I did 45 minutes on the stairclimber tonight while watching Lost!!! Oh man I was excited, not too many coughs. Afterwards I lost it for about 10 minutes, but during it wasn't a problem at all.

So I burned more calories in exercise at one stretch than I have the past week. 45 minutes, 410 calories burned!

Now let's see if I can sleep tonight.

I did better tonight than I have all week, so I guess it's a start. I tried running on the treadmill @ 6mph, but got 3/4 of a lap before having to stop. It was just too taxing on my system, I was wayyyyy out of breath. The stairclimber was a different story, I managed 15 minutes on level 5 before calling it quits. Didn't make it all the way through Babylon 5, unfortunately.

So there's tomorrow. Tomorrow's an off day in the gym, which I normally take for a decent run of 5-6 miles. With my congestion I'm just going to have to feel it out and see what happens.

15 minutes, 115 calories burned. Total 336 calories for the day.

Wow.

I finished my workout at 12:30, it's 2:00 now... other than a few light coughs here and there, I've been FINE. The tightness in the chest is manageable, I'm able to control the coughs, things are going very well.

Could this be a break? I'm afraid to declare it as such, but I certainly hope so! The last hill run kicked my butt though, I was way out of breath after it. Same with the jump rope.

Circuit 1
Medium-Underhand-Grip Pull-downs, Reps to failure, 20 @ 80lbs
Seated Cable Rows , To failure, 20 @ 120lbs, then hold 30 secs
Jump Squat, 15 reps
One-Leg Pelvic Thrusts, Reps to failure, 100 reps total

Circuit 2
Wide-Grip Lat Pull-downs, 20 reps @ 120lbs
Squat Swings, 10 reps w/medicine ball
Jumping Lunges, Reps to failure, 20 total reps

Circuit 3
Plank Rows, 10 reps (5 each arm) @ 25lbs
Supermans, 20 reps
Squats w/Bicep Curls, 10 reps (5 each arm) @ 15lbs
Hill Run, Incline 10, Speed 7mph, 1 min

Circuit 4
Hack Squats, 20 reps
Seated Hamstring Curls, Reps to failure, 50 @ 60lbs
Hammer Curls, 20 reps (10 each arm) @ 20lbs
Jump Rope, Fast, 2 mins

Circuit 5
Crossover Lunges w/Hammer Curls, 20 reps @ 20lbs
Ball Crunches, 25 reps
Hanging Abs w/Twist, 8 reps each side (16 total)
Hill Run, Incline 15, Speed 7.5mph, 1 min

33 minutes, 221 calories burned

I just might be able to do cardio tonight! I hope, I hope...

Greg

Well that was a pleasant surprise. I've been congested since Wednesday's run and hadn't done any cardio since. Today I only coughed a few times while working out, although I could tell something was up with my body. EVERYTHING was tougher, weights were harder, it took longer, and I burned more calories than usual.

Circuit 1
Decline Dumbbell Press, 20 reps @ 35lbs
Squats, 50 reps, fast
Step Plyos, 1 min
Butt Kicks, 1 min

Circuit 2
Plyo Push-ups, 10 reps
Dumbbell Flys on Body Ball w/Crunches, 15 reps @ 20lbs
Leg Extensions (pyramid up weight), 20 @ 60lbs, 12 @ 70lbs, 8 @ 80lbs
Knee Tuck Jumps, 10 reps
Step Plyos, 30 secs w/dumbbells in each hand @ 20lbs

Circuit 3
Scorpion Push-ups, 10 reps (5 on each side)
Alternating Dumbbell Press on Ball w/elbow drive, 20 reps (10 each leg) @ 20lbs
Surrenders, 20 reps (10 each leg)
Side Step Plyos, 1 min

Circuit 4
Dips, Reps to failure, 10 total
Basic Lunge w/Military Shoulder Press, 10 @ 20lbs, 10 with no weight
Burpies, 20 reps

Circuit 5
W Shoulder Press w/Leg Extension, 20 reps (10 each leg) @ 15lbs
Rope Tricep Press, 20 reps @ 40lbs
Straight Leg Squat Thrusts, 30 secs
Chair Pose, 30 secs
Side Plank w/Inner Thigh Raise, 20 reps (10 each side)

38 minutes, 297 calories burned

We'll see how it goes this evening. John Sheridan awaits!

No cardio tonight... but I have an excuse! A good one, actually.

For a month, our plan was to move the workout equipment into the back bedroom, and my son into the family room where the equipment was. This was entirely my wife's idea, for some reason she finds it acceptable to have my son's bed in the front of the house where you first come in the door.

But anyway, I've been trying to find the time to do it. The treadmill is "portable", but still heavy. The stairclimber weighs about 200 pounds. Somehow I forgot my wife's rearranging nature. She's done it in the past, the living room was oriented around the surround sound and projector, and she rearranged it so the surround is all off-kilter now. Anyway...

I came home tonight to find that she'd attempted to move the equipment to the back room. She was entirely unsuccessful, she was somehow able to get the stairclimber to the back of the house, but couldn't get it around the corner and into the bedroom. So she dragged it back up front. My son's bed had been put up in the front room, and everything was a huge, huge mess. To top it off, the back room still had all th estuff that was in it before.

So I spent the evening cleaning out that back room and moving the equipment. The stairclimber had to be half-disassembled in order to fit around the corner. It took me about 3 hours to get all set up.

The disappointing thing is the weight bench & olympic bar I got from work won't fit in that room with the other equipment. I don't want to get rid of it, but there's noplace for it, and I know someone who could use it. I might just give it to him.

So anyway like I said I had a good excuse. Heck, doing all that ended up being some decent cardio. Right? :)

*sigh* today wasn't very productive in the gym. I did my normal workout (same as Tuesday) but because of the tightness in my chest, ended up with lower intensity and burning less calories. 27 minutes, 162 calories burned. Can't wait for this congestion or whatever it is (probably the old asthma kicking in) to go away. At least I'm not "sick".

*sigh* today wasn't very productive in the gym. I did my normal workout (same as Tuesday) but because of the tightness in my chest, ended up with lower intensity and burning less calories. 27 minutes, 162 calories burned. Can't wait for this congestion or whatever it is (probably the old asthma kicking in) to go away. At least I'm not "sick".

Today's workout, same as Monday. 30 minutes, 217 calories burned. Sorry so short today. :)

It was an outside running day. 65 degrees, not too bad (not near as bad as yesterday afternoon anyway). 1:03:29, 6 miles, 608 calories burned.

I worked out on the stairclimber last night. I would have posted it but my internet went down. I gave up after about 30 minutes of waiting and decided to go to bed.

42 minutes on the stairclimber, level 5, regular action, 392 more calories burned. Total for yesterday: 869! Wish I could do that every day.

Alrighty, here's today's workout.

Circuit 1
Wide-Grip Lat Pull-downs, 3 reps @ 130lbs; 8 @ 90lbs
Medium Underhand-Grip Pull-downs, To failure, 5 reps @ 90lbs, hold midpoint 30 secs
Dead Lifts, 10 reps @ 115lbs
Hamstring Curls, To failure, 10 reps @ 25lbs

Circuit 2
Seated Cable Rows , 3 reps @ 130lbs; 8 @ 90lbs
Lateral Shoulder Raises, 10 reps @ 15lbs
Lunges (Basic), 10 reps alternating legs (5 ea)
One-Leg Pelvic Thrust, 20 reps ea leg
Rock Star Jumps, 20 reps

Circuit 3
Military Shoulder Press Prone on Body Ball, 10 reps @ 15lbs
Frog Kicks, 20 reps
Butt Kicks, 1 min

Circuit 4
Crossover Lunges w/Hammer Curls, 20 reps @ 10lbs
Bicep Curls, Reps, alternating arms, to failure, 10 @ 25lbs
Bicycle Crunches, 25 reps
Hill Run, Incline 15, speed 7mph, 1 min

Circuit 5
Rock Star Jumps, 20 reps
Ball Crunches, 20 reps
Hanging Abs w/Twist, 15 reps ea side

30 minutes, 182 calories burned

Came back into work and had lunch, 2 3/8 oz chicken breast, 1 cup lettuce, 1 tomato, 1/4 cup cottage cheese, 1 apple.

Got off at 2:30 and ran outside, 26 minutes, 2.5 miles, 295 calories burned.

Total 477 calories burned. Need to do more at home tonight.

So I didn't post yesterday's workout. Here it is. :)

Circuit 1
Body Ball Push-ups, 10 reps
Push-ups, To failure, 25 reps
Cable Leg Extensions, 10 reps ea leg (20 total), 20lbs
Step Plyos, 1 min

Circuit 2
Dumbbell Presses on Body Ball, 10 reps alternating arms (5 ea), 40lbs
Half-Crow Push-ups, 5 reps ea leg (10 total)
Harpies, 20 reps
Jump Squats, 10 reps
Warrior Pose w/Tricep Press, 30 sec ea leg, 25lbs

Circuit 3
Dips, To failure, 8 reps
Hanging Abs, 15 reps
Static Lunges w/Lateral Shoulder Raise, 10 reps ea leg (20 total), 15lbs
Side Step Plyos, 1 min

Circuit 4
Pike Push-ups, 10 reps
Squat & Military Shoulder Press, 10 reps, 20lbs
Dropsies, 8 reps ea leg (16 total)
Jump Rope, 1 min

Circuit 5
Bench Dips w/Feet on Body Ball, 11 reps
Bicycle Crunches, 30 scissors
Plank Twists, 20 reps ea side (40 total)
Boat Pose, 30 secs

34 minutes, 241 calories burned

Last night I meant to do more cardio in the evening but ended up working late and not getting home until 8:30. I'm off early today as a result though, so I'm going to try to make up some of it in the gym after work.

Then this morning things seem to be a tad bit more normal. 166.4 pounds, down 2.5 from yesterday. That extra, as others pointed out, was probably just water retention. Either that or I'm a WEIGHT LOSS FIEND!!! Yeah right. Let's see me keep up 2.5 pounds a day. ;)

Today was Day 15 for me... since I wasn't able to work out for two days this week, I'm going to redo this week next week.

Circuit 1
Body Ball Push-ups, 10 reps
Push-ups, To failure, 20 reps
Cable Leg Extensions, 10 reps ea leg (20 total) @ 20lbs
Step Plyos, 1 min

Circuit 2
Dumbbell Presses on Body Ball, 10 reps alternating arms (5 ea) @ 40lbs
Half-Crow Push-ups, 5 reps ea leg (10 total)
Harpies, 20 reps
Jump Squats, 10 reps
Warrior Pose w/Tricep Press 30 sec ea leg @ 25lbs

Circuit 3
Dips, To failure, 8 reps
Hanging Abs, 15 reps
Static Lunges w/Lateral Shoulder Raise, 10 reps ea leg (20 total) @ 20lbs
Side Step Plyos, 1 min

Circuit 4
Pike Push-ups, 10 reps
Squat & Military Shoulder Press, 10 reps @ 20lbs
Dropsies, 8 reps ea leg (16 total)
Jump Rope, 1 min

Circuit 5
Bench Dips w/Feet on Body Ball, supposed to be 20 reps, I only did 8
Bicycle Crunches, 30 scissors
Plank Twists, 20 reps ea side (40 total)
Boat Pose, 30 secs

31 minutes, 201 calories burned