What’s everyone got going for exercise today?. I am seriously not motivated to do my normal lunchtime exercise (I don’t even feel like walking) and am hoping to get inspired!
I am definitely doing the NMTZ workout after work today…am just kind of burnt out on the little fitness center in my office.
Here very shortly I’m going for a walk. Just a lunchtime walk 30 minutes. Earlier I walked up and back down the stairs here at the hospital. 4 flights. Tonite will depend on how I feel.
Ran this morning — tempo run. Will do yoga tonight.
Go for a walk at lunch and report back
Okay, I got through a short, easy walk.. but better than skipping altogether. 20 minutes/1.35 miles hills. I realized when I got there that I had forgotten my Ipod, so read a magazine and it was over in no time.
Great job!. I find that when you make yourself go even when you don’t want to, it helps train your mental toughness!
Thanks! Felt much better than if I hadn’t gone. §.
I usually walk 4 miles with my neighbor in the. evenings but it’s been pouring all week!
I think I will just do some toning at home, crunches, squats, pushups.
no idea. not a good week and since its pouring it doesnt help much.
I need to motivate myself to do something, anythign today. I did nothing yesterday
I usually LOVE to go during lunch. but I think I just need a change of pace. I think I may go downstairs and ride a bike or something. Not something I normally ever really do, but it would mix things up.
at least you have an indoor. gym to get to at work. that is great.
oh, and I’m grateful to have th option!. Since I added in that lunchtime exercise, I am so much happier in the afternoons. I love the fact that if I want to do something after work, I can go walk/jog/run 3-5 miles at lunch and free up time in my evening. I’ve just been using that one pretty much every day because I have been avoiding my “regular” gym the past few weeks. Okay, I’m going, I’m going!
I agree!. it makes the afternoon so much better. since I cant do it this week the afternoons are just dragging……
Ran this morning. Was only going to do 3 miles, but it was pleasant enough out that I pushed and did 4.
great job! §.
Decided to wait forgo morning walk/jog. While this is my favorite time of the day to exercise, I really want to be able to enjoy the sun, which hasn’t been coming out until the afternoon. I’ll experiment today and see how an afternoon walk/jog goes.
Mission afternoon walk-accomplished!. The sun finally came out and the husky and I hit the trail!
Nothing. The new guy and I really need to get our exercise schedules in sync if we ever want to make it to the gym again. I’m normally an early morning gym goer and he’s and evening gym goer but as of late neither of us have been going since we started the overnighters…oh the joys of a new relationship! We talked last night and may start rotating weeks doing mornings then evenings or switch up and go different days rather than M-F….we will see.
No real exercise planned.. I do have agility class with my dog in the evening.
supposed to lift. am sore though!
will probably go ahead and do it, and just lift a little lighter.
did it anyway. triceps were not islolated, so i think they will be fine.
Was this a NROLW workout?. or are you adding in other stuff along with it?
NROLW.. although i admit, i added some chest presses to the last one, which is probably why i am extra sore. i didn’t need to do that today!
Abs and Cardio §.
30 day shred! §.
Me too. §.
I’m gonna go to the gym. and hop on the AMT for half an hour, then lift upper body.
May take the dog to the dogpark later. It’s a 25-acre park through the foothills, so it’s a lovely workout.
It’s stadium night, but the weather here is. insane, so that’s probably not gonna happen. I’ll probably do the 30-Day Shred or something. I still need to join a gym one of these days…
Just back from a 30 min walk §.
taking my son to go play soccer lol. just fyi, i know you say you’re not motivated but just think where you wil be 3 months from now if you keep it up and if you don’t
off day today. What an inspiration I am.
I am sore from last night’s workout, though.
You’re still an inspiration to me.
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Just got back. from a 40 minute walk at lunch. It was nice to get out into the fresh air and get moving, even if it was chilly.
After work I’m doing a quick workout from Women’s Health.
oh fun. circuits today – they pretty much make me cry every time.
p90x and MORE. i’ve been doing this for a week now and i am tearing it up. If you need motivation. You first need to set goals and consequences if you don’t reach weekly goals. Pics, a bunch of things to keep you going. I know i started to ramble but if you are serious about getting more motivated please reply i’ve got many things to get you going
I did HIIT on bike. §.
Lifting planned for later. Weather’s a little too stormy for a row (wind and threatening lightning — rain I can deal with).
Did a nice, relaxing, 16km row last night (intervals), and for some strange reason felt like sleeping in a bit this morning.
Lifting plan is squats, bench, rows, push-ups, crunches, pull-ups, 3×5.
i’ve been doing. negatives )push-ups, pull-ups, and benching) about once every two weeks. it’s a nice change from the usual and i always get sore after.
Negatives’ll get you sore all right. Emphasizing the eccentric (negative) portion of a lift tends to increase DOMS / post-exercise soreness. High volume will also do it.
To work on my pull-ups, I’ve been doing a lot of weighted work. Especially initially, and as I increase the weight (3-4 reps at +50#
I’ll do extra reps as forced negatives. Essentially: set up a Step underneath the power cage (it’s got a couple of top bars, one knurled, one not, for pull-ups). Do as many normal pull-ups as I can. Then: jump to the top, and drop down slowly. I’m usually good for about 10.
Next day my back hates me for some reason.
I’m starting to bust out of t-shirts and jackets under the arms, and it’s good for rowing too.
If you’re still developing your BW pull-ups, negatives are also good.
They are really taxing, so take a break (or do them 1-2x weekly) if you see signs of overtraining. I’ll generally do ‘em 2x a week for 2-3 weeks then back off a bit. The gains are really nice though.
weight training, modern dance class,. and the elliptical. modern was pretty fun today. we have a new teacher who is 7 months pregnant but she still manages to look so graceful doing all of the choreography.
fun day. Today was a fun day.
Weights class before work. We’re doing the same workout rotation for four weeks and this is week three. Today’s workout included trying to max out on alternating chest presses and renegade rows. I finally was able to push out 2 reps/arm with 20 kg kettlebells for the chest presses and three reps/arm at 24kg for the renegade rows. I felt like a badass when I was able to push that 20kg bell up in the air.
Over lunch, I went for a run with a coworker. When I run with her, we don’t go quite as far. A little over a mile run, then some run/walk intervals. Then today I had us run up the parking ramp a couple times.
After work was a nice hour of yoga.
If I can stay awake until 9 tonight I’ll be surprised.