no1stunna’s BodyBlog

Well it turns out I am not a good swimmer.  I went for my first morning swim the other day and boy - was it hard!  I am going again tomorrow and hoping for much better results!

My bike arrives on Sunday.  I am so excited!  What I am looking foraward to the most is waking up at 5:00am on a really hot day, biking for an hour, go for an hour swim, go to work, then come home and hit the weights!  This is the summer of fit for me!  Yes.

Also, I am one month into boxing.  For any of you who have ever thought about boxing and just haven’t done - do it.  Trust me, you will love it.  I bought a speed and heavy bag now and hit it all the time.  It is a very addictive cardio workout.  I am setting my first match soon.  Here’s to a TKO!

NO1STUNNA

Well, today I started my triathlon and marathon training.  I awoke this morning, put on my shoes, I-Pod, and oh yeah, my clothes and headed out the door for a 4 mile run.  That is how it begins.

Ok, around the middle of the day I realized that due to work (the type and the fact that I will be moving) it looks like the Chicago Marathon is out of the question.  Therefore, my training for it is over.  It consisted all of a 4 mile run.  However, this has also caused me to reconsider my triathlon schedule.  I am going to do a bunch of them this summer in all distances instead of just one - see, I’m not going to just give in.

I am going to start researching traithlons once this post is over and develop a new plan…boy, I am off to a rocking start.

Otherwise, I did have a great lift this eavning.  15 Minute bike; 8 Sets of: 1/4 mile sprints; 20 squats; 10 lunges per leg.  15 minute stair master.

Peace, Love, Shit and Stun

First, happy Easter to All.

Second, tomorrow I start training for the Chicago Accenture Triathlon (August 26) and for the Chicago LaSalle Bank Marathon (October7). 

I got my bike today, Trek 2200 - man are these things expensive!

Ate all my sweets today and now It’s time to get serious!

See you all on the street in the morning: 6:00am.

the #1Stunna

Great workout today:  8 mile run; 10 sets of: 20 jumping jacks followed by 20 elastic resistance push-ups; 3 sets of: superset of 15, 10, 5 incline dumbell press; max push-ups (which at this point was not that many); max pull-ups; 10 wide grip pull-downs, 10 reverse grip pull-downs; 50 crunches.  Tan.

I am certainly starting to tighten up.  Also, I am really digging this NO2 Black.  If you are thinking of taking a new NO, give it a try - it’s worht the cost.

Stunned

I must confess, I have a love affair for circuit training.

Here was yesterday’s scheme:  Four sets of the following with as little time between sets as possible: 1/2 mile run; 30 light weight squats; 15 lunges per leg.

4 sets of the following:  max pull-ups; 10 leg extensions; 15 leg extensions; 10 wide-grip pull-downs; 10 reverse grip pull downs; 10 squats; 20 cable curls; max sit-ups in a minute.

I also tanned…I guess that is part of the workout regimine now.

The best thing about these circuits is that that my heart rate stays high thoughout the workout.  I sweat constantly, which is nice.

I start swimming on Friday…Yes!

No1Stunna

Post Script: I see the Chicago Marathon is filling up fast, damn, that means I have to make my mind up soon!

We’ll start with the workout: 15 minure warm up run. 3 sets of the following: 25 incline dumbell press; 25 tri push-downs; 20 resistance push-ups (using an elastic rope); 20 tri push-downs; max sit-ups in 1minute; 20 military press; 10 8lb push-up flies*; 10 push-rows**.

3 sets of: 50 crunches; 50 left crunches; 50 right crunches; 50 leg raises; 50 double crunches.

3 mile run

*8lb dumbell in each hand, when at the raised position lift one hand as doing a fly until parallel with ground, then down, then up an do the fly with the other hand.

**8lb dumbell in each hand, when at raised position do a dumbell row with one hand, then down, then up and do the row with the other hand.

Not sure why, but I have been noticing some very good gains this week. What’s funny is that last week was the worst I have felt in a gym in a while. I can also tell you this, I just purchased a bottle of NO2 Black - I was previously taking NO2 Platinum. MRI’s products are a bit more expensive, but for me, they have worked the best. I did notice a difference in the Black from the Platinum. My body was not on some new level of ferocity, but there was definelty a differnece, which is about all you can really expect - if you are a realist, that is. Also, I have been losing some weight. None of my suits fit me, which is annoying, but nice I guess. My plan was to get to 180 and then cut to 170 by the end of April. Things did not quite work out that way, partially due to the "Milk Incident - See several posts ago. It looks like I will head to vegas around 165lbs - with a new goal set shortly after that.

no1stunna

"Sometimes, I’d like to find the guy who invented weight lifting and puch him in the face." - Some guy in the locker room at the gym, lat 2006. <em />

Yesterday was probably the hardest I have worked out in some time.  I was exhausted yesterday, but then went and saw "300" at the movie theater.  As a result, I can’t wait to get into the gym today!

10 mile run (my longest yet)

30 minutes of speed bag/heavy bag

Three sets of: max pull-ups; 10 hammer curls, 15 hammer curls; 20 hammer curls; 20 wide grip pull-downs (second set narrow, third set reverse)

5 sets of 50 sit-ups.

Today is a chest&tri day.  I am going to try to really go at it again today and see if I can get my veins poppin like crazy!

I start swimming lessons in a few weeks, which I am really excited about.  Also, it looks like a triathlon for for me is out!  The bikes are too expensive for me right now.  So instead, I am thinking about the Chicago Mirathon…ugg.

PL&S - No1Stunna