Tuesday, June 26, 2012, Check-in

[semielliptical]

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 another community member 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.

[purplecat]

Hi, I'm new here, but I just a couple of weeks ago started trying to fit approx. half an hour of exercise into each day so seeing this advertised in dw_community_promp prompted me to sign up.

Among other things, I'm working through the "Couch to 5K" running program. Today I completed the third run in week two which consisted of 6 runs of 90seconds each with 2minutes brisk walking between each and five minutes of walking both before and after.

[semielliptical]

Welcome, and congrats on completing two weeks of Couch to 5K! I did the Couch to 5K program last fall, and it really worked for me. I had a few tough days when the time spent running increased, but I learned how to deal with it (what worked for me was running even slower than I had been) and I liked having a structured plan.

[smackshack]

Yesterday: a brief lunchtime workout with skipping rope, deadlifts, pull-ups, push-ups, and leg raises.

Today: Crossfit kettlebell class -- 106 degrees F in the shade (F stands for Fuckinhot in this case)

50 sumo deadlift high pulls (24 kg)
25 box jumps (24 inches)
30 sumo deadlift high pulls
25 push ups
20 sumo deadlift high pulls
25 butterfly sit-ups

[purplecat]

I was surprised how hard I found it moving up from 1 minute runs to 90 second runs - in particular that it was my legs that complained, not that I was out of breath. Not looking forward to the three minute run next week promises but, as you say, I have found it helps just to slow down a little.

The structured plan really helps!