I am NOT a WOMAN!

My Reebok HRM thinks I'm a woman. Or should I say, thought I was a woman, it's much better now.

I was at the gym, but part of the routine that should have burned 35 to 40 calories only burned 8. This happened the last time I was at the gym, so I decided to look into it. Come to find out, the HRM thought I was a 20-year-old, 5'0", 110-pound, sedentary woman. And today of all days, I forgot my sports bra.

So I fixed the settings. It's much more accurate now.

Warmup, 3 circuits, 30 seconds each exercise
* Jumping Jacks
* Split Jacks
* Squats
* Alternating Lunges
* Mountain Climbers

Workout
* Multidirectional Lunge, 3x10x95lbs
* Underhand-grip Dumbell Row, 3x20x20lbs
* Single-leg Bridge, 3x20 (both legs)
* Serratus Dip, 2x20
* Plank, 3x10x5 secs
* Hanging Scapular Retraction, 3x10x5 secs

45 minutes, 266 calories burned. Really, this time!

Weekday Run - 6.2 miles

Today's run was with Tim. I kept at his pace, although I ended up way ahead of him for a while and ended up walking with him a short while. Because of the walking, I told him at a certain point I'd ditch him, so that's what I did.

After I went inside to get my Powerade Zero, I went back to make sure Tim was ok. As I suspected, he was walking. I started the GPS again once I went after him.

Here come the splits.


Splits
Mile 1: 9:43.32
Mile 2: 9:56.65
Mile 3: 12:48.32
Mile 4: 11:34.26
Mile 5: 9:11.68
Mile 6: 9:14.84
.46 Mile: 5:44.09 (12:28/mi)

I ditched tim in the middle of Mile 5. We were about a half mile into it at 10:00/mi when I said, "I'm going to ditch you at the corner." I sprinted to about a 6:30 mile for all of about 200 feet, then averaged about 8:45 for the rest of the mile. It's interesting the average pace for that mile came to 9:11, which I averaged the rest of the way.



After 6.2 miles, I jogged back to where he was and walked with him the rest of the way back.

Cooking Mama: Mama Kills!

What happens when PETA gets into the videogame industry?

Thanksgiving happens! Oh, the humanity!!! Fun game, although I wonder why A) there's blood coming out of the eggs, and B) you cut off the head AFTER stuffing the turkey. No matter, let the slaughter begin!

Cooking Mama: Mama Kills

Gym Day

Went to the gym today, and the HRM's caloric readout was strange at the end...

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

Workout
* Drop Squat, 3x20
* Underhand-grip Dumbell Row, 3x20x20lbs
* Reverse Hyperextension, 3x20
* Elbows-in Elevated Pushup, 2x20
* Side Bridge, 3x20 per side
* Side Lateral Raise & Rotation, 3x20x10lbs per side

30 minutes, 103 calories burned

2.5 mi treadmill run @ 7.5mph (8 min/mi), 20 minutes, 127 calories burned. This is where it gets strange. I should be burning about 100 calories per mile, and on my typical runs (including long runs), I burn about 125 calories per. Today according to the HRM I was burning about 60! So while I don't believe it, the numbera at the end is what I'm quoting.

Total calories burned: 227