Day Two – So Far, So Good
Posted: May 11th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Appalatain Trail Preparation, Getting Into Shape | Tags: Getting Into Shape, preparing for the AT, working out | No Comments »OK, today is the second day of my commitment to get to the gym and get back into shape, and everything is going according to Hoyle. Let’s look at yesterday after the gym first, and then we’ll get to where we are today.
So, yesterday, before I went to the gym, I had an English muffin with peanut butter for breakfast. After I got back, I had an early lunch of a turkey meatloaf sandwich (leftovers from the other night), and then a snack of some beef jerky later in the afternoon. Last night’s dinner was chicken picadillo, a recipe out of a healthy cookbook Donna purchased at work a while ago. It was delicious, and we had it with rice and peas and a salad.
This morning, because the gym is going through renovations, I was afraid the weight room would be closed at 6:30 like it was yesterday, so I went early. Because of this, I didn’t walk down there today, which bothers me a little because it is sunny day, though cold. But I did get up an hour early so I could get there and get in a workout before they closed the room.
Unfortunately, it was unnecessary because they were not closing the weight room today, but since no one there seems to know the construction schedule it is better to play it safe.
No matter, because I got into the gym again! Two days in a row, and I’m feeling really good.
Today’s workout was as follows (done in this order):
| Exercise | Sets x Reps | Weight |
| Warmup – Treadmill | 5 Min | N/A |
| Lat Pull-downs | 2×10 | 90lbs |
| Bent Rows | 2×10 | 20lbs dumbbell |
| Bench Press | 2×10 | 30lbs dumbbells |
| Military Press | 2×10 | 15lbs dumbbells |
| Lunges | 2×5 | 15lbs dumbbells |
| Leg Curls | 2×10 | 40lbs |
| Vertical Leg Lifts | 3×10 | N/A |
This workout took me about half an hour, which is what I expected. Some of the exercises were definitely taxing, like the lunges and leg lifts, so I’ll continue to use the same weight, sets and reps. The only one that felt too light was the bent rows, so I’ll up the weight on that next time to 25 lbs.
I didn’t eat before I went. Breakfast was at about 7:30, and I had two egg and American cheese sandwiches on English muffins.
Alright, I know that’s a lot of detail about everything, but I’m hoping by being completely transparent about what I’m eating and my exercise routine I’ll catch anything that might sabotage my effort before it becomes a problem. I’m also hoping that anyone else in a similar position (overweight, out of shape, and wanting to do something very physically demanding) might find this all useful as well.
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