Oh holy crap!

I went to the gym tonight to accomplish two things. One - Work out. Two - Get some reading done for school. I got a lot of both done.

In the middle of my workout (originally a 60 minute run on the machine), two middle aged ladies couldn't figure out how to start up on the machine. I showed them how to get going on it. In doing so, I reset my machine by accident at around 30 minutes. I started it again, and now I'm counting down from 60 again. Crap. "I'll just stop at 30" I told myself. Well, I looked down in the middle of my reading and the counter was now at 20 minutes... I had gone 10 minutes past my usual 60. "I wonder if I can go the full 60?" So I pushed on and kept reading. Next thing I knew I was in the 5 minute cooldown aspect of it.

After all was said and done, 95 minutes - 7.5 miles. I could have gone another 90. I'm almost certain of it. But, the people around me might not like the smell too much.

Fitness run was amazing.

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.

Yesterday's exercise.

Holy crap, I'm slacking here. I got exercise in on Monday and Wednesday nights.

Monday: 30 minutes - elliptical + leg and arm weight training.

Wednesday: 60 minutes - elliptical + leg, arm, and back weight training.

Food side of things I have a hard time remembering right now, but I pretty much stayed on course. Need to get better at breakfast on weekends, but overall, I'm still doing well in that aspect as well.

Food and exercise log - 2/15/2012

Exercise: 1 hour on the glider today. I don't like the one I used today. It kept resetting in the middle of the run. I listened to a lot of good stuff to keep me going. Mudvayne, Prodigy, Combichrist. I need to get some other stuff in there too. But it was still an hour solid at least. I do need to find better shoes. My toes go numb after about 30 minutes because of my stride and my knees.

Food:

Breakfast - banana and yogurt
Lunch - Salad
Dinner - Pizza (had to use the last of the ingredients we had before they went bad)

Food and exercise log - 2/14/12

Exercise: no real intense exercise today. I did change up my work space so that I am always standing. So, I think that should count as some sort of exercise.

Food:

Breakfast - cereal and fruit
Lunch - small salad
Dinner - big salad

Tuesdays are school days so it I have to bring something with me. This day, I just packed an extra huge salad and portioned it.

Food and exercise log - 2/13/12

Exercise: 1 hour on the eliptical.

I'm finding major inconsistencies between gliders. Yesterday, it said I went 3.9 miles. The one I used today was 11. Odd.

Food:

Breakfast - big container of fruit (strawberries, blackberries, green grapes) and a banana
Lunch - my usual salad.
Dinner - Crispy "chicken" covered in marinara sauce with greens and peppers on toasted whole wheat bread with sweet potato fries.

This exercise thing is getting addictive. I love it.

Food end exercise log - 2-12-12

Exercise - elliptical - 64 minutes - 3.95 miles.

Food:

Breakfast - French toast, berries, orange juice.
Lunch - salad
Dinner - Pizza with whole wheat crust. Got so much vegan mozz I don't know what to do with all of it.

Weight: 187