Monday, March 5, 2012

Fitness run was amazing.

Precor AMT 835
Precor AMT 835
I haven't been to Gold's Gym since last week. I needed to go today. I have a type of machine that I really like to use when I am there. It is an AMT 835 made by Precor. It's hard to explain, because it is not your typical glider. This thing has zero impact and you choose what you want to do when  you are on it. Some gliders don't work for short people, some are not big enough for long legged people. This thing changes the stride based on what you do. You can run, walk, and stair step. The only thing it won't let you do, it seems, is go backwards. I have tried a couple of times. Each time it reset my workout so I had no clue how far I was going.

Well, today it seems that my stamina is getting a bit better. I hit 5.5 (miles?) in 65 minutes. That's a new distance record for me on this machine. I feel great. My legs didn't want to stop. Near the end I was sweating like crazy and I took serious consideration to going another 30 minutes. This is the kind of workout I need to keep doing the crazy shit I do on stage with Am.Psych. Last show, I had more energy at the end than I normally do and I attribute the changes in my workout ethic to it. If we start getting more shows, the old man can't buckle up and fall over on stage.

But, work in the morning calls and so does school later in the evening. Maybe I'll take my gym clothes with me and get 45-60 in tomorrow night as well and shoot for 6 miles.