Sunday, December 30, 2007

day ninety

day ninety...

ran local streets. 3.6 mile run in 31 minutes, which includes one stop for a bug in the eye and another stop for a really long do not cross walk signal.

weight: needing keep it off this holiday season
feeling... that at three months in i'm doing well

Friday, December 28, 2007

day eighty-eight

day eighty-eight...

managed to get in a late gym workout.

treadmill. 34 minutes total. 4+ miles. 6.6 to 8.6 speed. 4 full miles at 32 minutes. 400ish calories?

stair climber. 10 minutes. 1,623 steps. some 8, mostly 10 resistance. 135 calories.

cross-x pullie system. 50 lbs/arm. 20 x 3.
cross-t pullie system. 50 lbs/arm. 10 x 3.
crunches. 50 x 2. 100 total.
leg lifts. 10 x 2. 20 total.

weight: just a lil tonight
feeling... that it was too cold for fishing today

Thursday, December 27, 2007

day eighty-seven

day eighty-seven...

tennis anyone? played for about two hours in the chilly outdoors. small sweat broken. not the best workout, but better than nothing, no? would be a better workout if i was skilled enough to get a solid rally going

weight: paying the holiday toll
feeling... that i need to see the gym again tomorrow

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

day eighty-six

day eighty-six...

treadmill. 36+ minutes. 4.5 miles. mostly 6.6 to 8.6 speed. one full mile at 8.6, which is a 6:58 minute mile.(first 4 miles of run completed in less than 32 minutes.) 450ish calories?

stair climber. 18 minutes. 3,200+ steps. 8 and 10 resistance. 205 calories.

incline dumbbell press. 40 lbs/arm. 16 x 3.
cross-x pullie system. 50 lbs/arm. 20 x 3.
cross-t pullie system. 50 lbs/arm. 10 x 3.
incline chest press (machine). 75 lbs. 10 x 3.
free arm/chest dips (full body weight). 10 x 4.
crunches. 50 x 6. 300 total.
vertical leg lifts. 12 x 6. 72 total.
leg lifts. 10 x 6. 60 total.


weight: can lift my own
feeling... like that was a long workout

Monday, December 24, 2007

day eighty-four

day eighty-four...

stair climber. about 25 minutes. 300-some calories.

treadmill. about 18 minutes. 2+ miles. 6.6 to 8.4 speed. 200ish calories.

exercise bike (low seat). about 12 minutes. 3+ miles. 10 and 12 resistance. 104 calories.

incline dumbbell press. 40 lbs/arm. 16 x 3.
chest/back pull-in. 50 lbs + machine weight. 16 x 2.
controlled bench press. 90 lbs + machine. 12 x 2.
crunches. 50 x 6. 300 total.
leg lifts. 10 x 6. 60 total.

weight: death valley (a low point)
feeling... santa's on his way

Sunday, December 23, 2007

day eighty-three

day eighty-three...

ran to and around kezar stadium. half-mile to kezar. the latter quater-mile a full sprint. 14 laps around the track (3.5 miles of track). done with the 4 mile protion of the workout.

then crunches, leg lifts, and push-ups.

did the bleacher steps for 5-10 minutes. up and down one side then back.

ran half-mile back to home base for the final third of crunches, leg lifts, and push-ups.

all-in-all...
4.5 miles of running.
bleacher steps.
crunches. 50 x 6. 300 total.
leg lifts. 10 x 6. 60 total.
push-ups. 20 x 6. 120 total.

weight: i meant 134.9?
feeling... hungry

Saturday, December 22, 2007

day eighty-two

day eighty-two...

ran lake merritt. ran it fast. felt like i was motoring for the first two miles. purposely slowed down a little so as not to burn myself out in mile 3. finished strong through mile 4. door-to-door did about 4 miles in 29 minutes. that's just over 7 minute miles. helped that i caught every light and cross walk my way.

weight: 139.9?
feeling... light on my toes

Friday, December 21, 2007

day eighty-one

day eighty-one...

treadmill. 32+ minutes. 4 miles. 6.8 to 8.4 speed. 405 calories.

exercise bike (low seat). 15+ minutes. 4 miles. 10 and 12 resistance. 130+ calories.

incline dumbbell press. 40 lbs/arm. 16 x 3.
cross-x pullie system. 50 lbs/arm. 20 x 3.
crunches. 50 x 6. 300 total.
leg lifts. 10 x 6. 60 total.

weight: slimmer
feeling... trimmer

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

day seventy-eight

day seventy-eight...

treadmill. 32:27 minutes. 4 miles. 6.8 to 8.4 speed. 401 calories.

exercise bike (low seat). 25:00 minutes. 6.5+ miles. 10 and 12 resistance. 219 calories.

incline dumbbell press. 40 lbs/arm. 16 x 3.
cross-x pullie system. 50 lbs/arm. 20 x 3.
controlled chest/arm push. 45 lbs + machine per arm. 12 x 3.
crunches. 50 x 6. 300 total.
leg lifts. 10 x 4. 40 total.

weight: loss
feeling... win

Sunday, December 16, 2007

day seventy-six

day seventy-six...

bouldered. climbing up and down the indoor rock walls of mission cliffs is like lifting weights all over. did v0s, v0+s, and v1s. completed 6 or 7 routes and did very well, many on my first try. like riding a bike... up a wall.

treadmill. 35+ minutes. 4.5 miles. mostly 7.6 average speed, maxed at 8.6 for more than a mile. 514 calories.

stair climber. 7:22 minutes. 1,000+ steps. 8 and 10 resistance. 86 calories.

weight: (confirmation!) 135 lbs. same scale used to tell me 140. dropped 5 lbs off a smallish frame
feeling... 5 pounds lifter

Friday, December 14, 2007

day seventy-four

day seventy-four...

did i really take three days off? i thought i exercised tuesday. hmmm... the blog tells me different. i could feel the layoff.

treadmill. 35:35 minutes. 4.05 miles. mostly 7.0 to 7.2 speed. 427 calories.

exercise bike (low seat). 16:32 minutes. 4+ miles. 10 resistance. 150ish calories.

incline dumbbell press. 40 lbs/arm. 16 x 3.
cross-x pullie system. 50 lbs/arm. 16 x 3.
arm/chest pull down, tricep (pullie). 70 lbs. 16 x 3.
controlled bench press. 90 lbs + machine. 10 x 3.
crunches. 50 x 6. 300 total.
leg lifts. 10 x 4. 40 total.

weight: up after three days
feeling... like one day is the max to miss

Monday, December 10, 2007

day seventy

day seventy...

monday is usually a night off, but i worked late and still decided to exercise. after all that "work" i needed to "workout." anyhoo...

stair climber. 22:22 minutes. 4101 steps. 6 resistance. 286 calories.

exercise bike (low seat). 12:22 minutes. 3.28 miles. 10 resistance. 102 calories.

incline dumbbell press. 40 lbs/arm. 16 x 3.
cross-x pullie system. 60 lbs/arm. 11 x 1. * 60 lbs/arm. 10 x 1. * 50 lbs/arm. 10 x 1.
arm/chest pull down, tricep (pullie). 60 lbs. 10 x 3.
crunches. 50 x 4. 200 total.

weight: maybe less b/c i ate fruit for breakfast, maybe more b/c i ate two bowls of pasta for dinner
feeling... overworked

Sunday, December 9, 2007

day sixty-nine

day sixty-nine...

in celebration of 69 i reversed course and ran lake merritt counter-clockwise. ran to and around the lake, but stopped to do some pull ups on the way back. when i stopped running i could feel myself on empty. made the mistake of skipping breakfast and drinking little water. skipped the extra exercise, walked a little toward homebase, and finished with a short run.

weight: less with no food
feeling... empty

Saturday, December 8, 2007

day sixty-eight

day sixty-eight...

ran lake merritt. about 4 miles. 35 minutes? something like that. was nice to catch and pass another jogger who was younger, looked more fit, and had a longer stride than me. did a few sets of pull ups on a bar, but not enough to make it "official."

weight: ...
feeling... like i'll do it again tomorrow

Thursday, December 6, 2007

day sixty-six

day sixty-six...

treadmill. 32:32 minutes. 4.01 miles. mostly 7.4 to 8 speed. 422 calories.

exercise bike (low). 16:16 minutes. 4.17 miles. 8 resistence. 122 calories.

cross-x pullie system. 50 lbs/arm. 16 x 3.
incline dumbbell press. 40 lbs/arm. 16 x 3.
crunches. 50 x 6. 300 total.
leg lifts. 10 x 6. 60 total. (somethin' new fo' dat abs.)

weight: i need to go to bed, bath, and beyond again
feeling... that i need a break tomorrow, then back at it saturday

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

day sixty-five

day sixty-five...

treadmill. 34:34 minutes. 4+ miles. mostly 7.4 to 8.4 speed. 433 calories.

stair climber. 2065 steps. 12:00 minutes. 6 to 8 resistence. 157 calories.

weight: none today so none to tell
feeling... that i'm over doing it? nah

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

day sixty-four

day sixty-four...

treadmill. 4+ miles. 34:34 minutes. 420ish calories. 7.6 speed for more than half the run.

weight: can't
feeling... sick

Monday, December 3, 2007

day sixty-three

day sixty-three...

stair climber. 32:32 minutes. 6010 steps. 4, 6, and 8 resistence. 422 calories.

treadmill. half-mile. 5 minutes. 48 calories. tried for a couple mile all out sprint, but felt a terrible pain in my ribs. didn't stop until i stopped. on to lifting.

cross-x pullie system. 60 lbs/arm. 12 x 3.
controlled bench press. 90 lbs + machine. 10 x 3.
numerous pull ups.
crunches. 50 x 4. 200 total.

weight: slim
feeling... slim

Sunday, December 2, 2007

day sixty-two

day sixty-two...

tried a new run route. 5 miles. 1.5 to peidmont high. 2 miles around the track. 1.5 miles back. uphill there. downhill back.

weight: less? i looked good in a tight '80s shirt and shorts last night. "best dressed male" i won
feeling... sick, sore throat mounting

Saturday, December 1, 2007

day sixty-one

day sixty-one...

ran lake merritt. about 4 miles in 35 minutes. tried to run a little faster than usual. increase the speed. by-the-way, lake merritt seagulls are disgusting.

push-ups. 30 x 6. 180 total.
crunches. 50 x 6. 300 total.

weight: ing too long for cross walks to change
feeling... slow