session 76: 3.3mi / 38m36s. First 1.5mi averaging 6.1mph = Navy "high satisfactory" for my age. (q.v. about.com U.S. .mil Navy male 40-44) Although... it's actually a wee bit lower than that, because I did take a quarter lap to check my heart rate before I got up to speed. But it's fine, I'm awesome anyway. I wasn't dying at the end of the 1.5mi, it wouldn't have been a big deal to add a quarter-lap at the 5.9 pace I was doing at the end. Dinner: Tijuana Flats "tijuana" size burrito, whole wheat, car... (...more)

Last week I bought a pair of Sports Authority house-brand "BodyFit" push-up stands, and they make enough difference in wrist strain that I can actually do something pretty closely approximating a well-formed floor push-up. Or 10. Push-ups primarily work the pecs (bodybuilder moob), triceps (upper arm) and deltoids (shoulder).

Yesterday was a no-gym day, so I thought I'd get some time in on the Cybex machines before a client visit and a treadmill run after. This ignored something I learned Sunday, namely that 3 sets on 9 machines takes a lot of time. Sunday I got there before 5:30, knowing they close at 8, thinking I had plenty of time. By the time I lifted and ran and showered, it was 15 minutes to closing. And we know it takes me 45 minutes to run my run, so the lifting was upward of 90 minutes. So, getting there at around ... (...more)

Last week I thought I'd get better acquainted with the credit union accounts I set up last year. But searching through my suitcase, messenger bag, and other places I stash hardcopy, I couldn't find any account numbers or "welcome kit". I can log into my application online and pull a reference number from it, and that's all. I felt like I'd like to have my ducks lined up a little better than that when I call to set up online access, so I searched through my storage unit... to no avail. The storage facili... (...more)

3x cybex circuit targeting higher weights, and 3.3mi / ~43m pushing endurance. Some combination of low atmospheric pressure and going late in the day palpably hampered my performance. Probably didn't help that I worked out hard just yesterday too. leg curl: 12x 90# squat press: 16x 230-250#. A little easier than leg press. overhead press: 6-8?x 70#. E.g., hampered performance. arm curl: 8-10x 50#. Really feeling stuck there. ab crunch: 14-16x 110#. Moving up to next weight level here soon, yay~ arm... (...more)