54 degrees this mornin...time to get jiggy wid it.....all i did this weekend,was watch football,and done a little srength trainin...my goal this week is the same as last week...jog 1 hr,or 4 miles,mon,wed,fri,sun....last week,i only made mon,wed,fri...must honestly say,i missed sunday,because of the games..got up late,etc...excuses......bottom line,i didnt do what i was supposed to do...thats how i became so fkn fat in the first place....i expect more of myself this week......lets go git er done! ''keep the continue'
changed things up a bit this mornin..went back to the track,walked 4/4...jogged 16/4.miles.....after id jog a mile,id walk 1/4 mile...only reason i did that was..i wasnt on top of my game,and knew i wasnt gonna be able to ,jog 4 consecutive miles...soooo....i was handed a lemon,and i made lemonade!.....tryin to get accustomed to fall clothes again....after wearin shorts and tshirts with the sleeves cut out all summer, long pants and sweaters feel heavy and cumbersome....'keep the continue..
woke up sore as hell this mornin.got a flu shot,dont know if that has anything to do with it or not...did a bunch of steps at the hospital,and when i got home,i put a 20 lb weight in a backpack,went down to the mailbox and back,did some squats,etc....2mor,i might see how far i can walk with that 20 lbs on my back,sounds like fun......i did this for 2 reasons,wanted to remind myself what it feels like to weigh more,and i wanted to add a little resistance to my walkin....20 pounds,is a lot,if youre just tryin to walk around with it....tryin to incorporate more weights into my daily activities,now that i dont have the veggie garden to work with...from what ive read,the major lifts do the most good.ie,bench press,squats,and lifting from the floor to over my head,cant remember what thats called...i started with the resistance trainin back in march,and its startin to pay off more than i thought it would.in my case,i didnt start to see a big difference,til about a month ago.now,i get a lot of inspiration,from bodybuilding.com,and other strength trainin sites....'keep the continue'
36 degrees this mornin,ouch!!...its wintertime....put the 20 lb weight in my backpack,and walked the lane,behind my house...including my driveway,theres 4 pretty good sized hills,on this hike..did 32 minutes worth,and that was damd sure all i wanted,lol....you wouldnt think that 20 pounds would make much difference,but what a workout..later today,ill put the backpack on and do some squats, maybe a bench press or two...right now im ready for a hot cup of jo... 'keep the continue'
38 degrees this mornin..the back of my legs are a bit sore,so dont know if ill put the backpack on or not..was sort of plannin on drivin to the soccer field,and see if i could do 1 mile on the level surface,with the backpack on..no hills for today...i never realized how much added weight,would work the legs....hope the soreness works itself out,cause im headed to the woods! 'keep the continue'
walked the trail behind the house this mornin,(thurs) 32 minutes worth.but heres the kicker,i was carryin 3o extra pounds...put 3,10 lb weights in my backpack,and srapped it on.....think i need to invest in a vest.the backpack ive got wont hold much more,and i plan on gettin up to 50 pounds,within a month or two...carryin the 30 pounds,wasnt as hard on me as the first time i carried 20.....im findin that the key to gettin stronger from liftin weights,carryin weights,etc,is to give yourself plenty of recovery time.....in strength trainin,i never do the same exercise on consecutive days...if i wear the backpack and do hills today,tomorrow, if i wear the backpack,ill make sure and not do any hills,then the next day,i take a break...occasionally,i take 2 days off from cardio,and when i resume walkin im always much stronger......if im not too sore tomorrow,my goal is to walk a mile at the soccer field,with 30 pounds in my backpack.....'keep the continue'
If you are going to use weights while walking/jogging I would advice you to get an actually weight vest and this is why. When you put weights in a backpack the weight is not located over your center of gravity but it actually behind you. To compensate you are going to lean forward a bit which is going to slowly put stress on your lower back. With a weight vest the weight is directly over your center of gravity with weight in front and behind you. You may see it as an investment now but you are going to put your workouts into overdrive as you will have a strength building workout.
Good job.
sportsrmylife,before i logged in post what i was goin to do today,i was thinkin about puti that backpack on,and was already gettin uncomfortable...it hasnt bothered my lower back yet,but it was really hard on my shoulders...too much weight.the straps would dig into my skin too much....im goin this mornin to check out a vest,and probably get one,head out to the soccer field,and see how much i can carry,when the weight is balanced.......im very curious to see what 50 lbs feels like......45 degrees here in berea ky...ive set on my ass all weekend,time to refocus,and get back on track....ps,ive ate so much fkn halloween candy,ill be glad when its gone......fkn tootsie rolls!!! lol, 'keep the continue'
went for a 25 or 30 minute walk,behind the house..(couldnt find my watch this mornin) while i do a small amount of strength trainin and stretchin every day, took a few days off from cardio.its so easy to fall back into old habits,got to get my shit together and do some cardio every day....'keep the continue'
