Tuesday, January 17, 2012, Check-In

[muck_a_luck]

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 (that's me!) 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

[rydra_wong]

REST DAY.

It turns out five hour hikes are tiring (who knew?). And I have a stinking cold.

[weirdquark]

My roommates and I went hiking this weekend too -- I didn't look at the time but we got the the park around lunchtime, ate, and then walked with occasional breaks until we got to the campsite right before dusk. We all crashed around 8pm.

That was Sunday, and yesterday we had a nice, relatively easy hike back to the car that only took an hour and half, so I was actually up to lifting weights this morning.

[semielliptical]

Run: 40 minutes, yoga: 30 minutes.

[resolute]

Rowing machine and barbell shoulder press and squats.

I *detest* squats. Detest them.

[smackshack]

Kettlebell class. Learned a new exercise, the "pistolero," which involves lifting a heavy asymmetrical weight, twirling it like a six-shooter in an old Western, and then running away after you've dropped said weight and it bounces around your ankles trying to break your legs.

[caffeinatedandawake]

'Walk Away the Pounds' DVD -- 1 mile.

[devilc]

Standard arms and abdominals
10 minutes of dancing (would've been more, but I had sound issues)
1 mile round trip to-from work
15 minutes walk on break.

[willful_zephyr]

Hi! Ran for 20 minutes, a little bit faster than last week.

Then some yoga for stretching. Did pushups when I got home.