Saturday, August 13, 2011, Check-In

[weirdquark]

Hey, EED community!

Here is your daily check-in post! Hope everyone is having a great day!

If you are posting for the first time, or new to the community, please review the community's standards, below.



1. Mod (or someone else) will post a Daily Check In post, for those who prefer to note their daily activities in response to a prompt. Please only place exercise comments here.

2. All members are encouraged to post daily independent posts about their activities, if they prefer that to a prompt.

3. Please place any NON-EXERCISE comments in independent update posts and behind a cut. Some people are sensitive to discussion of diet and nutrition. That is integral to many people's exercise activities, so I want members to be able to discuss that, but for those who are here strictly to log exercise, I would like them to be able to avert their eyes.

4. Everyone is encouraged to introduce themselves, discuss their exercise goals, and post updates on their activities. "I finally made it to running a mile!" or "I kicked up into handstand today!" are updates that we all want to hear about and share! Please put long posts and entries involving diet and nutrition behind a cut, though.

5. Aside from intro posts and injury announcements, please try to include an exercise update in every post.

Comments

[weirdquark]

Weights, continuing stage 4. Still no time to do the actual program not on my weekend, but I'm liking the habit I've gotten into of doing shorter unrelated weight routines so I can still lift three days. I kind of want to lift more often but it's probably bad for me.

I think I got the hang of the front-squat/push-press this time because not only was I not in pain after I finished, but I added a little bit of weight to it.

[yvi]

Kickboxing! I am currently on my 5-minute rehydrating break between two sets of 10 minutes each.

Gosh, I love kickboxing. ten minutes and I am wiped and sweating and happy.

EDIT: 2 * 10 minutes done. Of course on one of my three last kicks I managed to hit the target awkwardly with my left big toe and now the nail is broken a bit and bleeding. Mergh.

[resolute]

Made up for a slack week at the gym with a hard workout.

Oh, I am sore now. But good.

[rydra_wong]

Morning yoga, two and a half hours leisurely climbing (the wall was really crowded today, so my climbing was a bit erratic).

Got home, and did 100 push-ups on knuckles and knees, taking brief breaks as needed but getting it all done under 15 minutes. Feels like this may be good for stabilizing my shoulders (it was inspired by a suggestion on a climbing forum).

[ex_sunne737]

Haying, about 5 hours

[recessional]

15 minutes of a mixed plié-yoga set. Success on adopting the attitude "even 15 minutes of exercise is 15 minutes more than 0 minutes."

[lyorn]

8 km bicycling.

[devilc]

Day of rest folding clothes and dozing on the couch.

[smackshack]

Solo workout at the company fitness room. Tried to "crossfitize" it and ended up with:

Standard warm-up followed by 2 minutes skipping rope
Front squat: 95 lbs, 10 * 3
Medicine ball cleans: 25
Lat pull-downs: 60 lbs, 10; 110 lbs, 5; 130 lbs, 3, 4, 4; 150 lbs 1, 1; 160 lbs almost did a rep! 90 lbs., 10.
Renegade rows, 30lb dumbbells + air squats: 10 - 8 - 6 - 4 - 2
Medicine ball cleans: 20
Stretch & collapse.

[chaobell]

Kenpo X, shopping trip on the bike.