September Over Already??

This month flew by. You wouldn't even know that summer ended around here. It's still in the mid 70s. Last Saturday it was 82. I'm looking forward to the jeans and a hoody weather though. It should be here in a week or so.

Workouts! I've been getting about 5 days a week in, which is great! I'm getting some more ab work in too. I'm getting out running about twice a week. I just need to hone my diet a little better. Damn football season and delicious Oktoberfest beers! 

Off to bed!

REALLY QUICK

Did a 4 mile run on Sunday. My first mile I ran at 8:08. Wooo! The 2nd was 8:42, 3rd 8:37, and mile 4 was 9. Extremely happy with my time. I ran in the morning, which is my favorite time to run. Monday was an upper body day followed by a mile run. Ran it in 8:17. Gettin' my groove back! 

Start of the Week

I started my Monday with upper body strength training in the garage. The weather's pretty nice out. Lower 80s/upper 70s all week. Sure beats last week's awful humidity. Nice to open up the garage bay and enjoy the weather. Here's the routine:

5 minute warm-up

Swimmer press

In & out bicep curls

Overhead medicine ball press (10lbs)

Shoulder press

Hammers

Tricep kickbacks

5 push-ups

5 pull-ups

Lawnmowers (20lb)

Lie down bench press

Tricep flip kickback 

Bent over row

Curl/hammer

Dips (20)

5 push-ups

5 pull-ups

REPEAT

5 minutes of light ab work

Finish with a fast paced 1 mile run - 8:29

Reps: 10,8 Weight: 15lbs, 12 on tricep exercises.

Playlist: Touché Amouré

Altogether it took me about 45 minutes. Felt good.

Last weekend I got in two workouts. Friday I got in 4 mile trail run. It was hot and humid out, but I've run in much worse. My first 3 miles I averaged a pace at 9:30, my last mile was a little under 10 minutes. I'm happy with that. I'm trying to get one longer endurance run a week. Saturday was a gym day for a total body workout. Here it is:

1/4 mile warm-up jog

Sit down rowing machine (70, 75, 75)

Assisted dips

Seated leg press (140, 155, 175)

Assisted pull-ups

Tricep pull-down (30 x 3)

Calf raise (160, 180, 200)

Seated lat pull-down (50 x 3)

Push-ups

Body squats

15 minutes interval training on the elliptical. 

Playlist: Hope Conspiracy

September Already?!

Time is flying by!! I'm getting my workouts in regularly nowadays. I'm up to five days a week for the past 2 weeks. I'm getting in both strength training and runs. I'm trying to get 2-3 runs in. But, I take what I can get. I ran my fastest mile on Tuesday at 8 minutes 30 seconds. I'm pretty happy with the time coz it was 90+ degrees out and quite humid. I'm also getting 2 sessions of light/moderate ab work in. I've also increased my dumbbell weight to 15lbs. So workout wise, things are going well! Hoping to get a 3 mile run in tomorrow afternoon.

Victor's doing great! He's a BIG guy weighing in almost 15lbs at his 2 month doctor's visit. He was baptized last Sunday and was really good. He didn't cry when the pastor poured the water on his head. He did fart and poop during the sermon though. He's been sleeping through the night which is awesome! He falls asleep by 8:30pm and doesn't wake up till about 4-5 in the morning. He eats then falls back asleep till after 7. I can't complain. He's still not totally holding his head up, but I think he'll be there in the next couple weeks. He's really vocal cooing and hooing with Zim and I. He'll be 11 weeks tomorrow. 

Zim and I have been getting out thanks to my mother-in-law. We saw the band, Modern Life Is War, at the 1st Unitarian Church in Philly last Friday night. Great show! MLIW killed it! We found a cute little bar next door, strangely enough called Victor's Pub. I also got to go to The Colonial Theater's Italian SplatterFest on Saturday. They run a marathon of 5-6 Italian horror flicks all night. I got to see two of the movies, Fulci's "The Beyond" and Argento's "Phenomenom". Really happy I got to go. I've been going to this event since the first SplatterFest. Always a good time!