Work In Progress - FitoverForty

So...what are you dressing up as for hallowe'en?

hmmmm..well the boots have a 3" inch spike heel....so I was thinking "Cat Woman" might be good. Unfortunately I don't own a spandex body suit, and besides I will be busy driving my son around that night to go "trick or treatin" to my folks house, my brother's and my sister's houses and a few of our friends houses.
I think I will save the boots for "date night" -

WEL DONE on your progress. You can be proud, and you do have a lot to smile about, and for your age, you are a radient ray of sunshine, so you can see how it pays off.

Keep smiling and keep up the hard work. We're all proud of you and you're pretty amazing .

thanks BossMan! Just gotta keep marching forward, slowly but surely I will achieve the goals I set out for myself.

Todays workout:

5 mile hill run - outdoors
time: 50:00 (had to deviate from my planned course - somebody's big black lab. dog was out and was barking aggressively and coming towards me...so I had to turn around and go back the opposite direction it really makes me angry when people don't keep their pets in their fenced yards or on a leash. We have a leash law in the neighborhood I was running in, and it's not fair to everyone else when this rule is not followed.

But it was a beautiful morning! 50 degrees and sunny skies! Perfect running weather. I woke up this a.m. and could not wait to get outside to run! I love mornings like this. Absolute perfection.

I had to wear my sunglasses it was so bright! - We've had alot of rain lately, so it was great to see and feel the sun.
Have a great day everyone!

Todays workout:

2x20 jumping jacks

4x6 Reverse lunge w/5lb DBs
2x10 Wide pushups
2x8 Spider pushups

1x8 Seated rows - 81 lbs.
2x8 Seated rows - 86 lbs.

2x10 Facepull - 61 lbs.
3x8 Bench press - 61 lbs.

3x12 Leg lifts
3x10 Rev. crunch

1x15x2 front planks w/db kickback
2x10 ab wheel rollouts

Not a good workout today. Heart wasn't in it. Felt tired - didn't eat well this weekend and it definately showed today

Hurt my right foot on my 5 mile run Saturday. That has me majorly bummed. Have to hold off on my HIIT for a few days. I ran saturday, felt great, but towards the last mile the top right side of my foot next to my ankle really started to bother me and as the day progressed it hurt worse. Yesterday I wore a foot brace (spandex - no metal) it seemed to help.
Possible causes for the injury are:
1. running on a cambered surface (sloped on each side of the road)
2. running in stiff shoes (no give)
3. running on a hard surface as opposed to months of treadmill running.
4. running period (right Swanso?!)

I hope it doesn't keep me from running the trail race in 2 weeks
Anyway, I"ll live...just have to be more careful - not so hard headed. Should have stopped when I felt the first twinge. I really don't have time for an injury! ugh!

Yikes! I hope that you feel better! Just recover and don't push it. Hopefully you will be 110% for the trail race! I am so excited for you!! You'll have to post some pics!

Also, I youtubed the spider p/u but I keep forgetting to do them. Thursday is my next upper day. I'll try to remember and report back. They look fun!

Thanks Les. It's better...I just have to be patient and not try to anything to aggravate it further. The jumping jacks were pushing it a bit tonight.
The spider pushup is tough! I'm still not able to do the leg raise on the lower part of the pushup, I have to do it on the "up", so I guess I'm sort of "cheating". It is really a strain on my support leg knee, so I have to be VERY careful to do them slowly and correctly, no twisting or leaning over. Let me know how you like them - maybe you can give me a pointer or two.

definately number 4

I partly concur about option 4, although I think 1 and / or 2 could have contributed in some way.

I would suggest you also RICE it, and maybe consider taking something if you don't already, for the long term, like Hyaluronic Acid, Chondroitin, Chitosan etc etc. Just make sure with Chitosan if you take it, you don't have a Shellfish allergy, as Chitin in Shellfish is a main ingredient as well as in Glucosamine and will trigger the allergy.

4. running period (right Swanso?!)

definately number 4

Ha! I knew it! I know how you feel about running

for the long term, like Hyaluronic Acid, Chondroitin, Chitosan etc etc. Just make sure with Chitosan if you take it, you don't have a Shellfish allergy,

Thanks Boss Man. No, I don't have any shellfish allergies, so I should be fine. My foot is alot better, hopefully I will be able to run on it (shhhh...don't tell Swanso ) by Friday and get back to my HIIT drills (I really miss those!)
Haven't felt like myself this week, with my workout plans being disrupted. I really lose focus and just feel tired and depressed. I'm afraid for every day I don't run or workout I am losing precious hard earned ground! I'm in panic mode! I'll give it a go Friday and see how it goes.

Well I didn't want to wait until Friday and my foot felt better today so.....

Todays workout:

HIIT treadmill
4 intervals of 2min. @ 5.2 mph / 1 min. @ 8.3 mph
5 min. slow
24:36 steady to finish with 4.0 miles

Wore my other running shoes, laced them up tight across my forefoot - no pain Well, just my usual aches and pains...but those are like old friends to me...nothing I can't push through.

Glad to hear you made it through! Think you'll be ready in time for the trail race?

Yes, I think I will be ready for the trail race. I know I can run 5 miles, so that is not an issue...running on a hilly narrow trail will be a bit of a challenge, but I love it so much, it seems to be something I really excell at. I'm looking forward to it!

Okay, now don't laugh....but a while back I was at a rummage sale and I bought 2 VCR tapes (yes, I still have a VCR ) of Billy Blanks - Tae Bo workouts for $1.00.
I said Don't Laugh!!!! I never did the "Tae Bo" craze back when it was "in". I was absent from the workout world back in those days Anyway, I decided to play one and warm up with it before my HIIT workout. Got my son to do it with me...it was really fun and I have to say that it definitely got my HR going and I enjoyed it. I only did about 10 minutes of it - just to give it a try and warmup. I think I will start using it for an early morning workout - before work - then do my regular workout when I get home in the evenings.

Todays workout:

HIIT Treadmill
4 intervals of 1.5 min. @ 5.2 mph / 30 secs. @ 9.3 mph
5 min. slow
24:30 steady @ 6.3 mph
cooldown
total workout time: 45:00
total miles: 4.10

2x20 bicycle crunches
2x12 ab wheel rollouts
2x12x2 side planks with 5lb lateral arm raise
2x1 minute front planks

Felt awesome today! No foot pain
Have a great weekend everyone!

Felt awesome today! No foot pain

Yes!!

Okay, now don't laugh....but a while back I was at a rummage sale and I bought 2 VCR tapes (yes, I still have a VCR ) of Billy Blanks - Tae Bo workouts for $1.00.
I said Don't Laugh!!!!

Sorry... couldn't help it...
Glad you enjoyed it tho