Tuesday, July 31, 2007

3 miles, untimed + abs/push-ups

my garmin is lost somewhere admist the mess in my room. blah

Sunday, July 29, 2007

3 miles, untimed + abs & push-ups.

5 hours of busy waitressing. I walked 9.5km yesterday during my 10 hour shift, so I'm going to estimate at least another 5km tonight.

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

15 minutes cross trainer, level 6
25 minutes treadmill (2.35 miles)

Crunches: 2 x 12
Crunches with a twist: 2 x 5? not sure.. I was talking to someone at the time
Leg raises with med ball: 2 x 12 @ 10 lbs
Push-ups on bosu: 2 x 10
Side leg lifts with body bar on bosu: 2 x 10/side @ 6lbs
Front leg lifts with body bar on bosu: 2 x 10/side @ 6lbs
Leg extensions: 2 x 10/leg @ 10 lbs
Ham curls: 2 x 10 @ 5 lbs (bad leg only)

+ 4 hours hostessing at work which = non-stop walking pretty much!

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

cardio:
elliptical, level 6, 15 minutes
treadmill, running, 15 minutes
treadmill, walking 5 minutes

crunches: 2 x 12
crunches with a twist: 2 x 10
lying side bends on bosu: 1 x 10/side
leg lifts with 2kg medecine ball: 2 x 12
modified push-ups on bosu: 2 x 10
dumbell curls: 2 x 12/arm @ 12.5 lbs
incline dumbell chest press: 2 x 12 @ 25 lbs
standing hamstring curls: 2 x 10 @ 10 lbs
seated leg extensions: 1 x 10/leg @ 10 lbs
lat pull downs: 2 x 12 @ 55 lbs

Monday, July 09, 2007

The difference the brace makes:

1 | 10:12
2 | 10:28
3 | 10:29
3.0 miles | 31:09
0.20 mi walking CD | 3:54 | 19:55min/mi
1 | 10:20
2 | 12:12
3 | 11:55
3.0 miles | 34:27
0.14 walking CD | 3:01

Running without my knee brace was not a good idea.

Thursday, July 05, 2007

1 | 10:05
2 | 10:49
3 | 10:39
4 | 11:17
4.0 miles | 42:52
0.17 mi walking CD | 3:35

Wednesday, July 04, 2007

July 3rd:

3 miles on the treadmill (32 minutes; wearing my brace)
3 minute walking CD

Some abs & some push-ups on the bosu

Monday, July 02, 2007

My first run with my new ACL/knee brace. I had to stop a few times to adjust it (trying to find the most comfortable degree of tightness). It's a little heavy and a little akward, but of course I'm not used to wearing anything on my knee. It held my knee in place great and I ran pain free without worrying about my knee twisting. I really noticed the weakness in my left leg while wearing the brace because I felt more comfortable using that leg (whereas I usually favor my right). In addition to the weight of the brace, my left leg was fatiguing quicker than my right.

I realize that this is probably way more detail about my knee than anyone is interested in reading, but I find it helpful to document this stuff so I can remember to talk to my doctor/surgeon/physiotherapist about it later. :)

Hell, I'm just happy to be running.

1 | 9:23
2 | 10:33
3 | 11:08
3.0 miles | 31:05
0.22 mi walking CD | 4:10