ArcTrainer for 30 minutes, hill interval, level 5, 635 calories burned.
Level 5 felt a little too easy, despite having worked with weights yesterday.
Weight before workout 219.2, after 218
My muscles are a little tight from yesterday’s first weight routine, but if feels pretty good. Tomorrow may be another story, but we’ll wait and see.
Did weights for the first time in a while. I’m basically starting a modified version of L.L. Cool J’s Platinum Workout. Early on it should be easy to stick to the workout as written, but it appears that later in the program it has you spending a lot more time in the gym. Since I go to the gym on my lunch break, I have to do my workout in 30-45 minutes. Later on in the program I may have to tailor it to my time constraints, but we’ll cross that bridge when I get there.
The workout has you doing a full body, high-rep routine for the first couple of weeks. According to the book, I am currently in week 2 of the workout, as you don’t actually workout during week 1.
Workout: Weights 20 min (1 exercise per body part, 1 warm-up set of 15 and one work set of 15); treadmill 4 mph for 10 min.
Workout: ArcTrainer 30 minutes, hill interval, level 6.
Calories burned: 669
Felt pretty good. Stifnesss in left knee from yesterday seems to be resolved.
Weight: before exercise 219.2, after exercise 218
A thread a Bikeforums.net explores the family situation of long-distance cyclists. It’s an interesting read, particularly for cyclists with families.
Went to the gym at lunch. Pre-workout weight was a whopping 221 pounds. The last time I weighed in was October 9 at 215.6 pounds. Post workout weight today was 219.2 pounds, so I apparently was retaining a bit of water.
The last recorded trip to the gym was Oct 11, so it’s been a while. I’m hoping this blog will help me hold myself accountable. I was very fortunate to get a couple of decent rides in each week this fall. However, with winter coming on, it will be very difficult to get any sort of regular riding in. Therefore, regular trips to the gym are that much more important. I was going pretty regularly this past summer, but once October hit, I got out of the habit. Here’s to getting back in the habit.
Today’s workout: Arc Trainer for 30 minutes. 645 calories burned. Felt pretty good throughout. Legs were a little stiff starting out from Saturday’s ride.