Forging the Physique
Saturday, October 23, 2004
Workout
Step class this morning. Replenished the two pounds loss way too quickly with the meal afterwards. At least I only ate half the dessert this time.
Thursday, October 21, 2004
***Decisions***
I originally planned to work out this evening after work. (KwandoSpar). Decided against the idea for the most basic (and necessary) of reason (and, no, it's not because I'm lazy): my shoes are worn out. If you've ever done heavy cardio and suffered shin splits, you know why good shoes are important.
Another (minor) reason is that I decided to devote (near) equal time to writing in preparation for NaNoWriMo.
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
***Pies, pies, everywhere, and all for sale***
So-called boysenberry pie last week. Now a pecan pie this week. A whole pie under $7. I blame the restaurants for such offerings and forcing me to buy and eat them.
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Tuesday, October 19, 2004
***KwandoFlex***
Last night I took my first KwandoFlex class. I mistook one of the students as the instructor and kept wondering what the routine would be like. Then the true instructor arrived and I breathed of relief: I knew him by reputation and would get a good, if thorough, trashing.
I broke into a sweat during the warm up. I quickly saw there was no way I could match the instructor's speed or the pace of the more experienced (or regular) students. I slowed down, lowered the angle of my strikes and--sometimes--didn't even use my arms. I learned from years of taking step not to burn myself out too early. I applied the same principle in selecting the weights for the barbell and dumbell routines. While, 2 1/2 pounds per each weight for the barbell sounds ridiculous for a six-foot, two-hundred plus pound guy, I had no idea when we'd be using them or in what capacity. And I'm glad of my decision: we did lunges, squats (and how!), overhead press, lats, and others I can't remember at the moment. And all this weight-lifting was between the cardio routine: front, back, roundhouse kicks; fist and elbow strikes. Thankfully I still remembered most of my martial arts training from college though I found the fist/kick combos difficult to coordinate.
We won't discuss abs. Ugh.
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Overall, I liked the class and am looking forward to the KwandoSpar class on Thursday.
Monday, October 18, 2004
***Workouts: 1; Diet: bad***
For the past couple of weeks I've been average a cardio class a week. Finally broke that record by hitting the gym Saturday morning. The instructor had subbed the Tuesday class and I liked her music (despite the routine being relatively simple.) That's another 500 calories burned off.
Unfortunately, though, the victory may have been short-lived. I dined a lot that afternoon: appetizer, entree, and dessert for lunch; foot-long sub for a late-afternoon snack; and a huge special for dinner after the play (see Words). And a snack at 2 AM. I'll be surprised this week if my weight stays the same.
I originally had planned to work out Sunday morning. But Morpheus took over and I finally crawled out of bed around 11 AM. I controlled my eating throughout the day consuming mostly leftovers.
Reminders:
- Drink lots of fluids after a workout. The sensation of hunger is very similar to the sensation of dehydration.
- Future appetizers will be soup.
- Desserts, if any, are to go.
- Order veggies subs next time. And only a half-foot. And watch the condiments, especially extras like sauces.
- Dinners shall be the smallest--not the largest--meal of the day.
I'm still debating if I want to go for mass or tone as my goal over the next few months. Maybe I'll come to a decision after Fame2004 this month.
