I decided to do my exhaustion test for all three exercises tonight instead of taking a day off to rest. I did each one separately with a break in between. I was able to do enough of each to move onto Week 6 for all three of them…just barely for push ups but I made it!
| | # | Next Week |
| Crunches | 99 | Week 6, Column 2 |
| Dips | 75 | Week 6, Column 2 |
| Push ups | 46 | Week 6, Column 1 |
Even though I haven’t been training that well for my upcoming half marathon (which is in two days!) I am currently in my taper week which meant I had a thirty minute easy run on tap for tonight. I skipped last night’s 30 minute easy run, which probably wasn’t the best idea but I’ll be okay! The circuit felt good tonight!
Dips: 24, 24, 28, 28, 23, 23, 28, Max
Crunches: 30, 30, 36, 36, 27, 27, 33, Max
My max sets were as follows: Crunches – 75, Dips – 60, and Push ups – 25
Today:
The family went to Annapolis tonight in preparation for the Annapolis Half tomorrow morning. We decided that it would be fun for the boys (all three of them) if we went to a Naval Academy hockey game since they had a home game scheduled. We left home around 5:00 and got to the arena just before the game started. It was fun to watch the boys (B and R in particular) enjoy the game…A was a little distracted, but what else is new!
This morning was the half marathon. The race start was scheduled for 7:00 which is an early morning! We had alarms set for around 5:00 so I could get a shower in (I know, silly before a big run but it gets me going for the day) and then we could either walk to the stadium (about a mile) or drive over. I had an alarm clock in my purse from the last run we went to which was set for 5:10 before the time change. That being said, the first alarm went off in our room at 4:10 this morning! Both R and I were afraid we would fall back asleep and oversleep the real alarms so we were basically awake then even though we didn’t get out of bed. It was pretty chilly this morning so instead of walking to the stadium all of us drove over. The run started at 7:15 instead of 7:00 and I clocked a time of 2:12:18 which isn’t too bad. B and A did a kids run around the stadium and they got their own medals for completing it. Even with the chilly temperatures and the wait time it was a great event!
So I still decided to do my three activities tonight because I want to try to stay on schedule since I’ve already had to repeat a week when I stopped doing my work! Here’s what it looked like:
Dips: 26, 26, 31, 31, 26, 26, 28, Max
Crunches: 30, 30, 36, 36, 30, 30, 40, Max
My max sets were as follows: Crunches – 80, Dips – 70, and Push ups – 30
Back on it again! After work I went to the gym to do treadmill intervals – 5 minute warm up, 10 intervals of 1 minute hard then 2 minutes easy, 5 minute cool down. Felt good…even if I did want to give up after 6 intervals! I pushed through and was almost late getting B to soccer practice tonight. After both boys were in bed I did all three activities tonight – it hurt after my short break last week! Just shows how quickly the pain sets back in, eh? Here’s how it went down:
Dips: 46, 52, 39, 31, Max
Crunches: 54, 60, 45, 36, Max
Push ups: 17, 19, 15, 15, Max
My max sets were as follows: Crunches – 70, Dips – 60, and Push ups – 25
I took yesterday off due to pure laziness...there isn't anything else to say about that!
I didn’t do my run at the gym tonight because 1) I wanted to get my chocolate blobs made for the church fall festival, 2) I was lazy, and 3) Rob didn’t force me out the door. (Which he shouldn’t have to do!) After the boys went to bed I did do all three of my activities for eight sets…it felt good to be doing shorter sets! J
Dips: 24, 24, 28, 28, 23, 23, 28, Max
Crunches: 30, 30, 36, 36, 27, 27, 33, Max
Push ups: 10, 10, 13, 13, 10, 10, 9, Max
My max set was as follows: Dips – 63, Crunches – 75, and Push ups – 28
We had group last night and I didn’t get anything done. Given my lack of activity yesterday I had to do my regular routine - double up the circuit by doing all three activities!
Tonight I did 7 intervals of 3 minutes hard running and 1 minute easy running with a 2.5 minute warm up and a 5 minute cool down. I was “scheduled” to do 10 intervals but a collection of events required me cut my time short in order to get B home in time to eat some dinner before heading out to soccer practice. But at least I got a partial run in! I finished up with all three of my challenge activities tonight after we got home from B’s practice. Tonight was the last night of 5 sets of each activity so I REALLY need to start doing crunches and dips one day and push ups the next or it’s going to take a LONG time to get through it! Still feeling good about my progress – but we’ll see how I do the rest of the week with 8 sets! J
Dips: 46, 52, 39, 31, Max
Crunches: 54, 60, 45, 36, Max
Push ups: 17, 19, 15, 15, Max
My max set was as follows: Dips – 60, Crunches – 70, and Push ups – 23
I took a quiet day off yesterday to spend with my boys (well, 2 of them at least) and I decided to take a break from my workouts as well. But today I was back on track! My schedule had Saturday as a rest day, but I decided to do the 30 minute easy run from the day before since I had missed it. Overall, I did 35 minutes on the treadmill before I did my circuit. It was a good day!
Dips: 37, 42, 37, 37, Max
Crunches: 45, 50, 45, 45, Max
Push ups: 23, 28, 23, 23, Max
My max sets were as follows: Dips – 55, Crunches – 70, and Push ups – 33
Sunday:
On the schedule today was either 120 minutes of running or 12 miles of running. I took the opportunity to sleep in as we only had one child in the house again. By the time I got moving it was time to get ready to go to Sunday lunch at Mom and Dad’s. After lunch A, Dad, and I went for a bike ride. A kept up until the clubhouse then we had him turn around so we could do the rest of the loop on our own at a decent speed. We went about 3.5 miles and it felt good! The rest of the afternoon and early evening were going to be crazy – B was supposed to have soccer at 3:00, scouts at 4:30, and baseball at 5:00 and possibly 6:30. We got an e-mail last night stating the baseball game was moved from 5:00 until 3:00 so B had to decide which game he wanted to play. He ADORES baseball so it was a no-brainer for him! If the team won at 3:00 they had to play again at 4:30. Guess what? They won! Which made for a long afternoon at the ball field that got progressively colder – good thing I was wearing two pairs of pants, two sweaters/jackets, and had a blanket with me! After the second game was over B and I ran the short distance to the scout hut so he could attend part of the meeting. While they were still meeting I ran home to finish up my workout for the day. Since I had done just over 20 minutes on the bike and about a mile running after ball I decided to do 90 minutes on the elliptical. I also did the exhaustion test tonight for all three – push ups, dips, and crunches. I was able to do 32 push ups, 60 dips, and 74 push ups in the exhaustion test. This will put me on Week 5 Column 1 for push ups and Week 5 Column 3 for dips and crunches for next week.
We had the “Fall Into Success” last night at A’s school which started at 5:15 and went until 7:15. AND B had his first night of soccer practice from 7:00 until 8:00. I was going to leave the school when Rob got there so I could go to the gym but A really seemed to appreciate the fact that we were both there at his school so I ended up staying. Then I wanted to meet B’s soccer coaches on the first night of practice so all three of us headed over to Crown to pick him up. We ended up chatting with another mother after practice and didn’t end up leaving Crown until 9:00. By the time we got home, got the boys into bed, and snuggled for a few minutes it was 9:45! There went any thought of my 30 minute easy run and my crunches and dips for the night.
Given that I didn't get anything done yesterday, I absolutely had to head to the gym tonight! B is playing Fall Ball and tonight was the “opening night” for the lights that were just installed. Then he had a game to play. He is spending the night at a friend’s house and Rob took A to JAM so I was good to go to the gym! My plan was to do 55 minutes total on the treadmill then my circuit. However, I only ended up doing 35 minutes total. (I have an excuse, but it’s pretty lame. I’ve been very cold in my office lately so I have been wearing tights – today it was orange and black striped witch’s tights. When I went to change for the gym I was still VERY cold so I [stupidly] left the tights on. Once I was moving on the treadmill I got toasty very quickly. Also, I hadn’t had much to eat and was getting pretty hungry. Lame, I know, but that’s my excuse!) I did manage to do the push ups and crunches part of my circuit. Where I was working in the gym I couldn’t seem to figure out how to do the dips, so I thought I could just do them later. Don’t worry, I didn’t forget to do them! I ate some dinner and finished up with the dips! Although I wimped out a bit on my run tonight I still feel pretty good! The boys are off school tomorrow (including Rob!) and I decided to use one of my few days to stay home with them. Who knows what fun we will get into tomorrow!
Here's how it went down tonight:
Dips: 32, 37, 32, 32, Max
Push ups: 20, 25, 20, 20, Max
Crunches: 38, 45, 38, 38, Max
My max sets were as follows: Dips – 50, Push ups – 28, and Crunches – 65
Dips: 27, 32, 27, 27, Max
Crunches: 32, 38, 32, 32, Max
Push ups: 18, 22, 16, 16, Max
My max sets were as follows: Dips – 45, Crunches – 60, and Push ups – 25
We had small group tonight, but after everyone left I headed to the gym to do intervals on the treadmill. Here’s what I did: 5 minute warm up, 10 intervals of 1 minute hard and 2 minutes easy, and 5 minute cool down. By the end my face was tomato red but I felt GOOD!!! Since the gym was getting ready to close I headed home to do the rest of my exercise. I didn’t get up this morning to do the crunches and dips, so I had to do all three tonight. It wasn’t too bad…but it’s starting to feel like a habit that I don’t want to keep!
