Monday, November 23, 2015

November 23, 2015

My eating wasn't awesome this past weekend, I ate out and wasn't mindful of grease or anything. I'm sure it's mental, but maybe not. I feel puffier event after one weekend of that. I wonder if oil can make that much of a difference?

Workout today was OK, I already miss running, but the bike will have to do:)


Bike
Warm up
90s push
1 min base
1 min all out
30s recovery
2 min push
1 min base
30s all out
30s recovery
2.5 min push
1 min base
30s all out
30s recovery
3 min push
1 min base
30s all out
30s recovery
1 min all out
1 min recovery
1 min all out
Recovery


Row warm up
2 min push row
1 min base
1 min all out row
1 min recovery


Floor
10 each TRX upright row, normal row
8 slight squat, into press 20lbers
12 sit ups with weight, straight up into air
(x3)


24 Russian twists with medicine ball
8 power jacks with medicine ball
(x8)


3 min plank


Party on!

Friday, November 20, 2015

November 20, 2015

Last night I made mini butternut squash pizzas, and they were pretty good! Would have been great with cheese...but hey, I do what I can. I have kalua pork cooking at home right now! Yum yum.


My shins are f'd again. And I'm really sad. But I'm going to just deal with it. I'm going to take off until the New Year, and bike instead. Then if I run again and it hurts again, I will go in again. I'm also going to get compression socks to try once I start running again. Today it for sure hurt while I was running. Not as bad as that first really painful run, but I know if I keep going it will get to that point. Really painful to the touch in that one spot on the outside of bone. I could feel it on the floor a bit too. It was basically just screaming at me to stop.


Workout today:


Tread
Warm up
2 min push at 2%
1 min base
1 min push at 4%
1 min base
2 min base at 6%
1 min all out at 8%
90s recovery
1 min push
1 min all out
recovery


Floor
16 alternating step ups with 15lbers
15 tricep kickbacks
100/200/300m row
(x3)


Tread
1 min base
1 min push
1 min all out
90s recovery
3 min push
1 min all out
90s recovery
1 min push
30s all out
1 min recovery
30s push
1 min all out


Floor
8 TRX parallel squat row, back parallel to floor
12 TRX horizontal bicep curls
20 push up jacks
20 plank bird dog
(x3)


Party on!!!

November 19, 2015

For some reason I had the darndest time trying to remember what I did for a workout yesterday. I do know that my shin started hurting. So that sucks. Here's kind of what the workout was...?


Tread
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min all out
Recovery


Floor
Row warm up
10 squat + Arnold curl
10 TRX 'I's
40 Mountain climbers
200m row
(x3)


Tread
Base
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
45s push
45s all out
Recovery


Floor
10 hands on medicine ball push ups
5 burpees on medicine ball without push up
150m row
(x3)


Tread
Base
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
30s base
30s push
30s all out
Recovery


Floor
10 TRX squat down, pull up onto toes
10 TRX bicep curl
(x4)


Party on!

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

November 18, 2015

My shins didn't hurt again today, day 3 of running, however I did notice that there is a sharp pain when I press on my inner shin bone, where it hurt before. It's clearly a defined spot, like if I push my finger right above no pain, if I push my finger right on the spot it's exact pain, and then move my finder down a finger no pain. But I won't worry about it too much until it hurts when I run. I should probably ice it though. I'll do that after I finish this post!


Whole30 dinner last night was steak (we have to learn how to cook steak better...) and onions and greenbeans. I bought mushrooms the night before, and when I opened them to cook. They smelled like fish. Um no thank you. I was pissed.


Workout today:
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min all out
90s recovery
1 min base at 7%
1 min base
90s base at 6%
1 min base
2 min base at 5%
1 min base
2.5 min base at 4%
90s base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min all out
recovery


Floor
10 each side wood chop with medicine ball, kneeling on Bosu
20 alternating supermans laying on bosu
12 bosu burpees
(x3)


1500m row for time (THIS SUCKS. I hate rowvember...I think I got 5:49)
(x1)
20 each side plank shoulder tap
25 sit up with medicine ball (10lb)
(x4)


Party on!

November 17, 2015

Whole30 has mostly been easy because work is so busy, I barely have any minutes to even scarf down my food. I haven't had much fruit either during the week, which is good because the weekends sometimes I overindulge. Like Sunday when we went to the Wolves game and I had dem dried mango slices. NOM NOM.


Dinner this night was chicken and zucchini sautéed in ghee.


Workout Tuesday was great, my legs didn't hurt which was awesome. As my second day back to running, it was def harder than the first. Clearly I lost some endurance based on my heart rate. I was very high orange for my pushes and instantly in red for all outs. But it feels good.


Workout:
Tread
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min all out
90s recovery
2 min push
1 min base
90s push
1 min base
90s push
1 min all out
90s recovery
3 min push
1 min base
1 min push
1 min all out


Floor
20/16/14/12
Lunge and rotate with medicine ball
Static squat + press with medicine call (stay in squat)
Toe touches with medicine ball
(x4)


15 TRX push ups
15 dead lifts, 20lbers
15 in and out scooter on feet
(x5 or 6)


12 squat and press (15lbers)
12 standing chest flys
12 double crunches
(x3)


Party on!

Monday, November 16, 2015

November 16, 2015

I ran today, I ran today!!! And it felt so good! Also, I haven't lost endurance, thank you bike! I thought it would be different enough that running would be hard. But I actually had to force myself not to increase speed, I naturally wanted to go faster. My heart rate was still decently high, but my body wanted more. yay! But I want to be careful with mileage since I don't want my shins to come back any time soon. I had a tiny twinge on the left upper shin lately, but I'm not really worried about it. It started when I was biking anyway, so it's not running related.




Uff, I'm so excited.


Whole30 is going swimmingly. The cabin trip I went on this past weekend was so successful since I meal prepped so much. I had a huge bag of cut veggies and homemade ranch, and it was also a huge hit with all the other people too. I did a huge corporate no no today for lunch though, I brought caulimash AND shrimp. So smelly I bet, oops.



Workout today was great:
Treadmill
Warm up
2 min push (6.5 speed)
1 min base (5.5 speed)
3 min push
1 min base
90s push
30s base
1 min all out (9/9.5 speed)
Recovery


Floor
500m row
10 body squat
400m row
20 body squat
300m row
30 body squat
200m row
40 body squat


Tread
3 min push
1 min base
2 min push at 3%
1 min base
2 min push at 5%
1 min base
All out at 7%
Recovery


Floor
6/8/10/12 reps
Hammer curl (15lbs)
Plank press, each side (15lbs)
V up with weight


Tread
2 min push
1 min base
90s push
1 min base
45s all out
30s recovery


Floor
10 TRX legs bent pull up
10 pop jack
(x2.5)


Abs
10 side in and out
20 alternating toe touch
16 full sit ups
(x3)


Party on!

Friday, November 13, 2015

November 13, 2015

I was telling J last night, that Whole30 just seems so easy this round, I feel like I'm doing it wrong. I think it's just all in the food prep though. It gives me joy to be prepared. I will have to make sure to keep this up next week, have meal ideas ready to go. I want to just make pork again haha, but that might be excessive ;)


Knee was fine again today, hurray! I even did a standing pigeon stretch (carefully of course) and it was OK!


Workout today:
Bike warm up
3 min push
1 min base
2.5 min push
1 min base
2 min push
30s all out
30s recovery


Floor
500m row
40 Russian twists with 10lb medicine ball
30 TRX chest press
20 TRX pull ups
10 power jacks with medicine ball
(x2.5)


Bike
3 min push
1 min base
2.5 min push
1 min base
2 min push
30s all out
30s recovery


Floor
300m row
15 squat + jump
15 Arnold curl + press
15 TRX tricep supermans
(x2.5)


Start at 1, add 1 rep each time
Squat
Push up
V up
(made it to 6)


Party on!

Thursday, November 12, 2015

November 21, 2015

Eating has been going pretty well. I'm eating less fruit then normal, but I fear I'm snacking more? Or maybe I'm not. I kinda feel like it's too easy so far, so that I must be doing something wrong. Week 2 I should start to feel more changes, so we'll see what happens! The kalua pork is SO GOOD. Omg it's really delicious. I totally get the obsession. My body kind of fights pork I think though...unless it's random, but I feel like i get icky poops when I eat too much of it. I feel like I can already notice itty bitty changes, like my upper stomach feels a little less bloated. But man does that bottom part need work! I feel stronger working out. But i might be imagining that too.

Tuesday night I went to the Wilds game with friends, we were going to go to Chipotle...but it closed at 6. WTF? Fing St. Paul...it's a grandma town. They don't lettuce wrap their sammys, usually I'm erbs over jimmys all the way, but that's ridic. Jimmys for the win with that one. So instead they said they could make a little salad, and i was excited about it. But it was ridic. The just shoved a punch of meat and lettuce in a tiny soup bowl. Woof. Also, I forgot to say no dressing, so that was delicious! It was a vinegar based dressing so not awful, but for sure sugar. I gobbled that bitch right up. At the game I brought a water bottle and my TJ's trailmix that I'm obsessed with (almonds, walnuts, salted cashews, sunflower seeds, raisins and coconut flakes). Easy peasy!

I have all kinds of good snacks packed for this weekend, cabin with friends. And I already printed off recipes to bring to Thanksgiving, since I will be towards the end for that. Which is a bummer, but honestly I'm not worried about it.

My knee was totally fine today! I think raising the seat really did do the trick! The Dr said I'm crazy tight, and that might have caused injuries, so now I really have no excuse to stretch, but man is it hard to make time for. I really want to, it's just so hard for me to prioritize for some reason. But I seriuosly am so excited about my knee. I'm also going to run T/R next week, and see what happens! I want to go at it slowly and not screw anything up. Biking is fine now, I'm used to it, and am able to get a great workout from it. But I'm still excited to get back to the tread. My knee still pings every once and a while throughout the day, but at least it didn't hurt on the bike!

Workout today was great:
Bike warm up
2.5 min push
1 min base
90s push
30s base
30s all out
90s recovery
2 min push
1 min base
1min push
30s base
1 min all out
90s recovery
2.5 min push
1 min base
90s push
30s base
1 min all out
1 min recovery

Floor
Row warm up
10 goblet squat 25lb
8 push up + feet tuck in with roller
10 roller v ups, feet on roller
(x3)

10 side raises 10 lbs kneeling on bosu
8 sitting bosu v ups
10 front raises 10 lbs kneeling on bosu
(x3)

12 bosu side hops
10 bosu sit up into jump
6 plank feet on bosu, tow tap to right
6 to left
(x6)

Party on!

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

November 11, 2015

My knee didn't hurt today! Yahoo!

Made a kalua pork Monday, haven't had time to eat it, so I'm finally going to dig into it tonight. Hopefully it's still good not as fresh.

Workout today:

Bike warm up
2 min push
30s all out row
30s frog hops
2 min push bike
30s all out row
30s frog hops
2 min push bike
1 min all out row
1 min frog hops
2 min push bike
1 min all out row
1 min frog hops

1000m row for time 3:44

Floor
10 bench step up + squat 15lb
5 russian swings, each side 25lbs
10 tricep dips on bench
(x3)

10 power push ups
8 snatch, 25lb
20 bench jumps
(x3)

10 TRX laying toe touches
10 static curls
(x6)

Party on!

November 10, 2015

For lunch I've been having left over rotisserie chicken. It's getting really dry, but I'm forcing myself to eat it so I get better about wasting food. Plus a side of olives and celery/almond butter. I've had carrots in my bad, but haven't really gotten around to eating them.

Sister came over Monday and we made omlets and went to yoga sol for scuplt. It was awesome, harder then usual, i think becuase of the heat?
Also I felt super fat.
Meh! At least I felt strong!

Since we had put peppers in the omelet, I felt like I was going to puke the whole workout. I should have gone with my instincts and not eaten anything, oh well next time!

Tuesdays workout was:
Bike
Warm up
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min all out
30s recovery

Floor
8 Bosu ball flys
8 Burpees
200m row
(x3)

1 min push bike
1 min all out bike
1 min push rower
1 min all out rower
(x2)

Floor
10 one arm press 20lb
10 bicep curl 20lb
(x3)

Bike
2 min push
1 min base
2 min push
1 min all out
30s recovery

Floor
20 TRX squat and pull
20 TRX push ups
10 TRX squat and pull
10 TRX push ups
20 TRX squat and pull
20 TRX push ups

Party on!

Monday, November 9, 2015

Dr follow up

Over the weekend, my knee really began to hurt. Driving 5 hours Friday and Sunday really aggrevated it, crawling on the floor with a baby hurt, it just really freaked me out. So I decided to keep my appointment with the specialst this morning. Overall, it's good news. But I'm not excited to pay for it.

The nurse was going to set me up for an X-ray, luckily I was smart enough to mention that I didn't want to pay for that yet and would rather talk to the Dr first. When he came in, we looked at the X-ray, he saw nothing wrong. He only commented on how great my bone density was. So that's a plus. He's not sure what they say to alarm them, but either way he saw nothing of concern. We talked through my pain, and he looked at my knee. Of course my knee wasn't hurting at the point, typical life, but if there was something serious, I'm sure he would have found a way to find it with his exam...so I feel OK about it.

The conclusions were, I should not do things when they hurt, but I shouldn't be afraid to try running again and keep biking. He also said I was really tight, so should work on stretch my lower legs. That might help with shin splints. He said if it hurts again, I can come in and get another x ray.

So that's good news!

Tonight I go to yoga with sister!

Thursday, November 5, 2015

November 5, 2015

I really wanted to cancel my workout for this morning, since we were in New Orleans since Saturday, but by the time I had committed to the idea, it was past the 12 hour mark, so I couldn't cancel! Blessing in disguise I suppose.

Except that my knee hurts really bad today. The break didn't do it well apparently...because now it's like, WTF, you gave me a break, and then forced me to bike again. F you I'm gonna make you feel it all day. Again, it hurt the most right when getting started, but fought a little harder then the last times I was working out. It hurt a little longer into my workout than usual. But did indeed go away. But I also noticed it during the bike round a couple of times. But again, only during biking, no pain during lunges etc.

Again, it's not like a constant pain, it's a turn it wrong, move it wrong kinda hurt. Who knows if that's good or bad.

I also got my clinic bill from my shin x-rays, and had a mild panic attack. So I changed around my insurance, and now I'm not sure if I should go to my appointment Monday, or wait until my new insurance stuff kicks in Jan1st.

Bleh.

Walking on the trip was good, my right shin was hurting a bit again, which was weird. It's a little higher then where the intense left hand pain was. And it's a little sharper. Hard to describe. My knee hurt every once and awhile while on vacation, but nothing like after working out. It hurt when I sat funny at a restaurant chair or things like that.
I'll think on it and see what happens.

WHOLE 30 DAY 1
What to say. Easy to say it's easy day 1. I had two cups of coffee...that's a tell. Also, work was so busy, I didn't even have time to crave anything, so that made it easier. Not excited for the sugar and carb headaches I will surely be getting this weekend when I'm out of town with girlfriends...

Breakfast: 3 hard boiled eggs + cinnamon
Lunch: caf salad, lettuce, olives, egg, raisins, peppers, sunflower seeds, side of fruit (NOM NOM...but expensive...)
Dinner: staying late at work, so had some cashews, chicken for dinner

Workout today
Bike
Warm up
3 min push
90s base
2 min push
1 min base
1 min push
30s base
1 min all out
30s recovery
2 min push
1 min base
3 min push
90s base
90s push
1 min base
1 min all out
30s recovery

Rower
20s sprint row
10s rest
(x8)

Floor
14/12/10 reps
Squat + arnold curl (15lbs)
TRX one leg back lunge + TRX Y, alternate
Scissor kicks, shoulders off ground, with weight holding above

Rower
20s sprint row
10s rest
(x8)

Floor
20 curl + press (15lb)
20 plank jacks
(x1.5)

Party on!