Universal Fitness

Tuesday October 18th 30 minute light run.  Then, made a mini obstacle course consisting of a couple thick 2X4'ish pieces of wood and two 20lb weights; to work on balance and control. Started walking the "beam" jumping from one piece of wood to the other (one was wider). Tried to land on one leg and then do a squat without falling off.  Did equal amount for both legs.   When done, I took the 20lb weights and held one in each hand and did 2 sets of 10 reps: shoulder presses, combined with squats, bicep curls and tricep presses.  Tried some one legged deadlifts on the wood beam as well.  All in all, happy with this workout. I really miss the workout stations and curl bars but this will work for now. Was chilly, windy and wet.  

Saturday October 15th, 50 minute bikeride along lakefront.  Windy and cool day;  Nice workout.

Monday October 10th,  50 minute run, 1 set of push-ups to failure and 1 set of duck and dodge. Great workout.  Felt a little tired or heavy during the run.  Ran on flat land today and could really feel the effect from the canyon / hill hike training.  Felt much stronger cardiovascular wise. 71 degrees...evening run.

Monday 10/3:   4 mile run;  kind of sluggish today with heavy legs. Thursday 10/6: 1 hour and 30 minute hike Friday 10/7: 4 mile run with bodyweight exercises.  2 sets each of pull-ups, chin-ups, triceps presses, dips, and push-ups.  Also, did some bicep curls on the gymnastics rings.   Weight is down to 153.8 lbs.  11/12 pound loss since January of 2011 when weighed 165.

Today's shout out goes to Chris Krueger: This guy took the words right out of my mouth. Don't buy into gimmicks or fads. A Simple idea...burn more calories than you take in...that is often overlooked. Physical activity and a controlled diet.

Thursday September 29th.   Bored today so I went to do some pull-ups, chin-ups and push-ups. No program today...just did 2 sets of as many as I felt I could or wanted to do.  20min walk for warm-up and also as a cool-down.  Total time was about an hour.

Wednesday September 28th   Went on another hike today along same trail.  Felt much better than the previous day and completed the path with a faster time....added some running along the path today.  Same thing....30min walk/warm-up and 30min walk back/cool-down.  Great workout today.