Training in Montana

Recumbent bike 15 minutes, got sweaty, elliptical 25 minutes slower than I would have liked so I didn't engage the calf muscle much. 25 lb curls x 20, 50 lb presses & dips x 15, 30 pushups, 60 seconds plank. I'm not sure why the weight dropped, but hopefully it continues a downward trajectory.

Boot Camp. 5 minutes bike to warm up, then beat the crap out of myself for the next 45 minutes. I'll be sore!

15 minutes recumbent bike, 10 minutes elliptical, 30 lb x 15 curls, 50 lb x 15 presses, 50 lb x 15 tricep dips, 30 pushups. Good workout. Sore from Wednesday - especially hip flexors from the side kick flutters. Yowzers.

Lots of walking around in Twin Falls, Idaho. Woke up earlier than planned, went for a walk, then during the tournament walked a lot, then at night went for a walk with my wife. About 9 miles total according to my iPhone. Not sure how accurate that is, but seems decently accurate.

Noon Boot Camp. My shoulders (and other body parts) will be sore tomorrow. I think Chantelle is evil but she's always smiling and laughing. I bet she tortures puppies.

Quick session before an all day team meeting. 10 minutes bike, 5 minutes elliptical. Got some decent sweat on for a short time. Curls, Press, Dips, Pushups, Plank.

Rode the bike for 20 minutes before work. Hoping to hit Boot Camp at Noon.

Did Boot Camp for 25 minutes then tapped out. I was getting dizzy after 10 reps or so, and it wasn't getting any better. After getting back to the office I drank a couple non-diet sodas, ate sandwich and soup, and a small bag of potato chips. Not sure if I was sodium deficient or what, but it felt odd. Friday I wasn't struggling like this and the exercises weren't all that different.

I need to stop eating so much. Can't wait to run again so I can keep eating but still shed pounds. Or not.

35 minutes on the recumbent bike, worked up a decent sweat. Then some weights - 25 curls x 30 lbs; 15 presses x 50 lbs; 15 tricep dips x 50 lbs. 30 pushups, 60 second planks, 5 pullups.

Noon Boot Camp. Finished it.

25 minutes bike, 15 minutes elliptical, curls, press, triceps, pushups, plank.

Noon Boot Camp. Shoulders, hamstrings, and lower back muscles (the good ones) will be sore tomorrow.

25 minutes recumbent bike at a 13-14 resistance, 3:00 pace. Good amount of sweat from a low impact exercise. Then did some weights. Then showered and hurried back to a meeting.

Noon Boot Camp. I realized last night that I could likely run if I went slowly and didn't extend my calf, so for the first time in nearly 2 months I slowly jogged during the warmup and in between each station. It felt good to jog and I felt no ill effects.

25 minutes bike, then 15 minutes on the treadmill at a 10:56 pace. No pain. Followed by weights and plank.

3 slow miles in Parker, CO on the river trail near my brother's house. Feels good to jog, but I really want to go faster. AP: 10:40

3 slow miles while in Parker, CO. 10:21 pace.

3 slow miles from home this morning. Favoring my left calf, so putting extra pressure on the ball of my right foot. Hopefully it won’t cause any problems. AP:  10:16

3 slow miles from the Y at Noon. AP: 10:12

No left calf pain niggles at all, so that’s a good sign. 

Noon Boot Camp. It was a brutal leg fest with oodles and oodles of sweat. An hour later I've finally stopped sweating.

I'm not sore from yesterday's double runs. I know part of it is the slow pace, but I should've been somewhat sore and I really wasn't at all. I think the cross training I've done on the bike, elliptical, and Boot Camp have helped my body tremendously. I'm glad I realized the right recipe for success, and I hope I can get back into running 30+ miles per week along with Boot Camp as that's when I feel the best.

I can't figure out how my weight is 2 lbs different from yesterday. I was busy all day yesterday and only had a granola bar for dinner. I did drink a lot of water during Boot Camp, and didn't drink any water on my Noon run yesterday. Hmm...