Gained back 5-6 lb over the summer event season. Will have to hit it hard following the upcoming Open and my daughter's wedding. Would be nice to have a repeat of the 25 lb drop of 4Q2010.. but that seems unlikely. Not jogging much, shoulder still very sore - I'm ready for autumn.
Peace. ... Steve
Friday, August 12, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Masters backwash
After a nightmarish Masters (108 hours worked one week) I expected to have put on more weight than I actually did. Left town around 198, came back 202. Ate all kinds of crap at all hours, no exercise. Back down to 199 - 200 now.
Exercise has taken a big hit. Started back working in the office instead of at home, which is a pain at many levels. At home, I'd take off for a 35 min walk or run over lunch, stretch out and be back at work in an hour or less - still in exercise clothes. When I'd get a break in the afternoon, I'd shower, shave and put on street clothes. Not a plan that works in an office environment. So have been able to walk for 30-40 minutes most days, but that's it. May join gym out at work and try to work out early mornings. But I hate working out early mornings, plus it's impossible to run in the dark out there which will be a problem come fall/winter. That's a long way off though. The real problem is that I will always be looking for excuses to not work out in the mornings. Meh.
So what little aerobic base I'd been able to build is now mostly eroded. And my right shoulder is still not up to exercise - apparently persistent tendinitis, and I keep re-injuring it before it fully heals. Not sure what I am going to do.
Peace. ... Steve
Exercise has taken a big hit. Started back working in the office instead of at home, which is a pain at many levels. At home, I'd take off for a 35 min walk or run over lunch, stretch out and be back at work in an hour or less - still in exercise clothes. When I'd get a break in the afternoon, I'd shower, shave and put on street clothes. Not a plan that works in an office environment. So have been able to walk for 30-40 minutes most days, but that's it. May join gym out at work and try to work out early mornings. But I hate working out early mornings, plus it's impossible to run in the dark out there which will be a problem come fall/winter. That's a long way off though. The real problem is that I will always be looking for excuses to not work out in the mornings. Meh.
So what little aerobic base I'd been able to build is now mostly eroded. And my right shoulder is still not up to exercise - apparently persistent tendinitis, and I keep re-injuring it before it fully heals. Not sure what I am going to do.
Peace. ... Steve
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
In like a lion...
.. although the first days of March have been very lamb-like, actually. After three and half weeks in Melbourne and Christchurch (pre-quake by 10 days) I weighed in at 205. Disappointing but not surprising; undoubtedly would have been more if not for the daily 3+ mile round trip to the venue. Three weeks later I'm back down to 198 - 200, depending on the day. No calf cramps. Sore shoulder, can't do presses and things like that.
Have focused mostly on jogging. Have slowly built up to 30+ min continuous jog while keeping BPM under 160(ish). Way more than recommended 136 max, but feels comfortable and not exhausted afterwards. Which is important - if I push too hard, I start finding excuses to not exercise, and the downward spiral sets in. Or upward, I guess, weightwise. So far, I find myself looking forward to jogging, surprisingly enough. Hope it stays like that.
For a while, I despaired of ever being able to jog again. Anytime I tried to move up from walking to slow jog on treadmill, heartrate went ballistic. Eventually, I just tried walk/jog along the greenways and have been able to manage it pretty well. Kept BPM under 150 for first couple weeks, but as I've grown more comfortable and accustomed to jogging 160 BPM seems to be a good ceiling. And close to an 11 min pace, which I'm happy about. Along the creek, so no hills, helps a lot. It will be interesting to see how much damage is wrought in the course of my upcoming sojourn in Augusta. We shall see.
Peace. ... Steve
Have focused mostly on jogging. Have slowly built up to 30+ min continuous jog while keeping BPM under 160(ish). Way more than recommended 136 max, but feels comfortable and not exhausted afterwards. Which is important - if I push too hard, I start finding excuses to not exercise, and the downward spiral sets in. Or upward, I guess, weightwise. So far, I find myself looking forward to jogging, surprisingly enough. Hope it stays like that.
For a while, I despaired of ever being able to jog again. Anytime I tried to move up from walking to slow jog on treadmill, heartrate went ballistic. Eventually, I just tried walk/jog along the greenways and have been able to manage it pretty well. Kept BPM under 150 for first couple weeks, but as I've grown more comfortable and accustomed to jogging 160 BPM seems to be a good ceiling. And close to an 11 min pace, which I'm happy about. Along the creek, so no hills, helps a lot. It will be interesting to see how much damage is wrought in the course of my upcoming sojourn in Augusta. We shall see.
Peace. ... Steve
Monday, January 03, 2011
A new year dawns..
After Thanksgiving in Michigan, it was surprising to see that weight had held steady across the holiday - some feeling of accomplishment there. Overall, weight is still trending down but much more slowly than in September and October. Bumped up a bit after Christmas in Las Vegas, but a new (if somewhat dehydrated) low of 201 this morning. Didn't quite make 200 by YE2010 - but pretty close! Hope to make 180 by YE2011. We shall see.
Peace. ... Steve
Peace. ... Steve
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)