a_welch503 WORKOUT JOURNAL

[Mr VW]

Originally Posted by a_welch503

typo. This was today's workout.

Just got back from a meeting and now going out for a bike ride. A bit delayed, I'm tired and really don't want to do it. But my little one is very keen to get into some of her $500.00 worth of training gear I had to buy her today. Damn bike shorts, tri suits, bike shirts, cycling shoes, (and of course the running shoes didn't match the new tri suit), and the like are expensive.

Me, I'm still gonna be riding in a pair of denim shorts and my old running shoes. Maybe a tee shirt, maybe not.

I'd love to have someone buy me all that stuff. Lol. She's really into riding? Keep pedalling!

[.V.]

She loves to ride, but like me isn't currently very good at it.

Got to toughen up the sit bones a little more. And she's getting used to a bigger different bike. She wanted her mother's bike because they both loved to ride so I gave it to her. It's not fully adjusted for her yet. Plus, being a better quality mongoose mountain bike, it's a bit heavier than she's used to.

Actually she loves all three of the tri-sports.

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Addition to today's workout: After the bike ride, froggiegirl wanted to go for a 0.75 mile run and 0.75 mile walk so we did that too.

[.V.]

No workouts since last post.

The next day worked a wreck with two very big men in a very small truck. I gave my partner the least critical and all the first responders to work with, I took the more serious (and bigger one), one new responder, and a bystander to care for mine. Somehow twisted wrong and there went the SI joint again. By the next day both sides were out. So I've spent the last few days just relaxing, stretching, and sitting at the cemetary writiing poetry. Without her to help me stretch, I can't fix it as quickly as I used to do.

Today I give the girls a workout but don't think I'll be able to join them. I will likely do some moderate cardio though. Probably a bike ride and a walk.

[Rufiedodg]

Originally Posted by a_welch503

No workouts since last post.

The next day worked a wreck with two very big men in a very small truck. I gave my partner the least critical and all the first responders to work with, I took the more serious (and bigger one), one new responder, and a bystander to care for mine. Somehow twisted wrong and there went the SI joint again. By the next day both sides were out. So I've spent the last few days just relaxing, stretching, and sitting at the cemetary writiing poetry. Without her to help me stretch, I can't fix it as quickly as I used to do.

Today I give the girls a workout but don't think I'll be able to join them. I will likely do some moderate cardio though. Probably a bike ride and a walk.

Andy,

It has been a while since I peaked at your journal. I’m a bit confused. It seems like not too long ago you were talking about how you missed your wife whenever she was not at home. Now you are talking about writing poems at the cemetery.

Did something happen that I missed, or am I just a bit confused?

Dan

[.V.]

She died April 25, 2007. I forgot to eat for a few weeks after that then noticed that I could barely walk by may 14th. My little one noticed I wasn't eating or working out, noticed I'd lost about 20lbs, and got on my ass about it. Training resumed, eating resumed. I do have her to take care of still.

Now I go sit with her and write. To keep busy I coach my daughter's cheer squad and find lots of painful physical activity. When the body hurts, the mind can turn off a bit from other, more painful things.

But when it's injured, it can't perform. Now I will use good judgement in my training. Not listening to her and getting injured put me flat on my back. That damn male ego (inside we are all 13 year old boys wanting to impress our girlfriends). I thought I had one more workout in me before my break. Bent over rows for a new PR April 23 proved me wrong. I should have listened to her because she told me I needed to take a break and reset the program. I should have listened to her when she said not to lift while my legs were buckling from an MS attack. Well, I impressed the hell out of her with that one and it cost her her life.

The day she died, I was in so much pain that I was barely able to run a few errands for her. Then when I got back I could hardly move. I didn't notice how sick she'd gotten until it was too late. Then I was unable to save her. Now she's dead, it's my fault, and I don't want to live without her. I don't want to train. I don't want to eat. I don't want to run. I don't want to ride. I don't want to do conditioning. I don't want to fight. But I must do these things to keep the promises I made her.

Earlier that day she'd made me promise two things. I will keep those promises. One was to raise our youngest daughter well (the other is about grown). The other has increased the intensity of my conditioning training, and made my strength training smarter. Then later this month as my conditioning gets closer to where I want it to be, the fight training resumes at a level it's never been at before.

Keeping all this in mind, everything will be done much smarter than before, I simply can't afford an injury at this point. As much as I'd love to let skull crushers live up to the name, I will live because I must keep those promises. My penance for not knowing how sick she was and being unable to save her when I've saved so many others is to live with the sorrow that comes from living without her.

[lyra]

Hey Andy,

Thought I would drop by your journal since your always there to help me with mine. Sorry to hear about your wife. Keep up the good work with your daughter.

[Your_Crazy]

My condolences. I am deeply sorry to hear about your lose.

[minime]

oh andy, i didn't realise either. I am so sorry for your loss. I can't even begin to imagine how hard it would be to suffer the loss of a loved one like that : you are an amazing person, to keep going in order to keep the promises you made her and being strong for your daughter.

[trainerty]

Be strong....glad you are back up in the saddle

[.V.]

Thanks crazy, minime, and ty, I'm doing it for my kid and "my girls" that I seem to have adopted part time. Apparently I've also volunteered as town babysitter for the summer too.

Today's workouts.

AM - before breakfast
5 mile bike ride, 1 mile run, 1/2 mile walk with froggiegirl.

PM with the whole cheer squad sans my two 18 year old coaches.
jog 1/2 mile. I did a fast jog because the former cross country runner wanted me to pace with her.
Stretching ALL muscle groups for 1 full minute each.
Sprints 50m x 4.
Stretching again + splits.
Burpees x 15
Bear crawls 25m x4
pushups x 15
situps x 15
Wheelbarrows as far as they could go (I skipped these).
Walking lunges 25m x 4

Repeated it all until 40 minutes was used up.

Then jogged another 1/2 mile.

I did not do the follwing but had the girls do it.

squat 2x10
dead 2x10
row 2x10
OHP 2x10

My legs were so sore by the end of the workout I don't think they'll be much use by tomorrow. Oh well, all I've got to do is teach in the AM, goof off most of the day, maybe go pick up my aero bars for my bike, then ride and run in the PM. I'm not the only one sore though. I've got some at my house for the weekend and they were complaining tonight when they decided to run up the hill to the observatory after the planetarium trip. I did reward them with a trip to DQ afterwards because they worked so hard and it was so hot and muggy.

Tip, don't ever buy children moolatte' unless you want to keep them. Coffee/Ice cream seems to make parents want to abandon their children with you.

Note: If I'm going to keep this up 3x a week in addition to my workouts, tri training, and the fight training that has resumed...I've got to eat a hell of a lot more.

Starting 5K next week. Goal...no missed meals for a week. As hard as it is to eat, much harder now than before. I have no choice. Got called skinny today. What an insult. Too embarrassed to wear my sleeveless shirts anymore.

[Sophie]

Originally Posted by a_welch503

Starting 5K next week. Goal...no missed meals for a week. As hard as it is to eat, much harder now than before. I have no choice. Got called skinny today. What an insult. Too embarrassed to wear my sleeveless shirts anymore.

(hugs) You better eat. Maybe I've been eating for you too lately LOL. You can get it back. It's a lot easier getting it back than it is getting it.

[.V.]

Thanks soph. I'm eating and will begin eating even more tomorrow. I don't have to like something to do it.

[Sophie]

good luck!!

[.V.]

Hey sophie,

If it makes you feel better. Just so you don't worry I ate today. 4 times. On a carb loading day, that's pretty good for me.

Waffles/bacon
Waffles/bacon
Chili colorado/beans/rice
Steak/Salad/eggs.

See, I'm eating. Oh yeah, if you are wondering why the carb loading ended early today it's because I had two lovely young (11 year old daughter and friend) ladies that wanted to go to dairy queen. I couldn't let them eat junk food without me now could I?

Thanks for being so sweet and helping froggiegirl make sure I eat. Between the two of you and another friend I get constant reminders and it does help.
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Workout note: None yesterday, just not into it. Today is scheduled off day. Tomorrow is day 1 of 5x5 reset following 8 days off, then an evening bike ride and run.

[.V.]

So there have been some questions and some kind concerns about where the weight training went.Two weeks ago, I hurt my hip again at work. I thought I'd be back last week but was instructed by a friend of mine who's a doc that my sacrum isn't going to hold up much longer if I keep pushing. She said to at least make it through an active, pain free day before hitting the weights again. And to sleep. Not been sleeping more than 1 hour at a time for the last 59 days and nights. Once again, I'm going to try again tonight.Hopefully, I can return to the gym tomorrow am, but with lighter weights. My last reset was too heavy after too much time without eating. I don't know how much lighter I'll have to go, but it will be way less than last reset. Probably 20-30lbs lighter than last time on most lifts.Today qualifies as a pain free active day even though I didn't have a "real" workout. I did get lots of activities today, even tried a little DDR. That game really sucks. Or I suck at it, one or the other.