Monthly Archives: January 2012

Steady progress

Posted on January 31, 2012 by G

Another day of hard lifts. Adding the pullups and dips cuts down on what I can do afterward– every little bit of fatigue seems to count and those two activities work such a large number of muscles that all my … Continue reading →

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Monday fresh

Posted on January 30, 2012 by G

I made it to the gym after work to get my run on, and so did everyone else.  Eventually I snagged a treadmill, ran my 3 miles, and was done.  My legs were Monday fresh and fantastic.  So far so … Continue reading →

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Feel my heart

Posted on January 27, 2012 by G

Slight change of plans today. I went to the gym with the intention of running 2 or 3 miles of intervals depending on how I was feeling, but my legs are still ripped up from my Tues/Wed runathon… I got … Continue reading →

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Toning rant

Posted on January 26, 2012 by G

Oof. Lifted today. Started off with 2×10 each of pullups and dips on the assisted machine; this wasn’t too hard but it made everything else harder afterward. I very nearly up and quit a couple times, but somehow I made … Continue reading →

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Gonna make you sweat

Posted on January 25, 2012 by G

I got in my Wednesday run after work today, a 3-miler on the treadmill. I usually like to give myself a recovery day between, and in fact my calves were sore (wore minimalist shoes yesterday, it still wrecks my calves … Continue reading →

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A twofer

Posted on January 24, 2012 by G

Just under the wire on today– I was heading to bed and remembered, hey I should blog my workouts.  There were two.  That was okay. Workout #1: Lifting weights.  We had another person join us, hooray!  It’ll be a party … Continue reading →

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Stupid peripheral crap

Posted on January 20, 2012 by G

Yay Friday! Before work I dragged myself to the gym to hit the hamster wheel. I ran a fast mile (1mph+, I did good but had to push hard to get to the end) and was having major sports bra … Continue reading →

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Sharing strength

Posted on January 19, 2012 by G

Lifting today was fun. We’re trying to build our little gym party; hopefully we will have 2 new people who come at least once in a while. I don’t want to sound like a cheerleader, but I have a great … Continue reading →

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Tired in the good way

Posted on January 18, 2012 by G

Long run this morning: 4 miles. It’s been a while since I did that, but it turned out okay. It takes so long though; including the walking warmup and cooldown I was on that treadmill for 50 minutes. (And I … Continue reading →

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Gym bench to the knee

Posted on January 17, 2012 by G

Today was a long session at the gym. Since I didn’t run yesterday (no work gym, plus cold and windy outside: no run for me) I hit the elliptical (ew) for 25 minutes, then lifted with J and then did … Continue reading →

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