Mid week goal update
At the beginning of the week, I set some goals for myself. Although I haven’t hit the target spot-on I’m feeling good about what I have completed. I’ve laid off the evening cocktail hour and substituted with green tea and PM protein shakes. My diet has been clean other than some homemade chocolate chip cookies Monday night (I have my weaknesses). Calories were low that day so it wasn’t damaging, just discouraging. My previous blog stated my goals for the week. Below is the highlight of the goals and what was accomplished.
Monday AM: Initial Goal: Get up early but don’t go in (getting up early on Monday puts me on track for the week).
Result: Completed! That was easy. J
Monday PM: Initial Goal: 1hr Cardio, Abs (goal: 40 min on treadmill plus other cardio).
Result: Completed 1/2hr Ab work. Cardio included 5 min walk, 40 min run at 6mph (4 miles) and 20 minutes walking at an incline. I completed over 5 miles total. I was excited as it gave me hope that I will be running 6 miles in 60 minutes soon.
Tuesday AM: Initial Goal: 30-40 min cardio, Abs
Result: Slept in! The run the night before knocked me out!
Tuesday PM: Initial Goal: Legs
Result: Completed but had to get done in under an hour or so. Did squats, bar bell lunges, Good Mornings and calf extensions on leg press (my new favorite calf exercise).
Wednesday AM: Initial Goal: 30-40 min cardio, Abs
Result: Slept in again! WTF? I need to set the alarm – I normally wake up at 5:00am without alarms but this week I’ve been getting up at 6:00am which doesn’t give me enough time.
Wednesday PM: Initial Goal: Chest – some light triceps
Result: Great workout today! The rest paid off. I did flat bench dumbbell presses (worked with the 110lb’rs – striving to get to 120lbs), incline dumbbell presses, cable flyes (standing but incline motion), upright seated fly machine (felt the pump), one-arm standing upright fly (a new favorite – I really can focus on the pump and I’m trying to workout a chest inbalance) and I finished with close-grip flat bench press. I also did a bunch of abs mixed in through the chest workout. I don’t know how to describe them but I killed myself. After all of that, I finished off with the treadmill – 2.5min walk, 22.5 min run and 5 min cool down walk. Whew! What a workout!
So, I’ll push ahead and will set the alarm clock tonight. We’ll see how the rest of the week goes.
November 28, 2007 at 6:38 pm
Man I had the same problem 2 times this week with sleeping in. I wake up everyday around 5-530 am but when I try to wake up at 5am to do cardio I sleep through my barrage of alarms. Doesn’t make sense. Good luck on waking up tomorrow.