Tomorrow is the day I see the specialist! YAY!
30 calories on bike
30 sit ups
4 rounds
Felt good.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Friday May 27 - Day 110
I gave myself a bit of a break today. My shoulder was aching all day long, to the point I just wanted to die by the end of the work day.
100 calories on the bike
100 sit ups
75 calories on the bike
40 sit ups
25 squats
Got home, took my Naproxen and hoping it calms down a bit.
100 calories on the bike
100 sit ups
75 calories on the bike
40 sit ups
25 squats
Got home, took my Naproxen and hoping it calms down a bit.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Thursday May 26 - Day 109
I skipped the workout yesterday due to inclement weather. I felt the need to come home and prepare rather than run steps and make myself sick! lol
Today, I lost my temper twice at work, so in order for me to leave it in the building, so to speak, I did:
2 stair runs
40 calories on the bike
40 sit ups
2 stair runs
40 calories on the bike
40 sit ups
2 stair runs
20 calories on the bike
20 sit ups
So for the bike and sit ups, I did a total of 100 each and the stairs totaled 6 runs. Felt good doing it and felt even better when I finished.
Tomorrow, I'm going to kick my butt too with an older workout The Trainer gave me awhile ago. I probably won't be able to walk well for the weekend, but that's alright. I'll be doing nothing but homework except when I go to dinner with a friend on Saturday.
Today, I lost my temper twice at work, so in order for me to leave it in the building, so to speak, I did:
2 stair runs
40 calories on the bike
40 sit ups
2 stair runs
40 calories on the bike
40 sit ups
2 stair runs
20 calories on the bike
20 sit ups
So for the bike and sit ups, I did a total of 100 each and the stairs totaled 6 runs. Felt good doing it and felt even better when I finished.
Tomorrow, I'm going to kick my butt too with an older workout The Trainer gave me awhile ago. I probably won't be able to walk well for the weekend, but that's alright. I'll be doing nothing but homework except when I go to dinner with a friend on Saturday.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Tuesday May 24 - Day 108
In my never ending quest to make sure I do something every single day, I went down to the gym at 4pm, fiddled around a bit while I chatted with the guys and then....
100 calories on the bike
100 squats
2 stair runs
And then I realized I didn't want to do stair runs today because tomorrow I'll be running stairs as the main "portion" of my carido workout.
7 days, people! 7 days until I go to the specialist so I can wait some more for either a MRI or to get into physical therapy. Or both. But at least I will have gotten some face time with a shoulder doctor.
100 calories on the bike
100 squats
2 stair runs
And then I realized I didn't want to do stair runs today because tomorrow I'll be running stairs as the main "portion" of my carido workout.
7 days, people! 7 days until I go to the specialist so I can wait some more for either a MRI or to get into physical therapy. Or both. But at least I will have gotten some face time with a shoulder doctor.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Monday May 23 - Day 107
Nothing exciting to report today. I'm so over this working out thing right now and I know it's just because of what I'm limited in doing!
10 stair runs
100 calories on the bike
Kicked my butt a bit. Tomorrow I'll be doing the bike and then some lower body stuff.
9 days and counting until I see the specialist!
10 stair runs
100 calories on the bike
Kicked my butt a bit. Tomorrow I'll be doing the bike and then some lower body stuff.
9 days and counting until I see the specialist!
Friday, May 20, 2011
Friday May 20 - Day 106
I haven't bugged The Trainer for a workout since I went to the doctor two weeks ago. Just seems like I'd be bugging him, ya know? So today I did:
50 calories on bike
50 squats
50 situps
2 rounds
It was enough to help me realize I need to do this consistently and every.single.day until my shoulder heals so I'll be up to the upper arm stuff I'll be doing.
I'm hoping I'll get into some physical therapy and it will fix the problem and heal up quickly. But I have 12 more days until I see the specialist and it's driving me batshit crazy. At least in 12 days, I'll know what's going on with it and will hopefully be doing something about it instead of sitting here and waiting. I hate waiting. I'm not patient. AT ALL.
50 calories on bike
50 squats
50 situps
2 rounds
It was enough to help me realize I need to do this consistently and every.single.day until my shoulder heals so I'll be up to the upper arm stuff I'll be doing.
I'm hoping I'll get into some physical therapy and it will fix the problem and heal up quickly. But I have 12 more days until I see the specialist and it's driving me batshit crazy. At least in 12 days, I'll know what's going on with it and will hopefully be doing something about it instead of sitting here and waiting. I hate waiting. I'm not patient. AT ALL.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Thursday May 19 Day 105
Didn't do much today, but I did run the stairs 10x - so it was something. I've decided I'm going to do the stairs thing every other day and then the bike and lower body stuff on the days I'm not doing the stairs.
I wanted to remind myself why I was wanting to quit smoking and the stairs reminded me, that's for certain. And then after getting home and lighting a cigarette, I proceeded to burn the shit outta my right calf. I have a litte (about a dime size) burn with a blister in the middle of it already. Nice. Also ruined my favorite pair of workout pants - which pisses me off more than the fact I burned myself to begin with.
Glad I bought some patches recently - time to use them again.
I wanted to remind myself why I was wanting to quit smoking and the stairs reminded me, that's for certain. And then after getting home and lighting a cigarette, I proceeded to burn the shit outta my right calf. I have a litte (about a dime size) burn with a blister in the middle of it already. Nice. Also ruined my favorite pair of workout pants - which pisses me off more than the fact I burned myself to begin with.
Glad I bought some patches recently - time to use them again.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Tuesday Day 103 and Wednesday May 18 Day 104
I just did 150 calories on the bike on Tuesday. I had a hair appointment at 5:15 and I knew I did not want to be sitting in my funky sweat for 3 hours while she did my hair and we bullshitted!
Today, I made it up again cause The Trainer was out doing training, so I couldn't harass him for a workout.
50 calories on the bike
50 squats
50 sit ups
50 calories on the bike
40 squats
40 sit ups
40 calories on the bike
30 squats
20 sit ups
The sit ups hurt my shoulder a bit today, so I took it easy on everything. While this may look like it was hard, for some reason I feel like I half assed it. It took me 40 minutes to complete.
Tomorrow, I'm going to do nothing but cardio, so that means I'll be bitching about the stairs and the bike I'm sure!
Today, I made it up again cause The Trainer was out doing training, so I couldn't harass him for a workout.
50 calories on the bike
50 squats
50 sit ups
50 calories on the bike
40 squats
40 sit ups
40 calories on the bike
30 squats
20 sit ups
The sit ups hurt my shoulder a bit today, so I took it easy on everything. While this may look like it was hard, for some reason I feel like I half assed it. It took me 40 minutes to complete.
Tomorrow, I'm going to do nothing but cardio, so that means I'll be bitching about the stairs and the bike I'm sure!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Monday May 16 - Day 102
Well, we know how limited I am in what I can actually do in my workouts, but I did something. I'll keep doing something everyday and I will either make it up as I go, or ask The Trainer to help me out with stuff because I am not creative with these things like he is. Could be why he's the Trainer and I'm not :P
40 calories on the bike
40 sit ups
40 squats
4 rounds
Yup. I kicked my own ass today. I can't blame this one on him.
I have also been thinking about when my shoulder heals completely and I've made the sadistic decision I want to get into the whole Crossfit thing, 100%. Unlike right now, where I'm doing the exercises but not really doing Crossfit in the truest sense of the word.
Once I visit the orthopedic guy on the 1st, I'll make my decision final and I'll talk to The Trainer about it. While I'm still benefiting and definitely seeing & feeling the results, I have decided I want to push myself a little more. Okay, a lot more. And since that is the purpose of Crossfit, to push myself as far as I can, I might as well take the magic pill. Who knows, I might end up enjoying it more than I do now. *ahem*
40 calories on the bike
40 sit ups
40 squats
4 rounds
Yup. I kicked my own ass today. I can't blame this one on him.
I have also been thinking about when my shoulder heals completely and I've made the sadistic decision I want to get into the whole Crossfit thing, 100%. Unlike right now, where I'm doing the exercises but not really doing Crossfit in the truest sense of the word.
Once I visit the orthopedic guy on the 1st, I'll make my decision final and I'll talk to The Trainer about it. While I'm still benefiting and definitely seeing & feeling the results, I have decided I want to push myself a little more. Okay, a lot more. And since that is the purpose of Crossfit, to push myself as far as I can, I might as well take the magic pill. Who knows, I might end up enjoying it more than I do now. *ahem*
Friday, May 13, 2011
Thursday May 12 - Day 100 & Friday May 13 - Day 101
Yesterday, The Trainer was back from vacation but we had already pretty much decided I'd just be running stairs and/or riding the bike. So I did 5 stair runs; 50 cal on the bike; 30 squats for 2 rounds. I got pretty sweaty during the workout, but I've worked harder, that's for sure.
We were chatting a bit and apparently, I looked more frustrated than I thought and he asked if it was my shoulder or frustration that I couldn't really do anything. I told him it was a little bit of both. I'm going to keep doing something everyday - I don't want to get out of this habit, ya know? If I just NOT workout while my shoulder is healing, I will seriously get my ass whipped when it is 100% and he gives me more than I am used too. I can't let myself get out of the habit.
Today, I did 100 calories on the bike, 50 squats and 100 jump ropes. I half assed it and then left. I may end up asking him to make some stuff up for me. I tend to work harder when he gives me the workout. Even if it's the same shit I would have done anyway, ya know?
We'll see how it goes. I have two days to completely rest the shoulder and the rest of me, so I'll be ready for a little more cardio on Monday.
We were chatting a bit and apparently, I looked more frustrated than I thought and he asked if it was my shoulder or frustration that I couldn't really do anything. I told him it was a little bit of both. I'm going to keep doing something everyday - I don't want to get out of this habit, ya know? If I just NOT workout while my shoulder is healing, I will seriously get my ass whipped when it is 100% and he gives me more than I am used too. I can't let myself get out of the habit.
Today, I did 100 calories on the bike, 50 squats and 100 jump ropes. I half assed it and then left. I may end up asking him to make some stuff up for me. I tend to work harder when he gives me the workout. Even if it's the same shit I would have done anyway, ya know?
We'll see how it goes. I have two days to completely rest the shoulder and the rest of me, so I'll be ready for a little more cardio on Monday.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Wednesday May 11 - Day 99
In the last 155 days, I have worked out 99 of them. I can't believe where I'm currently at with my fitness levels compared to back in December when I started working out every day. I love it. I love seeing and feeling the results I've gotten.
I skipped the first two days of this week because my shoulder was bugging me and I went to the doctor yesterday for it. I have a winged scapula, caused by a pinched or damaged long thoracic nerve (nerve that goes from shoulder down side of chest near ribcage). I go see an ortho doctor June 1st for further evaluation and most likely some physical therapy will follow at some point. I may even end up at a neurologist to test the nerves to see how much damage there really is. Until all that plays out, I'll be doing a lot more stairs, riding of the bike and squats. Maybe even some sit ups, even though the ones I did today kinda irritated the shoulder.
100 calories on the bike
50 sit ups
100 jump ropes
I didn't do much today cause I am going to ease myself back into it. I went four days without working out and it felt like it had been four weeks!
The Trainer will be back tomorrow from his vacation, so I'm sure he'll give me something disgusting to do. Ya know, like run the stairs eleventy billion times and ride the bike 1,000 miles. lol
I skipped the first two days of this week because my shoulder was bugging me and I went to the doctor yesterday for it. I have a winged scapula, caused by a pinched or damaged long thoracic nerve (nerve that goes from shoulder down side of chest near ribcage). I go see an ortho doctor June 1st for further evaluation and most likely some physical therapy will follow at some point. I may even end up at a neurologist to test the nerves to see how much damage there really is. Until all that plays out, I'll be doing a lot more stairs, riding of the bike and squats. Maybe even some sit ups, even though the ones I did today kinda irritated the shoulder.
100 calories on the bike
50 sit ups
100 jump ropes
I didn't do much today cause I am going to ease myself back into it. I went four days without working out and it felt like it had been four weeks!
The Trainer will be back tomorrow from his vacation, so I'm sure he'll give me something disgusting to do. Ya know, like run the stairs eleventy billion times and ride the bike 1,000 miles. lol
Friday, May 6, 2011
Friday May 6 - Day 98
What a very slow day at work! Texted the trainer pretty early for a workout (as usual) and actually heard back immediately! YAY!!! Ummm...maybe.
He asked about my shoulder and I told him it was pissing me off. It doesn't hurt anymore (hasn't for awhile) but the shoulder blade is "weird" starts aching and makes my arm feel very heavy and sluggish when I move it sometimes. He told me to go to the doctor. Funny that, since I had just called and made an appointment for Tuesday of next week with my doctor. lol He and I are on the same wavelength quite a bit.
5 stair runs
15 knee ups
25 sit ups
25 calories on the bike
3 rounds
It looked pretty easy on paper, so it immediately told me that my ass would be kicked by the end of round three. Indeed. My ass is kicked.
The knee ups felt GREAT on my shoulder (no sarcasm), while hanging from the pull up bar to do them. However, now it's feeling heavier and sluggish. Time to ice it!
He asked about my shoulder and I told him it was pissing me off. It doesn't hurt anymore (hasn't for awhile) but the shoulder blade is "weird" starts aching and makes my arm feel very heavy and sluggish when I move it sometimes. He told me to go to the doctor. Funny that, since I had just called and made an appointment for Tuesday of next week with my doctor. lol He and I are on the same wavelength quite a bit.
5 stair runs
15 knee ups
25 sit ups
25 calories on the bike
3 rounds
It looked pretty easy on paper, so it immediately told me that my ass would be kicked by the end of round three. Indeed. My ass is kicked.
The knee ups felt GREAT on my shoulder (no sarcasm), while hanging from the pull up bar to do them. However, now it's feeling heavier and sluggish. Time to ice it!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Tuesday May 3 - Day 96 and Thursday May 5 - Day 97
Tuesday was a bit of a blur, I remember doing something that he sent, I just can't remember what! I know it had 100 calories on the bike and 100 squats. I fussed at him for giving me such crappy stuff after I had barely gotten any sleep the night before. I received no sympathy. *sigh*
I didn't work out on Wednesday due to having a migraine and being home and in bed by 3pm.
Today, I never heard back from him so I did
75 calories on the bike
and then
50 sit ups
50 squats
50 jump rope
2 rounds
and then 25 more calories on the bike
I made it a pretty fast workout due to having to change and clean up to get ready for the Pegasus Parade that a bunch of us rode in on one of the fire trucks. It was fun.
Hopefully I hear from him tomorrow with a workout and I won't have to make one up myself!
I didn't work out on Wednesday due to having a migraine and being home and in bed by 3pm.
Today, I never heard back from him so I did
75 calories on the bike
and then
50 sit ups
50 squats
50 jump rope
2 rounds
and then 25 more calories on the bike
I made it a pretty fast workout due to having to change and clean up to get ready for the Pegasus Parade that a bunch of us rode in on one of the fire trucks. It was fun.
Hopefully I hear from him tomorrow with a workout and I won't have to make one up myself!
Monday, May 2, 2011
Monday May 2 - Day 95
Getting close to 100 days of doing the workouts! While it's been since December, when I'm counting the days I don't count off days or rest days, so I've worked out 95 days (as of today) in the last 4 months. How cool is that? I'm quite pleased with my progress and the results that I'm seeing and feeling.
50 cal on bike
10 tricep dips
20 lunges
30 squats
40 sit ups
3 rounds
Argh! It looks fairly simple on paper, but trust me when I say it is not. It was NOT easy. My wrists barely held me up for the tricep dips and I used the bench instead of the parallel bars! Definitely need to strengthen the wrists!
The squats and lunges made me pukey - as I expected upon seeing them in the workout The Trainer sent me. Hate those things now! I used to like squats; until I hurt my shoulder and it seems to be the only thing I can do that doesn't hurt the shoulder lol
I've gone all day without a cigarette. Here's to Day 1 of my rollercoaster ride #eleventy billion.
50 cal on bike
10 tricep dips
20 lunges
30 squats
40 sit ups
3 rounds
Argh! It looks fairly simple on paper, but trust me when I say it is not. It was NOT easy. My wrists barely held me up for the tricep dips and I used the bench instead of the parallel bars! Definitely need to strengthen the wrists!
The squats and lunges made me pukey - as I expected upon seeing them in the workout The Trainer sent me. Hate those things now! I used to like squats; until I hurt my shoulder and it seems to be the only thing I can do that doesn't hurt the shoulder lol
I've gone all day without a cigarette. Here's to Day 1 of my rollercoaster ride #eleventy billion.
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