An Old Cholesterol Remedy Is New Again - New York Times

An Old Cholesterol Remedy Is New Again - New York Times

Better?

I don't know if I'm doing any better... I haven't lost any weight! For awhile, clothes were starting to fit me differently (in a good way) but that seems to have stopped happening. I am starting to see muscle tone in my extremities, and can feel stuff tightening under my belly, but the belly is still going strong...

Oh well, in time, hopefully.

Yesterday:

15 then 12 then 9 sets each of:

Pull-ups, dips and deep sit-ups.

Then, 3 X 800 meter run

Then, 7 X 3 sets 85 Lb push press.

I'll post this week's exercise next Sunday...

Better

You continue to do better than I...

I originally consoled myself with the knowledge that even though I didn't do all the tough stuff you are doing, at least I did something every day, a walk, a swim, some yoga or Pilates etc. but lately I can't even say that. My swimming varies with the weather - we've been having a cold spell. I do walk the puppy and have some good, although puzzling, news there. If I don't wear real shoes such as my good walking ones, but wear flip flops or even slippers, I don't have the leg pain and inflammation that has plagued me for the last several years.

I have no clue what this means since I wear good, supportive, expensive exercise shoes for walking normally (and wind up in pain). I am in a sort of holding pattern 'til after my foot surgery.

I am still very much planning on hiking the AT in 2008 - my resolve has strengthened even. And I continue to loose weight - seven pounds so far. So not all the news is bad.

Tim's Week in Exercise

I've been very good. Back to a more reasonable school schedule has made it easy to get to the gym regularly.

In my last post, I indicated what I did at CrossFit on Saturday monring, and that day killed my quads for a few days... I did, however, get back to the gym Monday, where I took it fairly easy on my lower body (though I did two set of 500 meter rows), and I attempted to "walk out" the soreness in my quads by walking 20 laps around the indoor track (which is 2 miles). Did tons of stretching too.

Tuesday I rode the bike: 23 minutes of high intensity interval training. I can feel my endurance increasing, and although my quads were still really sore, the bike did not hurt too badly. It still hurt a lot to go DOWN stairs, but going up was not so bad.

Took a break Wednesday, even though the CrossFit "way" is to go with a rest day every THREE days.

Yesterday (Thursday) I did 3 sets of 5 170 Lb. deadlifts, which is just lifting the bar from the floor to standing, but not lifting the bar - just letting hang straight-arm. It does not seem like it would do much, but you get winded, and break a sweat very quickly, Deadlifts works every muscle in the back, most in the core and legs, shoulders and arms. It also gives me a bit of a buzz -- don't know what that's all about, but I like it. I also did 3 sets of 5 dips, and walked (sometimes ran) around the track for about 20 minutes.

Topped it all of with a nice, 15 minute sauna.

Back into the swing of things

The last three weeks of making art was grueling, and left little to no time or energy for execise. Three weeks without activity really made itself obvious today, when at CrossFit I did:

3 times:

10 pushups
10 situps
10 ring rows (simillar to pullups)
10 second Samson stretches (deep lunge with full overhead arm stretch)

Then, 10 times:

95 lb overhead squats

THEN, 21 reps, then 15 reps, then 9 reps each of:

45 lb overhead thrusters
jumping pullups

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!

4 times:

10 second L-sits (Hold yourself in "L" position suspended from a set of parallettes)

I'm toast.

Aww Hell.......

OK, so I haven't been so great -- yesterday I rowed 1500 meters and did some HIIT bike, the day before -- the same.

But frankly, this Wintersession metal casting class we're in is very time-consuming (about 7 hours a day - every week day....two Saturdays so far.)

But I should have some cool art to show for it.

Anyway, glad you blew some cobwebs off Shiftless Fitness.

It's been too quiet for too long.

Wh-a-a-a-t? No posts???

Nothing since Jan 4???? What is your excuse???

I have at least been swimming - I am now up to 100 lengths (50 Laps). Have done 1 hour with the exercise ball and 1/2 hour with an excercise bike. It is a little chilly for swimming right now, but I continue to take the puppy on short walks a couple of times a day and hope to take him on a longer walk once he starts accepting the leash.

I have lost 5 lbs. Only 30 more to go. Ha ha ha. As if...but I can dream.

What have you done for yourself?

From New Years Day workout

People who have exercised.

*crickets*

Happy New Year

OK, worked out today.

3 rounds of:

400 meter run (in 11 degree weather)
21 X 70lb barbell power cleans
12 70lb overhead push presses

I was almost about to quit at the second round, but toughed it out.

It took 10 minutes for the nausea to pass, but then the coach served a yummy New Year's Day brunch, which made it all worth it.

SO, YOUR last entry that indicated any physical activity on your part was December 13!

What's up with THAT!!??