Wednesday--ouchie

Just as suspected I was pretty sore this morning. Must be from the over 200 squats I did yesterday. Yup.

Spin today. It was an interval class....first interval set was 9 minutes....set #2 was 6 minutes...set # was 3 minutes....set # 4 was 2:15 and the last set was about 6:30 seconds..I forget. There was a minute of recovery between sets though. It was a tough one today folks!

After that I had big plans of extra cardio ( not sure why) and some weights. I did the extra cardio for about 10 minutes. It was on the elliptical and I was talking the whole time to my friend-- very little resistance. I also talked to her as she lifted weights. I lifted nothing.
Nighty night.
**I have plans for 10 miles in the morning all by myself. Wish me luck.

Wednesday- spinning and a quick run and I'm tired.

Pretty tired this morning. I woke up nauseous. I am not sure if it was because I was dehydrated or the sugar buzz ( Hot Tamales-I earned them dang it!!) Maybe a combo of both?!? Anyways, the morning started off like that. Nauseous! blah.

Spinning was at 10 Am...I planned on taking it easy, but I always get caught up in the music and ride. My legs were pretty tired and so was the rest of my body. I had big plans of running long after Spin, but the heat, humidity and lunch with my husband changed my mind. Ahhhh. A nap would have been nice as well, but hey. I know that was not happening.

I did make it back to the gym and got in a fast 2.1 miles. So I have that going for me. I am not sure I will make my goal of 20 miles before the week is over.

Wednesday

Wednesday-Spin day. It seems everyday is spin day around here!
It was a nice interval class today. Some longer paced standing runs and some heavy climbs.
I emphasized heart rates again today and urged the class to actually recover during the recoveries!
Totally Toned was at noon. Threw in some new stuff. Some pilates for core and some other stuff too! How's that for an explanation?!?!

I went to the docs today. Looks like I most likely have asthma! I am going to see an allergy/asthma specialist ASAP to confirm what my doc found out. I am bummed, but glad to find something out.
I have to teach 3*2*1 in a few hours...I must go and plan that NOW!
Peace out!

Wonderful, Wednesday--I got my cardio fix and then some!

What a day. It was jam packed with cardio overload. Spin crazy today.
I am not used to this anymore. It's one thing to do a long run of 2 hours plus. I think it's because my long runs are not at a constant fast pace and there are only a few breaks of 5 minutes or less. 90 minutes of Spin--separated by 6.5 hours is a different story. I used to teach back-to-back spin classes. One started at 10 am and the other at 11:30 am. I used to do that pregnant. Why do I feel worse now??! Glad the day is over. I am thirsty and can't seem to eat enough. I guess it could be worse!
My first spin was an interval class with a few steep hills mixed in with the fast pace stuff. It was fun. My second class was a repeat of Monday's class--which I will also be teaching this Friday.
In between Spin classes I taught Totally Toned. I totally observed a lot of this class today. I was tired! It was from those darn 1000 meter repeats I did on Tuesday night--I was not recovered yet and then made it even better with the spin class.!
I am supposed to run 6 easy miles tomorrow, but we will see. If I do I will have to get to the gym by 6 AM the latest. I hope to at least make it to the gym to lift as well. What a busy week on it is not slowing down anytime soon!
Friday is morning spin class. Saturday is the race and Sunday is my long run. OY.

"Hyper" Tuesday Tempo and Wednesday Spin

I would fist like to post that I did 30 minutes of power yoga on Tuesday afternoon! Who cares that the workout was 45 minutes long... ha! It was no joke. It was very difficult--in a good way of course. I am so glad it was all in the comfort of my living room. Nobody could see me--just the dog and I am sure he would have laughed if he had not been sleeping.

On to Tuesday night. Running! On tap was a 2 mile warm up with a 4 mile tempo and then a 2 mile cool down. It was the first constant tempo run of the season. I planned on running between 7:50 and 8:00 mile pace. The first 2 miles felt pretty darned great. I had 2 running buddies with me. Katie is the pacer. She is so good at it. We were averaging a 7:53 pace. I was at mile 2.25 or something and I had to stop. I am still not sure what made me stop. I took a few steps (walking) and started to immediately hyperventilate! It was ( still is) the strangest thing! I could not catch my breath. So naturally I started to panic more which led to more hyper ventilation. Awesome. I walked about .25 miles with everyone passing me wondering what the heck was wrong with me. I said I was fine to everyone though. I probably finished the tempo ( with a few walk breaks again) at an 8:30 ish or better pace. I have no idea what happened. I still felt some tightness in my chest at the end of the run and when I got home. I told the coach about it and he seemed a bit concerned. I told him I always hyperventilate during the 25k....it never fails. I get all emotional with about 2 miles left or so and can't breath ( it's all metal!!). I assured him I have no emotional ties/connections to the 4 mile tempo we run around Reed's Lake!
I wish I knew why it happened and it makes me a bit worried for the race I want to do on the 20th. If it's mental I need to figure out why and NOT do whatever it is I am doing again! If it's physical (I am sure it's not--haha) I would like to remedy it fast. I skipped the cool down and went home!

I woke up Wednesday very, very tired. I am sure it had something to do with going to bed around 12 midnight (again!!) and then being woken up by a certain 5 year old with a headache and a cough! Poor girl. So I was up worrying about her ( she was fast asleep) for almost an hour. I was up by 7 AM to finish planning my Spin class. Oh and that certain 5 year old was awake already.
Spin class went well. I had coffee. I have been "off" of my morning coffee for months. Literally. It tasted so damn good too. I had to find the coffee maker and dust it off. I had 1 filter left! WHEW!!! I would have been so mad if I didn't. So needless to say I was hyper again. Not hyperventilation this time. Just hyper-caffeinated. It was a great interval style class. I made it up while watching The Biggest Loser last night.
I did 2 minute intervals (each move was 2 minutes..so maybe 6-8 minutes of work) with 1 minute rest. There was a 2.5 minute sprint/recovery segment ( sprints were 15 seconds, recovery was 25 seconds and repeat until the 2.5 minutes was up) I think the class enjoyed that. I am not one to have loads of sprints in a row--not realistic-but oh so FUN!
Totally Toned was at noon. I made the workout up on the spot. Sometimes those turn out to be my best work. Sometimes not so much! I think today's off the cuffness (is that a word?)went over well. I hope.
So that was my day. So far my plan is to get up early and run 5-6 miles on the tread and maybe lift weights. I am not sure I want to bring my girl to the gym day care. We will see how tonight goes--we both might not get to the gym. That's OK. Her health is more important than a workout!
I guess my Stuffitts Giveaway was not a good one??? I really like it. Your odds of winning are HUGE!! It ends in about 2.5 hours!!!!

Wednesday Spin Day....

What a busy day!
I will spare you the details..but it was a long night that included my daughter with an upset tummy, and a very gassy dog. Girl is ok..dog, well let's just say my husband had a special something to clean up in the wee hours of the night (day really!)
Spin went well today. I did another loop style class, but it was a long loop that was only repeated 1 time for a total of 2 loops! Lots of hills and resistance today. Besides a minor song glitch ( the 2 cool down songs did not play so I grabbed a CD somebody left behind- Songs from Glee!)
Totally Toned went well too.
Short and sweet day today. I plan on getting up early tomorrow and running on the dreadmill. Ugh. :)

Refreshing Wednesday

I figured I would be DEAD tired today. I thought I would have to take it easy on myself (boohoo) during spin today..but nope!! It was a tough one and I did not slack!
Two (4) minute hills, a few short jogs with recovery, 2 segments of endurance (4 minutes each) and a nice 8 minute hill thrown in for good luck(ha). I never know how a class will go until we actually do it..and this one went well. It was a killer. I made a new CD and everything. A mix of musical styles..Black Eyed peas, Nelly Furtado, The Script, Gnarls Barkley, Eminem etc.
Ave. HR was 149..max was 175. I usually don't feel recovered during my Wednesday spin due to running on Tuesday evening. Either my fitness is improving or I did not work as hard as I thought last night! Oh well. I loved that I felt great today and last night too.
Totally Toned was at noon. Back/chest/Quads and 5 minutes of direct abs was the focus today. Me thinks they will be feeling it tomorrow.
Great day!

Wednesday Spin Day....

I was still tired from last night's speed session. I try to take it easy during Spin class, but it's HARD for me to do that. I laid low on some of the hills, but not for too long.
Today's Spin interval class consisted of endurance, hill, jumps, recover and repeat! I threw in 2 sprints somewhere in that line up. The intervals got longer with the recovery staying at 1 minute. So the first interval was 1 minute, then 2 and up to 3 minutes and then we did 1 minute again of EVERYTHING. Sweat fest fo sho! I had the guy that made the inappropriate comment come back to class. Front row. In my face. He behaved today. High 5 at the end of class again.
I am super sore from my Tuesday workout. I think it has to be the negative pull-ups, or maybe the plank rows. Probably both. Ouch!
Totally Toned went well today too. They asked me if it would ever get easier. I hope not!

Typical Wednesday

Nothing too new to report.

Spin was at 10 this morning. I did a lot of jumps. I never do a lot of jumps--they are just not a realistic road biking move! BUT--it sure was fun! It went over well with my class. I have to figure out if I want to recycle today's class or Monday's for my early Spin on Friday...decisions, decisions!

Totally toned was at noon. We did a weights and tube workout today. 1 set with weights/1 set with the tubing and then back to the weights. I made it up on the spot and it was a very good one too! The reps with weight in hand were 10 and all the tube moves were 20 reps. So it went 10 reps/20 reps/10 reps.

I threw in some push ups and abs and lower back and called it good! Whew!

Good day today!

Wednesday and Thursday stuff.......

Well Wednesday was an off day. I know. I had a complete day or rest on Sunday!! Oh well. My kids were up all night Tuesday and early Wednesday morning. No sleep for anyone so I was a nice mommy and let my girl sleep in until almost 10am ( the start of my spin class) Thank goodness I found a sub at the LAST minute!! My kids always come first. They both had/have some weird hacking cough that naturally is worse at night! All the honey in the world was not going to "cure" them. They are both doing so much better now.

I was able to get to my 12 noon class though. I was not much of a good instructor I might admit...they seemed to get a good workout, but I felt off my usual game. I was sooo tired. I can work through it usually, but I was going on 3-4 not so good hours of sleep. Whew.

On to Thursday.

I am still behind in my sleep, but was able to make it to the gym this morning for weight training. Still doing the same circuit, but that will change next Tuesday. I think my training partner is ready to step up his game as well. It was a good one today. 4x10. No time for core today, but we did stretch for a good 8 minutes!

I also went back to the gym to do my speed workout on the good old treadmill. Today was a fartlek workout (Training in which the pace is varied from a fast sprint to slow jogging).

It's hard to pace on the treadmill, but I did most of them at 7.6 mph up to 8.2 mph. It was 2 minutes fast 2 minutes slow jogging. 8 times. Oh what fun! I attempted to go to my beloved kickboxing class right after. I snuck in the back and lasted about 8 minutes ( the warm up! So sad), but I listened to my body and it was in need of some nourishment. No need to be all crazy stupid in the name of extra cardio! And besides I am kicking the idea of getting my long run in tomorrow morning. Ugh. Long treadmill run by myself. I should get to be d now. 4:14 AM will be here soon.

Wednesday..Spinning and Totally Toned

I forgot to post my workout yesterday--oooops!

It started with teaching Spin class. It was a really good interval style class. One thing I noticed was that I was winded for a good portion of the class. I wonder if it had anything to do with not being fully recovered from running the night before??? I wonder.....

I taught Totally Toned next and I forgot to pack my gym shoes! I tried to do lunges in my Nike boots, but they are not made for lunging apparently! I took them off and worked out in my socks! It was not too bad I guess. It was a good workout. Most of the class was still sore from Monday's session. We worked those hips out!!

These are not the boots I have..but the upgraded version that I WANT!!

Wednesday..Spinning and Totally Toned-- For sure!

Spin and totally toned were on my To Do list today. Spinning was fun. Another interval type class ,but with more hills then Monday. We also had 5 sprints today which is a lot for me!
Totally Toned went well today too. There are a lot of new faces this session and I want to break them in slowly.... They did say they were still sore from Monday's class, but so did the "veterans".
I am sore from my own lifting from Tuesday. I better get over it because I am back at it tomorrow!
I got new running shoes last yesterday! This might be the first time in a long time that I actually bought new shoes before I needed them! I normally wait until my knees and or hips start to ache and then I wait another 2-4 weeks after that to do anything about it ( cuz I'm smart like that), not to mention the shoes I get cost $100! Thank goodness my Totally Toned class chipped in and got me a gift certificate to my fave running store for $110!! I still have $4 left to go nuts with!! Woohoo!!

Wednesday Spinning and..Boxing!!

The usual spin day today. It was fun. Some hills with a sprint added onto the end.

Moving on...

I went to a boxing class today! So much fun!!! I am sore already. Love it.

We hit the bag. We did jumping jacks, lunges, mountain climbers, Old Skool sit ups..not crunches! OUCH!! I was kind of glad we did not use the speed bag--those things scare me! Jump rope, more heavy bag combinations. It was CRAZY!! I might drop in from time to time just to change it up, but it was worth my $10! It was only 45 minutes or so, but my heart rate was through the roof for a long time. My arms and back are so sore..tomorrow they should feel even better (worse)

I must get to bed...4 AM will get here early....Power Spin @ 5:30!!

Wednesday Spin Day....

Spin day again. Strength ride today.... hills, hills and more hills to climb. It went really well I think. That's really all I got today! I just got back from a whirl wind Christmas shopping trip. It was not that bad. Glad I am almost done... ha ha!

Wednesday Spin Day

Today was my first day taking over the Wednesday Spin class. There was only 1 open bike, and I think it was broken anyway !
It was a pretty good class...I have been borrowing the HR monitor still....I promise I will give it back ( if they notice it's "missing") I am loving it too. My only complaint is that I can't see the stop watch clearly enough during class as well as my HR and calorie burn numbers. There might be a way to at least see the stop watch and HR numbers, but I have not figured it out just yet. Maybe if I read the directions...... so I for sure would recommend this monitor and would buy it for myself ( am hoping somebody reads this and gets it for me for X-Mas)..just sayin'.
Anyways.....lots of hills, sprints and jumps ( which I don't really like!), but it was a nice sweat fest. That was my day! I might run and lift tomorrow...or do kickboxing. I have not decided so I will be back here to report!

Tired.....but got it done!

Well I was still tired from last night's Race Day spin class.
I went to the gym with good intentions though.
I did a 5 minute warm up on the treadmill and then started with weights.
Unassisted pull ups 2x5
2x10
All machines next (yuck)
shoulder press
lat pull down
chest press
DB triceps ext.

I then went and did 5 minutes on the elliptical. Very fast paced with a decent amount of resistance. Lower body weights followed.

Barbell squats 125# today! 4x8
DB. Alt. Fwd Lunges 2x8 ( 25# each hand)
SLDL 2x8 ( 25# each)

I ended with 10 minutes on the elliptical at a fast pace.
I planned on going back to the gym to run a few miles, but then changed my mind. I am so out of running mode for some reason. No turkey trot for me either. I will be up and at it for the 5:30 AM power hour long spin though!

I am not sure if I mentioned that after I taught my class on Monday my clip-in shoes got stuck in the clips! Both of them! It was really funny. I need new screws or something in my shoes.
Anyway........eat lots tomorrow. I know I am!

Wednesday/Spin/Boston Marathon

I think it's safe to post up already! I have no plans of doing anymore exercise today!
I made it to the gym for a spin session....the fan was BUSTED! Man, I think I take that big industrial fan for granted. I was a mess!! It's a lot easier to push myself even harder when there is a slight breeze! I pushed hard today, but there was a nice puddle of sweat underneath the bike..(gross). It was a good class though.
In 2 weeks it will be MY class! My boss ( the instructor) just asked me today and I said sure.
I am there practically every Wednesday as it is so why not get paid to teach it?!?! No brainer if ya ask me!
SO that's my day today...

Ohhhhhh....on another note
I was told today that registration for The Boston Marathon is CLOSED!!! Not that I was going to run it, but still. It makes it more final now.... OK..I have to go and cry now!

Wonderful Wednesday--I got my cardio fix.

No more Y Power X!! Today's last class was a good one.
Over and out.
I was able to get in a short but effective cardio session. I hopped on the upright bike and did a quick 3 minute warm up ( since I was already warm from teaching class) and did 17 minutes of intervals at a 20:40 ratio. I also did steady state on the elliptical for 15 minutes --My goal was to keep a higher heart rate ( in the 150's and beyond) the entire time and too keep the resolutions at 185 or higher. Done. It was hard. Loved it.
I might go back later tonight to lift weights and get my 2nd session out of the way. It depends on how I feel.
So far I have not reached my goal of yoga last week or this week. Booo! I am stretching more on my own, but I really need YOGA!

Wednesday

Y Power X was this morning...legs and back! Lots of lunges and pull ups. It was a good one.

Before that though....I ran 3.5 miles today! Woohoo. It was indoors on the treadmill, but it felt great and I wished I could have run longer, but I had to go teach! Booo!

Totally Toned was at noon. The class is so full ( 12-15) that I can only do part of the workout as I am walking around the room correcting form and whatnot. That's ok-safety first and I would rather do my own workout anyway! I asked that they cap the class at 10 people, but I know it's hard to turn people away......it just gets crowded.
I thought about going back to the gym to get my cardio fix, but I refrained. I am getting ready to teach my 90 minute race day spin tomorrow night. It should be fun, but I still have to plan it. I work better under pressure ( I think so anyway), so I might work on it tonight or at least tomorrow afternoon!

Wednesday

Y Power X at 6 am
Spin at 10 am
Totally Toned at 12 pm
Jam packed day again...today I taught the same classes as on Monday. I filled in for the Spin instructor today. It was a super class. I actually found some old notes and changed a few things about the ride. It was nice not to have to make up a whole class this morning. All I did was pick out some new tunes. There was not an empty bike in site. My Monday class is rarely at capacity! ha-ha....but there were quite a few faces that I have never seen before and 3 people wanted to know what other days and times I taught...so I guess that helps!
I hope to at least get my second lifting session in tomorrow. I might skip out on the cardio ( probably not-I am a cardio junky).