2015 Exercise Log/Challenge

[Crankin]

Praying that it goes no further than the scans.

[Catrin]

Thanks! Last year the radiologists wanted to take it further but my Dr and I thought it premature. I did have a needle aspiration last year. Hopefully there will be good news from the DX mammo and ultrasound if that is indicated.

[Crankin]

I *really* needed to force myself to do anything today... worked a little later than usual, as I had to see a client at the office after I was done at the high school. Normally, I'd have gone out for a ride/walk/hike, but it was so cold and windy that i almost got blown over when I was walking to my car in the school parking lot. So, I did 15 minutes of PT exercises, a 10 minute trainer warm up, and 30 minutes of yoga. Just under an hour.
Weather is looking up after Monday.

[Catrin]

Sounds good Crankin! We did a full Penthalon tonight (6 lifts, each for 6 minutes with multiple hand switches and 5 minute rests). There is a maximum rep# allowed and a multiplier based on the weight used. We will do it again in 2 weeks, hopefully more than 5 of us will play. I am happy with my performance!

[Crankin]

Boot camp this morning. I don't know how she comes up with new stuff... every class.
My weight is really up, and I am not doing anything unusual. I know things will change when I start riding outside, but, I saw the "danger zone" number this morning .

[Helene2013]

you gals rock way too much for me. haha

Yesterday I was able to snail ride (1st ride on trainer) since my knee infiltration on Tuesday. I was to do only 10-20 minutes max on an easy speed/no resistance. Welllllll.... I got in the basement, set everything up, iphone music pounding as if I was in a club and me trying to sing over the speakers. So I do 10 minutes....slowly but surely, increasing speed gradually and trying to increase lightly my resistance. Only 10 more to go. Knee feels good. 20 minutes comes by...I don't want to get off just now...so what the heck! I stay on and start to pedal faster (nothing alarming). Just in the 22-24km/h range but for this, I need to increase a bit my resistance right. !!! Anyway, after 34 minutes I stopped (after a 2-3 minute very slow cool down). I could have gone for much longer but I must listen to Dr and physiotherapist. And you never know how the knee will react afterwards. While going at higher speed, I took the opportunity to work on the push/pull move on pedal which gave a rest to the infiltrated knee. I was wise...playing it safe to stay on longer. hihi

This morning all is good and I can't wait to get back on the saddle. But it is a week after infiltration you can resume and by then, going back on March 30, for the other knee.

By the way, I still can't get used to the black matte colour of my bike. I am not allowed to re-paint it as warranty will be voided. At the cost of this bike, I'm not gonna risk it. Then I tried having stickers made for it but taking too long to get the designer to custom me something that I can bring to a special decal company. Soooooooo... hubby saw the new Amira Expert SL4 Expert 2015 is glossy white... he said to call my LBS to trade in my already too new 2014 (same model) for this one. He said he was willing to do overtime to pay the difference in the trade-off. Probably 1000$. hihi Isn't my hubby a keeper. hahaha But I think it's not a wise move. Spent too much already on bikes. I hate the current look but love riding it. Not all is lost.

[Catrin]

Sounds like fun plans tomorrow!
My knee is more cranky today so I obviously overdid things yesterday. Going to draw back to only mobility work, strict presses and TRX exercises that involve NO knee flexion at all. Just light work for movements sake...at least until after the MRI when we will know what is, or isn't, wrong with the knee.

[Crankin]

OK, I made 120.3 hours... not 125. I am happy. Hey, my commute was slow, so I actually got more than I thought.
120 hours in 4 months is a lot. No wonder I am bored when I am not exercising.

[Catrin]

I made almost 99 hours in, less than 2 hours before my goal. My original goal was 125 hours but I dropped it down to 100. In previous years my average workout was several hours long, but I don't do that much any more except when I go hiking. Believe me, you don't NEED to go that long with an intense kettlebell workout :-) I am not unhappy with how things went, though sadly my weight is the same as when I started. Perhaps that isn't a bad thing, to have maintained the same weight over the winter. The only reason it sounds like I am grumbling is that I gained 3 pounds right before this started. Then I have to laugh at myself that I am quibbling over an entire THREE pounds.

Really hoping that I get cleared after we see the results of today's MRI, I don't want to get de-conditioned.

[Crankin]

I hope you get cleared, too. Yes, my winter workouts are not as long as endless hours of cycling. Sadly, my weight seems to have shot up at the end of this challenge. However, this is my pattern in past years. It takes until June for it to be where I want. However, this year, I see changes in my body that I am not quite happy with. I can't be any more disciplined than I am! Maybe eat smaller portions, but since I am hungry most of the time already, not sure how that would work.
Of course, as I sit here, I have already bagged the group ride, again. I still will ride, but when it gets warmer, this afternoon. I have a lot of preparing to do for Passover, and I don't like feeling stressed that I "have" to ride at a certain time. I am still in my ramp up phase, which is always painful and takes about 3-4 weeks. I felt like every little rise is hurting. I'll get over it, usually by a long ride where the suffering is prime and then the next ride it's all fine.

[Catrin]

Crankin, it should work now. I accidentally set it for VIEWING, not editing. That has been fixed, and I checked it on another browser where I wasn't signed into Google but please let me know!

[Blueberry]

Working!

[Crankin]

I'm all set. Counted yesterday's ride and this morning's boot camp.