Back Into It

[Nyther]

Used to post on here awhile ago, but life happened. Determined to get back into exercising regularly. I was running 10 miles every other day and looking to get back to where I was. Looking promising so far. Just posting again to hold myself accountable.

8/1: 3.16miles with an average pace of 8:36min/mi

 

[Nyther]

8/2: Rest Day

8/3: Started including high reps (for me) low weight arm/chest work outs before and after my run. Figure running counts as leg day.

15lb 20 rep bicep curls each arm
30lb 20 rep laying pec curls (no idea what they're actually called)
30lb 20 rep bench press
25lb 20 rep over head triceps lifts (I think that's what they're called)

3.2 mi @ 8:20 min/mi (I slightly increased my speed every 1/4 mi to get that average. Started at 8:30 and ended on 8 flat.

Repeat arm/chest work outs minus 5 reps.

 

[graoumia]

welcome back

 

[Fremen]

Welcome

 

[aku-chan]

Welcome back!

 

[MadamMeow]

Welcome back!

 

[Mamatigerj]

Welcome back!

 

[Nyther]

8/4: Rest Day

8/5: The wheels fell off on this run.

My normal pre run arm/chest workout with the addition of 30lbs 20 rep shrugs.

2.34mi run @ 8:18 min/mi

Finished with the same arm/chest workout as above but kept it to 20 reps.

 

[Nyther]

8/10: Had four rare days off in a row. So, I was lazy. Decided to start back with a program

Avatar Upgrade: Card 1 done @ 3 sets. Gravity +++ added at 15lbs each arm. Had to resort to half renegades (knees on floor). Had to use weights to simulate the pull ups. Could only pull half my weight at a time.

I also thought I would add my run as well. I got .01 miles before my body told me otherwise.

Not suitable for beginners indeed.

 

[Nyther]

8/11: EOD 40 Sidekicks

Avatar Upgrade Card 2 @ 3 sets

I'm feeling like Jim Carrey in Liar Liar doing this program.

"I'm kicking my own ass!"

 

[Nyther]

8/12: Avatar Upgrade Card 3 @5 sets

Thinking because this card is all legs and I'm a runner, I can knock this out easy. At the 3rd set, I was still thinking that. Set 4, I began to doubt myself. After the 5th set my knees started to buckle when I walked. Decided to stop there.

 

[Nyther]

8/13: Avatar Upgrade Card 4 @ 5 sets.

Definitely needed this stretch day. Minus the side lunges, it was a good recovery workout. During the arm grip holds I got to narcissisticly look at my, minor, arm gains in the mirror. Hey, it's something.

 

[Nyther]

8/14: Avatar Upgrade Card 5 @ 3 sets

Oh look, lunges. What was yesterday? Lunges! Day before? Lunges! Tomorrow? Probably lunges!

Ok, enough belly aching. I really struggled on the planks into lunges and sit outs, but, I slowly did them. Some half assed, but most full assed.

 

[Nyther]

8/15: Avatar Upgrade Card 6 @ 3 sets with Gravity +++.

No lunges! This workout felt really good. It was tough, but I feel accomplished. I was able to do full renegade rows. 15lbs each arms for curls and rows. 10lbs each for the punches.

I did have to do half my weight for the pull ups, but was able to do 5 at a time instead of 2 like last time.

Slowly but surley.

 

[Nyther]

8/16: Avatar Upgrade Card 7 @ 3 Sets

I went into today feeling a lot better. I was "I know I worked out" sore, but not "overdid it" sore like I have been. So, I took that as improvement.

I struggled on about half the butt-ups, but pulled through. The lunges didn't even upset me, too much.

 

[Nyther]

8/17: Thought I might end up biting off more than I can chew with the confidence in my fitness ability today. However, I managed to pull through.

EOD: 50 leg swings

Avatar Upgrade Card 8 @ 7 Sets

WotD: Thunderbolt @ 3 Sets (this kicked my ass)

Forge Master @15lb dumbells

 

[Nyther]

8/18: Back to having my butt handed to me.

Avatar Upgrade Card 9 @ 3 Sets

Diminishing returns on pushups, but made it.

 

[Nyther]

8/19: Avatar Upgrade Card 10 @ 5 Sets

WotD: 30 sec leg hops

 

[Nyther]

8/20: Lazy day. I have lost 5lbs since starting back working out though. So, not a bad day.

8/21: EotD: 50 Knee Strikes

Avatar Upgrade Card 11 @3 Sets with Gravity +++. 15lb dumbells and pull ups using weights. Tricep extensions wrecked me.

 

[Nyther]

8/22: EotD: Balance Hold. 60sec, both sides.

Avatar Upgrade Card 12 @ 7 Sets. The pushup and tricep hold kicked my ass on an otherwise calm workout.

WotD: Selkie @ 7 Sets

Ran 20 mins @ 8.31 min/mi

 

[Nyther]

8/23: EotD: 50 Side Bends

Avatar Upgrade Card 13 @ 3 Sets.

Looked at today's Card, and thought it might be another 7 set day. The jump knee kicks said otherwise.

 

[Nyther]

8/24: EotD: 10 Stacked Push Ups

Avatar Upgrade Card 14 @ 3 (rough) sets

I don't feel good about today's workout. The elbow planks annihilated me. Even breaking them up into 30 secs with a break in between wasn't enough.

On the plus side, I'm down another pound. Baby steps.

 

[MadamMeow]

Just keep at it as best as you can. I remember being in that position, you can get there!

 

[Nyther]

8/25: Lazy day.

8/26: EotD: 20 Side Planks (total) both sides

Avatar Upgrade Card 15 @3 Sets.

Struggled on the last 10 combos of the last set, but pulled through.

 

[Nyther]

8/27: Avatar Upgrade Card 16 @ 5 Sets.

Forgot to do the Gravity +++ yesterday. So, added it today. 15lb dumbells and pull ups using weights.

Nice slow burn workout today. Feeling good about it.

 

[Nyther]

8/28: EotD: 30 Balance Front Kicks

Avatar Upgrade Card 17 @ 7 Sets

WotD: Fast & Dangerous @ 3 Sets

 

[Nyther]

8/29: Lazy day

8/30: EotD 30 Sqat Hold Calf Raises

Avatar Upgrade Card 18 @ 3 Sets

 

[Nyther]

8/31: Avatar Upgrade Card 19 @ 3 sets

9/01: EotD 30 sec Side Jack's

Avatar Upgrade Card 20 @ 7 sets

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 1

WotD Chapter 1 @ 7 sets

The Avatar Upgrade was all stretching, so I upped my workouts. Never would have thought Jumping Jacks would tire me out.

 

[Nyther]

9/02: EotD: 20 High Crunches

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 2: Squat Hold

Avatar Upgrade Card 21 @ 2 Sets with Gravity +++

All those push ups got to me

 

[Nyther]

9/03: EotD: 50 Balance Leg Swings

Avatar Upgrade Card 22 @ 3 Sets

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 3 in one go

Yesterday it was the pushups. Today I was thankful for them as it felt like a rest between the jumps.

 

[Nyther]

9/04: EotD: 30 Plank Leg Raises

Avatar Upgrade Card 23 @ 3 Sets

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 4: Squat Hold

@Fremen You are right. Squat Holds are more difficult than the Wall Sits. I've done 30 sec Sits and been ok. 25 sec on the Holds and my legs started to shake.

 

[Fremen]

@Fremen You are right. Squat Holds are more difficult than the Wall Sits. I've done 30 sec Sits and been ok. 25 sec on the Holds and my legs started to shake.

I discovered it too by trying it

 

[Nyther]

9/05: EotD: 30 Toe Tap Hops

Avatar Upgrade Card 24 @ 7 sets

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 5: 40 Squats in one go.

WotD: Super Abs
(Those heel taps are no joke. Glad it was only 10)

Bigger Arms. 15lbs each arm for the first two exercises. 10lbs on the Lateral Raises and down to 5lbs on the Forward Raises. Those last two were tough.

Very ambitious day, but made it through and down another pound. That's 7 since starting this journey!

 

[Nyther]

9/06: EotD: 20 Sumo Squats

Avatar Upgrade Card 25 @ 3 Sets

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 6: Squat Hold

I was feeling ambitious again, until I did those first 40 V-Ups.

 

[Nyther]

9/07 - 9/08: Two lazy days

9/09: EotD: 30 sec Side to Side Backfists

Avatar Upgrade Card 26 @ 7 Sets

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 7 & 8: 45 Squats (in one go) & 35 sec Squat Hold

I enjoyed this Card. It got me sweating, but not feeling exhausted.

 

[Nyther]

09/10: EotD: 20 Plank Crunches

Avatar Upgrade Card 27 @ 3 Sets
Forgot Gravity +++ yesterday, so added it today. 15lb dumbells ending the last set with 25lbs. Pull ups using weights.

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 9 & 10: 50 Squats (in one go) & 40 sec Squat Holds.

Screw high knees.

 

[Nyther]

9/11: Off Day

9/12: EotD: 30 sec Superman Strech Hold

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 11 & 12: 55 Squats (in one go) & 45 sec Squat Hold

Avatar Upgrade Card 28 @ 7 Sets

WotD: Upperbody Tendon Strength
(Those clenches are no joke)

Forge Master @ 15lb dumbells

 

[Nyther]

9/13: EotD: 30 Toe Taps

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 13: 60 Squats (in one go) (the last 10 I could really feel)

Avatar Upgrade Card 29 @ 3 Sets

 

[Nyther]

9/14: EotD: 20 Climber Taps

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 14: Squat Hold

Avatar Upgrade Card 30 @ 3 Sets. (Screw the knee tucks and screw this Program! Finally finished it!)

 

[Nyther]

Now the fun starts.

9/15 - 9/16: Lazy days

9/17: EotD: 30 Calf Raises

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 15 & 16: 65 Squats (In one go) & 55 sec Squat Hold (this one I felt within the first 15 secs)

1/2 Marathon Training Day 1 Week 1: Level III (I was so happy that it's only 5 sets and not 7)

Iron Heart Day 1 (15lb dumbells for the first two workouts. 30lbs for the third and 20lb dumbells for the last.)

Uphill from here.

 

[Nyther]

9/18: 1/2 Marathon Training Day 2 Week 1: 15 min run, 1.88mi @ 7:58 min/mi (I just couldn't keep the 7:30 min/mi pace to reach 2 miles)

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 17 & 18: 70 Squats (in one go) & 60 sec Squat Hold (doing this was rough after the run)

Iron Heart Day 2 @ 30lb dumbell

 

[Nyther]

9/19: EotD: 40 Back Leg Raises

1/2 Marathon Training Day 3 Week 1: Level III

Iron Heart Day 3

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 19: 75 Squats (in one go)

WotD: Re-Gen @ 7 Sets

 

[Nyther]

09/20: EotD: 30 Sec Clench/Unclench

1/2 Marathon Training Day 4 Week 1: 25 min run, 3.01 miles @ 8:19 min/mi

Iron Heart Day 4 @ 15lb dumbells, 30lb dumbells and 15lb dumbells for the last two sets.

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 20: 1min 5sec Squat Hold.

 

[Nyther]

09/21: Lazy day

09/22: EotD: 40 Balance Low Turning Kicks (20 each side)

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 21: 80 Squats (in one go) (couldn't get past the 45sec mark for the Squat Holds. Try again tomorrow)

1/2 Marathon Training Day 5 Week 1: Level III

Iron Heart Day 5: 30lb dumbell for first two exercises and 20lb dumbells for the last one

WotD: Freya

 

[Nyther]

09/23: September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 20: Squat Hold

09/24: Lazy Day

09/25: EotD: 20 Reverse Lunges (total both sides)

September Challenge 1,000 Squats Day 22 & 23: 85 Squats (set of 40 & 45 in one go) & Squat Hold

1/2 Marathon Training Day 6 Week 1: Level I

Iron Heart Day 6

WotD: Nomad: Level III

 

[Nyther]

Hurricane took out my power and water for the past 2 weeks. Finally back to normal. So, back into it.

10/14​

1/2 Marathon Training Day 1 Week 1

• Level III

Iron Heart Day 1

• 30lbs each exercise

Code of Abs Day 1

• Level III

 

[Nyther]

10/15​

1/2 Marathon Training Day 2 Week 1

• 15 min run
  • 1.95 miles @ 7.39 min/mi.
    • +0.09min/mi short of the goal.

Iron Heart Day 2

• 30lbs each workout.

Had to drop Code of Abs, as the run wiped me out and I struggled through the first set.

 

[WolfDreamer]

10/15:

1/2 Marathon Training Day 2 Week 1: 15 min run. 1.95 miles @ 7.39 min/mi. +0.09min/mi short of the goal.

Iron Heart Day 2 @ 30lbs each workout.

Had to drop Code of Abs, as the run wiped me out and I struggled through the first set.

Well done on the running! I'm not even close to that fast. My average is 10-11 min/mile. I also have a half marathon race coming up. Mine is this weekend, and it's a trail race. This will be my first half marathon but not my first trail race.

 

[Nyther]

Well done on the running! I'm not even close to that fast. My average is 10-11 min/mile. I also have a half marathon race coming up. Mine is this weekend, and it's a trail race. This will be my first half marathon but not my first trail race.

I never trail raced. I don't want to have to keep my eyes on the ground when I run to avoid tripping.

 

[Nyther]

10/16​

1/2 Marathon Training Day 3 Week 1

• Level III

Iron Heart Day 3

WotD

• Hercules+
  • Level I
    • 30lbs total each exercise (except raised legs hold)