Archive for the 'Fitness and Health' Category
UPDATE: As of 12:30 PM Friday, 5/2/08, size 34B in black AND white are back in stock on the site!
Okay ladies, I thought that the $19.99 Champion sports bra sale last month was a good deal, but oh my…this one is even better!
Onehanesplace.com has my favorite
Sport Shape t-back bra on clearance for $9.99. […]
Let me catch up a bit:
Saturday - Went to Lowes and Home Depot with DH and priced out how much it would cost to re-do the pavers in our small walled courtyard off the master bedroom. DH had moved about half of the pale coral colored square pavers in there out to the other […]
P90X parent company Beachbody must be spamming the heck out of the TV infomercial channels this month, because I keep getting emails from readers asking if P90X is right for them based on my run with the program a few years ago.
To cut down on the amount of copying and pasting I have […]
I just placed my first order with TrueProtein.com last week. This company was recommended by a co-worker and by strength and conditioning coach Jason Feruggia in his Muscle Gaining Secrets ebook package, and since the price of pre-mixed whey protein has gone up so much (~$38 for a 5 lb canister, plus another $4-$6 shipping), […]
Push-ups FTW!According to a recent New York Times health article on push-ups, a 40-year-old woman should be able to do 16 FULL push-ups in a row without rest, and a man of the same age should be able to knock out 27 push-ups.
I don’t know about you, but I doubt that most of the women I […]
It’s now the first week of March, and now that the initial spark of motivation from our New Year’s resolutions has faded, I’m starting to see and hear the same tired old excuses trickle back into the online fitness communities.
“I’m too busy at work/school/home.”
“I was too sore/tired from xday’s workout to do my planned workout […]
Week
0
2
4
8
12
Change
1/6/08
1/20/08
2/3/08
3/2/08
3/30/08
Age
32
33
33
33
+1 year
Weight (lbs)
145.8
142.8
142.0
141.0
-4.80 lb
Neck
13″
13″
13"
12.75"
-0.25"
Shoulder
42″
41.5″
41.75"
42"
0"
Chest
36.5″
35″
35"
34.5"
-2.00"
Waist
27.25″
27″
26.5"
26"
-1.25"
Abdomen
29.5″
29.25″
28"
27.5"
-2.00"
Hip
39.25″
38.75″
38.5"
38"
-1.25"
Thigh
23.5″
23.5″
23.25"
23"
-0.5"
Knee
13.5″
13.5″
13.5"
13.5"
0"
Calf
15″
15″
14.75"
14.5"
-0.5"
Ankle
7.75″
7.75″
7.75"
7.75"
0"
Bicep
12″
12″
12"
12"
0"
Forearm
9.5″
9.5″
9.5"
9.5"
0"
Wrist
5.75″
5.75″
5.75"
5.75"
0"
W-H Ratio
0.69
0.70
0.69
0.68
SF-Thigh (mm)
15
14
12.5
12
-3 mm
SF-Tricep (mm)
13
10
10
10
-3 mm
SF-Subscapular
(mm)
11
12
12.5
12
+1 mm
SF-Suprailiac
(mm)
15
10.25
10
9.5
-5.5 mm
SF-Bicep (mm)
6
4
4.5
4
-2 mm
BF% Omron
24.9%
23.8%
21.8%
20.4%
-4.5%
BF% Navy
25.95%
24.95%
BF% Durnin-
Womersley
26.96%
24.51%
As you can see from the table above, I have been slowly but surely making progress in my spring cut. Of […]
3/3/08 Log: 4 Weeks of TT left!141.0 lbs, 20.4% bf according to the Omron at work.
I am confident that I am actually in the 140.x range, but yesterday was pancake breakfast day with DH, and we also went out to Bahama Breeze for dinner with his mother. I ordered the Red Pepper grilled chicken breast with crispy yucca and veggies, […]
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