Mid Week Workouts

Here's my last two workouts:

Tuesday:

5 minute warm-up

Tip toe lunges

Elbow to knee

Calf squats

Side kicks

Step back lunges

Power knee 

Lunges

Front kicks

Calf raises (40lbs)

Side lunges

Body squats

Back kicks

Plank

REPEAT

Finish with 1 round shadow boxing, 1 round heavy bag, 1 minute running in place

Stretch

Reps: 10, 8 Planks: 30 sec, 20 sec

Playlist: Morning Glory

Thursday:

I did a at home total body. My contractor was over redoing my deck, so no gym trip for me. 

1/4 + mile warm-up jog

Shoulder press

Curl/hammers

Calf raise (40lb)

REPEAT

Upright row

Dips (10,10)

Step back lunges

REPEAT

In & out arm flys (5lbs each)

In & out hammers

Lunges

REPEAT

Body squats

Curls

Knee push-ups

REPEAT

Finish with a 10 minute jog.

Reps: 10, 8 Weights: 15lb

Memorial Day Weekend

Happy Memorial Day!

My Memorial Day Weekend was pretty full! Friday afternoon I saw X-Men: Days of Future Past. I really liked it. I still think X-Men: First Class was better, but I really enjoyed this movie. I think my slight problem with the movie was there were too many characters jammed in it and the viewer did not truly get the emotional involvement that you got with the characters like in First Class. There's almost too much going on at times. That's what happens when you fit like 5 movies into the plot. My other problem is Mystique. Jennifer Lawrence, whom I like, is just not the best choice for the part. Mystique to me exudes sexuality, is dangerous, and is kind of a bitch. Lawerence is missing that and gives her character this air of innocence and lack of confidence. Plus the suit is kinda weird. Lawrence is also the hottest actress in Hollywood, so I get why they stayed with her. Anyways, with all that said, I absolutely LOVED Quicksilver! He was in the best part of the movie. Hugh Jackman as Wolverine is always great and pretty damn handsome! And of course Fassbender is awesome and works well with MacAvoy. Good stuff! I apologize for some nit picking complaints, but I did work at a Comic shop for 15 plus years.

Saturday, I visited both my grandmothers. My mom's mom is 90, my dad's is 86 I believe. Both grandmas are doing okay for their age. My mom's mom, has short term memory problems and doesn't get around the greatest, but she's 90. In my opinion, she's doing okay for 90. I wish she was in an assisted living facility instead of at my uncle's work. (Half of his dental office is a house where my grandmother occupies) My dad's mom does live in an assisted living building but recently had a mini stroke that has set her back a bit. She struggles with finding words and has a little trouble finishing thoughts and sentences. I was glad to spend some time with them both and hope they're around for a few more years.

Sunday, a friend of our gave us tickets to the Dodgers v Phillies game, so Zim and I went to our first Phillies game of the year. And guess what, we saw our second no hitter in that park! Nuts! It unfortunately wasn't the Phillies, but the Dodgers with Josh Beckett getting the no hitter.  I'm not a Josh Beckett fan by far. I honestly was hoping he'd blow it in the 9th. There's been two no hitters in Citizen's Bank Park, and Zim and I were at both. Roy Halliday in the playoff vs the Reds a few years ago and now yesterday. That's just odd. Later I saw a movie, Only Lovers Left Behind with my buddy Lou. It was decent. It was a slow moving modern day vampire movie. It had a whole different approach to vampires, making them more or less more humanized. Tilda Swindon and Tom Middleton both starred in it. It's worth a watch on cable.

Today...workout time. Here goes:

5 minute warm-up

Lawnmowers

Static arm curl

Dips (20, 10)

Knees push-ups

Seated shoulder fly 

Curl/hammer

Tricep kickback 

Push-ups

Shoulder press

In & out curls

Tricep medicine ball press (9lbs)

Push-ups

Upright row

In & out hammers

Band triceps

Push-ups

Finish was a 1 mile jog

Stretch

Reps: 10, 8 Weight: 15 lbs Push-ups: on knees 2, 2,

Playlist: H2O - Go

The jog was a little tough. It might be my last outdoor jog till this baby boy makes his appearance in less than 4 weeks. I MIGHT try one more outdoor run come Saturday if I'm feeling good. If not, I'll be on the elliptical.

Real Quick...

Quick rundown:

Tuesday:

5 min warm-up

Tip toe lunges

Elbow to knee

Calf squats 

Power knee

Calf raise (40lbs)

Side kicks

Lunges

Front kicks

Body squats

Back kicks

Step back lunges

Side lunges

Plank

Finished with 1 round shadow boxing, 1 round heavy bag, 1 minute run in place.

Reps: 10, 8 Plank: 30 sec, 20 sec

Thursday:

1/4 warm-up jog

Standing pull-down triceps (30,30)

Knees push-ups

REPEAT

Calf raise (140,160)

Seated chest press (40,40)

Seated incline shoulder press (40,40)

REPEAT

Leg extension (80,90)

Lat pull-down (50,50)

Seated row (50,50)

REPEAT

Body squats 

Lunges

REPEAT

Finished with 11 minutes on the elliptical. 

Reps: 10,8

Saturday: I got up at 6am for an early morning jog. Beautiful morning for it! Jogged 2 and a 1/4 in a half hour. Did stop and walk a 1/2 a mile in because of a side stitch, then felt better and continued my run. I averaged around a 13 minute mile.

Playlist: The Germs

Monday Morning Workout

Only 5 more weeks till D-Day, hopefully! I'm feeling good, but slowing down. My back will bug me by the early evening. But I guess that's what happen when you're carrying around 30 plus more pounds than usual. Yesterday was my baby shower. It was small and went really well. Pretty much just family and close friends. We got a bunch of stuff that we definately need! Now I just need to wash things and put them away. I'm loving the cute little boy outfits!  I've already finished the "Thank You" cards this morning so I'm ahead of the game.

 I also saw Godzilla this weekend. It was visually amazing and had a good storyline. We saw it in IMAX which is definately the way to see it! It took us two times to actually see the movie. Zim, his mom, and I went to see it opening day Friday, but the IMAX wouldn't work. We got refunded, but it was a big letdown. Zim was so excited to see it, and wasn't too happy. He's a big Godzilla and monster movie fan, so he couldn't wait to see it. Anyways we saw it Sunday night, and it was worth the wait. It had that old school monster movie flick feel, and Godzilla looked pretty awesome. Some of the characters were a little blah, but it didn't need to be a 1/2 hour longer to establish them. I dug it!

Anyways here's my last two workouts:

Saturday: Jogged the trail and did 2.4 miles in a little under a 1/2 hour. Felt pretty damn good on the trail and it was a beautiful day for it. My legs and back were spent after the run. Nothing painful, but sore. Luckily it only lasted the day. I just took it somewhat easy for the rest of the day and on Sunday. I did finally get to start my garden Saturday as well. 

Monday: 

5 minute warm-up

Upright row

Static arm curl

Tricep kick back

Knees push-ups

Back fly

Curl/hammer

Dips (20,10) 

push-ups

Lawnmowers

In & out bicep curls

Medicine ball tricep press (9 lbs)

Push-ups

Shoulder press

In & out hammers

Tricep bands press

Push-ups

REPEAT

Finish with a 1 mile jog.

Reps: 10, 8 Weights: 15lbs Push-ups: On knees 2, 2

Playlist: Dead Boys

Quick Friday Post

Two workouts to record:

Tuesday: Lower body 

5 minute warm-up

Lunges

Elbow to knee

Calf squats

Power knee

Step back lunges

Side kicks

Tip toe lunges

Side lunges

Calf raises (40lb)

Front kicks

Body squats

Back kicks

Plank

Finish with 1 round shadow boxing, 1 round heavy bag, 1 minute run in place.

Stretch.

Reps: 8, 10 Plank: 30 secs, 20.

Playlist: Ceremony

Thursday: Full body gym day

1/4 mile warm-up jog

Seated lat pull-down (50,50)

Seated row (50,50)

REPEAT

Leg extension (80,90)

Seated chest press (40,40)

Seated incline press (40,40)

REPEAT

Calf raise (140,160)

Standing tricep pull-down (30,30)

Knees push-ups

REPEAT

Body squats

Lunges

REPEAT

Finish with 10 minutes on the elliptical.

Reps: 10, 8

Hot Monday in May

It's pretty damn hot out for spring. We had temps almost to 90 today. Ick, no thanks! Give me a few more weeks of the spring temperatures. Here's today's workout:

5 minute warm-up

Seated back fly

Curl/hammer

Dips (20,10)

Knees push-ups

Lawnmowers

In & out biceps

Medicine ball tricep press

Push-ups

Shoulder press

Static arm curl

Standing decline band press

Push-ups

Upright row

In & out hammers

Tricep kickback 

Push-ups

REPEAT

1 mile jog - 12:21 and stretch

Reps: 10, 8 Weight: 15lbs Push-ups: 2, 2.

At 34 weeks now, I really do feel I'm slowing down and just big. But jeez, I am only 6 weeks away from D-Day. The 30 plus pounds are slowly catching up to me. My knees still feel good, my lower back is slightly sore. I'm aiming on trying to repeat my regular workouts for this week and see what next week brings. This is my first week of not working, so life is going to get very interesting shortly! I'm trying not to get bored that quickly. I hope to get my garden done this week. I guess I'll see how I feel!

Saturday Night Full of Action

Well that title is a big ole lie! I've been on the couch since 7:30, reading a Hellblazer graphic novel and watching boxing and UFC. And you know what, I'm perfectly content with that. I probably could have went to bed at 9, but I didn't feel like being up at 5am tomorrow. I did manage to get out of the house this morning for a run and in the afternoon, Zim and I went to the Union match. It was the first home match since our friend Eric passed away, so it was a bit emotional. There was a moment of silence, a bunch of banners, and a whole lot of love all around. His son Gabe was there and he seemed to be in good spirits. Glad we got to make the match and happy that the rain wasn't too bad. I might be able to make on last match before this baby makes his debut.

Okay here's my last two workouts:

Thursday: I went to the gym for a total body and cardio workout. 

1/4 mile jog around the inside track

Lat pull-down (50,50)

Sitting row (50,50)

REPEAT

Leg extension (80,90)

Seated Incline arm press (40,40)

Seated chest press (40,40)

REPEAT

Calf raise (140,160)

Standing tricep pull-down (30,30)

Knees push-ups

Body squats

Lunges 

REPEAT

Finish with 10-12 minutes on the elliptical

Reps: 10,8 

Playlist: FEAR: More Beer

Saturday: A nice, but pretty warm late spring run. It was pretty damn warm out in the sun. Temps were hovering right around 80 degrees. Glad I took water along with me for the jog. Luckily it was dry though. The rain came later in the day. I jogged 2.45 miles in 30 minutes 15 seconds. I felt good. No side stitches which was a big plus. My legs were HEAVY though. That might be last 2 plus mile run for me. I was never struggling, but I think these extra 30 plus pounds are starting to catch up to me. I can't complain though. I'll be 8 and 1/2 months tomorrow. Of course my damn legs are gonna be heavy!

Happy Mother's Day tomorrow!

Late Spring Workouts

Here's a quick rundown of Monday and Tuesday's workouts. I also recorded them with my IPad. One day I'll put them up on YouTube. Here goes:

Monday: 

5 minute workout

Lawnmowers

In & out curls

Medicine ball tricep press

Knees push-ups

REPEAT

In & out shoulder flys

Curls/hammers

Dips (20, 10)

Push-ups

REPEAT

Shoulder press

In & out hammers

Tricep kickbacks

Push-ups

REPEAT

Upright rows

Static arm curls

Incline tricep band press

Push-ups

REPEAT

Finish w/ a 1 mile jog and stretch

Reps:10, 8. Weight:15lbs Push-ups: 2, 2.

Playlist: FEAR

Tuesday:

5 minute warm-up

Lunges

Elbow to knee

Step back lunges

Power knee

Calf squats

Side kicks

Tip toe lunges

Front kicks

Body squats

Back kicks

Side lunges

Calf raises (40lbs)

Plank

REPEAT

Finish with 1 round shadow boxing, 1 round heavybag, 1 minute running in place

Stretch 

Reps: 10, 8 Plank: 40 secs, 20 sec

Playlist: Lawrence Arms

May the 4th Be With You

Star Wars Day! I celebrated by sitting around the house. My allergies kicked up today, so I've been dealing with a slight headache. Fun, fun. Honestly not a bad thing, since I did a bunch of running around yesterday. Did the morning jog, went to the Turf Club to put my Kentucky Derby bets in, went to my old shop for Free Comic Book Day, then went to work. I went sneaker shopping with Zim later and we went out to dinner at one of our favorite places, Craft Ale House. So yeah, I didn't mind sitting more or less on my ass all day today. 

Workout time! Here's my last few days:

Thursday: Inside gym day. Oh the looks I get from people!

1/4 mile warm-up jog

Lat pull-down (50,50)

Seated Incline Press (40,40)

REPEAT

Leg extension (80,90)

Tricep pull-down (30,30)

Seated bench press (40,40)

REPEAT

Calf raise (140,160) -12 reps

Seated row (50,50)

Knees Push-ups

Body squats

Lunges

REPEAT

Finish with 12 minutes on the elliptical.

Reps: 10, 8.

Saturday: A morning jog. About a 1/2 mile on the trail I had to turn around because there was entirely too much mud from the awful flooding we had on Wednesday. I also stopped to walk about a mile in because of a side stitch. I think that popped up more from being nervous of loosing my footage from all the mud. After about walking close to a 1/4 mile, I started to jog again and felt great. Altogether I ran 2.3 miles.

Sunday: Took close to a 2 mile walk for about a 1/2 hour this morning before the Chelsea match. It was a little chilly and drizzling a bit. Glad I got something in. 

Still feeling good, other than the headache today!