QueerMetalDevil

Apparently the March slump is now the May slump. I feel burned out at work, lazy, and just want to eat nachos and play video games. I've got to find motivation to get back to the gym, or at least work out outside. I did hike most of the Dragon's Tooth last weekend which was fun. I want to go to the top next time. Rocks are scary.

Successfully made it through the March slump. I've been hiking and averaging at least 12,000 steps a day, usually more like 13-14,000. Went camping and got 22,000 one day, and kayaked for 2 hours the next. This feels great! My resting heart rate is down to 60-70 rather than 80s, and i can get to 90 degrees on a pull up again. Did yoga at the Carillon a couple weeks ago which was AMAZING. I want to keep this going. I might get the gym membership that includes the pool. Summer goals: Kayak more, hike a bunch, hang out at the river/beach/etc in a hammock, bike around town

New year, new forum post. I've gotten lazy with working out and I can tell it in my body. Resting heart rate is higher than it used to be, less stamina, HUGE loss of flexibility, especially in my hips. I had some lower back pain last year that's still with me. Grip strength is still bad from my pinky injury a couple years ago. So, I gotta get back into it What worked before: - Abs diet (low carb, moderate fat, high protein, lots of veggies) or paleo-ish - Gym 4x a week with lots of cardio, full body workouts - Meditating occasionally - The last time I felt well and strong was right before I found out I had to move, in March '17. I want to get back to that point where I feel physically competent and go past it. Usually I get there and then get lazy again. I seem to go in a pattern: March, August, and November/December are the times I lose motivation. Goals for 2018: - Run a 5k - there's one in June at a theme park - Less scrolling facebook incessantly - At least one vegetarian meal a week (that's not breakfast) - 15,000 step per day - More outdoor time - biking, walking, hiking, biking, swimming -

Elliptical: 10 min 1.25mi Pushups: 5x6x6 Lat pulls: 10 at 80lb

I had a weird heart palpitation a couple weeks ago so I went to the doctor and everything is 100%! EKG was "textbook" and cholesterol was 154. Last time it was checked it was 185 but I don't remember when that was. Everything else was normal. Sweeet

This week: Wednesday: Lats: 10 rep 80lb 8 rep 110lb 8 rep 110lb crunches: 10 x 10 x 10 reverse crunches: 10 Scissor kicks: 10 x 10 x 10 Curl to Overhead Press: 10 rep 20lb 8 rep 20lb 8 rep 20lb Bike: 10min 135bpm 2.5mi Thursday: Elliptical: 10min 126 bpm 1.26 mi Seated Rows: 10 rep 66 lb 10 rep 77lb 10 rep 77lb reverse crunches: 10 x 8 x 8 Pushups: 6 Treadmill: 10 min HIIT with 3 30 sec sprints 6 mph, 138 (probably more) bpm Sunday: Elliptical: 11min 1.5mi 126bpm Crunches: 15 x 15 x 15 Scissor Kicks: 10 x 10 x 10 Pushups: 6 x 6 Squats: 8 rep 25lb x 3 sets Deadlift: 8 reps 40lbs x 2 (just trying it) Rope Machine: 2min lvl 3 + 2 Treadmill: 10min HIIT 1min sprint, 2 30s sprints 6mph. 150bpm Bike: 10min 2.77mi 130bpm I'm thinking of training for a Terrain Race 10k....but I've never even run 1k much less 10. We'll see, it's not until September

TODAY: Titan: Elliptical warmup: 10min 1.5 mi Crunches: 15 x 15 x 15 Scissor kicks: 10 x 10 x 15 Goblet Squats: 10 rep 25lb 10 rep 25lb 10 rep 25lb Standing calf raise: 2 sets 10 Bicycle: 10min HIIT 148 BPM 3mi Hip abductor: 10 rep 90lb 10 rep 90lb 10 rep 80lb Pushups: 5 x 5 Elliptical: 10min 1.32mi 142BPM WOOO. I was listening to this Devildriver - Desperate Times fucking awesome workout

Sat Feb 18th: Warlock Elliptical warmup 10min Cable Crossovers: 12 rep 20lb 10 rep 25lb 6 rep 25 lb Reverse Crunches: 10 x 8 x 8 Crunches: 15 x 10 x 15 Chest Fly: 10 rep 50lb 10 rep 50lb 6 rep 60lb Rope machine: 1min throw-overs level 5; 1min pulls level 2-3 Pushup: 5 x 3 x 3 Bike: 20 min 145 BPM max, 5.21 mi Chest is so hard. I'm still sore.

Yesterday: Titan: Elliptical: 10min 121 bpm1.26mi Leg Press: 10 rep 100lb 5 rep 140lb 10 rep 100lb Hip abductor: 3 sets 10, 70lb Goblet Squat: 2 sets 10, 20lb; 1 set 5 20lb Standing calf raise: 2 sets 10 rep Scissor crunch: 3 sets 10 Elliptical: 10min HIIT 155 bpm 1.5mi. The best workouts are the ones that I don't want to do until I get in there and kill it.

Hey you! I mean me! Whatever. This is a reminder why you're doing this. Read it when April comes around and you get bored with the gym and want to eat 100 donuts. It helps your #@&*$! ADD. Remember that day you did dishes, cooked, walked 4miles, cleaned your room, swept AND mopped the house, and worked on art? Yeah. That. Eating right feels way better than not. Clear head, lots of energy, no crashing at 3pm. EAT VEGGIES Feeling sexy = feeling good = looking good Exercise makes endorphins happen, which makes depression and anxiety better. If you stop doing it for a few weeks, it's hard (but not that hard) to get back into it, so just keep doing it The future begins now, and establishing a baseline of health NOW can prevent issues in the future. Don't be like mom and sit all the time getting sicker and sicker and weaker and weaker. Your heart likes working out, your body likes working out, your mind likes working out. So do it. Remember riding your bike around the neighborhood as a kid, flying down streets and pumping up hills; the freedom and connection to your surroundings, the sunset behind the apartment and feeling like you could go anywhere just by the power of your body. THAT feeling. Cherish it. Capital Trail, mountain biking, backpacking, Iceland, Seneca Rocks, all of the places you want to get outside

Warlock Warm up: elliptical 5min, walk to gym 5 min Crunches: 1 set 20, 2 sets 15 Scissor crunches: 3 sets 10 Cable crossover: 10 rep 15lbs 9 rep 20lb 7 rep 20lb 7 rep 15lb Pushup: 5 x 4 x 3 <-- my pushups are terrible since my finger injury. I could barely do 3 on the last rep Chest Fly: 8 rep at 60lbs; 4 rep at 50lb <-- my shoulder started hurting a lot on this one Chest Press: 10 rep 30lbs 10 rep 45 lbs 10 rep 45 lbs 5 rep 90lb Rope machine: 2mins 5, 3, and 2 difficulty Stair Climb: 2min HAHA this thing sucks 141 BPM Elliptical: 5min Cool down: treadmill = walking to a brewery Also did some lunges and walked around town a little

Yesterday: Hunter Elliptical warmup 10min Crunches: 3 sets of 15 Plank: ~20sec Lats: 10 reps at 80lb 10 at 90lb 10 at 90lbs Drop set 90-70-50 Lateral Raise: 3 sets of 10, 10lbs Seated Rows: 2 sets of 10, 65lbs; 1 set 85 lbs Bike 11min max HR 144, 3.4mi. Probably one of the more intense bike sessions I've done lately and it felt great. Level 5 + 6, 70-95 rpm I'm not that sore today surprisingly. A FB friend has been biking and did 10 miles in under 40 mins so I want to see how long it takes me to do 10 miles soon.

Yesterday: 4 mile walk at the river ~21 minutes/mi

Titan 2-6 Elliptical 10min Scissor Crunches: 3 sets 10 ea Reverse Crunches: 2 sets 8 ea Leg Press: 3 sets 10 ea 100lbs Inner thigh: 10 rep at 60lbs; 10 rep 70lbs 10 rep 70lb outer thigh: 3 sets 10 ea 70lbs <---this exercise on the machine hurts my knee goblet squats: 1 set 10 rep 20lb; 2 sets 8rep 20lbs standing calf raise: 2 sets 10rep and 8 rep bike 10:50min 3 mi

Simple workout log app is being a dick