2013-2014 Exercise Challenge

[Catrin]

I think you are regular people. I find the ones who don't care odd.

Veronica

What Veronica said!

What is personally frustrating for me is that no matter what I do, my composition isn't changing and neither is the scale. I am already skirting on the edge of not enough calories...and my lack of ability to lift above my shoulders/full ROM doesn't help. I keep at it though, and make little changes here and there to see if it helps. Recently I added more carbs into my diet (starchy veggies), and immediately gained a bit so will work with that some more. It is balancing things out for our specific bodies but our bodies do change over time and what works at one age may not at another. I hear your frustration!

[Crankin]

Well, I get what you mean, Veronica, but I sometimes feel like being so disciplined may not be the best for my mental health.
Carry on, as they say.

[Crankin]

Just bumping this up to see how everyone is doing. What I notice is that I hardly ever do any exercise that is more than an hour, except maybe once a week.

[Catrin]

Just bumping this up to see how everyone is doing. What I notice is that I hardly ever do any exercise that is more than an hour, except maybe once a week.

Thanks for bumping this up Crankin, and for the reminder to do my own spreadsheet update, hadn't updated it for a week! I typically get more than an hour when mobility work is factored in. I've chosen to separate that out however, it is a reminder to myself that I need to do mobility work EVERY day, not just exercise days. I have decreased the number of days I exercise however. I used to work 5-6 days a week, and that is just too much - I've the over-use injuries to prove it. My coach started talking to me about over-training, and I've dropped to 4 days a week with the occasional 5th day. I can tell a difference with the additional rest/recovery - given the intensity of much of what I do it is important. It is humbling to admit that I need more rest/recovery than I once did, but I do.

[Becky]

I can't remember the last time I updated the spreadsheet. Unless I record it right away, I forget...and with the holidays. I did manage to put in a good 12 hours or so over break. But that's a guesstimate at best.

[Catrin]

I can't remember the last time I updated the spreadsheet. Unless I record it right away, I forget...and with the holidays. I did manage to put in a good 12 hours or so over break. But that's a guesstimate at best.

I keep the same weekly schedule, and add to it on holiday weeks. It makes it easy to record if I forget to do so on the day of.

[Crankin]

I took 2 full days off, except for my "correctives/stretching." Still have not been back to the gym and it's a good break. Did a brutal ladder workout on the trainer this morning, and proud of myself that I didn't quit after the first set, without DH here to talk to! Tomorrow I will be back at bootcamp.