This week we had to shuffle things up a bit as on Wednesday Anthony had a commitment and it was my pnuts 13th birthday so it was easy to shift Wednesday to Thursday. But first we had to workout Monday.
Monday brought out the medicine ball and we worked the field...a 100 yards at a time.
After our normal warm up we went right to work. First up, normal push ups followed by normal burpies. Then we did the same but with the ball. So with my hands on the ball I did push ups then Anthony would throw me the ball and I'd drop into a burpie, come up and throw Anthony the ball...back again, down again, up and throw...and so on. Then we went into working the field. I'd throw the ball to Anthony walk to the five yard line, Anthony would throw it back and I'd drop and do push ups on the ball.
This work continued and we finished the day with sit ups while throwing the ball back and forth between Anthony and I.
Sorry for the late post :)
T
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Week twelve, Weigh-in #11
In the famous works of Andres Cantor; GGGGGOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL!
I was a bit anxious stepping on the scale this morning as I knew how close, within 1.1 lbs, to my goal I was this week and with only two weeks left in the project. But the results were great!
Project 42 has been achieved!
I still have two more weeks which is great so I think I'll go for 50lbs; only 4.8 lbs ;)
Here are this weeks numbers.
Week 1: 269.5
Week 2: 257.2
Week 3: 254.7
Week 4: 254.7
Week 5: 249.6
Week 6: 245.5
Week 6: 242.0
Week 7: 237.6
Week 8: 234.5
Week 9: 232.1
Week 10: 228.6
Week 11: 224.3
Loss: 4.3
Total: 45.2
% of goal lost: 108%
% of weight loss for the week: 1.9%
% of weight loss overall: 17%
Until tonight
T
I was a bit anxious stepping on the scale this morning as I knew how close, within 1.1 lbs, to my goal I was this week and with only two weeks left in the project. But the results were great!
Project 42 has been achieved!
I still have two more weeks which is great so I think I'll go for 50lbs; only 4.8 lbs ;)
Here are this weeks numbers.
Week 1: 269.5
Week 2: 257.2
Week 3: 254.7
Week 4: 254.7
Week 5: 249.6
Week 6: 245.5
Week 6: 242.0
Week 7: 237.6
Week 8: 234.5
Week 9: 232.1
Week 10: 228.6
Week 11: 224.3
Loss: 4.3
Total: 45.2
% of goal lost: 108%
% of weight loss for the week: 1.9%
% of weight loss overall: 17%
Until tonight
T
Friday, May 7, 2010
Week eleven, Workout #33
As a busy couple of weeks winds down, I made another trip out to see Anthony for workout 33. In many respects it doesn't seem like it has been that long and maybe that is good because the workouts are harder and harder.
Friday was another nice day and another hard workout. I am really feeling great too. Not only is the achilles feeling better than it has in a month + but I am getting strong.
We started the day with the normal run and active warm and then went right into 3 sets of 10 chin ups. Thereafter we went to the field with the medicine ball. Starting on the goal line and holding the ball I did ten squats. Walking with the ball extended straight out in front of me, I walked to the 10 yard line and then did ten more squats. We repeated this through the 50 yard line. Then walked with the ball extended to the opposing goal line. Starting on the goal line again, we did burpies and push ups, up and walking to the 10 yard line for more burpies and push ups, we repeated this through the 50 and then did lunges back to the goal line. Next we did side squats while holding the medicine ball to my chest. From the goal line and every ten yards I'd drop and do push ups with one hand on the ball but I'd alternate hands for each push up. After a short break we went to our last series. This consisted of curls with the rubber band for time then side shuffles from the goal line to the 50 and back. Then right to over head presses with the medicine ball and shuffles to the 40 and back. Next was triceps curls with shuffles to the 30 and back. We repeated that series to finish up the day.
After some stretching it was a wrap. Monday is weigh in day and the third to last one. Coming into this week I was 1.1 lbs shy of my goal. Stay turned for the AM weight in.
Until then.
T
Friday was another nice day and another hard workout. I am really feeling great too. Not only is the achilles feeling better than it has in a month + but I am getting strong.
We started the day with the normal run and active warm and then went right into 3 sets of 10 chin ups. Thereafter we went to the field with the medicine ball. Starting on the goal line and holding the ball I did ten squats. Walking with the ball extended straight out in front of me, I walked to the 10 yard line and then did ten more squats. We repeated this through the 50 yard line. Then walked with the ball extended to the opposing goal line. Starting on the goal line again, we did burpies and push ups, up and walking to the 10 yard line for more burpies and push ups, we repeated this through the 50 and then did lunges back to the goal line. Next we did side squats while holding the medicine ball to my chest. From the goal line and every ten yards I'd drop and do push ups with one hand on the ball but I'd alternate hands for each push up. After a short break we went to our last series. This consisted of curls with the rubber band for time then side shuffles from the goal line to the 50 and back. Then right to over head presses with the medicine ball and shuffles to the 40 and back. Next was triceps curls with shuffles to the 30 and back. We repeated that series to finish up the day.
After some stretching it was a wrap. Monday is weigh in day and the third to last one. Coming into this week I was 1.1 lbs shy of my goal. Stay turned for the AM weight in.
Until then.
T
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Week eleven, Workout #32
Strength day! Wednesday brought less cardio intensity but it was made up for with weight.
We warmed up as normal with a run and active stretching, etc. Thereafter we got right to the dumb bells. 2x25 we're the order of the day. Starting with them held straight down we did reps of deep squats. After those we did more :) but added curls; so squat, curl, 1...squat curl, 2...etc. After that set we added a military press; squat, curl, press...1, etc. A short rest was followed by lunges with the dumb bells. Half way across the field we added curls; lung then up to a curl to a lung, etc. We worked across the field and before coming back we did push ups which were a modified one hand push ups. Mainly a normal two hand push up but with a single hand lift once up.
We then moved back into a straight squat with the weights at shoulder height and completed a military press on the way up. We burned those out with more of those modified one hand push ups.
To wrap the workout we did the turkish get-up. For those that don't know this move,
This workout is tough. We did it with one 25# and for those who don't watch the video - which is not me - you lay flat on your back with the dumb bell held in one hand and in the up (picture bench press) position. Then you basically stand up...from laying on your back while holding the weight overhead. Once up, you lay down...rinse, dry, repeat. This is hard ;)
We did some good stretching as I was still a bit tight from Monday. Another great workout...
Until Friday.
T
We warmed up as normal with a run and active stretching, etc. Thereafter we got right to the dumb bells. 2x25 we're the order of the day. Starting with them held straight down we did reps of deep squats. After those we did more :) but added curls; so squat, curl, 1...squat curl, 2...etc. After that set we added a military press; squat, curl, press...1, etc. A short rest was followed by lunges with the dumb bells. Half way across the field we added curls; lung then up to a curl to a lung, etc. We worked across the field and before coming back we did push ups which were a modified one hand push ups. Mainly a normal two hand push up but with a single hand lift once up.
We then moved back into a straight squat with the weights at shoulder height and completed a military press on the way up. We burned those out with more of those modified one hand push ups.
To wrap the workout we did the turkish get-up. For those that don't know this move,
This workout is tough. We did it with one 25# and for those who don't watch the video - which is not me - you lay flat on your back with the dumb bell held in one hand and in the up (picture bench press) position. Then you basically stand up...from laying on your back while holding the weight overhead. Once up, you lay down...rinse, dry, repeat. This is hard ;)
We did some good stretching as I was still a bit tight from Monday. Another great workout...
Until Friday.
T
Monday, May 3, 2010
Week eleven, Workout #31
A goal is not reached until you get to the finish line and that fact was not lost on Anthony today. Being so close to my goal, 1.1 lbs away, I am here to tell you he put me through the hardest workout yet. 31 workouts, 2.5+ months, hardest to date. And, yes, I feel great...now.
The workout was so fast paced and diverse I am not sure I can remember everything we did. We started with a normal active warm up; run, etc. The achilles continues to recover and feel good which is great because today we got back to the ladder work. In addition to it we had the punching bag and medicine ball.
We started at the ladder with up and backs 4x and then punched the bag followed by knees to the bag. Back to the ladder for W's up and back 4x then punches and knees. That set finished with Allie shuffles on the ladder 4x with punches and knees. Right after we did push ups on the ball. After a short break we went right to lunges with the medicine ball for 20 yards and backward for 20 yards. If you've never done a lunge backward, give it a try. To burn out those we did bridge work with the medicine ball and then full body sit ups while throwing the ball to Anthony on the way up - he'd toss it back on the way down. Thereafter we went back to the ladder for the same set noted above. At this point I am gassed but clearly we were not done. Anthony pushed and pushed hard. As I noted early in this blog and project, it always amazes me what you can do or what more you can do with a trainer pushing you. Back to the workout and being gassed this is where it gets fuzzy...I know we did more ball work..push ups for sure but we did something up and back, similar to the lunges and when we got back we did more sit ups. Even more gassed now we finished the day with the ladder, punches and knees..super fast, super hard, super tired. After we were done I about collapsed. I was hurting, gassed and very tired.
I am sure I have missed a few activites but you all get the gist, right...
I feel good know, it is always good when you are done and I know I worked harder than most...I like that.
Until next time.
T
The workout was so fast paced and diverse I am not sure I can remember everything we did. We started with a normal active warm up; run, etc. The achilles continues to recover and feel good which is great because today we got back to the ladder work. In addition to it we had the punching bag and medicine ball.
We started at the ladder with up and backs 4x and then punched the bag followed by knees to the bag. Back to the ladder for W's up and back 4x then punches and knees. That set finished with Allie shuffles on the ladder 4x with punches and knees. Right after we did push ups on the ball. After a short break we went right to lunges with the medicine ball for 20 yards and backward for 20 yards. If you've never done a lunge backward, give it a try. To burn out those we did bridge work with the medicine ball and then full body sit ups while throwing the ball to Anthony on the way up - he'd toss it back on the way down. Thereafter we went back to the ladder for the same set noted above. At this point I am gassed but clearly we were not done. Anthony pushed and pushed hard. As I noted early in this blog and project, it always amazes me what you can do or what more you can do with a trainer pushing you. Back to the workout and being gassed this is where it gets fuzzy...I know we did more ball work..push ups for sure but we did something up and back, similar to the lunges and when we got back we did more sit ups. Even more gassed now we finished the day with the ladder, punches and knees..super fast, super hard, super tired. After we were done I about collapsed. I was hurting, gassed and very tired.
I am sure I have missed a few activites but you all get the gist, right...
I feel good know, it is always good when you are done and I know I worked harder than most...I like that.
Until next time.
T
Week eleven, Weigh-in #10
Beginning the home stretch with week 11 and my 10th official trip to the scale. And I have officially eclipsed the 40lbs mark. With 3.5lbs lost this week I am now 97% of my goal and have lost 40.9lbs. I still have 3 weeks left in the project and need to lose 1.1lbs or .36lbs per week. I'll go out on a limb and say I'll make it. Now I am wondering if I can get 50...hmmmm.
Above is a graph that I thought was pretty cool. It shows the project to date weight loss by week. Note week 2 and the weight in for week 3. That week Anthony told me I was not eating enough and i lost no weight but since...a pretty good progression. I guess he knows a thing or two!
Here are this weeks numbers.
Week 1: 269.5
Week 2: 257.2
Week 3: 254.7
Week 4: 254.7
Week 5: 249.6
Week 6: 245.5
Week 6: 242.0
Week 7: 237.6
Week 8: 234.5
Week 9: 232.1
Week 10: 228.6
Loss: 3.5
Total: 40.9
% of goal lost: 97%
% of weight loss for the week: 1.5%
% of weight loss overall: 15%
1.1lbs to go.
Until tonight.
T
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Week ten, Workout #30
Friday was another great day weather wise and I felt good too. Maybe spring is actually here now! The achilles felt better too, no healed but better and no acute pain.
We warmed up with a run and normal activities and then got to it. Friday brought a medicine ball and a dumb bell. First up was the medicine ball, squats and push ups. With the medicine ball held on my chest I did squats and on the push up from the squat I'd toss the ball, like a chest press, up high against a wall, catch it and then down into another squat. Between squats I did 10 push ups but with my hands on the medicine ball. So 50 squats with a toss, 10 push ups on the ball...40 squats, 10 push ups, 30, 10, 20, 10, 10 ,10....OUCH. 150 squat tosses and 50 push ups on the ball.
Thereafter we moved to the field and began the dumb bell work. We began with 10 squat cleans per arm and then added the jerks. So 10 cleans then 10 clean/jerks per side. Then we added a squat so 10 cleans, 10 clean/jerks, and then 10 squats while holding the dumb bell over head from the jerk.
We finished Friday up with core work which included bridges and sit ups. Multiple sets of each!
Another great workout and day.
Until Monday.
T
We warmed up with a run and normal activities and then got to it. Friday brought a medicine ball and a dumb bell. First up was the medicine ball, squats and push ups. With the medicine ball held on my chest I did squats and on the push up from the squat I'd toss the ball, like a chest press, up high against a wall, catch it and then down into another squat. Between squats I did 10 push ups but with my hands on the medicine ball. So 50 squats with a toss, 10 push ups on the ball...40 squats, 10 push ups, 30, 10, 20, 10, 10 ,10....OUCH. 150 squat tosses and 50 push ups on the ball.
Thereafter we moved to the field and began the dumb bell work. We began with 10 squat cleans per arm and then added the jerks. So 10 cleans then 10 clean/jerks per side. Then we added a squat so 10 cleans, 10 clean/jerks, and then 10 squats while holding the dumb bell over head from the jerk.
We finished Friday up with core work which included bridges and sit ups. Multiple sets of each!
Another great workout and day.
Until Monday.
T
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