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lorigaud · 07-10-2008, 03:14 PM

I jumped in and started the exercise program today... here's what I did:

Cardio work
5 min dynamic warm-up
stationary bike: 40 min at level 9 on random setting, 5 min on level 6 for cool down

Thoughts on cardio:
I checked my heart rate on the bike a couple of times... the highest it was at was 127, and during cool down it was 112. I felt like I was working pretty hard, but I was reading at the time LOL. I sweat a lot, no matter how hard I'm working, so that may not be the best measure of my exertion level. According to FLTS, my MHR is 180, and 70% of that is 126. Holy crap! I guess I was right on target without realizing it! (I just did the calculation as I was typing this up... can you tell?

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I know when I did the cardio yesterday (jogging) my heart rate was well into the 150's.... ugh. I guess I should probably slow down that pace a bit, eh?

Resistance Training
Program A-1:
Wide Stance DB Deadlifts (used 20#, but may up it next time)
Swiss Ball Bridge
Swiss Ball Flys (thought I would do 12# but quickly realized I needed to use 10 instead.. and they were still pretty tough towards the end!)
Neutral Grip Shoulder Press (stuck with the 10#... feeling it by the last couple!)
Prone Supermans
Low to High Woodchops (first set was 12#.. too light. Second and third sets were 15#... still felt pretty light. May increase next time.)
Planks (I thought I would have no problem here, but having them at the end of the routine made them a lot tougher. I held the first time for the full minute, 2nd time 50 sec, 3rd time 55 sec.)

Overall, the program felt very doable. We'll see how I'm feeling tomorrow!

07-10-2008, 03:14 PM	#14 (permalink)
lorigaud Food is FUEL Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maine Posts: 1,143	I jumped in and started the exercise program today... here's what I did: Cardio work 5 min dynamic warm-up stationary bike: 40 min at level 9 on random setting, 5 min on level 6 for cool down Thoughts on cardio: I checked my heart rate on the bike a couple of times... the highest it was at was 127, and during cool down it was 112. I felt like I was working pretty hard, but I was reading at the time LOL. I sweat a lot, no matter how hard I'm working, so that may not be the best measure of my exertion level. According to FLTS, my MHR is 180, and 70% of that is 126. Holy crap! I guess I was right on target without realizing it! (I just did the calculation as I was typing this up... can you tell? ) I know when I did the cardio yesterday (jogging) my heart rate was well into the 150's.... ugh. I guess I should probably slow down that pace a bit, eh? Resistance Training Program A-1: Wide Stance DB Deadlifts (used 20#, but may up it next time) Swiss Ball Bridge Swiss Ball Flys (thought I would do 12# but quickly realized I needed to use 10 instead.. and they were still pretty tough towards the end!) Neutral Grip Shoulder Press (stuck with the 10#... feeling it by the last couple!) Prone Supermans Low to High Woodchops (first set was 12#.. too light. Second and third sets were 15#... still felt pretty light. May increase next time.) Planks (I thought I would have no problem here, but having them at the end of the routine made them a lot tougher. I held the first time for the full minute, 2nd time 50 sec, 3rd time 55 sec.) Overall, the program felt very doable. We'll see how I'm feeling tomorrow! __________________ Lori Training Log Blog "As far as (healthy) eating, either do it, or don't. Same issues repeated over and over is just insanity. We either commit to the endeavor or pay lip-service to it. This is the hardest part of the whole process, and it needs to be practiced more than the actual physical training. It's mind training." ~ Matt Thorne "The reason that most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment."