The Dreadmill Results

The weather definitely sucked today. I don’t believe the temperature left the thirties at all today. And, adding injury to insult, it rained all day but no snow. Atlanta got 4 to 8 inches of snow. Savannah got a buttload of rain with temperatures in the mid to upper thirties all day. Yuck, Yuck, Yuck! Needed to say it three times.

So, what’s supercoolme to do when its just too nasty outdoors for me to run? I do the worse thing possible, – I run on a treadmill. But, not just run on a treadmill, I also kicked it hard on the weights. And, everybody and their grandmother was at the gym tonight. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Island’s Y this packed. I had to wait about twenty minutes to get a treadmill. The wait was fine, though. I read. No better way to pass the time like reading, right? I don’t know. Reading works for me. So does sleeping, though.

green tea, vff's & a treadmill - sounds like a blockbuster

I worked out hard with weights and then ran 25 minutes on the treadmill.  At the end of my run I had logged 3.11 miles and supposedly burned off 379 calories.  That’s about half of the calories of the Starbucks hot chocolate I drank last week, right?  Whatever.

Seriously, working out indoors isn’t so bad.  I saw a few familiar faces  I had not seen so far this new year and, was able to catch up with them a bit.  Catching up with old friends is always good for the soul, eh?  Yeah, it is.

leg press and vff's

I saw Brian Welch there this evening, tearing it up on a treadmill, hooting and hollering every now and then.  No lie.  Brian can be kind of loud at times.  Tonight, was a loud gym night for him.  That dude is in great shape.  He’s the only 50-something year old that I know runs a 6:00 minute mile pace for a half marathon.  The dude’s an animal.

So, what type of exercises did I do?

• military press: 90 lbs, 3 sets of 10.
• machine squats: 200 lbs, 4 sets of 12.
• flat bench: 185, 195, 205, 210: 8, 7, 5, 4
• leg extensions: 100 lbs, 3 sets of 12
• leg curls: 100 lbs, 3 sets of 12
• machine curls: 90 lbs, 3 sets of 10
• machine rows: 100 lbs, 3 sets of 12
• Incline situps: 4 sets of 15
• crunch sled machine: 3 sets of 10 –> this machine will hurt you!

That’s about it for the weight lifting.  I then did the run.

Now, I’m sitting here with a growling stomach.  So, I’m heading to the kitchen and will not return until my stomach is happy.

Thanks for stopping by.

All the best to you and yours.

peace,

dh

01/10/2011