class, felt pretty good. Finished 10- 50 yrd dash’s while running around the gyms track. Trying to work in the sprints to get ready for Lax season.

04-28-09 Vacation Day but still got out in the Kayak
Took a day off from work to be with the family. Upon returning home it was about 90 degrees so my son and I decided to head to the water for the first time this year. We cranked out about 50 min of hard paddling against the pow wow river. Current was swift so it was a good workout. Trip with the family took us to Coco Keys Indoor water park. Great time. Check out my review of the place at www.outdoorattractions.com

04-27-09 Mixed run 1:13 min
Steady pace, great temperature. Didn’t carry the GPS to track the actual distance.

04-26-09 RRide on the bike 1:30
Good pace, beautiful morning ride up the coast to about to Rye NH. The ride seemed to take me a bit longer than last year, so I need to take a look at the distance / route and see where I was off. Glad to gt out for about 30 miles. Started to fade after an hour. Time to work on the endurance.

04-25-09 Wife’s birthday – Day off
I guess some days it just can’t be all about me. Happy birthday dear ;). Walking 20 miles around boston may count for a workout though..

04-24-09 Pump it up class
04-23-09 Road Ride
04-22-09 Don’t know
04-21-09 Can’t remember
04-20-09 Etc
04-19-09 Etc
04-18-09 Etc
04-17-09 Etc
04-16-09 Power Pump

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

04-15-09 RRide 14.9m 48.12:23- Cider Hill GC loop

So Tax day and the middle of April. It is still 33 degrees out when I get up but I have decided that it is going to be this way for some time to come. So putting expectations of spring a side it didn’t seem to bother me that much. It still took me 25 min to get all of my gear together but what can one do. Ride today was good. Didn’t feel super strong and my pedals and shoe covers prevented me from clipping in with my left foot (annoying) but everything else went well. I took along the GPS so I am actually reporting the distance correctly. I need to come up with a better way to carry and view while riding. I have the Garmin etrex Vista HCx that I use Velcro to mount to my aerobars. It bounces all over the place and is a pain to read. If anyone has any ideas I will take it.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

April 9 - 14

Eating a bowl of ice cream and writing about my workouts… is that motivation? If I didn't work out I would weigh 300 lbs.?

14 – April 09 Fri 8 mi road run. 1:00:18 (32 degrees – no wind, sunny, cool)
How is it that I can run for over 8 miles and finish within 10 seconds of my last run of the same distance? I certainly don’t feel the same every time out and I tried today to actually pick up the tempo a little by mixing in some higher tempo intervals. I am convinced that the only way I am going to shed any time is by mixing in the intervals. Let’s see over time how I make out.

13 – April 09 : Morning Core Tape (25min) – Evening Elliptical (60 min)
Still suffering from Easter travel and all of the overdoing it of the holidays, I couldn’t drag myself out of bed early enough to get in a morning workout. Had to get moving so I hit a tape. Veged out and watched a little TV and put in some time on the eliptical

12 – April 09- Sun Easter Sunday – Day off
Happy Easter to all….

11 – April 09 – Sat Elliptical 70 min
No hoop today. Starting the Easter travels. Tried to get up and get in a workout before other plans took over the weekend. Uneventful, but glad to get the blood flowing.

10 – April 09 – Fri 8 mi road run. 1:00:19
Usually this is the day I try to take off, but I know that this “Holiday” weekend is going to put me in a pinch where I can’t workout at least one day. Still cold (33 degrees) but no wind. Once I got over the fact that it was cold I managed to have a good run. Worked in a few spots where I tried to increase the pace however overall I see that my time is pretty much spot on where it was before. I guess I should just be happy that I felt decent.

9 – April 09 –Thurs “Power Pump”
Power Pump is an instructor led class using weights. The focus is to work many of the main muscle groups using low weights, high reps and working the muscles until exhaustion. Today’s class was packed and the instructor had it out for us. Many, many, many walking lunges and squats to start the class. This was followed with an intense workout of the chest and arms. With the numerous combinations of exercises triceps were killing. I could barely lift my hands over my head by the end of the class. I experienced some tightness in my glutes the next day but honestly thought it was going to be a lot worse.

Wednesday, April 08, 2009

April 8th - April 1 Keeping up with workouts but not the posts

8 - April09 Spin Class and Tempo Run
Good class, felt pretty good even though I had a very interrupted night of sleep. Did not feel all there when doing sprints. Finished 10- 50 yrd dash’s

7-April09 - Road Ride 48 min. 12 mile Cider Hill loop.
Low 40’s and overcast but no wind. Out on the bike. Overall a good ride and was dressed appropriately. Full spandex and gear. I had a problem getting clipped in but the bike is running well.

6-April09 - 8 mi road run. 1:00:22 Where is the warm weather?
It’s Monday so like many of you my motivation is high and I am eager to dive into the week. Okay, maybe not so much but never the less it is good to start the week with a good workout. I usually go for the run then. As everything is still wet ( and getting wetter as I look at the downpour outside my window, I am on the road today. The regular 8 mile loop I have been doing has been treating me well, so it does the trick. Although cold, the sun was up and there was only a slight wind so I had that going for me. I needed it to keep on track for my usual 1 hr. Overall, no complaints.

5-April09 - Elliptical 90 min. – Stone wall, all day ;)
Today there were just too many things to do to make it “out”. Plan B was

4-April09 - Hoop - Decent run but I didn’t play soo hot.
3-April09 Dunt know
2-April09 Pump
1-April-09 Spin class full – No April fools. – Stationary Bike 10mil, Run 3