What have you done for your health today?

Today's workout was fun. 4x4 backsquat every set every 2 mins. Hit 225 and it felt good although last week I was at 295 for the same reps. I de-loaded this week due to my back pain from Friday. Workout was 3 Rounds of 500m row, 50 dubs, 15 overhead squats @ 95lbs. Then a finisher of 100 Russian Twists with a 25lb plate and 10 situps every minute on the minute. Finished everything in 18:30. Back is feeling a lot better. I weighed in at 206.3 this morning. Sub 200 is so damn close...
 
More for my Comfort, than health, though it covers both. Had a foot Doctor cut the outer sides off, of my big toe nails. Been having too much trouble with them "curling" & growing in!
 
I got a deal on this one. It's a sad deal. A good friend of mine bought this one a year or two ago. Never really used it. I harassed him monthly about selling it to me cheap.

Unfortunately, he passed away quite unexpectedly last summer. His father asked me about selling it and I told him what it was worth and it could be sold in a few days. But, I also told him what I could pay him for it. This has been a four month process. He finally called me and we worked it out Saturday. I'm thankful to have it and to have a at least a small piece of my friends memory to hold on to.

It's amazing how they are holding their value now, that is the CrossFit effect on them right now.
 
Went to the doctor yesterday for a 6 month checkup since getting diagnosed with Afib, everything is looking good, oxygen levels, heart rate, blood pressure, and he is happy with my weight loss. Using a cpap every night gets old but if its helping me along with the heart meds I'll keep using it. I Hope in the next 3 month I can keep the weight coming off!

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Today's workout was 6 sets of landmine barbell rows, 5 sets of pull-ups, 4 sets of chin-ups, 4 sets of rows in the machine, and 5 sets of spider curls.
 
Since we are in a refueling outage at the plant, I am not able to have any regular routine right now. But while prepping my food for tonight's shift, I did get in 8 pullups, 8 chinups, then 4 pullups, 4 chinups. I felt like I had another 1 or 2 in me, but didn't want to press my luck as that is the most I've ever done.
I love seeing progress. 2 months ago, I could only do 2 each.
 
OK folks, after seeing this thread in my feed for 4 months and not reading a bit of it, I'm finally throwing my hat into the ring.

This summer I'm going to Northern Tier w/ Scouts. For those not familiar w/ it, it's something like 100-150 miles of canoeing and portaging around the MN/Canada boundary waters for 10 days.
Super stoked, but YIKES I need to get ready.

Back in my younger days, I did a lot of backpacking/hiking etc, several AT trip, VA Creeper trail, even did the Long Range Traverse in Newfoundland in '12. That took a lot of prep but went OK. But a few years ago we tried the Devil's Path in the Catskills land it kicked my ass - that's when I learned my cardio wasn't what it used to be.
Since then I've done much less, just a few short weekend backpacking trips. Always survived but a struggle. It's clear my cardio needs a big boost, and I could stand to gain a bit in core strength and maybe trim back a little of the beer gut and man boobs.
It's clear I don't bounce back from strain like a I used to, and need more regular exercise.

I have never exercised regularly, except when I was prepping for the LRT trip; then I just fast-walked on a treadmill daily with a loaded pack. I've always just eaten wtfever I wanted. So I'm paying for that now... having never learned good habits or to have it as part of normal daily routine life.

Point of all this: as of last week, I'm doing the Couch to 5k jogging program. I have no interest in actually running a 5k, but I'm doing it to build cardio and lower body endurance. I need structure and goals in order to actually get anything done, so I picked this one. Got the app. It starts w/ alternating walk/run portions (60 seconds run, 120 seconds walk, etc) where the running slowly gets longer and walks shorter each week. 3 days a week, w/ days off between. I'm trying to stick w/ Mon-Wed-Friday, first thing when I wake up. Bought a pair of real running shoes for the first time in my life.

Today was Day 2 of Week 2. So far, so good. It's exactly 1 mile around my neighborhood which works out nicely w/ my pace.... two laps. I'm tired and sweaty at the end but not dying. Was in Arlington for a work thing and got to jog around town, that was kind of fun.

Starting next week I'll alternate w/ a high-intensity core workout on non-running days.

I'm also trying to eat healthier - cut back on the carbs and random snacks. More fruit. Banana for breakfast every day instead of oatmeal, etc. This will be as much of a struggle as the running.

So, we'll see how this goes.
 
Good on ya, Dave! BTW, don't write off the oatmeal, there's good fiber, protein, and micronutrients there. Just watch out with the flavored kind (bc sugar) and you should be good.
 
trailhugger said:
Just watch out with the flavored kind (bc sugar) and you should be good.
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And therein lays the problem.
I love my oatmeal w/ butter and brown sugar. After 40 years of eating it that way, I'd rather just eat something else than plain ol' oats.
 
RatLabGuy said:
And therein lays the problem.
I love my oatmeal w/ butter and brown sugar. After 40 years of eating it that way, I'd rather just eat something else than plain ol' oats.
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You will most likely rethink that an hour after you eat that banana and you are hungry.
 
drkelly said:
You will most likely rethink that an hour after you eat that banana and you are hungry.
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I eat a protein bar with the banana.
 
Today's workout was 22 minutes on the elliptical machine followed by 5 sets of upright rows using an EZ curl bar super set with 5 sets of leg press.
 
Yesterday's strength workout was a 10 min workout consisting of 3 power snatches, 2 snatch balance, and 1 overhead squat. Every 2 mins complete the complex. I started at 95lbs and worked up to 135lbs. Touch and go the entire time, felt really good. The workout was 4 rounds for time of 30 kettlebell swings(@ 53 lbs), 25 burpees, and 20 Knees to Elbows on the pullup bar. Complete trash, took me around 23 mins to finish.

This morning I weighed 204.6, feeling good. Today's workout is active recovery so 20mins of mobility and 20mins of moving/breathing hard. Bachelor party this weekend so alcohol intake is going to go up but we are planning on hiking/bouldering most of Saturday so hopefully that will negate most of the bad stuff...
 
Today's workout was 9 sets of flat barbell bench, 6 sets of standing barbell OHP, 4 sets of flys in the machine superset with 4 sets of tricep pull downs with a straight bar.
 
Today was gnarly. Friday's are typically Hero WODs, aptly named after fallen service members. They are typically longer and much harder than most normal workouts. Today we did "Zachary Tellier". He was a Combat Infantryman from Charlotte that was KIA in Afghanistan in 2007. It is a 30 minute workout that consists of 5 rounds

1st round: 10 Burpees
2nd round: 10 Burpees, 25 pushups
3rd round: 10 Burpees, 25 Pushups, 50 Lunges
4th round: 10 Burpees, 25 Pushups, 50 Lunges, 100 Situps
5th round: 10 Burpees, 25 Pushups, 50 Lunges, 100 Situps, 150 Air Squats.

I finished in 29:57, just 3 secs short of the time cap. Much more athletic members finished around the 23-26 minute mark. This is a workout that can be done anywhere. If you want a challenge, give it a try!
 
Well lung health is good right? No more grinder black boogers
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Well lung health is good right? No more grinder black boogers
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Shave first...works right.
 
I cut out sweet tea and sodas, since last summer I have lost 25lbs. Went from 225 to 200. But I feel like I am not quite done loosing weight just yet. If I keep this up I will hopefully be mid to low 190s by summer. I also bought a new bed so I am no longer waking up in pain every morning.

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YJJPWrangler said:
Today was gnarly. Friday's are typically Hero WODs, aptly named after fallen service members. They are typically longer and much harder than most normal workouts. Today we did "Zachary Tellier". He was a Combat Infantryman from Charlotte that was KIA in Afghanistan in 2007. It is a 30 minute workout that consists of 5 rounds

1st round: 10 Burpees
2nd round: 10 Burpees, 25 pushups
3rd round: 10 Burpees, 25 Pushups, 50 Lunges
4th round: 10 Burpees, 25 Pushups, 50 Lunges, 100 Situps
5th round: 10 Burpees, 25 Pushups, 50 Lunges, 100 Situps, 150 Air Squats.

I finished in 29:57, just 3 secs short of the time cap. Much more athletic members finished around the 23-26 minute mark. This is a workout that can be done anywhere. If you want a challenge, give it a try!
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I May borrow this next time I Q a workout.
 
Today's workout was 6 sets of dumbbell rows, 5 sets of pull-ups, 4 sets of reverse flys on the machine, and 5 sets of bicep curls in the machine.
 
Dug up about 80' of corrugated piping due to a back up. Gonna feel that one in the morning for sure!
If I had a $1.95 coupler, I'd be all done.
 
Been slacking the past couple weeks. Tomorrow should be "normal". Not looking forward to leg day, but box squats and some steady state cardio on the treadmill is on the agenda. This is my accountability post. Goal is 100 back squats and 30 min on the treadmill. If all goes well I'll be sore Thursday.
 
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