My Insight on My Training

[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. Anyway, she and I was talking a little and she made the comment of how good I was looking. 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

 

[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!!!

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 . 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