a_welch503 WORKOUT JOURNAL

[Sophie]

Originally Posted by a_welch503

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.

I've heard of it though I've never tried it. Do take care of yourself. The gym will be there when you are better.

It would be awful if I had to drive down there with no drivers' license to straighten you out wouldn't it?

[.V.]

sophie, you are welcome anytime. License or no license. But when you get here I'm feeding you shrimp scampi and linguini. You'll change your mind about eating then.Seriously, some big bros actually did that, two from cali and one from chicago came for the funeral then when they saw I hadn't eaten in a week deciced that if I didn't eat something, they were going to kick my ass. That was 900lbs of encouragement staring at me over a steak that I'm sure each of them wanted for himself. Hmmm, maybe they should come see you?Right now cooking breakfast. After that, it's a light day in the gym to get back into the motions and work on form again. Cookout this afternoon. Bike ride and run sometime after that.

[Motivated]

Originally Posted by a_welch503

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.

I know I'm a little late in the game --- but I have to agree, youve done more than many men I know.

You're strong in many ways. My mother has MS (remitting relapsing) and I think she's one of the strongest women I know... as for your loss: my condolances. Death is a process of life - just keep on getting stonger and surviving. Make her proud and most importantly make yourself proud.

[.V.]

Thanks motivated. Mine was relapsing remitting for a long time, then it became secondary progressive. Not as bad as primary progressive though. Sometimes I still go a long time between new attacks. The only difference is that without treatment, the damage done by each new exacerbation doesn't go away like it once did. However, sometimes the treatment is worse than the problem being treated. I've exceeded my lifetime dosage of corticosteroids and now when I get treated something breaks, bones get weaker, teeth break...stuff like that.That is why the weight training is my physical therapy. It forces the body to find new neural pathways to send signals to the different parts. It forces different fibers to respond.The loss of her, that is something that someday I'll have to find a way to accept and live with. Right now, I can't and don't try. In some ways in spite of the health problems that attacked us both for the last 8 years or so we still complimented one another. We were made for each other from the start. She always said she spent her life searching for the perfect man for her and she really only had to wait for her's to grow up then show up. I didn't spend as long searching, wasn't even looking. Then one day I met this woman that was the greatest person I ever met. She became my best friend and even though we weren't dating and hadn't even thought about it one day I realized that I was totally, madly, head over heels in love with her. I told her this with great fear of losing my best friend. She just said, "you just now figuring that out?" We started dating after that conversation, and you know what? Nothing was really different than before. Then the next spring we were married. We spent several years just getting fat and being happy. Then the health problems began. We still spend a few more years getting fat, taking care of her, and being happy. Then mine started. We kept right on being together, taking care of each other, being happy to be together, and started working on getting fit again. I knew I could not take care of her if I couldn't walk. When she had rough days I took care of her. When I had my difficult days, she took care of me. That's what you do when you are in love.My training is suffering now because I don't have her. She was my motivation for everything. But I know I have to do it, there is no choice. So I go through the motions...like I did today.

[.V.]

Decent workout today. I was going to post it, but the spacing and paragraphs don't work right with the recent changes. So I deleted it and won't bother.I will be lifting and getting my conditioning work in. But it's simply too difficult to read with the current format. So instead of here, my workout journal is on paper for the moment. Still gotta keep one so I can keep up with where I am and where I need to be.

[Sophie]

Originally Posted by a_welch503

sophie, you are welcome anytime. License or no license. But when you get here I'm feeding you shrimp scampi and linguini. You'll change your mind about eating then.Seriously, some big bros actually did that, two from cali and one from chicago came for the funeral then when they saw I hadn't eaten in a week deciced that if I didn't eat something, they were going to kick my ass. That was 900lbs of encouragement staring at me over a steak that I'm sure each of them wanted for himself. Hmmm, maybe they should come see you?Right now cooking breakfast. After that, it's a light day in the gym to get back into the motions and work on form again. Cookout this afternoon. Bike ride and run sometime after that.

Do take it easy. You are like me and will push even when you know better.

No, no one needs to make me eat. Even Scott isn't worried about my current behavior. <shrugs>

Ugh, running. You have fun with that.

[Maxgain]

Thats great work you are doing with the kids Andy.Only problem is you seem to have them in better shape than me I feel like grabbing a tub of B&Js and comfort eating.This sleep issue is unfotrunalty going to lead to a disaster afro you and possibly serious injury.You pbviously have your reasons but it still needs some sort of address after 2 months you just cant keep going like it. Even to try some natural remedies such as melantoin.

[.V.]

Sleep would be nice. Got a total of 3 interrupted hours last night. It's gonna suck to be me today. I have to be in court on a kidnapping case and a drunk driving case today. I'd like to be awake for it. The problem with sleep is that along with it comes dreams. With dreams come waking up.

[Sophie]

Originally Posted by a_welch503

Sleep would be nice. Got a total of 3 interrupted hours last night. It's gonna suck to be me today. I have to be in court on a kidnapping case and a drunk driving case today. I'd like to be awake for it. The problem with sleep is that along with it comes dreams. With dreams come waking up.

anyway you can take some OTC sleep medicine?

[lyra]

Originally Posted by a_welch503

Sleep would be nice. Got a total of 3 interrupted hours last night. It's gonna suck to be me today. I have to be in court on a kidnapping case and a drunk driving case today. I'd like to be awake for it. The problem with sleep is that along with it comes dreams. With dreams come waking up.

Is this part of your job or related to something else?

[.V.]

I'll use glucosamine for joint pain. Creatine for more intracellular water. That is all. Anything that can alter my orientation I don't take. Well, except for the occasional social drink and that's it. No pain meds, no sleepers of any kind. No matter how bad it gets. Eventually, my body won't be able to take anymore and it will sleep. After that, I should be able to get a sleeping schedule.

Yeah, work related. I'm not an intoxicated kidnapper. But the court did appoint me gurardian ad something or other for a victim. I will continue to be involved in the women's/abuse victim's shelter. In fact this summer, starting a new women's self defense class for teens in a special program.

And the drunk driving case was related to a wreck I worked.

[lyra]

Didn't think for a minute that you were a part of the crime Was more thinking you were a witness or something.

Will you be the one instructing the women's self defense class? That's so cool!

[seraph]

just stopping by andy, been awhile i'll have to back track in you journal to see what's going on. :

[.V.]

Yeah, I'll be teaching it. Basically, it's how to use disabling strikes to make enough distance to escape an attacker. Not to stand toe to to and fight it out.

[.V.]

It still won't let me post my journal the way I like.
5x5, week 1, day 2. Light day.
bike ride, swim.