JCC 2013 Fitness Goals

Just got back from the gym with my buddy. Ran a mile to warm up, and then did about 45 minutes of weights. My arms are KILLIN me haha. Going again on Tuesday.

 

This morning was circuit training with the command plus about 3.1 miles total running (sprints and jogs). The circuit training is fun, but rough. We do this 7-8-5 routine (7 repetitions of each exercise in the circuit, sprints, rest, then 8 reps, sprints, rest, then 5) based on our hull number (SSN 785). We mix up the exercises from day to day to keep it interesting (i.e. exhausting)

Today: Planks (left, right, center-5 sec holds each), Jumping Jacks, Pushups, Jumping Jacks, Bicycles; Jumping Jacks; sqaut jumps. Then 4 sets of 50 yds sprints followed by 100 yd jogs.

Once we were done, we wrapped up with a mile cool down. I went ahead and did another 1.5 miles because I wanted to get to 3 miles for the day.

Suffice it to say, Command PT days hurt.

 

Mrs Yankee and I bought a treadmill recently and my goal is to put it to use 3-4 times a week. Specific goal is to run the Salzburg Business Run next Semptember (6k) in 26 minutes. The past two years I've been just of 30 minutes with little or no training beforehand.

Or, to put it another way, to be in the shape of a person whose physical age matches my mental age.

 

Supposedly you only work all the muscles in your legs if you use the treadmills with the power off, pushing the belt yourself.

I walked 6 miles yesterday. To the pub and back, essentially.

 

Never heard that but I know running on a treadmill (with no incline) is not as much of a workout as running the same distance outside.

 

I generally have at least 2% incline, the program i'm doing lately varies between 0 and 5, with a 2 minutes at 15. It's definitely not the same as normal running, but better than not running at all. And I've definitely noticed an improvement, had far more stamina playing soccer last week.

 

Not sure if they are already mentioned, this thread had gone crazy since I first replied, but you can get these apps from a company called runtastic. Straight runtastic pro is for running, uses GPS and tells you what your pace is, etc. It also keeps a record of the runs you have done and you can share your workout on Twitter fb etc.

The cool thing though is you can also get apps from runtastic for push ups, sit ups, pull ups and squats.

These let you choose a level to start from and build up. The push ups one eventually gets you doing 100.

It's doubly good because in order to register the push up you have to touch the screen (nose is best) which means it is a full push up you are doing and no half baked job.

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I have MapMyRun too, it's pretty good. When I am running again I will do a comparison...

 

For my outdoor runs I use the Nike+ app that comes built in to the iphone, mainly so I know how far I ran. And I like having famous female track stars congratulate me. Were I to switch to a different app, I'd definitely go with runtastic, heard many good reviews of it, and the developers are Austrian.

 

I have an appointment with my doctor on Feb 4, to have my leg looked at again. I've been attempting to walk a mile per day to both get my leg working again and get back into shape after not using the leg for the better part of a year. The walking isn't going so well, though. After about two blocks, both calves, the left knee, and my lower back ache and my leg hyper-extends with each step, which really, really hurts, so I end up limping home. So yeah... the goal is to get my leg working well enough to walk a mile per day, for starters.

 

Good luck, Kristie. I know how tough and frustrating it must be. I once dislocated my shoulder and even after getting it set properly (it was set improperly the first time and had to be dislocated again), it was months before I got full mobility back and it was incredibly frustrating.

You'll make it, though!

 

I'm on one of the freaky diets where you eat their food and dear lord I would kill for a burrito right now.

 

I've looked into running apps, but the iPhone I use when I'm running is an old hand-me-down with no SIM card and no data plan, so I thought that none of the GPS stuff would work. (I use the accelerometer setting for Zombies, Run! but it's still experimental and sometimes messes up.) Anyway, after looking around after the recommendations in this thread I found that actually the GPS may still be able to communicate with the satellites, even if there's no data plan on the phone, so I'm going to give Runtastic/MapMyRun/Nike+ a shot when it gets warm enough to run outside again and see if they actually do work and which one I like best. It'll be easier than manually tracking my distances!

A couple years ago I downloaded one of the "Insanity" workouts and made it less than 5 minutes before I couldn't physically do anything anymore, even the modified 'easy' stuff. Terribly unproductive.

 

Do you even lift, JCC?

 

Reeling in all that string and then measuring it must be a royal pain.

Side note- I would love to run/hike/bike in the Austin area. Dallas couldn't be duller landscape wise in comparison.

 

There is an AMAZING 7-mile hiking path in the Barton Creek Greenbelt that starts out in a little outside of town and ends at Zilker Park downtown and has some really cool swimming spots along the way. If you're ever in Austin hiking or mountain biking, I totally recommend that trail.

 

Sounds awesome.

 

I had a 100 calorie strawberry yogurt ice cream cup last night. It was so damned rewarding I just had to share.