Brat 2006

[CF-OC_gal]

(bumping up so I don't have to go searching back too far)

[CF-OC_gal]

hey I did a lower body workout this morning. This is a first ... my warmup session was really encouraging (lots of energy in my calesthenic routine).

weight(lbs) x (reps in 1st set) x (reps in 2nd set at that same weight)

1. back extensions: 20x9x9
2. Squats: 85 x 7 x 8
3. leg press: 180x10, 200x9
4. SLD: 65x10, 85x9
5. stndg calf raise machine (single leg L then R ) 30lbx 10x7, both together 100 x 10 (my left ankle is nervous of an "arthritic snap" at the extreme top of the movement and extreme bottom)

[CF-OC_gal]

It must be an early Spring on its way. I woke up thinking that I have been considerabley "lighter" this past week so I weighed myself. Sure enough I am back to 130lbs. I've been in the 132-134lb bracket for most of this winter.

I better get back to the gym more regularly, but this is for sure my metabolism naturally waking from it's winter hibernation. On second thought I better try to "cool my jets" and work with it.

The second hint I'm getting is that today on the treadmill I almost screammed out loud from boredom! "I AM NOT A HAMSTER!"

I'll be testing the outdoors again for running, although the roads are still pretty icy and it gets too damm cold sometimes. !

Today's workout Sun. Mar.5:

Cardio- Treadmill (Precor)
9min run /1 min. walk x 2 + 2min run, total including WU and CD - 32 min.
speed setting: 4.6-5.6 mph Incline 0-1%
Upper HR (156bpm) - it took almost 7, minutes to get it to budge in the first place then boom - not enough air fast enough. I wanted to go faster harder but I knew I would only have been good for 20-30 seconds and I'm not running intervals with this type of training ( I'm trying to develop the patience to run a 20 minute/5K all in one shot ) I am lost for what to think about.

[.V.]

Boring ain't it? But still, nice work hamster girl.

[midgetcop]

I'm guessing you don't have access to an indoor track? They can work wonders during those cold winter months.

[CF-OC_gal]

Originally Posted by midgetcop

I'm guessing you don't have access to an indoor track? They can work wonders during those cold winter months.

At my previous gym I did. Laps are boring too. Once you get to know the terrain is like a treadmill. Besides, having soccer dads gawk at my bouncing bounty is ignorant. I thought I was through with that after university! (They rented the interior of the track to weekend soccer games and attracted all the "junk" that is associated with it.)


I make no apologies for being "high maintenance". You get that sometimes. (I'd rather be by myself than have someone complain about how hard I am to please)

[.V.]

Originally Posted by Brat

Besides, having soccer dads gawk at my bouncing bounty is ignorant. )

Ummm sorry....was I there?

It's deep in our brain, no matter how enlightened we become there are just some things we can't help. And gawking at bouncing bounty is one of those things.

[midgetcop]

That's why a good sports bra is a woman's best friend.

[CF-OC_gal]

Originally Posted by midgetcop

That's why a good sports bra is a woman's best friend.

Nope, but I'm not going to go into anatomical details. Layers work best but even then there is a limit. These guys salivate over the big young butts that run the track too. I didn't like that running facility very much when the other sports were there with having to dodge all the spectators hanging out on the track. I'm in a better place now. There are outdoor trails to run on too, but they are too secluded to go alone on early morning or late at night.

Hi Brat,

Your recent periodic references to being bored reminds me of my response to my little nieces every time I hear them say that they are bored. I tell them that if they are bored, it means that they are boring.

Now don't get me wrong. I don't think that about you <eyes glancing downward>.

[.V.]

All seriousness aside Brat, you mentioned layers. Unless you have a reactive airway and the cold can cause you breathing difficulty, dress in those layers and get outside to run. Have some fun with it, do something you can enjoy. No sense suffering through a treadmill session if you would rather be outside. If you are enjoying yourself, even if it's just because of a better view, your performance can be much better...versus being on a treadmill and wanting it to just hurry up and be over with.

If you do have a reactive airway, you could possibly do what I do for my winter cardio - get one of those things that goes around your head, over your head...looks like a big sock with a hole in the end of it...sorry I don't know what it's called, but they can cover the mouth and nose so you warm the air a bit before breathing it in. Of course it's colder up there where you are than it is down here.

[CF-OC_gal]

You guys are all way too much fun.

Midget - I really appreciate your suggestions. I can't take a chance on an $80US Title Nine sports bra cage. The ones in the stores around here are built like training bras and undershirts. There is NO support or room for 20% bodyfat gals.

Pierini - fasting is affecting your brain or is it those WOD routines! Right brain vs left brain thinking. Counting minutes, steps, reps HR, AHHHHHHHHHH . give me a problem to guestimate and I'll pad us into the winning bid with a profitable margin. We might lose our shirt in the end but it will be pleasurable not boring while doing it. As for workouts or running I'm still a hedonist. Counting stuff, putting time in, waiting for retirement... etc. is boring! PS: I am boring. I'm trying to act my age!

Welch - I'll be blunt. Layers are not for cold. First comes the support bra, then comes the tight lycra Nike top, then comes the baggy T-shirt, hence layers for modesty. Cold is cold. I ran 1 minute intervals outside last year. This 5K training stuff is boring compared to interval training. I'm fine with breathing cold air and stuff. I even have snow pants with a fleece lining that I have run in before. I just don't like feeling chilled! I'd rather fry in the hot southwest sun than run in the winter. (Wait until next year when I start to bitch about the higher altitude shift in NM. I hear it is a challenge for most people)

[CF-OC_gal]

Upper body workout today.

Found out that the gym opens a half hour earlier now (6 am) . I'll have to take advantage of that.

Now after seeing the same 6 people do early morning workouts someone actually had the balls to say "hi" today. I laughed and commented how like "Ottawa" it is to see the same people day after day and not know their names or say hello for months.

[CF-OC_gal]

Genes may determine caffeine risks: study

With billions of cups of coffee consumed every year, many have asked whether so much caffeine could provide more than a morning jolt.
Now a new Canadian study is suggesting that how caffeine affects the body could depend on your genes.
Scientists at the University of Toronto have uncovered for the first time that there are two groups of people -- those whose bodies process caffeine rapidly, and those who detoxify it slowly.
In this study, those who had the slow gene and had two to three cups of coffee a day had a 36 per cent higher risk of a heart attack. That risk went up to 64 per cent with four or more cups of a coffee a day.
In comparison, people whose bodies got rid of caffeine quickly a 22 per cent lower risk of a heart attack.
"It's making us re-examine the one-size-fits-us all model and the advice we give to the population at large," Dr. Ahmed El-Sohemy, the author of the study, told CTV News.
The problem is there is no way of knowing which caffeine camp you are in without a genetic test. And it's just an experimental tool right now.
"There is no commercially available test, and because this is the first study of it's kind, I think it might be premature to begin offering this test," said El-Sohemy.
"What we hope to see is other studies reproducing this finding."
Studies have so far been contradictory on the benefits or health risks associated with caffeine.
Some reports suggest caffeine in coffee doesn't cause long-term high blood pressure in women, provides healthy antioxidants and may even reduce the risk of breast cancer in females with a particular type of gene mutation.
However, caffeine has been also been examined in terms of its impact on reproduction, bone density and childrens' behaviour. Studies looking at the association between coffee consumption and the risk of heart attack have been inconclusive.
Because of the uncertainty, Health Canada recommends drinking no more than 450 mg of coffee a day -- about three 8 oz cups of brewed coffee. It recommends pregnant women and children drink even fewer caffeine-laden beverages.
Dr. Massimo Marcone, a food scientists at the University of Guelph, says that if other studies confirm this genetic effect, governments may have to lower the overall recommended daily intake of caffeine for everyone.
"If we don't know who they are, we have to look at the lowest common denominator, those who are most susceptible, and make sure the limits we set are aimed at protecting the most vulnerable, those that don't have a gene that detoxifies caffeine at a lower level," said Marcone.
Based on this study, El-Sohemy suggests a very conservative daily intake of java.
"At least in terms of this study, consuming about a cup a day doesn't seem to be associated with any ill effect, regardless of what your genetic make up is."
The study is being published in the March 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
http://sympaticomsn.ctv.ca/servlet/A...e_genes_060307

[CF-OC_gal]

BTW - I tried the assisted chins on using the Smith machine and my legs for the assist. they weren't too awkward surprisingly and I can feel them today.