from France
Grats for the race, yay!
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Gratz on STP!
Also I fully endorse dancing (even terribly) as an outlet and exercise.Comment
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Congratz on STP!
I'm also an adamant supporter for random dances, no matter how bad they are.Comment
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Throughout the day
Baseline, Day 2, Level 3
Daily Dare, 40 reverse lunges, no EC but all in one go
Negative Pullups Challenge, Day 6 - dead hangs
Back & Shoulders Challenge, Day 6 - Ws & reverse flys
Workout
727 Days of Iai
50 suburi
50 bo suburi
Kata practice
Rogue Assassin, Level 3 w EC (80 strikes = 560 total) - all pushups from plank
Stationary bike - 6.1 mi / 40 min
Twist & Fold
Meditation Challenge, Day 28 - 20 minutes
Day 11 - no sweets
I think I'm going to cut the 2 weeks short and make a batch of baked French toast over the weekend. However, after that, I'll be examining what the right ratio of sweets-days is. It might be as simple as no sweets Monday through Thursday, and reasonable sweets intake starting Friday night through Sunday.
Also, starting Sunday, I'm planning to start a bike variation on the Marathon Training Plan, with 50 mile and 100 mile rides in place of the half marathon and marathon in the current plan. (The full Marathon Training Plan starts a little "easy" compared to where I have been, but I think dialing back to ramp up is probably a good idea.)Comment
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Congratulations on STP!
Your modified half marathon and marathon sounds like an interesting idea. Ramping up is a good way to build extra strength.Comment
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I want some baked french toast!!
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Morning
Good Morning Yoga
Throughout the day
Baseline, Day 3, Level 3
Eye Rest
Daily Dare, 40 full bridges - done in sets of 10 with a few seconds rest between
Negative Pullups Challenge, Day 7 - negative pulls - I am feeling these. Yay!
Back & Shoulder Challenge, Day 7 - reverse angels
Enigma, x2 (to finish out Level 3 but at the usual "reach a natural stopping point at work" pace of this stuff) (40 punches per set = 80 punches)
Noon workout
Stretching
Enigma, Level 2 w EC (40 punches per set = 200 punches)
50 suburi
50 bo suburi
Mini kata, 5x per side (3 strikes per rep = 30 strikes)
Workout
728 Days of Iai
Kata practice
Boxer Arms (140 punches per set = 420 total)
Cardio Hop w EC - WOD in place of bike
Iron Bar w EC
Meditation Challenge, Day 28 - 20 minutes
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Morning
Good Morning Yoga
Workout
729 Days of Iai
50 suburi
Kata practice
50 bo suburi
Battle Angel, Level 3 w EC (100 strikes per set = 700 total)
Daily Dare w EC, 60 seconds flutter kicks (100 flutter kicks)
Negative Pullup Challenge, Day 8 - dead hangs
Back & Shoulders Challenge, Day 8 - Ws and reverse flys
Ivy, Level 1 w EC - WOD in place of the bike
Reset Stretch
I plan to pick up meditation (and possibly a few more sets of Ivy) after my bookclub meeting. But if this is it for working out for the day, I'm okay with it.Comment
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Morning
Good Morning Yoga
Workout
730 Days of Iai
50 suburi
50 bo suburi
Kata practice
Modern Girl, Level 3 w EC (120 strikes per set = 840 total)
Century Ride Training, Day 1 - Upper body workout: Sculptor+ w EC* (~200 punches) (weighted punches - 4 lbs; bicep curls - 10 lbs)
Daily Dare w EC, 40 thigh taps
Negative Pullup Challenge, Day 9 - negative pulls
Back & Shoulders Challenge, Day 9 - reverse angels
Full Body Stretch
Meditation Challenge, Day 30 - 20 minutes
*I did take more than 1 minute between the weighted punches and the bicep curls because it took me more time to put plates on my dumbbells.
It looks like the 1&1 experiment has, for the time being, curbed my sugar issues. Despite saying "I can have dessert any day this weekend", while I've been having the baked french toast for breakfast (which is sweet, but less sweet than you might be thinking), I didn't actually have dessert Friday or Saturday (we shall see about Sunday). So for the time being, just going with "think before you drown your feelings in ice cream" on that front.Comment
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Morning
Good Morning Yoga
Throughout the day
Baseline, Day 4, Level 3
Office Warrior
Daily Dare w EC, 30 roll-ups - these are really hard
Negative Pullup Challenge, Day 10 - deadhangs
Back & Shoulders Challenge, Day 10 - Ws and reverse flys
Lymphedema Exercises x2
Workout
731 Days of Iai
50 suburi
50 bo suburi
Kata practice
Loki, Level 3 w EC (20 punches per set = 140 punches total) - mobility!
Century Ride Training, Day 2 - 30 minutes / 5.6 miles
Anchor'd
Meditation Challenge, Day 1 - 5 minutes
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I still have a scar on my left heel from accidentally stepping on a mirror with a chipped corner during a random dance break years ago.
Nice that the 1&1 sweets plan worked!Comment
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Morning
Good morning yoga
Throughout the day
Baseline, Day 5, Level 3
5 pushups
Daily Dare w EC, 30 single leg deadlifts
Workout
732 Days of Iai
50 suburi
50 bo suburi
Kata practice
Arms of Steel, Level 3 w EC (~300 punches per set = ~1500 punches)
Century Ride Training, Day 3 - 30 minute recovery ride / 5.0 mi
Negative Pullup Challenge, Day 11 - negative pulls
Back & Shoulders Challenge, Day 11 - reverse angels
Back Pain Relief Yoga
Meditation Challenge, Day 2 - 5 minutes
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Morning
Good morning Yoga
Throughout the day
Baseline, Day 6, Level 3
Daily Dare w EC, 40 bridge taps
Negative Pullup Challenge, Day 12 - dead hangs - I may need to drop this or examine the dead hang days. By the last round of hangs, I could feel my left side tensing up, which probably means it hurts more than I am letting myself believe. Good for me, but maybe cut it back to just 3 sets of dead hangs? I'm not feeling stressed by the negative pulls, so I think just stopping the hangs at whatever point the arm (by which I mean the entire left side of my upper body) starts to complain.
Workout - worked late, cutting this down so I can have dinner at a reasonable time
733 Days of Iai
Kata practice
Super Charge (100 punches)
Century Ride Training, Day 4 - Full body workout - Holistic w EC
Back & Shoulders Challenge, Day 12 - Ws and reverse flys
Back & Core x1 - WOD is stretching
Meditation Challenge, Day 3 - Backup & Restore w EC + 5 minutes - also, I did NOT want to sit down for this, but I feel so much better for having done it. Meditation: it's good for me.Comment
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Morning
Good Morning Yoga
Throughout the day
Baseline, Day 7, Level 3
Eye Rest
Power Squat
Negative Pullups Challenge, Day 13 - negative pulls
Noon workout
Stretching
Verity, Level 1 w EC - my friend and I were recently discussing plank-torture, so I found us a girl-pics plank-torture workout
50 suburi
50 bo suburi
Mini kata 5x per side (20 strikes)
Workout
734 Days of Iai
Kata practice
Fight Ready (60 strikes per set = 300 total)
Century Ride Training, Day 5 - 35 minutes for distance (Goal 7 miles) 8.5 mi
Back & Shoulders Challenge, Day 13 - reverse angels
Anchor w EC
Meditation Challenge, Day 4 - 5 minutes
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from Cabudare, Venezuela
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