5 posts tagged “fitness”
a month ago in DC, somehow, someone made a comment on the way to lunch (while we were all sober) that resulted in Rob Hensing and I pitted against each other in a push-up competition next time he was in Redmond. That night while out (while most of us weren't sober) amongst the trash talking, the agreement was made that the loser would blog about their failure.
LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR: I DID NOT LOSE.
Rob went first and did 40 mostly legitimate pushups before getting in two half-elbows-not-really-bent-things in. So we called it at 40.
I went second and did 43 pushups. It is hard for me to say how my form was on those last three, I know I was really struggling and pushing myself at that point.
The judges (there were five) called it 40 as well and said we have to re-match next time Rob is in town, which we think is early May.
I have to give Rob mad props for going through with it. Sure, we all harassed him and his honor was on the line if he chickened out from a pushup competition with a girl. But I still admire that he went through with it. The shame if he had lost would have been significant. We'd have given him shit for it for years.
I expect he will actually spend some time between now and May on his Bowflex and I'll lose the rematch. But I'll make him work for it at least.
I see a personal trainer at my gym every other week, and every month or two he changes my strength training routine. Last week we started a long overdue new program, which I did on Wednesday and it KICKED MY ASS. I could hardly walk until Sunday, every muscle from the knees to the waist hurt. Today was my first day back at the gym since then, and I suspect I'll be sore again tomorrow.
Ever see someone with one of those big exercise balls and think it was a silly over-marketed exercise toy like the ThighMaster? No way. The Supine Hamstring Curl is one of my ten ass kicking exercises - two 60-second sets.
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Exercise Description:
Supine Hamstring Curl (feet on Exercise Ball).
Classification:
Legs.
Instruction:
Start in Supine Hip Extension, arms extended at your sides. Bend the legs and roll the Sissel exercise ball toward your buttocks until the soles of your feet touch the ball and the shoulders, hips and knees are in line. Extend legs to release.
Another one of the exercises in the new program is not just doing 2 sets of pushups (60 second sets, as many as you can do in that time), but 2 sets of pushups on a bosu ball.
I think personal trainers have a bit of sadist in them, sort of like dentists.
This is the shirt I bought at the Los Angeles airport on the way home from Black Hat because I was so freaking cold. When I bought it I didn't even think about the fact that I had the perfect sneakers to go with it back home in the closet...
can you tell that Paul (the guy across the hall at work who I harass to take pictures for me on Friday) used to be a professional photographer before coming to work at the 'soft?
My traner would be horrified at my posture here. but he really shouldn't complain. I'm down to 125 pounds for those of you keeping score at home. That's 15 pounds less than I weighed here. In fact, the new jeans I bought a month ago are getting a bit slippy on the hips. Not a problem, it's not like I dislike shopping. :) however, the fact that my blood pressure has dropped from 105/60 to 100/50 is a little weird. Like stand up too fast get dizzy weird. Excuse me now while I go refill my water bottle.
that's right. sashimi grade ahi tuna steaks on sale for $6.99 a pound. we bought six and froze four. mmmmm.
this is my husband's cooking, I don't get to cook very often (a combination of his liking to cook and someone having to watch the kids, I wouldn't want anyone thinking I'm incompetent in the kitchen)
whoo hoo, I had a great workout with my trainer Dave this morning for the first time in a month. I only see him every 2 weeks, and had to cancel my last appointment due to work stuff. During today's session every time I thought a weight was too heavy I'd focus on getting angry at the asstard who is raping my checking account, and find the strength to do another five reps of whatever I was doing. However, this means I'm a tad sore now; raising my arms over my head isn't the most comfortable thing to do. Good thing tomorrow is cardio day. :)
When I started working out four or five months ago, my goal was to lose 12 pounds by the end of July - which I did. I'm down to 129 now (the goal was 130)! There are still some goals to accomplish - targeting specific areas to tone up and I could stand to be a bit more flexible - but all in all I don't realistically see myself losing more than 5 more pounds (though I think its entirely feasible to drop a pant size still.) It has been 6 months since my last cholesterol screening, I think I'll go get another done to see how my workouts and diet changes have impacted it. Hopefully it has also dropped.
The only downside to weight loss: finding out your clothes don't fit anymore once you are out somewhere wearing them. In Vegas I learned that my shorts are too loose and drop down on the hips further than I'd like, I was constantly wishing I had packed a belt. Today I grabbed a sweater from the closet that fit great when I bought it this spring and tossed it in my gym bag without trying it on. It's a bit big now - I had a hard time keeping it on my shoulders today. Guess its time to do more shopping to get things to go with the new jeans I bought a couple weeks ago!
In other random news: if my 3 year old doesn't quit singing 'sticky sticky bubble gum' over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over I might lose my mind.
