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Funny how one can be both, right?!
Progress front? I could do some half-push-ups today for the first time in over a year without any pain. It’s a freakin’ miracle it seems!
Lack of improvement? This week I was a slack-arse.
However, I can’t do that much longer as my schedule is about to get incredibly hectic and insane. I both fear and look forward to these next two months because I know it’s going to be tiring but also a time with great improvement.
The next few days, I will update my progress more often.
I must remain focused and continue to draw on my strengths that I am currently experiencing…
Just quickly before I head to bed, I was trying to figure out the maths behind the running portion that I am aiming for.
- Desirably, running 2.4 kms in 14:26 is my goal.
- I need to also obtain a level four on the beep test. That equals to running 10 km/hr.
- The speed at which I must run in the 2.4 kms is 11km/hr.
- Level six on the beep test, is 11 km/hr
Ideally, I would love to obtain that which would bring me to two levels above the level needed to pass my xpress test. It would give me exemption, as long as I can do my push-ups. I’m going to only worry about my running right now. I’ve also calculated tonight, the timings and the speed on the treadmill needed to meet these numbers. However, I will be doing my benchmark testing (the 1km and the 2.4 km runs) outside on a track or pathway. I won’t have the luxury of the earth moving beneath my feet when I do the actual testing and so it’ll be good practise, to not do my timed testing on a treadmill.
Time for bed! G’nite y’all!
The first week is always the toughest when you are trying to get established in a fitness routine. You make up excuses. You don’t plan well enough. You over-plan. You realise bumps in the road, etc., etc., etc….
Today’s workout went relatively well. I decided to cancel the swim today as I have been doing a lot of it lately and it hasn’t been as enjoyable as I would like it to be. Rather, I exchanged it for a bit of a run. The running portion worked out to be approximately 15 minutes. The warm-up was five minutes and I walked .2 miles which equals .32 kms. I then ran/jogged/walked interchangeably the next ten minutes which covered a distance of 1 mile (1.6 kms). I didn’t go non-stop like yesterday but ran when I felt I could, jogged when it felt necessary and walked, when absolutely necessary.
If I continue this fast improvement, I should be able to reach my 2.4 km time of under 15 minutes by end of September, comfortably. As long as the pain holds out, I’ll be okay.
The second part of the workout consisted of the first workout session of the Body for Life. I am not permitted to lift heavy weights at the moment so I lifted a very light set of weights. I have lost a lot of muscle the past year both in my legs and in my arms. It shows. But, tonight’s workout was good and I didn’t over-do it. If I felt strain, I stopped. If I felt anything that would lead to pain, I stopped. I went ultra-light on some of the weights but that’s okay. It’s allowing me to focus on proper form, on being able to reach a full range of motion and to build up from where my physio requires me to.
I’m happy with today’s workout.
I’m not happy with the nutrition aspect. This week is a horrible week with regards to eating but – I’m working on it. I can’t be perfect and nor do I expect myself to be. I am however, trying new things, new strategies, new habits.
It’ll come together. I can’t quit over just one mistake. The only way to persevere is to keep going and never give up.
Right?
One thing I need to begin working on are my challenges. This includes the sit-ups, push-ups, squats and dips. I will gradually begin to implement these as I do not want to get injured. Once I’m in a good rhythm of the regular workouts, this will be introduced… and gradually move to doing two a day.
That’s it for today. I got lots on my plate tomorrow and need my beauty rest!
Today was my first workout. I took it kind of easy in that I only had one workout planned.
The run.
It went awesome actually. I did my warm-up, did my 1km walk timing (11 minutes) and then I did a 1km baseline run (essentially doubled-back from my baseline walk). I was quite pleased with myself as I refused to look at my watch (it’s a mental game, it can make or destroy you!) and in the end, I ran the entire 1km!!! Pleased as punch, I was. I did it in 7:26.
I didn’t stop the entire time, I didn’t die, I didn’t wish for it to end… it just was and it was awesome.
Eating could be better tomorrow but for today, I loved the exercise and I hope tomorrow is just as awesome.
I feel maybe that I can actually meet my 10km running goal by New Years Eve!
I’m about to do something drastic, as it may. Tough times call for drastic measures and this is one of those times.
Here is what I want to do by New Years day…
- Lose 40 pounds and become
- Run 10k non-stop.
- Do 200 squats.
- Do 20 push-ups.
- Do 200 sit-ups.
- Do 150 dips.
- Swim 5000 metres.
- Bike 30 kms.
- And, look awesome.
A lot is riding on this… my career. My health. My future. My life.
I suffered a drastic injury this time last year. August 26th will be my “crapiversary”, when the one-year anniversary of my injury takes place. This past year, has sucked. Royally.
But, I want to turn things around. The doctor can’t do much. Physio has helped but only so far. From this point forward, it is all riding on ME.
Tomorrow is day one. It’s going to be a rough go but dammit, I’m going to do this. I need to do this for my physical needs but mostly, for my mental ones. I feel defeated right now. I feel like I’m “good-for-nothing” and it’s a horrible way to live a life. It’s now or never.
I have a wicked spread-sheet that is FULL of workouts of varying kinds. It will be tough. But, it will give me a great road-map to making sure I get to where I need to go. Without a map, you have no idea where you’re going to.
This is no different. I will be taking photos and such but won’t be posting them quite yet. But, you will have a chance to see them all, I promise. I do imagine this will help my quest of $80 a month spent on food, as my challenge!
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