Plyometrics….Day 2 P90x….best workout of year in books.

Spurred on by a little friendly competition from one of my close friends, I had the best workout I have had all year tonight.  I can say that my head is back in the game.  Exercise wise I have been going full on since last Sunday, (which i did in the middle of a hellish hangover) and except for a couple bad food choices Sat and Sunday I am back where I need to be to reach my goals.  One day at  a time.

Today was Plyometrics.  Here’s what it looked like. 

Jump Squat  30 secs.
Run-stance Squat 30 secs
Airborne Heisman 30 secs
Swing Kick 60 secs

30 sec Break then repeat previous

Squat Reach Jump 30 secs
Run-stance Squat 30 secs
Double Airborne Heisman 30 secs
Circle Run 60 secs

30 sec Break then repeat previous

Jump Knee Tuck 30 secs
Mary Katherine Lunge 30 secs
Leapfrog Squat 30 secs
Twist Combo 60 secs

30 sec Break then repeat previous

Rock Star Hop 30 secs
Gap Jump 30 secs
Squat Jacks 30 secs
Military March 30 secs

30 sec Break then repeat previous

Run Squat 180 Jump Sequence 30 secs
Lateral Leapfrog Squat 30 secs
Monster Truck Tire 30 secs
Hot Foot 60 secs

30 sec Break then repeat previous

BONUS ROUND
Pitch & Catch 60 secs
Jump Shot 60 secs
Football Hero 60 secs

Today’s WW Points 30/32  allotted
Today’s steps  12679  :     so far 21111 of 10000000 goal.

I am 60 pages into reading transformation and just like Body for Life its an awesome read up to this point.  I love Bill Phillips books.  Off to read a little before bed.

Life doesn’t stop…..

For those wondering, my grandfather at the time I am writing this (11:15pm Monday night ) is still with us.  Tough old battler that’s for sure!  This whole thing has stirred up some stuff, long since buried that won’t be mentioned here, but has definitely got me thinking.  Life is so short.  I blinked and went from 21 to 38.  I am going to blink again, wake up at 50!!!!!  Petty arguments, jealousies grudges and regrets simply are not worth it.  As I said last night, don’t sweat the small stuff.

I was suffering today, from a so so sleep and from my UML (Upper, Middle Lower) workout last night!  I walked too and from work today, 5 km each way, and got a short workout in this morning.  Hit nearly 16000 steps on the pedometer.  Eats were ok, not perfect, but not bad. 

I am going to bed and hopefully get a good nights sleep.  As far as the family stuff just taking it one day at a time. 

Friday night workout

Well last day of vacation (well I don’t work this weekend so I go back Monday).  We are back to winter/spring weather and the summer like conditions was a big tease.  The sun was out today but it was very cold.

I fit in 3 walks today, my last one being the longest, and got a little over 11000 steps today.  After tonights walk with my wife I got in my Power 90 sculpt 1-2 workout and did a little more of the modified pulldowns with exercise bands hanging from my pullup bar. 

Got my weight watchers weigh in in the morning, and I think I will take some full body measurements to see how much I have improved from March 10th when I last took em.  If I take them I will post them here.

Going to watch a movie with the family, will be back in the morning after my WI. 

The headaches return

Heads pounding again.

I didn’t get a Power 90 workout in today, but I did walk over 12000 steps, walking the 5 km to work, and walking on all three of my breaks.

As I alluded to my head has been pounding again for a couple days now, but not enough to keep me from work or anything.  I am off to bed now with the plan to work out before work in the morning. 

Short post tonight, I am headed to bed.

Beautiful weather, Happy Easter

This will be a very short post, as its my 4th attempt at making it because of my stinky laptop that keeps turning off on me.  I don’t have the energy or patience to retype what I had typed.

Its been a great weekend for exercise the last two days.  I have gotten over 28000 steps over the last two days, I have been eating well and I got some solid days of nutrition. 

The weather has been absolutely awesome.  The nice weather sure makes every one perk up a little. 

Back to work in the morning as I start a new shift, 2 months of 11:30 -8pm.  I will be exercising in the mornings before work so I will not blow it off later in the day after work.  Vacation week after next, which has been booked for a few months. 

Hope everyone had a great weekend, and heres to a great week!

Going public!

So today, I made this blog public knowledge so if you are coming here from the link on facebook or elsewhere, Welcome! Making this public does two things. It lets people who want to know how I am making out read for themselves, and it adds an extra layer of accountability as I struggle to once and for all lose the 50 pounds of lard I am carrying around and get healthy for good!

This morning I went for a nice walk (7300 steps on the pedometer) and will go for another after supper or later this afternoon if the weather holds up and I am feeling half descent. Have not checked my blood pressure today, and probably won’t til tomorrow. I have been told not to check every day as I will drive myself crazy with worry, also I just started on the new pills today. As I said in yesterday’s post it was 150/110 yesterday. As I was saying to my mother yesterday, the number of my blood pressure doesn’t really concern me. I bet there are many people out there I know who have higher than that with seemingly no impact on their lives. What is really getting to me is that god forsaken headache that has shared me no relief for 18 freaking days now.

I hate bitching and whining about my health or that kinda stuff (those of you that know me, stop chuckling to yourself, lol). So I will do that here, it gives me a place to vent. The name of this blog is Lean Fit and Healthy. As I write this post I am none of those things. But 6 months from now, or a year from now, I will be. One little small step at a time.

All for now, will be back later in the day.

Day 2 on Weight Watchers

Well as the title of the post says, today was Day 2 on Weight Watchers and once again I didn’t hit the total points I am supposed to eat. I ate a tonne today! I ate a weeks worth of vegetables (well at least in terms what I normally eat for vegetables), had smaller, proper portion sizes of meat, as well as a few other odds and ends. It’s going to take a few days for me to get the right combo of food to hit my points, without filling up on junk but I will get there.

I got in a tonne of walking today, 17250 steps on the pedometer. I went for a walk with my wife and oldest girl this afternoon, then came home and walked the dog on a short walk, and then after supper went for another hour long walk, as I walked up to get my bloodpressure measured. My bloodpressure is still up 139/101, and my head is pounding today. I was hoping to get back to work tomorrow (have been off on med leave for two weeks) but if I feel like this in the morning I won’t be going anywhere.

The title of the blog is Lean Fit and Healthy, and the Healthy part is the most important to me. I have been walking around feeling like hell for much too long. Back stuff, headache stuff and other stuff has taken its toll, and its time to get all that stuff taken care of. I am 37 years old and much too young too feel like this all the time.

Anyway with that, I am off to bed, hoping to feel better in the morning and get back to work. We’ll talk to you tomorrow evening.

Saturday stuff

Another day, another 3 billion reps with my resistance bands, lol. I have been doing a tonne of them for my shoulders and arms. I am going to continue with the exercise bands for the next little bit, with no real program in place. I am leaning towards maybe doing the p90x program but I am not sure yet. I am no where near able to do a pull up right now, particularly at 225 lbs. And at the same time, I don’t have a chin up bar yet either. I have been looking at them and will be picking one up in the coming weeks.

My daughter started dance today, and since there was no where for me to watch the dance I walked around downtown for a bit. Starting tomorrow I will be keeping track of my steps on my pedometer and aiming for a minimum of 10000 a day. I got in about 6900 steps today, not nearly enough.

I continue to look for ideas for exercises to do at home, and I will also be adding to my links list on the side. All I got for now I will be back later.

New Pedometer and a new Wii fitness game

Well this morning I bought what is likely my 10th pedometer. Walking is something I have always enjoyed, be it hiking in the woods or just walking to get to where I need to go. I like to keep track of my steps and shoot for 10000 a day.

I bought a 25 dollar pedometer with a watch, stopwatch, pace, calorie counter etc. I spent 90 min frigging with it, and the BEST i could get it to perform was to count FOUR steps for each one I actually took. I took it back and got a 10 dollar cheappy that only counts steps and it works like a charm. I will be keeping a running tally for my steps and shoot for the 10k a day like I said.

I also picked up a wii game Golds Gym Cardio Fitness. It is essentially a Cardio boxing game, and I played it for about 25 min. It seems good so far, and once I play some more I will give a proper review.

I will be going to the gym later today, and will post again after that.

New Pedometer and a new Wii fitness game

Well this morning I bought what is likely my 10th pedometer. Walking is something I have always enjoyed, be it hiking in the woods or just walking to get to where I need to go. I like to keep track of my steps and shoot for 10000 a day.

I bought a 25 dollar pedometer with a watch, stopwatch, pace, calorie counter etc. I spent 90 min frigging with it, and the BEST i could get it to perform was to count FOUR steps for each one I actually took. I took it back and got a 10 dollar cheappy that only counts steps and it works like a charm. I will be keeping a running tally for my steps and shoot for the 10k a day like I said.

I also picked up a wii game Golds Gym Cardio Fitness. It is essentially a Cardio boxing game, and I played it for about 25 min. It seems good so far, and once I play some more I will give a proper review.

I will be going to the gym later today, and will post again after that.