Monthly Archives: January 2016

It’s sunny now!

Posted on January 29, 2016 by G

Workout log first: down the road from the hotel and back around a country club and a lot of fancy-looking houses, 2.56mi in 30 minutes. I stopped counting the Corvettes after the fifth one I ran past. It’s also very … Continue reading →

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Chill yoga

Posted on January 26, 2016 by G

Today is a yoga day! I took about an hour, turned down the lights, turned on a super-chill New Age for Yoga playlist (Amazon Prime music is pretty good for these kinds of playlists, who knew) and spent some time … Continue reading →

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Scary walk

Posted on January 25, 2016 by G

I’m still suffering from cabin fever in here, so I decided to go out and scout the neighborhood and get some exercise while I was at it. The good news is that roads are quite passable. Most have 1 or … Continue reading →

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Snow removal workout

Posted on January 24, 2016 by G

I’ve been stuck in the house since Friday and going a little stir-crazy (okay, a lot stir-crazy) so I was glad to get outside, even if it was to take care of this: That’s my damn workout for today: clearing … Continue reading →

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woot woot!

Posted on January 21, 2016 by G

I guess I was feeling especially badass in the weight room today! Bench went up to 120lb, squats to 145lb, and deadlift to 195lb. Unfortunately I’ve only got one session left, next week before I go on vacation and then … Continue reading →

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My skin doesn’t like winter

Posted on January 20, 2016 by G

Today’s happy fun gym time was 3 miles on the dang treadmill, progressively turning it up– 35:10 overall. It was all going well until the last mile, then I pooped out and it started to get really hard, but I … Continue reading →

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I am a body, but maybe that’s not for everyone

Posted on January 19, 2016 by G

Another Tuesday, another lifting workout. For some reason, Saturday’s run left me really sore; I struggled with aching quads and calves and feet all weekend. Today I was feeling a little better, so I got in the usual bench, OHP, … Continue reading →

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Running at the whim of weather

Posted on January 16, 2016 by G

I had a restful Friday (it rained) and today’s weather was about the best I could ask for in the middle of January: 50F, sunny, light breeze. The wind’ll pick up soon, and the temperature is scheduled to crash into … Continue reading →

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Weight room panopticon

Posted on January 14, 2016 by G

Another day with a lifting and running combo– what a brutal thing. I bumped my lifts up again, 4 sets of 5 at 115lb for bench and at 135lb for squats, then 5 and 3 reps at 185lb for deadlift. … Continue reading →

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“Isn’t it a little cold for snorkeling right now?”

Posted on January 13, 2016 by G

My schedule got adjusted slightly this morning: I had a meeting scheduled over my gym time. But I scheduled it myself this time… it was the only time I could get these 4 people in the same room. Therefore, I … Continue reading →

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