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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2018 9:41:02 GMT -8
Week of Apr 14th.
Tue: 3 mile hike with weighted backpack. Wed: golf course hike w weighted pack Fri: hike the spike w weighted pack. Sat: Landmine workout
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2018 16:10:14 GMT -8
Week of Apr 29th. Sun: Cablecross Tue: Golf course walk with new boots. Sat: 3.5 mile hike on the ICT to resupply my wife with water.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on Apr 30, 2018 7:30:26 GMT -8
Building on last weekend, this week was in like a lion, but out like a lamb...
M: Spring finally arrived!!! Ride 15 miles to/from work. 3 mile road run (instead of 5) in the evening. Absolutely beat from the previous two days and the bike commute. Actually, everyone was off during the run. It was kinda strange. Tu: Ride 13 miles to/from work. Based on how I felt yesterday, I wasn't going to ride, but the weather for the rest of the week wasn't good. Surprisingly, I felt good. Walk dog 1.5 miles in the evening. W: A well-deserved rest day. Th: Nada. Measured my bodyfat %... up 2% since last month. Feeling sorry for myself. F: Sat on my butt all day during a yearly refresher course for one of my certifications. I had planned on meeting my brother to work out after the class, but he cancelled. So I decided I would go for a run after the course, but the weather turned nasty. Weather wasn't as bad at home, so I walked the dog 1.5 miles. Sa: Slept in until 10:00! Of course... that's when the sun was out. After breakfast, it was rain, rain, rain. Cut down, delimb, and buck a big box elder tree in my yard. I dropped it right between the power lines and my dogwood tree! Su: Winter returns. Cut down, delimb, and buck a medium sized ash tree in my yard.
Weight up, body fat % up (calipers at waist line).
I'm so depressed (no, not clinically). I really don't understand why I can't lose any weight / body fat. According to my FitBit, on the days I exercise, I'm burning between 3,000-3,800 calories. Days I don't exercise I burn through 2,300-2,600 calories. My diet has generally been quite good. A typical day is a homemade smoothie (coconut milk, banana, and strawberries or cherries) or oatmeal for breakfast, a big salad for lunch (including some nuts/seeds and chicken), then a typical dinner with meat, carbs, and veggies. I have a couple iced coffees throughout the day (usually with sugar-free non-dairy creamer), and my evening snack is usually a couple of Dove chocolates or maybe a couple Oreos. Often, my snack is just a diet soda. There's no way that adds up to 3,000+ calories.
My exercise is typically in the cardio range. I'm in good shape. Running 7 hilly miles on trails is not difficult. I can knock off 15 very strict pullups. I can bench press my bodyweight+15 lbs five times (free weights). But my weight gain isn't muscle since my bodyfat % keeps going up.
So I really should be in a "net zero" situation on days I don't exercise, and losing a bit of weight on days I exercise. I don't really NEED to lose weight as I carry it well, but I want to minimize my bodyfat so that I can be more efficient at running and for my upcoming Spartan race (in September). I'm a former personal trainer so I understand the workings of the body. I've been a competitive weight lifter so I'm used to losing weight during a cycle. It's always been diet + cardio = weight loss. I thought my lack of weight loss last year was just an anomaly, but now I just don't know.
What the hell am I doing wrong?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2018 11:48:53 GMT -8
What the hell am I doing wrong? Early last year, I quit trying to loose weight. Instead, I do all these things to backpack. I lost 25 pounds last summer and kept 17 off before I started loosing weight again. This winter I lost a slight bit over 10 pounds. I did not try to loose weight, I quit trying. For me, with losing weight as the goal it never works out. About eating, remember your body gets used to a routine. I got a list that I follow for, say, a landmine workout. I start at the top of the list and work my way down. After 6 weeks or so, I can do the workout and feel no strains or pains. It is like I am not even doing anything with the workout. I can than, using the same list, switch up the order of exercises and bam! I can, once again feel like I worked out. To me, it is the same thing with eating. Your body wants to operate at a certain rate. You eat more veggies and less junk; say, Wendy's double with cheese biggie sized with fries and frosty, and wham in a few weeks your body is used to it and once again putting on the pounds, even though you are eating rabbit food. It might be, for you, like me, about change. I get better result when I change. I stay on one way for a while than use another way. Being the cook in the house, I switch the routine up every 4 to 6 weeks. My doctor looked me dead serious in the eye and said 'for your workouts, pick a day during the week, and don't pick the same day each week, and do a go as fast as you can go for 30 minutes. That's it just 30 minutes and never the same day each week.' As a change driver it works well. I'm one of those fellows, who when I pee into the wind and I am not liking getting wet, I change directions. So, if you feel frustrated or just with wonder with why you are not seeing results, anymore. Remember, when you started on this diet change a few ago you did see results, look back at your postings. And now you are not liking the wetness of peeing into the wind, it is time to change directions. Your body has got used to what you are doing.
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Post by Deleted on May 1, 2018 4:07:50 GMT -8
For the month of April
CableCross LandMine Treadmil walking
load load calories Miles
40700 13450 6086.3 4.7
40700 13450 408.2 3
40700 13450 3.1
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122100 40350 6494.5 14.8
Total load 162450 Total Calories 6509.3
I expect, for May, that I will be showing more mileage and less calories burned as I take to the trails. I, also, have a new pair of Asolo boots that require a break in period. Whiles I really liked the Salomon 4d, they wore out after 2 complete seasons of use. I decided to go with a costlier and heavier boot, I like boots, in hopes of getting more seasons out of them.
The first week of May, my wife will be doing her annual solo trip. I'll be doing support and will not be near a gym. I hope to be able to get in a few miles of hiking but have not made plans. I'll be following along, in the car, periodically meeting up with her. This next section of the ICT is a mix of trails and back country roads giving her the chance to slack pack for the first 2 days.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on May 1, 2018 8:01:47 GMT -8
It might be, for you, like me, about change. I'll try that. Thanks!
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Post by msdoolittle on May 7, 2018 7:54:50 GMT -8
I have a couple weeks of catch up to record.
The week of the 4/22:
Su: Run 5 miles; 1.75 mile neighborhood hilly dog walk M: Nada Tu: 500 yard lap swim W: Nada Th: Nada F: Run 1.25 miles Sa: Dog Walk 2 miles
Week of 4/29 Su: Run 4.5 miles.... it was hot, hot, hot! Neighborhood Dog walk of 2 miles M: Nada Tu: Nada W: Nada Th: Nada Sa: 300 yard Lap Swim; Run 7 miles; Neighborhood Dog Walk 1.75 miles Su: Neighborhood Dog Walk 2.25 Miles
Last week was my week of Month End Hell, so nothing happened during that time except for late nights. I'm going to need to figure something out because missing a week of training is no longer okay.
I have a 10 mile race this coming Sunday, then my tri training kicks into gear. I've been neglecting my bicycle, but it's going to start coming to work with me and I'll need to work it in.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on May 7, 2018 8:33:25 GMT -8
M: 5-mile road run. Ran at a quick pace (for me). Tu: Bike commute 8 miles. W: 5-mile hilly trail run. 87 degrees was way too hot way to quick. First half of the run was grueling. At the 3-mile mark I stopped for a quick snack. I felt much better after that. Th: Rest. Tired and sore. I rarely get sore from running, but yesterday's run did the trick. F: Still beat for some reason. Coupled with lazy meant I got nothing accomplished. Sa: Heavy yardwork... delimb and buck felled trees, move/stack limbs and trunk sections. Su: 4-mile hike/bushwhack, more heavy yardwork... fell, delimb, and buck an ash tree.
The remainder of this month will be "interesting". Due the poor weather in April, the kids now have soccer and/or softball nearly every day.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2018 9:13:30 GMT -8
Week of 6th May:
Fri: Landmine workout
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Post by RumiDude on May 11, 2018 11:09:19 GMT -8
I have a modified circuit strength training routine. I start on the legs and then go to the upper body. The routine involved going from one exercise directly into another. I use machines mostly so it is easy to change the weight rapidly.
So for instance my leg routine might start with 20x 50 lbs. I then adjust the machine and do the same leg curls. Then I adjust machine back to leg extensions and set weight at 60 lbs. I continue alternating and increasing the weight for four sets. If I am feeling strong I may add a fifth set at increased weight. If I am feeling a little weak or my knee seems sore, I will only do four sets and may not increase the weight on the last set. In other words, I try to listen to my body and not over do it yet push when I can. Next I would alternate similarly doing leg presses and calf presses. I increase the starting weight whenever I feel comfortable mastering the current weight. My upper body and arm workout is similar. I try to go through the workout briskly, pausing only occasionally for a drink from my water bottle. I also do a stairmaster workout as well.
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2018 13:11:01 GMT -8
Week of 13 May.
Sun: 2 hours treadmill leisure walk with new boots Mon: 2 hours treadmill leisure walk with new boots Tue: 1 hour treadmill with new boots. Landmine. Wed: 1 Hour treadmill walk with new boots and 1 Hour on the weight machines. Thur: 1 hour treadmill with new boots. I increased the angle of accent every 3 minutes till I got to 12 degrees then dropped the angle down till 0 degrees. I did single handle cablecross weight workout.
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Post by walkswithblackflies on May 14, 2018 6:09:32 GMT -8
M: Rainy day, but the league was able to sneak-in my daughter's softball game. Walked dog 1 mile. Tu: Bike commute 14 miles. W: Bike commute 14 miles. Walk dog, then play a little basketball with my son. Th: Worked 18 hours... from 8:00 am Thurs to 2:00 am Friday. Managed to do some work while watching my daughter's softball game. F: Tired (for some reason ), but had just enough energy to play basketball with my son. Sa: Heavy yard work (lop, cut, pile debris from tree felling, pile cut branches, buck trunk and stack). Su: Heavy yard work (drag cut branches and cut stumps to fire pit, spilt and stack a cord of wood). Also, passed out on the couch from 2:00-4:00.
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Post by msdoolittle on May 14, 2018 7:03:09 GMT -8
Last week was a weird week, but I got it done:
M: Run 4 miles at a decent pace Tu: Katy-Dog came down with a bug and this consumed me for the next 4 days W: More Katy and cleaning carpets Th: Katy F: Ran 1.5 miles at a quick page S: took Katy to vet and ran errands Su: Run 10 mile Colorado Women's Classic. Did okay, but the last two miles were brutal.
Today my muscles are pretty sore and fatigued. Good thing Yoga is back on tonight. Yoga tonight and then I kick Tri training into gear.
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Post by rebeccad on May 14, 2018 9:46:11 GMT -8
Katy-Dog came down with a bug and this consumed me for the next 4 days Sick dogs, sick kids--all sorts of things can derail us. I'm still impressed you completed the 10-mile run. That is brutal. Strong riding week, culminating Saturday with a 60-mile, 7400' ride in the Santa Cruz mountains. This is in no way proof that I'm up for this Saturday's Century, with 9600' in 98 miles.
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Post by msdoolittle on May 14, 2018 9:50:04 GMT -8
Strong riding week, culminating Saturday with a 60-mile, 7400' ride in the Santa Cruz mountains. This is in no way proof that I'm up for this Saturday's Century, with 9600' in 98 miles. You've got this. You're going to kill Saturday!
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