My Insight on My Training

[bubba73]

I really didn't know what to call this thread but today was a good day for me so I wanted to have a place to be able to post. Although it may sound a little like "bragging", I can promise that is not my intent at all. We all have this portion of our brains that has made us actually enjoy our training sessions. We like the way we feel when we are doing it and we like the results after we are done. Whatever you want to call it, like what Panda Dave has so eloquently put it as the "You Ain't Right Club". Well, with that being said, let me give a quick bit of history to get to today.

13 months ago, I had my left knee scoped. Afterwards, I developed some minor complications. Even though before hand I was a gym rat, it was expected that I would never really run again. Due to these complications, I took 3 months where I didn't even step foot into a gym and took 6 months off away from doing any type of cardio. During this time, I gained about 30 pounds of ugly, depressing FAT. I also made the decision to change gyms as we had a new facility open up in my City that would be closer so I was hoping that I would frequent it more to get better results. Then, at the end of January, I had a dear friend, Twotoohappy (aka Liz) recruit me to be on her team in the competition and this got my motivation back up to a new high.

Fastforward to today: Today, I went in the gym and started talking with the GM before I started my workout. He proceeded to tell me the following: "Bro! Out of all of the clients that we have had come into this gym since we opened 1 year ago, you have made the biggest transformation of any of them. You can see it in your face, chest, abs. You carry yourself with a lot better posture. When you first started here, you had a tendency to slouch. Now, you are walking tall and proud. It is a HUGE difference. Way to go, bro! Keep it up!":confused3

I was stunned and didn't really know what to say. About all I could say is thank you and then I went on with my workout. But with that being said, I have a new motivation that is stronger than ever before. I am setting goals and making them public so I can have all of you hold me accountable. I am going to keep with my strength training to cut better details and shape into my muscles (what little I do have). 2) While following my routine of cardio, diet and ab work, I am working for the closest thing that I can get to a 6 pack of abs. 3) I really just want to know that hopefully my story has inspired or motivated someone else to achieve a healthier lifestyle. (That is the trainer side in me.)

There it is for anyone and everyone that makes the choice to read my ramblings. I look forward to any critique, support and accountability that anyone may want to give.

Thanks everyone!
Bryan:worship:

[larry's girl]

Hi, Bryan. Welcome to the WISH boards!

Your story is extremely inspirational, and as someone who has been struggling for years with chronic health issues, I need all the help I can get. So thank you for posting your journey and your thoughts - it helps tremendously to read about how others have come back from very adverse circumstances and became leaner, fitter, more healthy individuals!

And feel free to brag all you want - there is no shame in that! You have a right to feel good about how far you have come and your future progress, and I for one look forward to reading about it.

Hope you have a great weekend!

Susan

[windwalker]

Bryan it is entirely acceptable to strut your stuff. That is what we are all about. People wanna read about real no poop success stories. The media is full of stupid stuff, like they show a guy/gal with a perfect body doing some sort of machine or popping this or that pill and make claims about how they went from Jaba the hut to Arnold in 10 minutes a day.

There is a secret but we have known it for years, hard work, sensible eating and paying attention to the details.

My details that are my edge to becoming world class:

Warm up
cool down
stretch
weight training
proper, low fat, eating
work on every body part

These are not negotiable. Always warm up and cool down. Stretch after every workout. Do something regularly for every body part, if you neglect a muscle group, guess which one will end up failing and or causing something else to fail.

Bruce Lee was a giant in the world of body awareness. He neglected to do a proper warm up one day and did some "good mornings" with a light barbell. He had lower back pain for the remainder of his short life. He was one of the overall fittest men on the planet. But one day of being in a hurry and he suffered a serious injury.

Sounds like you have a lot of good help, motivation and will power, you shouldget amazing results. It's ok to dream heck I'm 56 years old and believe I can be a world class athlete. Whether I accomplish that or not, doesn't matter, I'm going to enjoy every step of the journey.

YARC Panda:hippie:

[bubba73]

Yesterday and today have been on the weird side for me. Yesterday, I went to the gym per usual to workout my arms, abs and cardio but I when I started on my arms, I had no strength. I went on and forced a workout that was more designed for a "pump" than strength but wasn't really satisfied. I did lots of stretching, abs and then the cardio. I had numbers in mind that I wanted to achieve but conisdering how the arm workout went, I didn't know what I was going to actually be able to accomplish. I got on the bike and started riding. Finally, I found a good movie on the tv so that made it easier but at the end of the first hour, I was grinding. I kept on telling myself that I could do one more mile but then also tried to rationalize that I could do more on Saturday before I turned in my time to my team. That's when I started thinking about Liz, Dave, Corrina, Debra and all of the others that I get so much motivation from and I pushed on. I ended up doing 27 miles on the bike and 5 miles on the elliptical. Whew! I was tired last night.

Today, I had an event that I was supposed to go to with my volunteer program that I am apart of (I am a volunteer COP.) to help another town get one of these programs established. My understanding was that we were going to be under a pavillion. Well, we got there and there was no pavillion. For that matter, there wasn't much shade at all. Did I ever mentioned that I am a fair, red-head that burns easily? Yes, you can see where this is going. We were outside for almost 4 hours. My head and forearms are blistered right now. Then afterwards, we had some godd family friends having a BIG cookout today and we were invited so we had to go to that. Before the sunburn, I had it all planned out that I was going to do all of this and then head to the track for a 2 hour walk. Since I wasn't doing any other kind of workout for today, I figured I would be able to handle that easily. Well, I got home from the cookout (which I actually didn't eat while I was there :confused3 ) and fell asleep for about 2 hours. When I woke up, my head was hurting worse than it did when I laid down so I am taking the day off from my workouts. I am still going to do some stretches and maybe some abs here at the house before I go to bed but that will be it. I have to constantly remind myself that tomorrow is another day. I don't have to kill myself everyday or be #1 in a competition or make the current national "Miss Hottie" think that I am the best looking guy (that one won't happen anyway). All I need to remember is that I have already won the battle. I am healthy. I am getting better and stronger everyday. I may never have the physique that I desire the most of having but I also know that I won't allow myself to go back to what I was. That's good enough for me.

Thanks everyone for listening (uh... reading) my ramblings. The encouragement and support that I have received is awesome!!!!


Bryan

[larry's girl]

Hi, Bryan. SO sorry for the sunburn! I have had a few nasty ones in my day, and they are NO FUN. Please allow yourself time to heal and don't overdo it.

I am :faint: at how many miles you did in one work-out routine. How do you do that? I would have been so far beyond tired, I would have been catatonic. Wow, I am SUPER impressed.

And as for worrying about looks? I say, don't. Worry about being healthy and happy and surround yourself with people who value and care about you for who you are, not what you look like. Believe me, if I was concerned about my looks (I weigh well over 300 pounds and am so out of shape, it's pathetic, but I'm still trying!!), I would never leave my house. And my DH still thinks I'm the most beautiful woman in the world (or at least he acts like he does!!):love: - that's one reason I'm still :yay: as best I can, 'cause I want to be around for him and our daughter for a long, long time.

Well, I seriously digressed in that paragraph - sorry, I have a tendency to do that sometimes. What I'm trying to say, in my usual long-winded fashion, is that you should be extremely proud of yourself for all you have already accomplished and what a wonderful future you have in store.

Hope you have a great day!

Susan

[bubba73]

This week is starting off real slow for me as far as my training goes. My sunburn is blistering and peeling already. I can't tell you how many people asked me about it today while I was at work. It turned almost comical. I would still love to be able to go to the gym but I am really scared of getting sweat into the burns. I will take tonight and tomorrow night off (I have a meeting tomorrow night with my volunteer group.) and then go back to it on Wednesday. I am hoping to be able to put a lot of miles in both on Wednesday and Thursday but I guess we will have to wait and see.

I really need to get back out and do some more walking but I am going to wait on that as well. I am planning on doing some ab work tonight as well as some stretches just to keep the body in motion.

Thanks everyone!

Bryan

[windwalker]

I don't have a sunburn but I have a real wicked bug bite. Don't have a clue when I got it. I hope it heals quickly.,

Walking Panda:hippie:

[bubba73]

Today is one of those days where I don't know what I am going to do yet. I am still dealing with my sunburn and boy, is it irritating. My forehead is so dry right now that it feels like if you add some milk you would have Rice Krispies Cereal.:rotfl2: I have put on some aloe vera to soothe it and I am about to put on some more. Otherwise, I just got home from work and I have a meeting to go to in about an hour. I want to go to the gym and at least do some cardio and abs but part of me is saying not too. I never listen to that part as often as I should. I am really leaning to going to at least get some time in since I haven't been yet this week. I have to get my miles in, I just have too!!!! So I guess I will be heading over there after my meeting. It might be a short workout but I feel like I have to get something in. I will, of course, report back later.

Healing Bubba:furious: (I'm not mad. That's just how hot my head is right now!)

[windwalker]

I like that "Healing Bubba".

You said you were in retail? What do you do? I'm an optician in the retail end of eyeglass sales and evening manager of a LensCrafters store.

When I really don't feel like going I don't but the trade off is the next day I go hard. I'm having a day like that today I had to sit in the hospital for 4 hours while Erica was getting an upper and lower endoscopey so I'm drained. The tests were part of her annual physical.

Whipped Panda:hippie:

[bubba73]

I like that "Healing Bubba".

You said you were in retail? What do you do? I'm an optician in the retail end of eyeglass sales and evening manager of a LensCrafters store.

Whipped Panda:hippie:

LensCrafters: I am very familiar with them. there was a store right across the hall from me when I worked as a manager for Chick-fil-A at a mall. I remember asking the doctor there one time "Why do all eye doctors wear eye glasses?" I haven't met one yet that didn't. (I don't know but I thought it was funny.)

As for now, I run the print shop for a local OfficeMax. Next month will be my 5 year anniversary with that company. I like the fact that I make more per hour than I ever have. I work Monday - Friday 8 am-4:30 pm. Very few weekends and a lot less stress. Plus, I just enjoy talking with my customers. It's fun.

Well, I did it. After my meeting, I went to the gym. I did a quick bicep/shoulder workout with some abs and then 20 miles on the bike. I want to get the miles in as much as I can because I know I probably will miss Thursday. Actually, I can guarantee it. That is my wedding anniversary so I am spedning it with DW. Right now, we are planning on going to see King Fu Panda. About the only movie out right now that we both want to see so it won.

Oh well. More will come tomorrow. Hopefully a lot more.

Healthy Bubba

[windwalker]

Good morning "Healthy Bubba".

Today I'll be working for Midas, indirectly. I had to have my daughters car towed in to get repaired, it wouldn't start. With my luck it will be the most expensive part on the jeep. Sure glad I'm wealthy!:lmao:

I'm sorta doing a triathon type training except instead on swim bike run I do walk weights calistetics, or walk calistetics swim. The common thread is to do one activity right after another without resting between. Same with the weight training, no break between exercises. All routines are followed by stretching. All the calf stretching has gotten my achillies feeling pretty good.

Car Repair Challanged Panda:hippie:

[bubba73]

Good morning "Healthy Bubba".

Today I'll be working for Midas, indirectly. I had to have my daughters car towed in to get repaired, it wouldn't start. With my luck it will be the most expensive part on the jeep. Sure glad I'm wealthy!:lmao:

I'm sorta doing a triathon type training except instead on swim bike run I do walk weights calistetics, or walk calistetics swim. The common thread is to do one activity right after another without resting between. Same with the weight training, no break between exercises. All routines are followed by stretching. All the calf stretching has gotten my achillies feeling pretty good.

Car Repair Challanged Panda:hippie:


Panda: You are going to enjoy the circuit training. I use it a lot when I am in a time crunch or just want to be able spend more time on the bike or treadmill. It is a great way to build up your metabolism and stamina. I have some trainers that use it primarily as way to envoke optimum fat loss so I think you will see the improvements that you are looking for with that.

Right now, DW had to take DS(14) to the eye doctor. He had been complaining about the way they felt for the last day or two and they were very red. So he went in for a check up and they found a viral infection. She is at the pharmacy right now picking up the eye drops and then maybe we will be able to start our date for tonight. Weird situation though. Tonight, we celebrate our 15th anniversary and then tomorrow, she is leaving me.:confused3 I just don't get it.


Talk more later!
Bryan

[windwalker]

Your wife is leaving you tomorrow? That's heavy news, I wish we were closer so we could do a beer or 6 and talk that out.

Concerned Panda:worried:

[bubba73]

Panda:

Thanks for the concern but there is no need really. She isn't leaving me in that sense. This weekend is her grandmother's birthday in Albany, GA and they are worried that it may be her last. With that, she is going to go there for the weekend with the kids. I just couldn't resist the obvious joke that went along with that statement. Having our anniversary today and then leave me for the weekend, that's funny.

Thanks again!
Bubba

PS: We saw King Fu Panda and that was a great movie. The closer I paid attention to it, the more I noticed some similiarities to Star Wars. If you pay attention to the words, you will see it. Plus, I saw a preview for a movie that will be coming soon. It is called "Fly me to the Moon". I can't wait to see this. It looks like it will be really good. I will talk more about that later. It's late and I have to be at work in the morning.

[windwalker]

Oh good news the wife is not leaving for good. Sorry for taking that the wrong way.

Anyway glad you liked Kyng Fu Panda, I liked that message, "There is no secret ingredient". Sounds like good sound Panda wisdom, remember my post "There is no magic pill"?

My lady works 3 nights 12 hour shifts. So when she is working I have to sleep alone and it's different. I'm pretty used to it now but still not as good as having a warm body next to ya.

Tired Panda:hippie:

[larry's girl]

Don't feel bad, Dave, I read it the same way you did. Glad we misinterpreted, Bryan - that would really stink!

Congrats on your 15th anniversary. We just had our 24th, and each year gets better and better. I love married life - wouldn't be single again if you paid me!

Sounds like I may have to check out the Kung Fu Panda movie. I am looking forward to seeing Wall-E when it gets to the budget movies (trying to cut back everywhere we can, so we don't go to first-run movies anymore). I have read good reviews on it, so I hope we like it as much as we did Ratatouille.

Hope your DS's eye problem gets resolved quickly. Have dealt with a couple of eye infections myself in the past, and they are the pits!

Great job on your workouts! You are doing so well with them - helps those of us who are struggling to keep plugging away at it.

Hope you and your family have a great weekend!

Susan

[bubba73]

Susan & Dave: I am very sorry if I scared you with my little "quip". I got one of the ladies with the same thing tonight at the gym. She asked me how my wife was and I said she left me. Before I could finish the statement, she was all over me asking me questions. Then, I had the chance to finish the statement and she was relieved and mad at me at the same time.:rotfl2: I am a practical joker and love to make people laugh so sometimes I guess I push the wrong buttons. Sorry.

My workout tonight was long and somewhat painful. I knew I had no one to come home to and since no one likes to be totally lonely, I stayed at the gym a lot longer than I should have. I started off with my stretching and biceps workout. Then, I threw in some abs and then a ton of cardio. When I say a ton, I mean it. I have missed 3 days this week due to my sunburn and then last night for my anniversary so I felt like I was letting myself and my team down. So, tonight I tried to make up the difference. I ended up staying on the bike for a total of 45 miles. I am planning on doing at least another 20 miles tomorrow, take a break and then do anywhere between a 5-10 mile walk. I am not going to overdo the walk. I know I haven't been out all week so I will not push it. I will stay within a comfortable limit on both speed and distance. I am not going out there to try to set new land records (for me anyway). I just want to get back out there and see what I can do.

Thanks everyone! I really enjoy coming on here to have a place to be able to talk. Have a great weekend.

Bryan

[bubba73]

Yesterday was weird day for me and my training. I am usually off on Saturday's but my employee had to fly out to Wisconsin for a funeral and I couldn't get one of the others to fill in for her so I did. Once I got off, I was toast! I had no energy whatsoever so I came home and got some rest and watched some tv. I had plans of going to the gym and doing 15-20 miles on the bike and then doing a 8-10 mile walk afterwards. Afterall, I am home alone this weekend so I have no ties to keep me at home right now so I figured why not. Well, that didn't happen. I did make it to the gym but not until after 9 pm so I knew something had to give so I went for pure distance. I got on the exercise bike after doing some stretches and went for 27 miles. It felt pretty good and took only 90 minutes. Man, I wish I could ride a real bike so I could get out and see the countryside! I always said as a kid I wouldn't care if I knew how or not because I could walk or drive whereever I wanted to go but I could save a lot of money now with a bike and I can't.:sad1: I guess that is just one of the crosses that I have to bear! But I will not let it keep me down. I will get my exercises in, no matter what.

Thanks everyone!
Bryan

[bubba73]

Well, I finally did it. It has been 2 weeks since the last time I went out and today was the day. I was determined to get out and do some walking and I did. I walked from my house to my parent's, which is 4.5 miles. I did that in about 70 minutes. Not my best time but since I hadn't been out in 2 weeks, I wasn't trying to set any PRs. Then, after I got to their place, my mom and I went to the gym together so I could show her how to use some of the equipment again. No big deal. I like training people anyway so it was fun. But while I was there, I did a lot of ab work, stretching and did another .5 on the treadmill. On the treadmill, I started off at a 4.0 pace and ended at a 4.7 pace. That felt really fast so I don't know if I will get to the 5.0 pace or not but I have a goal to be able to reach that and I am comfortable with Panda's help that I can achieve such a goal.

Plus, I have more good news. DW is almost home. It has only been a couple of days but she has been missed. I have even almost started missing the kids.:laughing: Just kidding. I have missed them too. Now, I just need to figure out what is going to be for dinner. Wish me luck and I will talk to you again soon.

Training Bubba

[windwalker]

Bet it feels good to have your squeeze back. I miss Erica when she works her 3 night shifts. Fortunately I'm so tired by bedtime that I'm asleep quickly.

Walking Panda

[bubba73]

Here it is the ending of the month, the beginning of a new week and the unlimited possibilities that will give me to be able to get out and make my body the best that it can be. A new week and a new month are here at my disposal. What am I going to make of it? Am I going to try to have a month of fitness, health and vitality or am I going to be a "couch potato"? These are questions that only I can answer and I am going to do everything that I can to give it a very positive answer.

Here is how I have started it off. Not only did I go on that 5 mile walk yesterday and do some training, I went back today and felt really good. I spent about an hour working out my back and giving some "free" training advice to some people at the gym. Then, I did some stretching and then I got back on my bike. I spent 75 minutes on that thing and went 23 miles. I felt like I could have kept on going but I also wanted to get home so I could spend some time with the family before bed time. So overall, not a bad way to start off, huh?

Also, there are a couple of other things that I hadn't told you yet. When I first got to the gym, I saw an old friend on the elliptical machine. I have known here since she was about 5 years old which makes one of us feel a lot older than I should.:rotfl2: Anyway, she and I was talking a little and she made the comment of how good I was looking.:eek: This couldn't be happening. Honestly, I don't know how to take that kind of a compliment because I really have never had it. I know I said that the GM said that I had the biggest change of anyone there but that was a male and this was a very pretty female. I was stunned but I responded in my usual way. With a joke. Then, I had another girl that I was in the band with come in and she said that she had to do a double take to make sure it was me. She remembers me from my fat days when I was in the band. She said that what she saw today was looking pretty good. I was very receptive and respectful to what she was saying but in the back of my mind, I was thinking about when we were back in school. She was a very smart, popular, beautiful girl. (She still is all of those things but back in school, she wouldn't even talk to me because I wasn't to her level.) Tonight, she was very nice to me and even gave me a hug. I was really shocked but it made for a good day. Also, and lastly, today my Mom finally joined my gym. She is already finding out that it is a huge difference from what she had while she was going to Curves so she is having fun with it.

Sorry for this being so long but today was a good day and I just wanted to share. Tomorrow, I am training with one of the kids at the gym on my chest and then I am going to meet the family at the track to go for a good walk.

More tomorrow!
Loving Life and Training Bubba

[windwalker]

Byran you will find as you get older that the attention gets more frequent. I'm not good looking by any means but for a 56 year old I'm in lots better shape that most guys my age. I get flirted with quite often since lots of ladies my age are customers. I just take it as a compliment and go on.

Walking Panda:hippie:

[bubba73]

Dave It may happen more as I get older but I found this one particularly shocking because I have literally known this girl since she was a baby. I played basketball with her older brother and actually was pretty good friends with her father. So in other words, she has seen me at my best and worse.

Tonight's workout was somewhat relaxed. I have been going hard for 4 days straight and my body is just a little sore so I took it easy. So my workout consisted of doing a shoulder workout with some low back exercises as well. I am working harder on my low back to try to get it tighter. My abs are getting there but I still have that low back and oblique fat that just will not go away. Frustrating. I also did some abs so I have hit them everyday this week so far. After that, I did 23 miles on the bike and then I went to the track and did another 2 miles. I was going to do more but my DW couldn't come out as they were cutting the grass again and she is allergic to grass. So since it wasn't safe for her to come out, I decided to come on home and spend time with her and the kids before they go to bed.

DS's eye is still giving him some issues. Still very red and irritated. I am going to give it another day or so and then contact our eye doctor here and see what he says to do next.

That's all for today!
Training Bubba blasting off too the 4th of July

[momof2minnies]

Hi Bryan,
You are a workout machine.I will be reading your posts for some remotivation.Somehow after I ran a 1/2 my motivation just slumped.

Sounds like your son has pink eye.Is he on an antibiotic eye ointment? If he is it should have started improving already.

Keep up the great work,
Linda

[bubba73]

Hi Bryan,
You are a workout machine.I will be reading your posts for some remotivation.Somehow after I ran a 1/2 my motivation just slumped.

Keep up the great work,
Linda

Linda,

Thank you for stopping by but I feel as if I am going to let you down. Today, I am taking off from the gym and resting. I have been at the gym for the last 5 days straight and body is tired. Plus, I am planning a pretty arduous(?) workout for tomorrow where I will workout my chest and then go for a nice long walk. I haven't made up my mind about the distance yet but I am hoping to break thru some barriers. I am also going to change it up and do the walking first (while fresh) and any bike riding that I may do afterwards. Yesterday, I was able to do a 14 minute mile but it seemed like I was so tired from the last week, that I couldn't do more than that. It was very frustrating so that is why I am taking the day off.

But I will be back tomorrow!!

Thanks!
Bryan

[momof2minnies]

Hi Bryan,
Nothing wrong with listening to the body when it is screaming for a rest.Tomorrow you will be happy you did.

Have a good one,
Linda

[bubba73]

Today hs been a long emotional day for me. Luckily, I have a VERY close friend that was able to give me some good words of wisdom so I have been able to work thru it all to this point but I am sure there is more to come.

I had a short day at work so I was able to spend a lot of time training. I used this time to re-focus and think but that is on a totally different subject matter. Anyway, I was able to get a good chest workout in and it seems like my day of rest yesterday was what I needed. I was able to get my bench back up to 245 lbs. It has been a long time since I have been able to do that. Then, I went to the track to do a looong walk for me. It was my personal best on distance. For the first time, I was able to finish 10 miles. The time was slow because I didn't want to do any kind of damage to myself. I am sore but still feel good nevertheless. I am debating about going back to the gym tonight to do some more miles on the bike. But that is still up in the air.

With all of that being said, I want to take a moment to wish everyone on the WISH boards a Happy 4th of July. To quote a movie one day early, "Today is not just an American holiday. It is a day that countries come together not to battle tyranny or persucution but annihalation. Today, we will not go without a fight. We will not go quitely into the night. We are gonna live on! We are gonna survive! Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!"

With that being said, let me say to all of the servicemen and women that have given us this freedom, "THANK YOU!"

Have a great day!
Bryan

[bubba73]

Today was a good workout day but once I get home, it has been weird. Today at work was somewhat stressful. My department wasn't all that busy but the store was and we were short handed so I had to help out as much as I could. That's fine. I don't mind doing that at all. Especially, when I am slow.

From there, I went to the gym and did a pretty good shoulder workout. I spent a good 45 minutes on that and then about 15 minutes on abs. Then, I went to the cardio. I changed it up a bit. I got on the treadmill while I was fresh and did 2 miles in 29 minutes. Not the world's fastest time but the first mile was a slow warm-up mile at about 16 minutes and then the 2nd was done in 13 minutes. But I also cheated a bit. I would walk at a 17 minute pace for a minute then bump it up to a jog of 10 minute mile pace for 60-90 seconds. I did this to try to help with extending my stamina. I was at the track the other day and I couldn't even jog one lap. (I am still a lot more interested in learning more about racewalking and I may be way wrong about this but I figure I need to get used to having my legs move that fast one way or another and build up the endurance so I can get faster.) Windwalker: HELP!!!:confused3

Then, I get on the bike and do another 28 miles for a total of 30 miles worth of cardio for tonight. It actually seemed easier on me to do this way as far as how I felt on the bike. My legs were warm, stretched out and ready to put the pedal to the metal (so to speak). So my workout was good.

Then, I come home and I get on the computer and WISH. For some reason that I cannot explain, I felt like I was a man with nowhere to go. Like I was on a deserted island and nowhere to call home. I really have no idea why. I usually have a bunch of threads that I can go straight to and post good news, bad news or whatever but tonight, I almost felt like an outsider. I know that is not the case because I have made a lot of good friends on this site. These are people that I can talk to about anything. I guess I am in a minor "post" funk.

Ok that was it. This was my therapy. Thanks for letting me just ramble for a minute.

Have a good night!
Bryan

[windwalker]

The forums are generally not to busy on holiday weekends. Since I moderate the walking section of DisneyRunning.com I was over there most of my computer time, that and getting the Herc's going again.

Walking Panda

[bubba73]

The forums are generally not to busy on holiday weekends. Since I moderate the walking section of DisneyRunning.com I was over there most of my computer time, that and getting the Herc's going again.

Walking Panda

Thanks Panda but not exactly what I meant. I mean usually after I do a walk, I will go to the walker's thread. When I have had a good workout, I will go to my Dieting for Disney thread but whatever reason I don't feel like I am really worthy of being on the runner's thread. Yesterday, when I got home, I just had an emotional rollercoaster. It was like I wanted to talk to someone but didn't know who or where I would fit in. I know the WISH boards are more about support than anything and that is what I love about it. Yesterday, it was just me. That's all. Today, all is better.

Had a good workout. I did 45 minutes worth of back and abs together. Then, I got on the elliptical as all the TMs were taken. I did 5 miles in 40 minutes. Then I got on the bike and did another 25 miles. My knees are a little sore but I feel good. I will probably ice them down some tonight and then be just right for tomorrow's workout by the time I get there.

Thanks! Hope all who reads this has a good night!
Bryan

[bubba73]

I think this may be my last post on this thread as it seems like I am the only one following it anyway, which is fine. I have several other threads that keep me very motivated in my workouts as well so I will not be a lost cause.

This week has been an up and down week for me. I have had some good workouts, been putting my time in and hitting the weights pretty good but it has all been with a lack of motivation. I have been battling some personal demons all week, some of which I have shared on other posts. It just about shut me down last night while I was at the gym. I walked over to the weight section and just stared at the weights and then walked away. I usually go in and do a little bit of a "bouncing routine" that you may see on tv if you watch shows like the UFC. This is one of my ways to get "pumped up" to lift big weight. Yesterday, I didn't even have the energy to bounce so I just said that I would hit the exercise bike and do as much cardio as I could. I got on the bike and it never got any better. I had to puch myself to do 40 minutes and to get 10 miles. At that point, I had to stop, grab my bag and go home. I reached out to a very, very good friend of mine for insight, motivation and encouragement. Turns out they were having a bit of a bad day as well. I was still able to put my friend's problem ahead of anything I was going through and according to what they said, I helped them out. Then, I told them what was going on with me and they put me in my place and to get over the past. Basically, they told me to practice what I preached. Not always as easy as it sounds but sometimes very true. So afterwards, today at work still wasn't the best but then I got to the gym and something went off. I mean I had a renewed energy and vigor that I haven't had in a while. I spent over an hour working out my arms. Then, I did 30 miles on the bike and followed that up with a mile on the treadmill. I was pumped. I had energy and I really didn't want to leave to come home. I was having fun sweating like a pig. Then the kicker came into play. I got off the treadmill and changed clothes and went to weigh myself before I left. My weight was down to 185 pounds. I am a little smaller than a 34" waist, almost 6' tall and I weigh 185:woohoo: . My lowest weight was when I weighed in at 160 pounds but I had no muscle and looked like a stiff breeze could knock me over. Now, I have much more muscle, I am close to the same waist size as I was then and I am 25 pounds heavier. I feel like I am in the best shape of my life. All I can say is that I owe it to all of the great people here on WISH as you have been my motivation.

Thank you!
Bryan