Pauline's There and Back Again Log

[tcoy777]

Great workouts!! I think when the treadmill says 7.5 it is mph, but the 8 is actually your pace. So at 7.5 mph you are running a 8 min a mile pace. At least that is what the treadmill I use at the gym states.

Hope the shoulder gets better soon. I am hoping that a week of rest will give mine some time for healing.

[foodfromafar]

Ah, OK, that makes a lot of sense. I was a little confused by all the numbers flashing on the screen!! LOL. My husband gets a kick out of me...

[stephanie932]

Originally Posted by foodfromafar

Ah, OK, that makes a lot of sense. I was a little confused by all the numbers flashing on the screen!! LOL. My husband gets a kick out of me...

Pauline..........I wouldn't know at all about those numbers. Mine only has the mph buttons and the incline buttons. I'd be confused, too.

I had to laugh at you saying "your husband gets a kick out of you" because mine does the same thing. He calls them "Stephanieisms".....lol I'm so naive sometimes.

[Bytsi]

Great workout Pauline!!

LOL 'bout the treadmill stuff - I'm the "techie" in the family, always fixing my DH's stuff for him... which is sad, cuz that can really be the blind leading the blind!

[Silly Sally]

Originally Posted by foodfromafar

Overall, I'm happy with the workout.

Me, too!

[Celestialmom]

Pauline,
How's the shoulder? Just checking in to see how you like stage two and if you're improving any with your injury.

Celeste

[foodfromafar]

Thanks for asking about the shoulder, Celeste. I'm still nursing it along. It only prevents me from doing anything involving presses, so I'm managing. I think with a couple more weeks of rest it'll be OK.

Stage 2 Workout 4A (last A workout!)

Warm-up: 6 minutes on treadmill, BW Squats, Side Lunges, Reverse Lunge with twist, Inchworm, Squats 45/8, 55/8

Squats (had to do them instead of Front Squat Push Press)
Set 1 65/10 Set 2 75/10 (PR!!!)

Step-up Sets 1-2 10e/10
Dumbbell One-point Row Sets 1-2 15e/10

Static Lunge, Rear foot elevated Sets 1-2 15e/10
Push-up Sets 1-2 Smith #2/10

Plank on Ball and Bench Sets 1-2 60s (WOWIE!)
Cable Horizontal Wood Chop Sets 1-2 10/10 (I tried 20#, but couldn't follow through the whole motion...)

Cooldown: 4 minutes on Elliptical Level 4.

A good workout day! Those planks on the ball are challenging.

[nutbar]

Congrats on the squat PR and the planks! Planks are evil!

[stephanie932]

HI, Pauline!

I've been lax on getting to logs this week, so I'm just checking in on you. Good to hear that your shoulder is coming along. KUTGW!

[marthand99]

Hope the shoulder heals up soon!

Nice work on the squats! I've never tried a plank on a ball before - that sounds not so fun. Great workout!

[foodfromafar]

OK, this workout almost killed me. I felt so depleted during it. I'd slept well and my calories were good the day before. Had a good breakfast...really no excuse - just a bleh day. It was the first time I actually felt almost sick to my stomach during a workout. I took advantage of every rest period except the one I forgot which is when I started feeling sick...

I almost talked myself into quitting after the lat pulldowns, but decided to push through. Then I was going to quit after the Cuban snatch but decided to do the Ab work because to me it is relaxing except for the cobra, of course, which I totally forgot about. I went ahead and finished the Abs and had enough of a second wind to commit to 3 sets of intervals. Then I said I'd do one more then one more... I DID IT!!

When I got home, I made a concoction I dreamed up in my head. 200 g of frozen pineapple chunks, 1 teaspoon of coconut cream concentrate, 35 g EAS Vanilla protein powder and 1/2 cup of water. Yummy Pina Colada icey smoothie!!! Well worth the workout!

Oh, and I had to go to the other location of my gym because the childcare worker didn't show at my usual gym. I live halfway in between both locations. Anyway, that gym has an adjustable cable machine so I'll plan to go there on days I have the woodchop! It's right next to the public library, so I can kill 2 birds with one stone!

Stage 2 Workout B-4 6/7/08

Deadlifts from box Sets 1-22 80/10

Bulgarian Split Squat Sets 1-2 10/10
Underhand-grip Lat Pulldown Set 1 60/10 Set 2 75/4 60/6

Reverse lunge with forward reach Sets 1-2 15e/10
Dumbbell Cuban Snatch Sets 1-2 5e/10

Swiss Ball Crunch Sets 1-2 10 overhead/10
Reverse Crunch Sets 1-2 BW/10
Lateral Flexion Set 1 #1/10 Set 2 #2/10

Prone Cobra Set 1 60s Set 2 70s

HIIT 2min/3mph; 1min/7mph; 2min/3; 1min/7; 2min/3; 1min/7; 2min/3; 1min/7; 2min/3; 1min/7mph; 2min/3; 2min/2.5; 1min/2.0

[beach_plums]

That pina colada smoothy sounds delicious! I might have to steal that from you. Yum.

Great job pushing through the blah workout! Glad to hear that the shoulder is coming along.

[kfisherx]

OMG that drink sounds heavenly. I might also have to steal it. I hate blah workouts. I had one myself today. I push through them but never seem to have as much try as I do when I am feeling more up for it.

[Celestialmom]

Pauline--Great job getting through a tired yucky day. Intervals even!! I've had a few of those myself lately where I seem to drag the entire morning and feel sick to my stomach. But you persevered...

[tcoy777]

Nice job getting through the workout! Some days it takes everything you got to get through a workout.

[realcdn]

So... when is your first Stage 3 workout? I'm waiting to see how you do on it before I hit it (Wed for me).

[realcdn]

I realized reading your workout that I skipped the stuff I usually do between the treadmill and starting up. I also know there were times I did not wait 105 secs in between. I'll have to work on that. I finished up in just about 70 mins, but I suspect if I use the proper rest periods that will make a difference. I absolutely could not do the jumps in the bodyweight matrix, so I basically repeated the routine (or tried to). I haven't done my log for Friday yet... not sure I want to know!

I like the snatch as well, although I've got to pay attention to the ceiling.