November 15, 2008

Week 7 - Day 45 - 320 Days Remaining

Last night's circuit training workout went well. It was harder than usual (especially the lunges). I added a new exercise to the circuit, crunches. I haven't been doing any stomach work to date and it seemed time. It also satisfies short term goal #4. My circuit training workout is now:

10 minute warm up - usually three sets of 100 skip rope with light stretching
40 step ups (2:00 minutes)
20 crunches (1:30 minutes)
40 step ups (2:00 minutes)
12 curls (1:30 minutes)
40 step ups (2:00 minutes)
20 lunges (1:30 minutes)
40 step ups (2:00 minutes)
12 overhead press (1:30 minutes)
40 step ups (2:00 minutes)
20 squats (1:30 minutes)
10 minute cool down - usually very slow step ups and deep stretching

I do two circuits using two 30 pound dumbbells and there is no rest between exercises unless I finish before the time is up. I usually get a 30-40 second break after the step ups, but most of the other exercises leave only a little time to rest, overhead press being an exception.

My diet is going well this week. Michelle has found a few recipes that are Zone friendly that are really good and a nice diversion from the plain foods I normally eat. We'll see how the weekend goes, they've been my diet's nemesis so far.

I haven't been posting my diet for a while now, which makes posting itself irregular as I only post when I change something or accomplish something.

For any readers I might have, would you like to see the diet posts again? How about the results of any research I'm doing online or general rambling?