Monday, 6 Jun 2005
I miss the gym.
I didn’t realize how much the atmosphere influenced my workouts until I stopped by the gym on impulse last night on the drive back from my parents’ house to knock out a quick substitute upper body workout from my SGX program.
I walked in a bit tired and grumpy, but as soon as I passed by the check in desk I could feel my mood improving and my motivation rising up.
I went on to have an absolutely fantastic upper body/back workout that is already starting to make itself felt in my back and shoulders this afternoon. I also noticed that performing the SGX exercises didn’t bother my left elbow as much as the P90X Shoulders/Chest/Tri workout does. I may have to sub the SGX upper body routines for the P90X Monday and Wednesday workouts until my elbow gets better. Pull-ups and quick Body Pump-style lifting just aren’t comfortable at the moment.
I’ll be adding in some forearm/wrist exercises to help with the elbow as well, and will sub SGX exercises for the P90X resistance workouts on a case by case basis.
For now, the stretch/cardio portions of P90X will remain unchanged.
Today’s workout is significantly modified since I just worked my upper body last night and then donated a pint of blood during lunch this afternoon. Somehow I don’t think that the conditions are optimal for push-ups and tricep extensions with a weak left elbow and a punctured vein in my right elbow. :whistle:
I’ll be chilling with the P90X ab workout and the leg-based NYC Ballet workout tape instead.
I just hope I have time to get to Winn-Dixie to pick up some cheap beef for some meals this week–more beef noodle soup and some raspberry glazed eye of round steak. Between the blood donation and it being that time of the month for me, I’m going to be so low on iron by the end of the week that I’ll be dragging ass for the next 14 days if I don’t bump up my intake a bit.
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6/5/05 P&P Challenge Report
Consecutive Perfect Days = 13
Total Perfect Days = 35/62
- 1353 calories eaten / -923 deficit
- 41.0% carb, 28.3% protein, 32.2% fat
- No unauthorized meals
- All supplements taken
- 16 cups water
- All planned workouts performed
Weekly Weigh-In:
5/1/05 - 135.4
5/7/05 - 135.0
5/14/05 - 134.8 lbs
5/21/05 - 135.8 lbs
5/28/05 - 134.4 lbs
6/4/05 - 135.6 lbs
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Nutrition: 1600-1700 calorie mid zig zag day
1: Egg white/oatmeal pancakes w/3 T. SF maple syrup
2: Italian custard with pineapple
3: 3×1 spinach omelette, 1/3 c. (dry) oatmeal
4: 3 slices Roman Meal high fiber WW bread, 1 T. natural peanut butter, 1.5 T. SF strawberry preserves
5: Turkey spinach lasagna, 1/2 banana, 1 Lactaid pill
6: BBQ ranch chopped chicken salad, 1/2 banana
Total: 1611 calories, 47.2% carb, 34.2% protein, 23.2% fat
Daily Supplements: multivitamin with iron, calcium 500 + D, 1 T. flaxseed oil
Water: 16 cups minimum
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Workout:
Modified day due to blood donation.
8:30 PM P90X Abs (20 mins)
9:00 PM NYC Ballet workout (60 mins)
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The Awful Truth:
1. Left elbow STILL hurts.
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Brownie Points:
1. Went to the gym last night and had a great free weight workout.
2. Donated a pint o’ A+ to the Central Florida Blood Bank during lunch.
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Short-term Goals:
1. Make forms for P90X module.
2. Pick up 20lb bag of Nutro Max cat food for the boys. ($21.99 for 20 lbs at Petco.)
3. Declutter sewing/drawing table.
4. Allow sufficient time to recover from blood donation.
