WOO!

I finally got to go jogging today and try out my new running shoes. What a difference! I don't usually feel discomfort, but I'm pretty aware of my feet and how they feel in the shoes. But with these things? It was like I barely knew my feet were there. My feet themselves felt like I was sitting still, or at very least just barely walking. The rest of my body was a different story of course, hehe.

But I gotta say, check them out if you want some comfortable running shoes. 25 minute jog, 276 calories burned.

Greg

As expected, today's workout kicked my butt all over the place. I didn't even finish it, I was supposed to do 4 sets of the last exercise but only did 2. I also didn't jog as I'd planned, but I did get a full hour's workout in.

Warmup, Circuit of 30 seconds each exercise, 3 sets
* Jumping Jack
* Split Jack
* Prisoner Squat
* Alternating Lunge
* Mountain Climber

Workout, supersets of 2
* Dumbbell Squat, 45lb dumbbells, 4 sets of 20
* Swiss Ball Reverse Hyperextension, 4 sets of 20
* Pushup, 4 sets of 20
* Underhand-grip Inverted Row, 1 set of 20, 3 sets of 10
* Neutral Grip Shoulder Press, 25lb dumbbells, 4 sets of 20
* Incline Reverse Crunch, 4 sets of 20
* Dumbbell Curl, 2 sets of 20
* Triceps Kickback, 2 sets of 20

"But you promised!"

My apologies for a lack of blog entries since prior to Christmas. What can I say, laziness dies hard. BUT... I still worked out. Time to get back on the blogging track, here's today's:

Warmup, 3 sets of 5 reps, w/45lb bar
* Overhead Squat
* Squat
* Good Morning
* Barbell Lunge
* Romanian Deadlift
* Bent-Over Row

Workout, supersets of 2
* Dumbbell Alternating Lunge, 45lb dumbbells, 3 sets of 6
* Dumbbell Squat, 45lb dumbbells, 3 sets of 6
* Incline Dumbbell Fly, 35lb dumbbells, 3 sets of 6
* Incline Dumbbell Press, 35lb dumbbells, 3 sets of 6
* Rear Lateral Raise, 30lb dumbbells, 3 sets of 6
* Bent-over Row, 90lbs on curl bar, 3 sets of 6
25 minutes, 147 calories burned

I got a new heart rate monitor, and it seems to not only be a lot more accurate, but has lots of good features as well. The best part is it was only $19.99 + $5 shipping, a clearance on woot.com. While it's only reading half the calories burned that the other one did, it takes a reading all during the workout. The Mio one I had would only take a reading occasionally when you'd put your finger on the sensors.

Tomorrow we'll see how well it performs while jogging. I do know the strap is much more comfortable than the Polar one.