Wednesday August 31 - Day 151

I half assed the workout today.  And I'm not even feeling the slightest bit guilty....

50 jump ropes
100 sit ups
75 cal on bike
4 stair runs

I'm so bored with working out when The Trainer doesn't send me stuff.  My lack of creativity with the same shit every day is horrendous!  He at least makes it seem like we're shaking things up, ya know?  He also kicks my ass quite well.

As you know, I've been struggling with laying the cigarettes down again.  I'm going to be the only one in the office the rest of this week, no smokers will be there.  I'm slapping the patch on first thing in the morning and I'm making this happen!  I'm so over the smoking thing.

Tuesday August 30 - Day 150

I found out the trainer is out of town so I refused to bug him today for a workout.  This meant that I had to push through all the distractions and make up my own stuff.  I made it up as I went and I believe I left a lung downstairs.

200 jump ropes
100 sit ups
50 cal on bike
5 stair runs

I totally expected not to kick my own ass, I try to leave that to him.  However, I kicked my butt today!

Monday August 29 - Day 149

Unfortunately for me, today was a P3 day AND the Trainer didn't get back to me with a workout.  I had to come up with something myself at the same time as being Chatty Kathy.  I love all the guys on all three platoons, but there is a certain level of chattiness that comes with each different platoon.  P3 is the chattiest of the three.  My motivation goes out the window when people engage me in conversation while I'm trying to kick my own ass with a workout.

100 cal on bike
100 squats
100 sit ups
3 stair runs
50 cal on bike

I feel good about it.  I just had no idea what to do when, etc.  I've been doing this so long, I have a regular "go to" set of things I can do.  Hopefully he remembers to get back to me tomorrow.

Friday August 26 - Day 148

TGIF!

20 squats
20 sit ups
5 stair runs
5 rounds - fast


Whenever he puts "fast" or "as fast as possible" I try to remember to time my entire workout.  I don't time each round individually, unless he tells me to do so.

I timed myself and completed this in 26:49.  YAY!  But I also left a lung in the basement, I'm sure.  A total of 25 stair runs definitely killed my lungs.  Seriously.  Who does that?  lol  Obviously, I do!

After the workout, I went to the PT place and picked up a half foam roller my therapist ordered for me.  It will let me do some of the home exercises and stretches she's assigned me to do daily.  I was using a rolled up towel, but it's too squishy and not giving my spine and shoulder blade the support they need.

Have a great weekend!

Thursday August 25 - Day 147

Today's workout brought to you by....OMG does he read this blog? lol

I sent The Trainer a text and asked for a workout.  He sent me one, but it wasn't what I was expecting!  He asked me how I was feeling (after yesterday's lung cleanser) and I told him I was a little sore, but not bad.

400 cal on bike
And to "take it easy and recover today"

o_O  Did I NOT just talk about how much I struggle on that f*cking bike and that I'd need to push myself more on it?  Essentially, he kick started my plan to up the bike stuff.  But I would like to know how that sh*t is "recovering."  Really, I would.

Wednesday August 24 - Day 146

After not fussing at the Trainer for forgetting me on Monday, that MFer actually texted me first thing Tuesday morning with a horrendous workout.  Luckily (or not) I had PT, so I had to save it for today.  It gave me 24 hours to chew on this and dread it and freak out over it.

10 stair runs
300 calories on bike
200 sit ups
100 squats
50 lunges

I have no words.  Other than I thought I was going to die (not literally, being sarcastic).  It was horrendous.  I did not completely do this 100%.  I did the 10 stair runs fine, the bike kicked my ass and I got half that in.  Everything else I did everything.  So really, the only thing I did not Rx is the bike.

I really struggle on the bike, so this tells me I need to do it more.  This tells me I need to focus on that area of weakness and get better at it.  Just like I did with the stairs when I first started this.  I thought I'd die with all those stair runs he gives me, but I just kept pushing and pushing.  Now, I can run the stairs 4 times in a row without having to stop and catch my breath.  I need to push myself on the bike some more.  Definitely.

Now I'm going to relax before going back out to the union meeting.

Monday August 22 - Day 145

I didn't hear from The Trainer today.  He's on vacation for the next week, but told me I could still text for workouts.  I only did not fuss at him for forgetting to send me something because it's his birthday.  I felt forgiving.

200 jump ropes
150 cal on bike
5 stair runs

Wasn't much, but it was enough to make me sweat and cough up half a lung.  I'll miss tomorrow cause I have PT, but I hope he remembers me Wednesday so that I cough up a whole lung.  (if you sensed sarcasm there, you're on the right track).

Friday August 19 - Day 144

Now, before we all freak out over this workout and ask what I did to piss him off, I asked for it.  I asked for a cardio heavy workout to help me remember why I'm trying so hard to quit smoking....

5 stair runs

100 cal on bike

5 stair runs

100 cal on bike

5 stair runs

I had to relearn how to breathe, but I did it all.  I'm still slowly recovering and feeling very tired, but I did it all.  I DID IT ALL!  I usually end up scaling shit like this down to about 75% of what he gives me.  I didn't feel the need to do that today.  

Thursday - August 18 - Day 143

I didn't hear from The Trainer yesterday, so I was feeling a little petulant today (not just cause of that lol).  I didn't text him for a workout and I just did a repeat of the workout he gave me a week ago.

100 sit ups
5 stair runs
100 Russian twists
5 stair runs
100 squats
5 stair runs

I actually ended up doing 3 stair runs the last two times I did the stairs.  It was hard on me, but not like last week and I timed last week, so I timed today and I didn't do too bad, comparatively speaking.

I am so bored with working out, even on days I get my butt kicked.  I am ready for my shoulder to heal all the way and I can start lifting and doing other stuff.  Like push ups and burpees.  *sigh*

Wednesday August 17 - Day 142

I did not feel good today, at all.  I don't know what it was.  Could have been the cigarettes I smoked and I was kinda beating myself up for it.  But I put the patch on this morning before work and my cravings actually weren't that bad.

I never heard back from the Trainer today, so I kind of just half assed some stuff

80 jump ropes
130 cal on bike
90 jump ropes

I was really focused on the bike thing this time.  I wanted to time myself so I can start shaving time off of those parts of my workout.  It took me 11:53 to do 100 calories on the bike, which ended up being 3.2 miles.  I did the extra 30 calories backwards, to use the arms of the bike for my shoulder exercises.

I had decided to time myself on the 100 because I had been talking to one of the guys who works out sometimes with me and we got onto that topic.  I made faces at him and told him to f*ck off at least once when he mentioned how long it took me to complete the bike portion of yesterday's workout.  I may have made faces at him and told him to f*ck off, but what he said stuck with me and I found myself wanting to improve that time.  But first I had to KNOW what that time was.  I'm sure the 2nd 100 would have been higher just due to the fact the crap hurts my legs and I stop a lot so that my legs don't burst into flames.

So now I have a starting point on starting to shave time off of that 100 calories.  We'll see how it goes and I'm sure I will eventually do it.  When I was doing stairs the first few months, I hated them so badly I would half ass em and take forever to finish all the stair runs.  Now I do those pretty fast for the most part (unless there are 10 in a row cause by #6 I'm slowing down!)

Tuesday August 16 - Day 141

I had a bad day.  I was on Day #2 of no smoking and I was dying.  All the literature I've read says that cravings only last a few minutes and to do something else until it passes.  Well for fucks sake, I had an urge/craving all damn day!  All I wanted to do was rip the patch off and go have a cigarette.  I don't remember having this hard of a time in January when I quit for 32 days.  I just don't.

I told The Trainer I wanted to blow up the freaking building today and then asked if he would make something up for me and he said he would.

5 stair runs
200 cal on bike
200 sit ups
5 stair runs

Good Lord!  Not only did it kick my ass, but it took me about 60 minutes to complete.  Holy fricking hell it was insane.  I am still beat down from it.  Although, the beat down feeling could also be the headache I've had all freaking day.

Also, I caved and went to the store to buy a pack of cigarettes on my way home.  I've smoked two of them.  I'm taking them to work tomorrow and giving them to my Co-worker.  I'm not going to beat myself up over, I'm just going to pick up the pieces and start again.  I have a desire not to smoke somewhere inside of me and I'm determined to find it and hang onto that.

Monday August 15 - Day 140

Since I was a dork on Friday and forgot my shoes and sports bra, so I ended up not working out, I kept the workout he has sent me to use today....

100 sit ups
100 squats
100 cal on bike
10 stair runs

It was a pain in the ass but I finished it all.  I'm now exhausted and fighting off sleep at 6:30pm.

Thursday - August 11 Day 139

Oh my goodness.  He is seriously trying to get me to quit smoking again (which is NOT a bad thing).  I asked him for a workout this morning and then this afternoon, this is what he sent:

100 sit ups
5 stair runs
100 v-ups (ended up doing 25 v ups and 75 Russian twists.  Shoulder still doesn't like that whole stretching straight out thing too much)
5 stair runs
100 squats
5 stair runs

All I can say is, I'm done for the night.  I'm exhausted and my ass got whooped today!

Wednesday - August 10 - Day 138

I was looking forward to getting my ass kicked in the workout today.  Imagine my disappointment (/sarcasm) when they ended up doing confined space training most of the afternoon and didn't get back until after I had already started working out.

50 cal on bike
30 squats
40 sit ups
3 rounds
4 stair runs

I didn't kick my ass like he did on Monday, but I felt good with this workout.

My shoulder is starting to heal up nicely and I should be in PT until October.  I see her every other week now and she said it's progressing very well, so I must be doing something right!  YAY!

I told the Trainer on my way out of the gym that I would text him tomorrow for a workout.  I don't kick my own ass as thoroughly as he does with these workouts.

Monday August 8 - Day 137

I barely even know what to say about this workout.  I had a stressful day at work (it was payroll Monday) so I was ready for an ass kicking from The Trainer.  Little did I realize exactly how badly my ass would get kicked!

100 cal on bike
100 sit ups
100 squats
5 stair runs
2 rounds

Of course, stairs and bike kill my lungs as it is, added with the other stuff and two rounds of it, I was done for.  I think I left a lung inside that basement gym.  Really.  I'm fairly certain I did.

When I saw the workout, I laughed and said "What the hell?  You hate me today?" and his response was something about trying to get me to quit smoking again.  I told him he might succeed.

After the workout?  He definitely succeeded.  I've set a new quit date.  I figure it's either quit smoking or quit working out.  I'm not willing to quit working out.

I need some ibuprofen!

Friday - August 5 - Day 136

I gave The Trainer a hard time about forgetting to send me workouts quite a bit and we laughed as I left.  I told him I would text him today for another ass kicking session and he said he was always happy to hand them out.

Today, he did not disappoint with that ass kicking (again).

5 stair runs
20 squats
50 alt v ups
3 rounds - fast

I ended up doing Russian twists instead of the alt v ups.  The shoulder does like the whole stretching up and out yet and my abs could hardly stand the thought of sit ups, so I did the twists instead.

I'm exhausted.  My legs hurt, my abs hurt and my butt hurts (from the bike yesterday I think).  Now to enjoy my two days off.

Thursday August 4 - Day 135

Today's workout is nicknamed - my "Welcome Back Ass Kicking"  He did not hesitate to kick my ass, which I knew he wouldn't if he was given the chance.  And since I asked for the ass kicking, literally, I knew he would not disappoint.

100 calories on bike
200 sit ups
100 calories on bike

I'm now ready for sleep, thanks to this workout, but I have some homework and reading to do before I even dream about closing my eyes.

I told him I'd ask for one tomorrow too.  Hopefully, he kicks my ass again.  I know! I'm a glutton for punishment for sure.