Monday, February 22, 2010

done

played golf finally.

didnt work out.

I quit this sucker.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

workout 54 - 55

- workout 54 was with Ahmad yesterday. We did an hour. I was trying to play golf. but the weather was horrible

- workout 55 was the same kind of deal. Wanted to play golf again today. but it was raining.


and my blog posts are lame because I feel like Im quitting at any day. Atleast with the streak. but as long as I keep going, I might as well document it. Im 55 workouts in. maybe some golf tomorrow.

also, I get a lot of emails about the supplement I have been taking. Carlos has been as well.

its called Healthetrim . Their website is HealthyTrim.com

I take one in the morning. and then I drink a lot of water. and because of it, I have cut out the need for all energy drinks. It really does give me a lot of energy. And its used mostly as an appetite suppressant. But to use it as that, you take 2 in the morning (like Carlos does). He has lost 9 or 10 lbs in the last few weeks.

Friday, February 19, 2010

workout 53

an hour of cardio kickboxing.

biatch!

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

workout 52

I played tennis for 90 minutes today. and Im counting that as a workout. decent cardio. decent sweat. and got a little sun...

still plugging away. I almost dont want to stop. but Id really like to play golf soon

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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

workout 51.

did it again today. just to kill one more

did the Total Conditioning class at Lifetime South. Regardless of how good of shape you are in or your athletic prowess, this class will push you, yet not make you feel uncomfortable/out of place.

51 workouts in.

I may actually play golf tomorrow instead of workout out.

maybe

workout 50. DONE

Sunday, February 14, 2010

49, one away

- I ran 3 miles today. cant wait for this to be over.

thats all

47 - 48

-People have asked why Im going to 50, when obviously the top of this page says 45 workouts in 45 days. For about 3 days, I had strep. and even though I did SOMETHING. I dont feel comfortable in counting those light days as full workouts. So I decided to go ahead and hit 50.

- Im going to write an essay type recap in a couple of days. because I have learned a lot from this. Mostly about eating. and that you can workout 101010201010 days in a row, and if you dont eat right.... you are never going to get to that next level of looking good.

- I am so close to being done with this challenge. Ill post my last 2 workouts really quick.


workout 47

We did push ups with bands. So atleast it looks like a normal push up

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but then it ended with a back exercise. which was really difficult

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did some ball sqauts that were also curls and also were shoulders... as seen here

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threw some curls. and some hammer curls in afterward

wrapped up with 3 sets of 3 minutes of jump rope. and believe or not, thats pretty tough. we'll usually do 1 minute sets. and maybe Im just not a good jump roper. but 3 minutes is a killer.



Workout 48

- I went to an 8am Total Condition class. These classes are the toughest of all the classes. and I didnt like going right after I woke up.

- They could have called the class 75 minutes of lunges. noone would have argued.

- it was nice being finished with my workout by 11.



49 and 50. coming up. then I can play a little golf again

Friday, February 12, 2010

workout 46

- went to the big gym today. did the cardio kickboxing class. ive done it many times and didnt expect anything to be different. However, this week I think we had a real life ninja taking the class with us.

anytime we'd do any sort of exercise, he'd add some crazy kick or a series of punches. It was retarded. at first, it was slightly funny. I wasnt sure if he was kidding. He wasnt

He was a lot like that person thats doing the group dance (electric slide, cupid shuffle, etc) and is adding all the extra moves to show off. annoying.

I think he may have been trying to impress the instructor. she is pretty hot. any if she has a thing for ninjas... he is in

workout 46 over.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

workout 45

had I not had strep throat... Id be eating cake right now.

celebrating 45 days in a row. but in just 5 days, Ill complete 50 days in a row.

worked out with Ahmad today.

- a little floor chest press

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- a little ball curl

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- a little chest press

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- a little ball push up

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- finished up with a little boxing and a little jump rope. solid day today.

- I wish I hadnt ate like crap in Miami all weekend. I gorged myself with crap and I feel it. A minor set back.

- my shoulder is finally feeling better. I didnt feel it at all today. First time in weeks that I havent felt injured.

- my buddy told me that I need to eat "local" honey to repair my allergies. anyone else ever heard of this? I like honey. so ill try it anyway.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

42-43-44

- workout 42 was tough. It was superbowl sunday. We were in Miami, and as soon as we woke up....we were heading to the golf course. then back to the hotel. shower. and off to the super bowl. by the way, most fun weekend ever. My buddy Dillon went out to party that night. I stayed in and did a workout in my room. I did 250 push ups and 250 sit ups. Nothing crazy, but it was a workout.

- workout 43 was last night. After I got in from Miami, I grabbed the dumbbells and did curls, triceps, and shoulders. For about 30 minutes. Nothing crazy. But I didnt get in until 8p

- workout 44 was at the gym today. i did the total cardio class. It was solid. The music wasnt as good today (different person leading the class), and I didnt feel it was as hard as the last couple of times... but still really good. I took an intern with me. She thought it was brutal as well...

I have this list of all the celebs we met or hung out with over the weekend. crazy. I should be a little more used to it considering my job. But, i was geeking out. so much so I created a list.


Eli manning
Jerry jones
Wade Phillips
Roger Goodall
Archie manning
Jimmy Buffett
Larry Fitzgerald
Tony Gonzalez
Kurt wArner
Tony dungy
Carrie Underwood
Sean merriman
Drew lachey
Nick lachey
Vanessa minnello
Warrick dunn
Deangelo hall
Antoine walker
Jim nantz
Nick Faldo
Suh
Matthew berry
Michael strahan
Venus
Bill parcells
Marc anthony
Jim gray
Marissa miller
Romeo crennel
Usher
Jim Carrey
Jenny McCarthy
Chelsea handler
Jesse McCartney
Emmett Smith
Chris Collinsworth
Chef from food channel
Mitch Richmond
Clinton Portis
Ron Jaworski
Frankie Munez
Kelsey Grammar

Saturday, February 6, 2010

workout 40 and 41

- I did worry that I would get to Miami and not have time to workout. Therefore not fulfilling my 45 days (now 50 days) in a row workout obligation. Luckily the people Im with in Miami wanted to workout as well.

- the last 2 days....

I ran a few miles each day.
did some push ups and sit ups (i wanted to do them in the water like Rocky did)
and then just played in the water.


bobbyonbeach

runningonBEACH

Thursday, February 4, 2010

workout 39

- I went to the big gym and did an hour of the cardio kickboxing class. it was good. finished workout 39.

- have been packing for the last hour. going to miami and the superbowl. pretty excited.

- am going to have to fit in workouts each day.

- so tired. quick blog. going to sleep. later tators

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

workout 38

- Im sore as crap. Pretty much that 75 minute class is 30 minutes of hard work. and 45 minutes of survival. Everything hurts.

- Today, we rubbed out the bad shoulder for a while. Did a 15 minute stretch on the legs. and 45 minutes of legs and abs today.

Did some side squats

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some front squats

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some abs

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and 45 minutes later. bam. workout over.

- Since Im going to 50 straight workouts, Only 12 to go. Thats pretty exciting to finally get a day off.

- I also worked with Ahmad to make a workout video. Illustrating some very easy things you can do to get into shape. Check it out.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

workout 37

- anyone else have a crazy dog that likes broccoli? He loves it

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- I went to a total conditioning class today Lifetime South. It was almost over capacity. I wrecked it and really felt great about it. it was my first real cardio test since my illness. and afterward I was in a good mood because of it.

- Im going to Miami for the Superbowl. Should I get a spray tan?! Im thinking, yes. and probably a chest shave too. I mean its already summer down there.

- Cooking some pork chops, broccoli and baking a sweet potato

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- I do appreciate all the comments. Hope you guys are still working hard

Monday, February 1, 2010

finally feeling back to normal

- today is the first day that Ive felt 100% not sick. and it feels awesome. I was actually excited to workout today. Other than my cracked shoulder, it was a solid workout. and I needed it.

We did all legs today. as you can see below


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also did 15 minutes of jump rope. which was pretty brutal after 45 minutes of leg work. Did 1 minute speed rope. into one minute double jumps.


- blog back to normal. because I am. strep sucked

Sunday, January 31, 2010

jan 31

- this is what Im doing right now. Incing an aggrivated shoulder. I didnt use it for the 3-4 days when I was sick. So I assumed it would be healthy enough to start working. Which was pretty much a big mistake. Its killing me today. So Im icing it and taking ibuprofen. Sucks.



- Today is actually the first day that I feel 100% back to normal from my illness. Ive worked out the past 2 days but really havent felt right. but the key is, i kept working out. I need to check to see what number Im on, but ive also felt less motivation to blog when my workouts are crappy. Here is better workout blogs next week.

- I will be at the superbowl on fri-sat-sun, so Im going to have to try to fit vacation workouts in. and those are the worst. I always pack my shoes, socks and workout clothes when i go on vacation.... but then the pretty much just stay in the bag. you guys ever do that? my heart is in the right place before I leave....

- you have got to see this picture. this girl gauged her bottom lip. Ive only seen weirdos do it in their ear. but she did her lip, and you can see her teeth! its crazy


Friday, January 29, 2010

back at it...

- I went back to the gym today. Spent an hour with my trainer. However he was concerned that I was attempting to come back a day or 2 too soon. So basically we did an old persons workout to make sure I can handle it.

- did some cables on the arms, shoulders. some abs. saldfjasldfjslf. it was boring as crap. I cant wait ti get back into it again. I felt like I could have went a lot harder today. but Ill let him make the call.

- this has been a pretty horrible week. lsakdjfasjdf

and so this blog sucks too.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

nothing to do with working out

Ive mentioned that a couple buddies and I are writing a TV show. Some people have asked me about it. instead of tweeting 10 tweets, I thought id just write it here...

so a few months ago, I went with my agent to LA.

It was to talk about a few TV projects to a few people that should have been too busy to let me into their office. But since my agent is also a tv producer himself, he was able to pull some strings and get me a couple of meetings

some were with cable execs
a couple were with producers
a couple were with specific talent reps


after many meetings. and quite a few idea pitches (from me)... I retired back to my hotel room. and eventually left CA. I got a couple calls in the next week about little hosting jobs. most of them shot during the work week, and arent doable in my current situation.

however, at one of the meetings, we had a long discussion about a scripted (with actors) comedy show I wanted to work on and write. I didnt hear anything about it (or any of the other ideas) for a while, so I gave up. The producer from that meeting called my agent, and we conferenced a couple times. he wanted me to write a pilot for the show.

So I called the 2 best comedy writers I know, and we have been working on it the last few weeks. We have 2 weeks before its due. And we are getting close to first final draft now. we may even have time to do a table reading to see if its as funny as we think it is

One thing I heard OVER and OVER in these meetings was "if you want a role on a show, write THAT role and THAT show" . So thats what we are doing. apparently there are zillions of pretty actors and actresses trying to get roles. and only thousands of writers who can write and perform. hah. those are better odds!

obviously odds are slim that anything happens with it. but we are willing to put in the work and give it a shot. and we actually have someone with some pull that will for sure read it. good or bad.

worst case scenario: I learned how hard it was to write a show. i fail at this attempt. and try again
best case scenario: we write a show. im a big actor. and Im living in a house made of gold

last 2 days

man, this has been tough

but I have done a little something each day to keep my streak alive

my thoat was still hurting pretty bad yesterday. but when I take this pain med, it eases somewhat. But I also feel pretty dizzy if i move around. I did some light curls, some leg lifts and some stretching yesterday

today, I ran 1 whole mile. and did some abs.

these are brief. Mostly because Im ashamed that Im not going to be able to hit all 45 as hard as I wanted.

because of my illness, Im going to extend it to 50 workouts.

but, i havent missed. yet.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

workout #30. i refuse to quit.

- Im not giving up on my workouts. Even with strep throat. and by the comments below, my extended stretching session last night counted as workout 29. Then what I did today, for sure counts as workout 30.

- my health is about the same. My body feels better. But my throat feels worse (which is why i didnt work). As a matter of fact, about 1am this morning... I broke a huge sweat. So my fever has been gone since.

- today, I stretched for 20 minutes. Did 10 minutes of abs. and did 4 sets of very light curls and arm extensions. I did some rehab exercises for my injured shoulder as well. Im not going to get to a month straight of working out every day and then quitting because I get a little illness.

- over the past 48 hrs, Ive had 7 yogurts. thats it. thats all I have been able to eat b/c of my throat. Ive also lost 4lbs. Ugh

Monday, January 25, 2010

workout 29

- well, I let you guys decide is workout 29 counts.

- first off, let me say that I have strep throat. I went to the doctor today. He verified it. I have the doctors note and everything. So because of my illness, obviously I wasnt able to do a normal workout. However, I didnt want to stop my streak.

- so for workout 29, I spent 30 minutes vigorously stretching. My hamstrings have always been tight. ad by "always", I mean Ive never been able to touch my toes. Never. My entire life. And one of my goals during the workout challenge was to improve my flexibility.

here is the definition of stretching

work·out (wûrk'out')
n.
A session of exercise or practice to improve fitness, as for athletic competition.


- I feel like an entire half hour of stretching is improving my fitness. what do you think? does it count?

- I also spent 10 minutes doing shoulder rehab exercises.


- time to go to sleep. Not feeling well. Ill await your responses.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

26, 27, 28

- I missed my first days of blogging this weekend. Sorry. Keeping up everyday with this blog has become as difficult as working out everyday.

- Im amazing at how many people read such a boring blog. Im averaging between 8 to 10 thousand unique visitors on Monday-Thursday. And 5-7 thousand on Friday - Sunday. I assume the load is lighter on the weekends because people arent at work searching for ANYTHNG to keep them busy. And surely this blog is a last resort.

- Im sitting here with ice on my bum shoulder and I watch the Colts and Jets.

- I have hit 3 workouts in the last 3 days. 2 with my trainer and 1 on my own. The workout I decided to do solo was where I further tweaked my shoulder. I was told not to do any shoulder work for X amount of days. Of course i didnt listen. I thought i was totally healed. I was wrong. Now its worse than before. So bad, that today... ALL we did was cardio. Im going to have to rest it for a few days. and thats of almost any lifting of the upper body. Im an idiot.

- I gave myself a solid cheat day yesterday. I didnt eat a healthy dinner at all. I ate 2 horrible tacos, a grilled cheese, and a piece of cake. And all of that was prepared at the BINGO hall. Thats where we spent our saturday night. We're all so cool. I crashed about 11. woke up at 4, watched Roddick win his Aussie Open match then crashed again until workout time..

- after my last blog, we did this dumb music video. so i might as well put it up here.



- thats all for now. Ill resume normal blogging tomorrow.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

number 25. only 20 to go!

- I did cardio kickboxing today. More on the actual class later.

- So we're all busting our butts. we're 35 minutes or so into the class when a girl walks in and joins. I dont have a problem with people jumping in late. but 35 minutes is a little much. Then she starts to bounce around like one of those superballs. She is kicking, and laughing, and looking around seemingly saying "cmon guys, looks how easy this is!".

SHE HAD BEEN THERE 5 MINUTES. We had been there 40. I feel that a few of those ladies would have strangled her had they been allowed.

dont be more than 10 minutes late.
and if you are, just blend in with the rest of the group. dont show anyone up by going all doubletime.

-There were some cute girls in this cardio kickboxing class. and I could tell how interested they were in talking to me after class by the way they sprinted out of the room immediately when the class was over. ZOOM. GONE.

- On to my review of the actual class.

it was the 4:30p cardio kickboxing class. and even though it was during the workday, it was still pretty full. The people in the class didnt look as hardcore as the people in the Total Conditioning class on Tuesday. and for that, i was thankful. It far was less intimidating.

the hour was a mix of these two pictures








- the instructor was an attractive female. small. but in good shape. and pretty much did the entire class with us. She didnt take breaks and hang out on the floor. I have a theory on why these instructors go into the crowd and walk around. its not so much to motivate.... its because they are tired.

- a lot of punching, kicking, jumping, squating (all the things you'd expect). We didnt stop the entire hour. I had 1 drink of water because the pace was so high. Overall it wasnt as intense as the class on tuesday, but was still a good workout. and was what I needed for a medium day.

good instructor
good cardio
and good music

Ill go back next thursday.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

workout 24

- one thing ive learned from dong ANYTHING fitness, is that EVERYONE seems to know EVERYTHING about it. I get constant emails saying -do this- or -do that- . And some that say "you are doing this wrong". Others say "you are doing it exactly right". Everyone is an expert, apparently. Except me. I dont claim to know crap because I dont know crap. I just listen to the one person I trust. and thats the advice that Ill give anyone reading this. Just find someone who you respect and trust, and go on that.

- Still sore from yesterday. Mostly in my back and a little in my legs. My (slightly) injured shoulder is doing a little better. it hurts at odd times. Meaning I can bench press a lot (for me) and i feel nothing. But if i turn the weight a certain way just holding it, i wince in pain. I showed Ahmad where the injury was, and awesomely, i havent felt pain from a lift in it since. Ive also been icing it.

- This is the hardest 3 day stretch to this point. Im not sure if its because Im getting a little tired, or if the workouts have just been killer. We worked 30 minutes with the boxing gloves and pads.

did a set of combinations (4 punches), 2 deep duck down and he swung over me, back to the combination (10 times each side)

then again, and added knees to the pads
then again, and added knees and squat jumps
then again, and added knees, squat jumps, and side kicks

it was awful.


- from there we hit the bench press with free weights
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- this next picture may not look like much, but it was brutal. bench press with a simple band. repping out as many as I could in 60 seconds.

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- we also did some light curls. and abs.

- I feel pretty wiped. I think I may go for long run tomorrow. and thats all.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

workout 23.

- Ive hit over the halfway point. As of today, Ive completed a string of 23 consecutive workouts. and I feel like that number alone is something for me to be somewhat proud about. Here is a message I got my friend Megan, who I havent spoken to in a while..

"Can't believe you're doing 45 days in a row. I think I'd crack. But as for you, I don't think there's another person in the world who I'd bet on over you. I have a feeling you are absolutely going to follow through with this goal, right. Even if you can't move by the end..."

ok, enough with me congratulating myself. Im only halfway there.


- I woke up in the middle of the night with a throbbing shoulder. I may have done a little more damage to it than previously thought. I have ice on it now. I should have told Ahmad about it when it happened, rather than working through it.

- Tonight I went to another class at the big gym. It was called "total condtioning" or "total cardio". All the cool cats were just calling it TC. and everyone I spoke to before the class was bracing me for death. I pretty much only knew that it was a 70 minute cardio class.

Carlos went with me. here he is pre-workout. Thumbs up. Good Mood.

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Here I am. blurry. Carlos sucks at pictures.

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- I dont quite remember all the exercises. However, Im sure we worked every single muscle group. started with abs. moved to chest. then legs. then back, then arms, then, then, then, then. it was all a blur. and all under pretty heavy cardio. I have measured my past workouts by the amount of water Ive guzzled down. But there really wasnt a pre-determined water break. You had to stop working, and go to water. and I really tried not to. In 70 minutes, I took 3 breaks. Put down about half a bottle.

- The instructor was good. First off, he looked the part. Buff dude who was in good shape. Again.. who wants to take fitness instruction from Jack Black? He also came out onto the floor and held people accountable if they werent doing it right/working hard. Which I like.

- Los was suffering pretty bad about 50 minutes in. But to his credit, he never sat down or left the class.

- Solid workout. Ill go again for sure. Nice break up between lifting.

Here is Los after the workout. you cant tell by the picture... but he is covered in sweat.

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- Came home. cooked some dinner. Trying to eat as clean as possible.

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- if you are still working out, id love to hear your stories in the comments. or if this blog has motivated you in the least bit. Its motivated me, for sure.

Monday, January 18, 2010

22nd consecutive workout

- Im feeling pretty good right now. Im over my first fatigue hump. However, the little nagging injuries are a different story. I feel like I lightly strained my shoulder a few days ago. I felt it tighten, but it was so light that I said nothing about it. I continued to work through the tightness to the point where if I put any real strain on it now.... it hurts. I also have an extremely sore right wrist. I havent been able to shake the soreness for a week or so. and my knee clicks.

none of these are serious. but I can feel it all kind of coming together. and not in a good way. I guess it was somewhat expected.

- Today was (quite possibly) the hardest workout of the last couple weeks. I measure the workout by how many bottles of water I drink. 1 bottle is an OK workout. 1.5 bottles is solid. and 2 is good. I had 3.5 bottles of water today. I was water logged, yet still needed more at the end.

- We boxed and jumped. and boxed. and jumped. for 30 minutes straight. With one 3 minute break. There were lots of long combinations on punches and dodging, followed by sets up 12 squat jumps. And again. and again. and again. It was brutal. I sweat through my shirt and my shorts. I had to ring out my headband afterward.

- We then moved to the weights

- First off was a "super set" of back. a super set is (apparently) when you go from one exercise to another immediately with no rest.

4 sets (each) of 12.

alternating arm back pulls.

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back pull downs

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- Later was chest. supersets.

4 sets of 12

upper chest dumbbell press on the ball. My lower back was firmly in the ball. and my core was working to keep me from fall over to the side

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followed by the hardest 20 push ups of my life. brutal

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- we finished with 10 minutes of abs. Total workout time 70 minutes. Rough day today. For sure

- by the way, my butt is killing me from that spin class. yeouch

Sunday, January 17, 2010

21st workout


- I went to bed at 10p last night. So it was pretty easy to make the 9am spin class. Much like the other class I participated in, i felt out of place immediately.



first off, I planned to get water in the store/restaurant at the gym. It wasnt open yet. (??) Luckily I had 1.00 in quarters and bought a tiny bottle of water. it took me a few minutes to find the room (it was hidden away by the stairs). I strapped myself in and started to warm up with the class.

The teacher walked in, and she was a beast. She was ripped up. And I like it when my instructor is in extremely good physical condition. The other class I took (2 days ago), that wasnt the case. I wouldnt want to learn baseball from a guy who only played little league. I want to learn from a guy who played at one of the highest levels. So I dont want to take fitness lessons/advice from someone that doesnt live the workout lifestyle

I kept having to adjust my seat while I rode. Later I found out that I was on the broken bike.

during the class, they were showing videos of cyclists riding in races around the world. that is one boring sport. its a lot like watching a marathon on tv. you only want to watch the final 5 minutes or so.

My goal was not to puke. I had heard how intense spin classes were.

I did sweat a good bit. but I didnt find it to be that difficult of a class. I only drank about 1/2 of the small bottle of water I had bought

afterward, I ran for 15-20 minutes. and did 10 minutes of abs.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

20th workout in a row

- I made the mistake of telling Ahmad how easy my workout was last night. and because of that, today was a beast. He took a lot of pictures. Pretty much of every exercise that we did. So Ill type less. and post pictures more. The workout took about 80 minutes. brace yourself for lots of pics

- We did 25 minutes or so of abs. We did 4 sets of everything. 20 reps.

Leg raises with bands on the feet for extra resistance

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Crunches on the ball. Bands over shoulders for extra resistance

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Side crunches. Feet are together out in front. and lean to the side and work the obliques (side abs. I just learned that term). 20 on each side.

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- These are side step ups. And although its not meant as cardio, it gets the heart rate pounding. 4 sets of 20. on each leg.

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- 8 minutes of speed rope.

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- dumbbell bench press with extra band resistance

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- ball push ups

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- back pull

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- back pull with bands

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Friday, January 15, 2010

19 days in





- thats what I felt like I was doing tonight. Sweatin' the Oldies!

I decided to try out a fitness class at my gym. Ive never done a group fitness class, but they always looked fun. And it seemeed they were always were full of hot chicks.

I was wrong. both times.

first of all, I was the only dude in there. and I expected maybe all chicks. I didnt expect all old chicks.

so the workout wasnt so good. but I obviously went into a class that wasnt meant for me.

I ran for 30 minutes afterward.

back to the gym with ahmad tomorrow at noon

Thursday, January 14, 2010

day 18 in a row

- today is the first day for noticeable results. Im 18 days in. and I can see some extra definition in some of my upper body. Either Im going to die by 45 days in a row, or I should be in pretty good shape when this deal is over.

- We did a lot of "core" today. Atleast thats what the fancy trainers call it. Its pretty much the middle of your body. And usually it involves a ball. So we worked arms, chest, shoulders, and even some legs...but it was all bands and it was all on the ball. and whatever strength work you did, you had to maintain middle balance on the ball (therefore working your core). I think? I just do the damn work. I dont need to understand it.

I mean, I have no idea how radio works. But I just talk into the mic.

here are some pictures from today.

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- this next picture shows the hardest part of the day. Up and down on the ball doing squats, while holding the band tight and above your head. Awful

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- My neighbor is apparently a drummer. just found out. 5 minutes ago. He is pounding the things. Doesnt he know that some people go to bed at 8:30!!! hah

- I flipped over to MTV to give Jersey Shore another chance. and it was a re-run. A re-run of the ONLY episode ive seen. Time for bed.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

workout number 17

- I am eating like crazy. And not with a purpose. I am so hungry nowadays. And Im assuming its from all the working out. Tonight for dinner, I had 1lb of shrimp. 2 filet's (that I grilled), a large baked potato, pile of broccoli, corn on the cob, and finished it with a thing of yogurt. and Im still not about to burst or anything.

- Who knew jumping rope would be so freaking hard. We did 15 minutes of jump rope. Regular, running, skiing, one leg, speed. Holy crap. About 6 minutes in I started to do those little puke burps. Luckily, I didnt puke, But i didnt expect intense jump rope to be so difficult.


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- If we do weights for a couple of days... we'll switch it up and do bands the next. A lot of chest and back with the bands today.

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- I just finished watching Modern Family. That show has quickly launched into my top 5 current shows. I feel a little Sophie's choice-esque action coming up between Idol and Modern Family. I can DVR them. But its just not the same...

16 days in

- Im writing this early wednesday morning. I fell asleep last night before i could get my normal update up. A mixture of sleepy and american idol caused me to miss my self imposed blog deadline. But fear not, here is a quick update on day 16


- We did a lot of bands today. Here are a couple pictures. Arms and shoulders

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- my hair is getting too long for even a headband. Im having to wear hats (caps, beanies, etc) when I run.

- Amy tried to do a little video as well. hers of her dog (that she sent away to be trained for a month). Not only does her dog not mind one bit. It seems like a BEAST. holy crap.