Diary of a Small Planet II: The Omen

[gregl515]

Today:

AM 20 minutes on the treadmill at 2.5 mph.
Noon: 20 minutes on the treadmill at 2.5 mph.

Ragweed season has made it hard for me to breath while I am doing cardio.

[lance02]

Allergies can be nasty -- hopefully the counts drop soon.

[UConnJulie]

Originally Posted by gregl515

Thank God I could get off the toilet before I did all that squatting! My PT emphasized that movement and it was important to me. Because of the charko and lack of a calf, I substitute squats for all calf raises. I look forward to the day I can do lunges with weights and so I will start putting more bodyweight split squats and lunges in my routines. I just wanted to really get the squat down first.

It's a good plan!!

[GG300]

Glad the leg is doing better. My Mom recently had her knee replaced and even at the age of 82 they have her doing squats as a key part of her rehab.

[gregl515]

Saturday: I did a good workout today, but I let myself brood and had a late night salt and sweet fest. Pretzels and chocolate-peanut butter ice cream and too much of both.

Workout: BW Split Squats 3 x 6
Squats with bar 3 x 10

Circuits w/ 2 minutes rest between circuits.

DB Incline Bench Press 4 x 10 x 40lbs
Leg Press 4 x 10 x 270 lbs
Lat Pull 4 x 10 x 110 lbs
DB Squats 4 x 10 x 30lbs
Bent Over Row 4 x 10 x 45lbs
Goblet Squats 4 x 45 lbs
Seated Row 4 x 10 x 115 lbs

Crunches 3 x 15
Supermans 3 x 10
Reverse crunches 3 x 10

Sunday: 30 minute treadmill at 2.5 mph

[lance02]

Gotta splurge once in a while. As long as it's not too often, I think you're good. I feel the same way though when I do that, mad at myself after the fact.

[gregl515]

I wasn't able to sleep last night. I did some exercise today so I will be tired enough to sleep tonight.

Split Squats: 4 x 6 x BW
Squats: 4 x 10 x BW
Crunched: 4 x 15
Leg Lifts 2 x 10

Treadmill: 2 x 20 minutes at 2.5 mph.

[jruck37]

Awesome workouts, Greg. It sounds like your strength and stability are both increasing.

I might eat icecream tonight myself. Someone brought Dairy Queen home.

[bigDman]

Nice seated rows greg

[stingo]

Nice progress - keep it going.

[UpNorth]

Originally Posted by gregl515

had a late night salt and sweet fest

That could describe my diet downfalls to a T, every time.

Looks like you're making strong and steady improvements -- nice work

[UConnJulie]

Originally Posted by UpNorth

That could describe my diet downfalls to a T, every time.

Me too ... I wonder why that is ... you eat something sweet and then it's like it is too sweet, so you have something salty, then it's too salty, so you have something sweet ... UGH!!

[gregl515]

I think my problem is that pretzels go with almost every thing. They are heavenly with ice cream, great with mustard, great with dips. They are almost the perfect junk food. They almost fit the description of what a botanist described as a great weed.

Today, I didn't want to leave the house. I think it's just depression. So I used what I had to come up with a workout.

Pushups with feet on a bed frame. 8,6,6 These are hard!
Band Shoulder Pulls 3 x 10
Band Curls 3 x 10
Band overhead press 3 x 8
Squats 3 x BW x 10
King Deadlift (beside dresser for support) 3 x 6
One legged Squats (Beside wall and off stair step) 3 x 6
BW Stationary Lunge (beside dresser for support)

Treadmill 20 min at 2.5 elevation 2.

[bigDman]

nice home workout there greg

[lance02]

Hopefully the workout helped with the depression as well. I usually feel more uplifted after a workout.

[gobbla]

Look at that, getting it done, pushing through.

[Victoria]

I like your in-home workout, Greg! Way to go!

My favorite salt/sweet marraige?......Wendy's french fries dipped into a chocolate shake! Mmmmm....haven't had that in years!