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How a 250+ Pound Couch Potato Got Healthy

Monday, January 05, 2009

Weight Workout

At the gym today, I was totally surprised that there aren't that many New Years Resolutioners. There are a few new faces, but overall it's really not that packed. At least, not at the time I go, I'm sure after work there'd be a lot more. I'm sure there are some that have yet to join, or who got gift certificates but haven't used them yet.

Overall it was a good workout. I'm lifting a bit more and feeling better as I do so. That's important, of course. One thing of note is that with the upped carbs, I think I felt a little more alert. Then again, in thinking about it, that could just be a mental thing where I think I'm alert simply because I made a change.

Here it is:

Warmup, w/45lb bar, 3 circuits
* Overhead Squat
* Squat
* Good Morning
* Barbell Lunge
* Romanian Deadlift
* Bent-over Row

Workout
* Incline Dumbell Press, 6x5x40lbs
* Neutral Grip Dumbell Row, 6x5x45lbs
* Scaption, 6x5x20lbs
* Incline Lower Trap Raise, 6x5x20lbs

39 minutes, ~274 calories

Unfortunately because of losing my Polar strap, the calories are approximated by my workout log software. It's close to 100 calories off! Grumble.

Anyway, intervals tomorrow. Yay!

Today's Tweets

07:30 Wt: 166.2, RHR: 52 #

09:11 In church, tweeting. God appreciates it, I'm sure. #

10:00 "5 Good Habits For 2009" is my pastor's message. #5: No tweeting in church? #

10:25 Just got the phishing message. Time to kill someone. Hehe. #

11:14 Charging my phone, so no church tweets for a bit. :) #

13:30 Back again. More phishies. Must resist urge to click random, nonspecific tweets! #

13:51 Back at our favorite beautique. Everyone say it with me: Walmart! #

14:10 Why would I ever click "I saw your picture here"? That's like clicking a link in spam email. Think, tweeps. #

15:25 Hey, Jillian Michaels just called me, "Ladies." #

15:28 Interesting she scales her exercises down in the video to make them easier. No mention of that in Making the Cut, hehe. #

17:29 Back from my 8-mile long run. 1:13:22, 9:09/mi. #

17:40 Well what do ya know, this Trim Advantage sugar free drink mix has protein, too. It'd make for a good recovery drink! #

17:40 9g carbs, 6g fiber, 15g protein. Man. #

17:45 Man, Jillian Michaels' plank thrusts on the 30 Day Shred video is different, in the book she has you put a step in between & jump over it! #

17:52 Mapped 01/04/2009 Route (8.03 mi.) #

17:57 Completed 1/4/2009. 946 (kcal) Distance 8.03 mi. Duration 01:13:23 #

18:49 BTW you Biggest Loser fans, season premiere is Tuesday night. #

18:57 Man, Jillian only goes down half as far as I was on jump squats. Hey, how come I'm not shredded? #

18:58 There's one exercise in Making the Cut, I forget its name, where you jump WAY in the air and actually hold onto your legs. I can't do that. #

19:05 Jack Bauer doesn't have time to tweet. #

19:06 He does, however, have the time for a hard perimeter. #

19:34 KFI Sunday radio show podcasts, including Jillian Michaels: tinyurl.com/9scuan #

21:33 New Flickr upload: 1-4-2009 Splits: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/8qst9c #

21:33 New post on my blog: Long Run - 8 miles: After losing Thursday as a running day to the Feath.. tinyurl.com/823tlh #

22:14 Alright, time for bed. Nite all. #

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