I woke up this morning with sore muscles. I guess I over did my weights yesterday, but I don't mind the soreness, as it's a good soreness. My traps, Deltoids, triceps, biceps and pecs are all to sore for me to work out, so I bagged my planned swim workout for today and didn't go to LA Fitness before work. I could have ran today, it was nice enough outside to go for a run but tomorrow is suppose to be nicer, so I'm planning another 7.5km run and maybe some biking in the afternoon if it gets warm enough. Then tomorrow night I'm off to my Brothers in Orangeville for his birthday. Actually his birthday is today, So happy birthday Mike!
:)
Friday, November 20, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
First day at LA Fitness
I got up this morning, started wondering around the house, looked at my watch, watched some TV, waiting, waiting, ate some breakfast, looked at my watch, watched more TV, looked outside, looked at my watch, sat and watched more TV, looked at my watch and Finally! time to go to LA Fitness and work!!
I left my house at 1pm knowing it takes me an hour to get to the fitness center by 2pm for a easy workout for an hour or so until I had to leave to go across the street and down the block to work.
When I got there I asked if I could take some pictures inside so I can show Joanne and post on my blog, but I was denied. So I only took a picture of the building from the outside as I went back to my car to put my camera away. I then went back inside to change.
After changing I wondered around the main floor where all the weight machines were checking them out. There are so many and all for specific muscle groups. I choose to work on upper body and core today and pushed a few hundred pounds around doing bench press shoulder press, lat pulls and crunches. After 20 min I went upstairs to the treadmills, I picked out a mill. In front are TV to watch as I run or I can watch the people down below doing weights as the mills are placed in front of the balcony rails over looking the whole lower floor to the entrance.
I only ran 1 mile but was really impressed with the treadmill. It was called a Matrix and running on it was like really running on the road. There was no bounce to it and it was so smooth. It actually felt like your pushing yourself forward to run, or like there is resistance on your run, like running on a uphill grade. I kept checking and turning the incline switch down to make sure I was running level, and I was. It really gave me a good workout as I ran at a 5.5 mph pace bringing my HR up to 170
After my run I went to the pool and did some laps. I jumped in and the pool is like a sauna, wtf! I can't swim in this heat! I did a few lengths and I can feel the heat sap my strength and spike my HR. Plus the fact I was so out of shape swimming, but with the heat of the pool I surely felt like I was dragging. I ended up doing 500m before calling it quits. When I went to go get changed and I couldn't stop sweating to get my cloths on.
After I changed I went out to the front desk and asked if something can be done with the temp to the pool? The lady said it is usually maintained at a temp of 84-86F I said WHAT! that's not good to swim in, it should be cooler and no higher then 82F max. The lady then went on to tell me that they keep it warmer because the aqua fit class was complaining it was to cold. I side then maybe if the aqua class worked harder they wouldn't be cold. I said I swim long and with the pool so warm I would dehydrate in 5Min's of swimming, which I did today! I was still sweating bullets standing there talking with her and even showed her my soaking shirt. She said she will check the temp to make sure it's within there limits. I asked if she could maintain the limits to the low end of there limits..........Looks like I will have to carry a water bottle in the pool with me.
Then I went off to work, which took me 2 mins to get to. :)
:)
I left my house at 1pm knowing it takes me an hour to get to the fitness center by 2pm for a easy workout for an hour or so until I had to leave to go across the street and down the block to work.
When I got there I asked if I could take some pictures inside so I can show Joanne and post on my blog, but I was denied. So I only took a picture of the building from the outside as I went back to my car to put my camera away. I then went back inside to change.
After changing I wondered around the main floor where all the weight machines were checking them out. There are so many and all for specific muscle groups. I choose to work on upper body and core today and pushed a few hundred pounds around doing bench press shoulder press, lat pulls and crunches. After 20 min I went upstairs to the treadmills, I picked out a mill. In front are TV to watch as I run or I can watch the people down below doing weights as the mills are placed in front of the balcony rails over looking the whole lower floor to the entrance.
I only ran 1 mile but was really impressed with the treadmill. It was called a Matrix and running on it was like really running on the road. There was no bounce to it and it was so smooth. It actually felt like your pushing yourself forward to run, or like there is resistance on your run, like running on a uphill grade. I kept checking and turning the incline switch down to make sure I was running level, and I was. It really gave me a good workout as I ran at a 5.5 mph pace bringing my HR up to 170
After my run I went to the pool and did some laps. I jumped in and the pool is like a sauna, wtf! I can't swim in this heat! I did a few lengths and I can feel the heat sap my strength and spike my HR. Plus the fact I was so out of shape swimming, but with the heat of the pool I surely felt like I was dragging. I ended up doing 500m before calling it quits. When I went to go get changed and I couldn't stop sweating to get my cloths on.
After I changed I went out to the front desk and asked if something can be done with the temp to the pool? The lady said it is usually maintained at a temp of 84-86F I said WHAT! that's not good to swim in, it should be cooler and no higher then 82F max. The lady then went on to tell me that they keep it warmer because the aqua fit class was complaining it was to cold. I side then maybe if the aqua class worked harder they wouldn't be cold. I said I swim long and with the pool so warm I would dehydrate in 5Min's of swimming, which I did today! I was still sweating bullets standing there talking with her and even showed her my soaking shirt. She said she will check the temp to make sure it's within there limits. I asked if she could maintain the limits to the low end of there limits..........Looks like I will have to carry a water bottle in the pool with me.
Then I went off to work, which took me 2 mins to get to. :)
:)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
New Member
Today was another perfect day, I hope all winter stays like this, but it won't.
I stretched out my run today and did 7.5 km today. The first 5 I did in 30min ending at my house, then took a min to stretch out my calf and quads and went back out for another 2.5 out and back. Total time of 44:53. I had some lower back pain the whole way, but like I said until I lose some weight and do more core work it will happen.
Well I took the plunge and bought myself a membership, but not with the rec centre. 2 blocks from my work there is a LA Fitness that opened earlier this year. So today I decided to go in and check it out and see how much a membership would cost. I walk in and the first thing I see through a glass window is a 25m 4 lane lap pool to the left of the entrance. I asked at the front desk for some help and prices and before you know it I signed up. This place has everything! It's huge, it has two floors with the second floor filled with all the cardio stuff like treadmills, bikes, elliptical thingy's you name it they have it and lots of it! the main floor has all the weight training stuff like free weight's and machines, pull weights etc! there is a gym for Basket ball, fitness rooms for yoga, palates or dance class's. The pool is nice, like I said, it's a 4 lane 25m pool perfect for my swim training over the winter, and of course a nice sauna. All this for $29. a month! which works out to a lot less then the rec center which has a lot less to offer and $200 more a year.
This is so great being so close to my work. I will now be able to do all my training for my up coming Ironmans including swimming, Yeah! So it looks like I will be leaving work early every day from now on! Wooo!
But you are asking what about my Diving? Well I'll tell you I only dove twice a week last year, usually Tues, and Thurs, So seeing as how much a saving I'm getting with the new membership at LA Fitness i can still go to the rec center pool for diving and pay as I go, only costing me $5 a pop.
Today's Menu....
Breakfast, bacon, eggs, toast and a yogurt....Lunch, a ham and bologna cheeze wrap......Dinner, vegetable beef soup, a beef borito and a mixed salad, and for my snack another Ham and bologna cheeze wrap.
:)
I stretched out my run today and did 7.5 km today. The first 5 I did in 30min ending at my house, then took a min to stretch out my calf and quads and went back out for another 2.5 out and back. Total time of 44:53. I had some lower back pain the whole way, but like I said until I lose some weight and do more core work it will happen.
Well I took the plunge and bought myself a membership, but not with the rec centre. 2 blocks from my work there is a LA Fitness that opened earlier this year. So today I decided to go in and check it out and see how much a membership would cost. I walk in and the first thing I see through a glass window is a 25m 4 lane lap pool to the left of the entrance. I asked at the front desk for some help and prices and before you know it I signed up. This place has everything! It's huge, it has two floors with the second floor filled with all the cardio stuff like treadmills, bikes, elliptical thingy's you name it they have it and lots of it! the main floor has all the weight training stuff like free weight's and machines, pull weights etc! there is a gym for Basket ball, fitness rooms for yoga, palates or dance class's. The pool is nice, like I said, it's a 4 lane 25m pool perfect for my swim training over the winter, and of course a nice sauna. All this for $29. a month! which works out to a lot less then the rec center which has a lot less to offer and $200 more a year.
This is so great being so close to my work. I will now be able to do all my training for my up coming Ironmans including swimming, Yeah! So it looks like I will be leaving work early every day from now on! Wooo!
But you are asking what about my Diving? Well I'll tell you I only dove twice a week last year, usually Tues, and Thurs, So seeing as how much a saving I'm getting with the new membership at LA Fitness i can still go to the rec center pool for diving and pay as I go, only costing me $5 a pop.
Today's Menu....
Breakfast, bacon, eggs, toast and a yogurt....Lunch, a ham and bologna cheeze wrap......Dinner, vegetable beef soup, a beef borito and a mixed salad, and for my snack another Ham and bologna cheeze wrap.
:)
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The weather has been great, another sunny warm ( for November) day with the temp hovering around 13C. I got outside for another run yesterday. woo! Today is looking just as good but a little cooler, to cool for me to ride outside, although I would ride if I have the proper clothing for riding in cool weather, but I don't :( ....I could ride the trainer today? but I'm feeling lazy, so instead I'm not doing any training today. :)
Ironman Arizona is just around the corner. This Sunday a few of my friends are racing IMAZ and I'd like to wish them all luck. I hope they all meet or exceed their personal goals and have a great time and race. I'm very excited for them all and wish I could be there in person to take in the excitement, I'll just have to wait until next year when I race there.
So To Karen and Steve Anderson, Valerie Rottmon, Tim Weedman, Jackie Riley, MikeVas, William Vaz, and everyone else Safe travels and good luck race day.
ON the Menu today. For breakfast, yogurt. For lunch a hamburger, For dinner, Vegetable beef soup, left over ribs and garlic mashed potato's and a mixed Salad.
:)
Ironman Arizona is just around the corner. This Sunday a few of my friends are racing IMAZ and I'd like to wish them all luck. I hope they all meet or exceed their personal goals and have a great time and race. I'm very excited for them all and wish I could be there in person to take in the excitement, I'll just have to wait until next year when I race there.
So To Karen and Steve Anderson, Valerie Rottmon, Tim Weedman, Jackie Riley, MikeVas, William Vaz, and everyone else Safe travels and good luck race day.
ON the Menu today. For breakfast, yogurt. For lunch a hamburger, For dinner, Vegetable beef soup, left over ribs and garlic mashed potato's and a mixed Salad.
:)
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Another Nice November Day
Zoe was looking to comfortable on her new favorite spot to sleep, Joannes Teddy bear in our bedroom.
Today's Menu.... For breackfast, bacon and eggs and toast, nothing for lunch. Ribs and mashed potato's for dinner, no salad as I was to full from the ribs. Burrrrp! :) Total Cals for today 1500, topped up with a few beers to put me over 2000Cals for today. But I burned 1500 Cals with todays training, so I'm good. :)
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Today I spent most of the day cooking. I baked up some pork ribs in the oven to BBQ them for dinner tonight. I also made a big pot of Beef Vegetable soup to freeze in containers for pre made dinners that I can take to work. After that I went out for a ride and run. When i got back form my run I fired up the BBQ and put the ribs on. I boiled up some potato's and make garlic mashed potato's for a side. Mmmm.
Today's rib fest! Mmmmmmmm! The 2 burgers on the side are veggie burgers for Victoria. She won't eat meat.? 
Training Totals.......
Swim 0
Bike 3 hours
Run 15 km
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