Still a work in progress, working out, well stopping at the gym, is almost automatic. Posting is another story. I’m way out of practice but one step at a time. After getting my basic conditioning back, sort of, I realized I wasn’t getting the improvement I was expecting rom my efforts. The problem? Not enough rest between workouts, I wasn’t letting my muscles, such as they are, recover sufficiently. And recovery is where the growth … Continue reading →
So I spent three weeks establishing the habit of hitting the gym on the way home from work, it’s been working pretty good, I pull right in without thinking about it, even when I decided not skip a day. Then on Saturday I started walking my brother’s five month old rottweiler and got a much better workout than on the treadmill. Today I made myself bypass the gym, it’s cardio day, and I’m skipping the … Continue reading →
I found my missing weight disk, good thing too, I’ve been to several Sporting Goods stores and they’re all out of weight disks. I was making due with some adjustable leg/wrist weights at two pounds each but putting them on and taking them off repeatedly is a pain in the neck. To the right is all the equipment I’ve had at my disposal since I went back to work on May 26, 2020. Not very … Continue reading →
I planned on a five mile run today, run a quarter mile, walk seven hundredths of a mile, run a quarter and so on. But at 4.82 miles I ended a quarter mile segment and called it good. All told I ran just over four miles. Stretching and Calisthenics Routine Ab Wheel Ten sets of Three Standing Bicycle Crunch Five sets of Eight. Horse Stance Cross Punch Five sets of Eight. Oblique Knee Raise Five sets … Continue reading →
It’s definitely better to do my stretching and calisthenics first, it gets the motor running quicker and needs almost no prep time to get moving. Stretching and Calisthenics Routine Ab Wheel Ten sets of Three Standing Bicycle Crunch Five sets of Eight. Horse Stance Cross Punch Five sets of Eight. Oblique Knee Raise Five sets of Eight. Front Kick Five sets of Eight. Leaning Knee Raise Five sets of Eight. Round House Kick Five sets of … Continue reading →