tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13560139987806900412010-07-17T07:31:11.211-04:00Never Stop CompetingRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01639761599710008900noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356013998780690041.post-23316223629875902662010-07-17T07:31:00.001-04:002010-07-17T07:31:11.326-04:002010-07-17T07:31:11.326-04:00I've really been enjoying my Planet Fitness membership.&nbsp; Recently I upgraded my membership so I can have unlimited guests so I can now bring my son Adam with me.&nbsp; Tonight though it's just me.&nbsp; Elliptical for 30 minutes followed by Chest and Triceps.&nbsp; Had a great workout.&nbsp; It really felt good after a stressful day.&nbsp; Well I burned that stress off. My back feels good and my eye, which has been worrying me feels pretty good now too.<br /> I'm enjoying some relaxation right now watching the Red Sox and catching up on some Blogs and social media learning.&nbsp;<br /> Have a great night.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1356013998780690041-2795389313296376651?l=www.fightingfathertime.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/veMOErkRyxLXqNbNITwSvYJW290/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/veMOErkRyxLXqNbNITwSvYJW290/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/veMOErkRyxLXqNbNITwSvYJW290/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/veMOErkRyxLXqNbNITwSvYJW290/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FightingFatherTime/~4/seM20dR7Ee0" height="1" width="1"/>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01639761599710008900noreply@blogger.com0http://www.fightingfathertime.com/2010/04/another-good-night-at-pf.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356013998780690041.post-74408567727601125442010-04-04T07:02:00.001-04:002010-04-04T07:02:51.546-04:002010-04-04T07:02:51.546-04:00Well it's April 3rd and it's going to be a gorgeous day. Tomorrow is Easter so I've go lots to do today. Already went to the gym this morning. Heidi got me a membership to Planet Fitness for Christmas and I've been using it pretty regularly since then. While I'm not losing weight like I did while I was working out with the Wii AE Sports Active I am feeling pretty good. I'm holding around the 208lbs. range. I'm working to get lower but won't kick myself if I don't provided I keep feeling good. <br />Today was Chest and Triceps. I started with 3o minutes on the Elliptical and then hit the weights. The gym doesn't have a lot of heavy weights so it's probably saving me from killing myself but there are times when it would be nice to have some heavier dumbbells. Their version of the smith machine also has a pretty light bar on it so I really don't know how much I'm moving. I go by what I load onto it and figure it's just a little more than that. I try not to deceive myself in thinking it's anywhere near as much as it used to be. Again I'm focusing on the feeling and trying to keep my head about me. <br />Well time for some yard work. To the dump, to the dump to the dump, dump, dump...<br />Have a great day.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1356013998780690041-5825402912097683018?l=www.fightingfathertime.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rbxZq3x6qAubvjJQiDLxwi-rD7A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rbxZq3x6qAubvjJQiDLxwi-rD7A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rbxZq3x6qAubvjJQiDLxwi-rD7A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rbxZq3x6qAubvjJQiDLxwi-rD7A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FightingFatherTime/~4/dl36m4NBPAk" height="1" width="1"/>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01639761599710008900noreply@blogger.com0http://www.fightingfathertime.com/2010/04/spring-time.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356013998780690041.post-6090212354357961522010-04-03T09:44:00.001-04:002010-04-03T09:44:40.506-04:002010-04-03T09:44:40.506-04:00Well, another week has blown by where I've had no time for exercise. My lower back has been really tightening up due to my sitting in my office, or sitting at home. Yesterday I got up, fed the animals and headed for the gym. I sort of lie to myself. I say, well, I'll just do the elliptical for 25 minutes and then we'll call it a day. I know, typically, after 25 minutes of moving I feel better. So I jumped back into my routine. Shoulders and traps were on the the schedule so I picked up where I left off. Now I will say I do have an injury that i need to baby a bit, but my back isn't it. I did a few sets of overhead presses on the smith machine, followed by overhead presses with dumbbells. That's when I felt it. I had injured my wrist last weekend while moving a loaded bar from a lower position to a higher position on the smith machine. While I was pulling up with my right wrist and pushing up with my left, something popped on the pinkie side of my right wrist. What ever connects the base of the hand to the bone on my wrist popped and started to swell. So, I went easy on it the rest of last weekend and it's fell pretty good. Well yesterday, while not too bad, I felt it again. It hurts any time I need to pivot a weight on that wrist. So for straight bar pushing it's fine, but for dumbbells it's not so good. So, I went light but worked the reps. I definitely feel the burn in my shoulders this morning so I feel good about that and my wrist isn't bothering me so I don't think I set the healing process back too far on that end. <br />Today will be Back, Lower Back, Hamstrings and then Biceps. I will see how the wrist does on the pulling motion. If I can keep the hand position right I think I'll be ok. Well, the animals are fed and back inside now. I guess it's time to get my ass to the gym. Wish me luck.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1356013998780690041-6517766119806376648?l=www.fightingfathertime.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-qt0FDYo58mqJVSbg7TWnzMI0EE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-qt0FDYo58mqJVSbg7TWnzMI0EE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-qt0FDYo58mqJVSbg7TWnzMI0EE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-qt0FDYo58mqJVSbg7TWnzMI0EE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FightingFatherTime/~4/yUaElx28rag" height="1" width="1"/>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01639761599710008900noreply@blogger.com0http://www.fightingfathertime.com/2010/02/shoulders.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356013998780690041.post-82431367027493469222010-01-31T14:41:00.002-05:002010-01-31T14:54:43.625-05:002010-01-31T14:54:43.625-05:00After a week on the road working I got back to the gym on Saturday. I've been fighting a cold but it felt good to get in and work up a sweat. While the years have flown by I still go back to the basics for my workouts. Saturday was Chest and Triceps, preceded by 25 minutes on the elliptical. I try to keep my pace fast so that while I might not be lifting as much as I used to I am working hard. I only allow about 30 seconds between sets. Just enough time to change the weights, take a drink and then I'm into the next set. <br />Today I did the elliptical for 28 minutes and then squats and leg extensions. I found it funny that while I'm at a "judgment free" gym I got some dirty looks when I kept adding weight to my squats. From my point of view I was going light, but the dirty looks, wow, you would have thought I was screaming and grunting. I won't judge you, you don't judge me. Ok? ok. <br />Tomorrow I have to bring my son to swim practice so I probably will need to just tread, abs and calves at home. I've got some off site meetings this week so I'll hopefully get back to the gym Thursday. Feeling good.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1356013998780690041-8243136702749346922?l=www.fightingfathertime.com' alt='' /></div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_EIR8m4LyDT3UL2V05bKoNwGa88/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_EIR8m4LyDT3UL2V05bKoNwGa88/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_EIR8m4LyDT3UL2V05bKoNwGa88/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_EIR8m4LyDT3UL2V05bKoNwGa88/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FightingFatherTime/~4/Hg6mSpt0eqU" height="1" width="1"/>Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01639761599710008900noreply@blogger.com0http://www.fightingfathertime.com/2010/01/good-weekend.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1356013998780690041.post-14754599703649120042010-01-23T09:12:00.001-05:002010-01-23T09:12:02.428-05:002010-01-23T09:12:02.428-05:00