The Chances

How a 250+ Pound Couch Potato Got Healthy

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Today's workout:

Warmup, 30 seconds of each in a circuit, 3 sets
* Jumping jack
* Split jack
* Prisoner squat
* Alternating lunge
* Mountain climber

Workout, supersets
* Dumbbell Squat, 40lb dumbbells, 2 sets of 20
* Swiss-ball Reverse Hyperextension, 2 sets of 20
* Pushup, 2 sets of 20
* Underhand-grip Inverted Row, 1 set of 20, 1 set of 12
* Neutral-grip Shoulder Press, 2 sets of 20, 1 set of 15 @ 20lbs, 1 set of 5 @ 15lbs
* Inline Reverse Crunch, 2 sets of 20
* Dumbbell Curl, 20lb dumbbells, 2 sets of 20
* Triceps Kickback, 20lb dumbbells, 2 sets of 20

Monday, July 16, 2007

This weekend was the Tahoe Rim Trail #3 hike, 22.5 miles, Kingsbury Grade South to Big Meadow. I was going to take lots of pictures, but left the battery charging in my car. Because of that, I refused to lug the camera and saved about 10 pounds of weight. It took about 12 hours, and the GPS worked it out to 8.5 hours of steady hiking. My Palm software estimated about 4000 calories burned, and I think I consumed about 3000 along the way. While I didn't take any pictures, here's one that a guy named Felipe took.


The views were awesome. We could see the entire Carson Valley from the top. Pictures don't do it justice, but here's one that Sheelagh took.


It was a neat day.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Today's workout:

Warmup, 30 seconds of each in a circuit, 3 sets
* Jumping jack
* Split jack
* Prisoner squat
* Alternating lunge
* Mountain climber

Workout, supersets
* Dumbbell Squat, 35lb dumbbells, 2 sets of 20
* Swiss-ball Reverse Hyperextension, 2 sets of 20
* Pushup, 2 sets of 20
* Underhand-grip Inverted Row, 1 set of 20, 1 set of 10, 1 set of 5
* Neutral-grip Shoulder Press, 20lb dumbbells, 2 sets of 15
* Inline Reverse Crunch, 2 sets of 20
* Dumbbell Curl, 20lb dumbbells, 2 sets of 10
* Triceps Kickback, 20lb dumbbells, 2 sets of 10

Monday, July 09, 2007

It's workout time. Because of last week's missed sessions, I'm starting this phase again. So this is Week 7.

Warmup, 3 sets of 5 w/45lb bar
* Overhead squat
* Squat
* Good morning
* Lunge
* Romanian deadlift
* Bent-over row

Workout, supersets
* Dumbbell Alternating Lunge, 35lb dumbbells, 3 sets of 6
* Squat, 145lbs, 3 sets of 6
* Incline Dumbbell Fly, 30lb dumbbells, 3 sets of 6
* Incline Dumbbell Press, 35lb dumbbells, 2 sets of 6, 1 set of 4
* Rear Lateral Raise, 25lb dumbbells, 3 sets of 6
* Bent Over Row, 70lbs on bar, 3 sets of 6