Monday, April 23, 2012

Randumb Monday Post

So, I set my alarm for 4:45am this morning and looked forward to getting on the bike at the gym. Yep, I am currently 1/3 of the way through a free 14 day trial at Anytime Fitness, which is less than a mile from my house. I have already worked out there 3 times, so I was looking forward to another quiet morning with the regulars.

Man, I could carry groceries in that eye bag. Yikes. Need. More. Sleep. 

Now the gym is small, but as you can see... it is also DEAD in the early mornings. Like maybe 2 other people there tops. So, they have one standard exercise bike and one recumbent bike.

The regular bike was clearly out of commission this morning and I am kicking myself for not taking a picture. I walk in, the thing is wrapped in toilet paper and the pedal is just sitting on the display screen. SONOFA! I didn't even want to get out of bed, but I did for a machine that is broken. Crap. So, what did I do? Hopped my ass on the elliptical and then did another awkward weight routine. Yep, in an effort to be more balanced and strong overall, I am lifting weights now.

  1. I keep reading all about putting together good weight routines and I still have no clue what the hell I am doing. * Tips and tricks totally welcome.
  2. I look and feel like a goob whilst doing it.
  3. I'll keep trying in the hopes that I look and feel less lame... eventually.
After my workout I headed back home to quickly scarf some breakfast, shower and be to my carpool in 45 minutes.
Dear scrambled eggs with spinach and salsa,
YOU COMPLETE ME
Does anyone else eat the majority of their meals either standing up? Sheesh, I don't even have kids and yet the time is rarely there to sit and savor. I do have three cats and some days I swear that is kind of the same damn thing. 


How did you find a badass strength routine? Has it helped your running?


xoxo,
falon


PS: For laughs... the people who used to live in our house were old and we have now inherited their old people catalogs. Wow, there is some crazy shit in there...

Seriously? Yep, seriously.
I think the graphic is probably helpful though.
STOP EXERCISING AND EATING RIGHT IMMEDIATELY!
This ring will make you skinny. Guaranteed!
The metal senses your fatty areas. Amazing!
Posted by at 5:55 PM

13 comments:

  1. "Made of Metal". Ha. Specificity is not their strong suit. I'm guessing making good products isn't either...

    Lifting was my first love... way before running. Why don't you move to WI??

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  2. Ha ha! Love the old people catalogs. I wing it with weights. Actually, I love my Bob Harper kettlebell dvd and kettlebell.

    Oh and eggs, spinach and salsa sounds amazing. I usually add ketchup but love salsa more. I'll have to try it!

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  3. I realized today that I am supposed to do my first strength training workout of the week and I never sat down and figured what I'd actually be doing. Oops.

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  4. So impressed with your crazy morning wakeup! I feed my cats when I eat lunch so they are distracted and let me eat in peace. Um...so few hours until the nuun reveal. Fingers crossed and dang it I want to meet you!

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  5. I want those rings for every finger. Still eating like I'm running. Argh.

    Weights are lurvely to me as well, I lifted with the football team in high school when I was a size four. Biggest advice: make sure you work on balanced muscle groups. If you work your back, work your chest. If you work your quads, work your hammies and glutes. Working just one can throw you out of whack something FIERCE and create problems very quickly.

    I'm so slap happy right now I even miss lifting, so feel free to email me if you want to chat about delts and obliques and such.

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  6. When my Grandma died I found old person vibrator advertisements in her junk drawer. creeptastic

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  7. I certainly hope you're not mocking the weight loss ring.

    That ring caused me to lose 147 pounds while consuming nothing but Butterfingers and Mountain Dew.

    Unfortunately I can relate with your eye bags. We have issues.

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  8. I'm clueless about the gym so no tips on the weight training. I seem to be incapable of eating while standing up. My husband does all the time but it is too awkward for me. I've gotten catalogs full of swords or other weird products before when we mistakenly get our neighbors...makes me wonder!

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  9. I eat standing up all the time and it drives Allan crazy. Those are some "interesting" items in those catalogs.

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  10. That is one impressive eye bag! How do you do just one? I usually have a matching set!

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  11. bahahaha. i need one of those rings. haha.

    YES. i am always standing and eating. and snacking. then sitting. then eating. its like i cant sit still. or stop eating.

    ummm so i wish i had a method to my strength training madness but honestly what i do when i get bored is go do the next level of a jillian dvd and then steal the lifts and do them on my own at the gym without her yelling at me...i do that till i get bored and am ready to be yelled at again...then head home to steal some more to use for the next few weeks. haha!

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  12. I never eat standing up, but I also never eat hot food! The second I sit down someone needs something!! I tend to shove in bites and then walk back to the kitchen. I love eggs with spinach! I want some now! Yum!!

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  13. I think as long as you're not that guy who is bench pressing so much that his facial expression makes you think he might poop his pants as well as strengthen is arms, you've got nothing to worry about.

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