Andrew’s (Spring85sigma) BodyBlog

I burned the abs today, did my sprints, and agility drills. I have been loving my workouts lately! I know, however, that in the next cycle I will have to step up the intensity and switch up some exercises. So, I’m enjoying it while I can. I’m off to Books-A-Million to do some paperwork, have a little coffee, and a sweet treat.

Everyone, keep working hard and have a great remainder of your day!

Here is what I did today:

I just finished my workout 30 minutes ago. Today has been one of those days that belonged to other people. Wednesday is Grandma’s day out (doctors, shopping, errands, etc.). Her hip (arthritis) wasn’t feeling so good today, so I’m sure I got in a few miles of cardio walking around getting things for her today. We spent a great deal more time than expected. She had to also get bloodwork done at the doctor. Afterward, I had to work with the kid I provide therapy. I did the workout "backward" for me. That is cardio first, because it was starting to get dark outside. I then did my planche training and leg workout. It was an interesting departure from my usual leg workout.

I still have a lot of tasks to complete between now and tomorrow afternoon. Most of them not mine. LOL! So, I’m finishing this BodyBlog tonight.

Here is what I did today-in reverse order! :

Just finished my planche training, chest, and ab workout. I really concentrated on form with push-ups and "burned" the chest. Planche training continues to go well. I am in week 3 of my new cycle and will increase the time in the tuck planche position to 17 seconds next week. I’ve decided to slowly increase the time. The run was good (sorry Al….LOL ). The legs felt light and my breathing was good. I did the 2 miles in a decent, but not my fastest, time (16:52).

I’ve got a lot of work to do over the next two days and am striving to be more diligent in completing my workouts earlier.

Here is what I did today:

First workout of the week—arms and shoulders. It was a good workout. In spite of the heat (88 degrees), I had a good 3 mile run (25:43). After having a real "cheat" day on yesterday, I’m concentrating on eating "cleaner" this week. Tomorrow I do planche training, chest workout, and abs superset.

Here is what I did today:

I actually did my planche training early today. Me and some of my frat Bros. went to hang out. We spent time in Old Towne Portsmouth, Norfolk, and went down to Virginia Beach. We had a great time! We ate down at Roger Brown’s Restaurant in Old Towne Portsmouth. If you are ever there, make sure to give it a try. Make sure also that you are on your "cheat" day, diet-wise ! Very good food and a beautiful bar and grill!

I’m feeling refreshed and ready to tackle this week’s tasks-workout and otherwise. I wish everyone a great week of workouts!

Here is what I did early this morning.  LOL!:

I’m back on track! I completed my first full week of workouts in over a month. The workouts went very well this week. My strength and endurance is increasing. Today I did planche training and worked my back. I also ran 3.3 miles instead of my usual 3 miles. I’m feeling pretty good!

I’m looking forward to having a great weekend. Me and some of my frat Bros. are going to hang out down in the Tidewater area on Sunday. It’s going to be in the upper 80s the entire weekend! I’ve already done my paperwork for my job and have nothing hanging over my head!

I’m wishing all of my BodySpace friends and visitors to my page a great weekend.

Here is what I did today:

I completed my regular Thursday ab workout for the first time in about 3 weeks. It was challenging to "rediscover" muscles that had been neglected. Although tough, the workout left me feeling pretty good after it was completed. There is nothing like front and side planks to challenge the abs. I’m off to do some writing today.

Here is what I did today:

I’m finally writing today’s BodyBlog! Wednesdays are never MY days and the workout is always in jeopardy on this day. This is GRANDMA’s Day, but there always seems to be something EXTRA to contend with. Early this morning I was asked to take my niece to school because my sister’s tire had blown out. I managed to get my planche training and leg workout done after taking Grandma to the doctor and doing all of her shopping! Afterward, I did four hours with the kid I provide therapy to. Today, however, he was in a playful mood and wanted to RUN, DO PULL-UPS, and wrestle! LOL! We ended up run-walking 1.6 miles on top of the cardio I did today and I showed him some wrestling moves. I actually got him to watch a couple of collegiate wrestling matches on youtube. This gave me a breather. Afterward, I ran more errands for my mother. Now I write this being very close to falling asleep. As I write this, my niece is trying to get me to "play with her." She is "bored." "Uncle, do you have a plan for me?" LOL!

Anyway, in spite of everything, the planche training goes VERY well. Tuesdays and Wednesday are back to back planche training days and I discerned no real exhaution in my arms. Next week, I’m definitely going to 17 second tuck planches. The leg workout went well also. I’ve been concentrating on better form during the exercises. The runs continue to progress and I’m confident I will be under 22 minutes for my 3 mile run soon.

Anyway, I wearily report, what I did today:

I feel like I am back on track now. I’ve had two very good workouts thus far. The running shoes feel better than they did yesterday (2 miles in 16:00 today! The times continue to come back down).  I did planche training, worked chest, and did my ab superset routine. The planche training continues to go well!

I took a couple of pics for the fun of it. Not much has changed. It was a nice day ! I hope everyone is having a great week thus far!

Here is what I did today:

Today was the first workout of the week. It was a good one. The arms and shoulders were hit pretty hard. I got to run my first three miles in the new shoes. Not too bad. They feel different than do the New Balance…a lot more "structured" and fitted. The support is good. I finished the run in 24:15. This means my time for the mile is back down around 8:05. Hopefully, I can get it back under 8:00 within the next few weeks.

Here is what I did today: