I Spy Mid-July

We have to keep our momentum going despite Chad's injury and our overall lack of sleep. We both want to be looking good for our 5th Wedding Anniversary on September 5th (and the week prior for our beach Vacation!)

With RAC and Pure Barre, we're already spending a little more than normal, but not more than one would doing XFit. We are toying with the idea of joining a new box in the next month or so. That would shift finances yet again. Oh, and our workouts. Need to start peppering in some WODs on our own again. Decisions, decisions.

Monday, July 14th
Definitely didn't get going the AM, so we both knew we had to do something in the PM.
Kate
Pure Barre
Chad
Spin Class (1 CC)
Kickball

Tuesday, July 15th
Up late and not a lot of sleep, we got up anyways.
Kate
XTreme (1 CC only 3 left!)
Chad
Lifted Back
Abs
15 min on bike

Wednesday, July 16th
Kate
Pure Barre
Chad
Cycle (1 CC only 3 left!)
Little lifting
Kickball

Thursday, July 17th
Both
CxWorx (1 CC)
RPM (1 CC)

Friday, July 18th
Kate
Pure Barre

Saturday, July 19th - Last Day of the RAC Caribbean Challenge
Both
RPM Launch (1 CC- DONE!)
SWEATY SWEATY SWEATY.

Funny story on finishing the Caribbean Challenge - our sheets were missing from the binder to actually mark off our last block. We also inquired about finally getting of Body Fat Check done and none of the high schoolers/collegians could answer our question about any of it. A bit annoying and very anti-climactic after all of that work. Of course I emailed the Fitness Manager and hope to hear back about all of it. But alas, we completed it. I need to get back to heavy lifting on a consistent basis again as well as running (Half Marathon Training for Richmond Nov 15), and WODs. I've shifted in focus as of late due to this challenge and Pure Barre and really shouldn't have let that stuff go. The mileage I earned is now gone and I need to build up again. Also need to build up strength again. Chad's focus has certainly shifted as well due to his injury. He's going to see a Physiatrist soon.  At least we are out there doing something; but need to kick it up a notch! Oh, and we need to adjust our diets to a more healthy balance. Can't say the hard work will show with our habits as of late. All in due time, right? Happy Saturday.

July All Up In My Eye

So we got back from vacation accompanied by complete exhaustion, but knew we had to get back into gear. We ended up not doing anything on Sunday, even though I think we probably could have since we got back early afternoon. Alas, we didn't, and that's OK.

Monday, July 7th
Plan was to go to the RAC in the AM and go to Pure Barre in the PM, which happened...kind of.
I was dead to the world, but Chad ended up heading the RAC early and worked out whereas I went to Pure Barre after work.
Chad
Bike 3 Miles (1 CC)
Swim 10 laps (1 CC - only 5 left!)
Kickball Game
Kate
Pure Barre

Tuesday, July 8th
Plan was foiled to go in the AM again, but we did end up going in the PM.
Chad
Ran 1/4 mi on the treadmill
Jump rope
Lifted Chest
Kate
Bike 3 Miles (1 CC - only 5 left!)
Some lifting

Wednesday, July 9th
Woke up to go to Spin, but couldn't get myself ready in time so we missed it, yet, we were up. I went to Pure Barre after work and Chad's kickball game was cancelled, so he went to the RAC.
Chad
Lifted Lower Back and Shoulders
Stretches
Kate
Pure Barre

Thursday, July 10th
Chad was exhausted because he stayed up late to do some work whereas I somehow got up and at 'em despite still feeling behind on sleep. He did, however, go after work.
Kate
Row 5000m (1 CC)
Pure Barre at Lunch
Chad
Lifted Arms
Biked for 25 min

Friday, July 11th 
Both
Morning run with our Red Dawn Rogues. Chad walked with Piggy due to his leg issues from his sciatica and I ran with Angel but my Garmin was dead. Got the stats from her. http://www.mapmyfitness.com/workout/642752177

Saturday, July 12th
Kate
Pure Barre

Sunday, July 13th 
Kate
Run w/ Angel. We ran 3ish and in light of the heat and humidity, walked the rest.
Chad
Bike Ride

We did pretty well. Now off to finish the Caribbean Challenge (CC) by the 19th!

June to July

Friday, June 27th
Kate
Run on Parkway trail
Chad
Run around Cedar Point

Saturday, June 28th
KatePure Barre with Emily. This was much more difficult than I expected. Looking forward to adding more of this to my repertoire.

Sunday, June 29th
I wanted to do something, but didn't. Dumb.

Monday, June 30th
Kate
AMT (1 CC)
Lifting
ChadElliptical
Lifting

Tuesday, July 1st
Kate
3 mi bike (1 CC)
"Chief" WOD
3min AMRAP x 5 (1 min rest between)
3 Power Cleans (65#)
6 Push ups
9 Air Squats
Didn't record...
ChadWalk/Run
Lift

Wednesday, July 2nd
Nothing - travel to Raleigh right after work.

Thursday, July 3rd
Fitness Center at The Abbey
Kate
10 min elliptical
3 mi bike (1 CC)
Chad
Elliptical
Lift?
Both
WOD
22-16-10
Burpees
DB Snatches (20/50#)
Plank Hold for that many seconds
untimed.


Friday, July 4th
Both
Walk around Lake Geneva  (1 CC)

Saturday, July 5th
Kate
Run around Lake Geneva
Chad
Run around Abbey
Stretches

Sunday, July 6th
Nada so far...

Week4June

Sunday, June 22nd
So began the LONG DRIVE from hell back whilst extremely sleep deprived and exhausted after albeit, a fun, but short weekend with family in Indiana.
We got home just in time to catch most of the 2nd half of USA vs. Portugal at Village Grill!
Needless to say, we did not do any sort of working out unless you include sitting in a car, bending elbow, or jumping up and down and shouting for a scored GOAAAAAAAAAAAAL.

Monday, June 23rd
Kate
Run with Piggy. It was VERY brief, but hilly. And hot. Oh, it was hot. My bronchials are not treating me well as of late so I am struggling more than usual. I've also lost all of that mileage at which I was becoming somewhat comfortable in preparation of starting to increase. Half Marathon is Nov 15. EEK!
Chad
8 min Tabata WOD
Push Ups, Plank, Situps, Air Squats, Lunges, Flutter Kicks.

Tuesday, June 24th
Kate
Run in the heat at the Salem Greenway. Was dying and I felt like I was exerting a lot more effort than normal to yield the speed that I was. The heat didn't help, nor did my respiratory issues. Holy hell. I just want to get back to my running happy place.
Chad
Walk with Piggy along the same Greenway. Gout toe wasn't helping his case. I took Piggy towards the end as he was hobbling and we did one last quick little sprint up a little hill (not recorded).

Wednesday, June 25th
Nothing. Was too exhausted to wake up early as usual and by the time we both got home we were too exhausted to work out. Yes, working out can help wake you up and reinvigorate and re-energize, but just couldn't muster up that fortitude.

Thursday, June 26th
Same. Even though I woke up to my early alarm, I couldn't pry myself out of bed fast enough to fool myself into going to the gym. Shame. And working late yet again (at least 3rd day this week) and my chest/cough/bronchial condition bothering me, just not feeling it even though I really want to. It's summer, it's nice out. I'm tired, but I'm also losing muscle and gaining weight. Boo.

Really needing some motivation and namely more recovery; Chad's foot/sciatica and my respiratory and solid sleep.

Need to get to the RAC tomorrow. No more excuses. We were in a good swing of things and just need to get back in the groove. Gotta get swole, so back to the iron tomorrow. Morning workouts really do suit me (and us) much better than post-work ones. Too many things can change between the time you are feeling ready to work out and the moment you walk through that door to return home.

June Cubed

3rd week of June

Sunday, June 15th

Rest

Monday, June 16th

RAC in the AM

Kate

Row 2500m (1/2 CC)

Lifted

20 min on ARC Trainer (1 CC)

Chad
20 min on Elliptical (1 CC)
Lifted Chest - The Rock Style
Stretching for Back/Foot

USA!! Bent elbows, cheering, and jumping around in the PM!!!

Tuesday, June 17th

Exhausted. Lazy.

Wednesday, June 18th

Felt sick, bronchial issues, exhausted

Thursday, June 19th

Kate
20min on AMT (1 CC)

Row 2500m (1/2 CC)

A little lifting

Chad
20 min on Elliptical (1 CC)
Lifted Shoulder and Biceps

Friday, June 20th
Kate
A very hot and humid run to and through the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center. Some great scenery. Felt long due to the state of my lungs and the heat and humidity - and hills.
Chad
Walked due to the state of his foot.

Saturday, June 21st
KateFound 12 Minute Athlete and did a riff off of the Tabata WOD-type workouts. 18 rounds of :30 on and :10 rest of 6 different exercises (I did each of the 6 exercises 3 times).
High Knees, Burpees, Air Squats, Mountain Climbers, Situps, and Lunges.
Definitely got a good sweat on from these 12 minutes!!

Plus some walking and dancing at DMB!!!

JUNEENEJ

And a recap of the 2nd week of June 2014:

Sunday
Recovering from Saturday in addition to a Gout flare up for Chad. No good.

Monday
Kate
4mi Runch Boy, it was a HOT one!

Tuesday
Kate
Hamstring Yoga after work. I used a belt and a book as opposed to a strap and a block.

Wednesday
Kate
Hardest Spin Class Ever! I was a ball of sweat and it kicked my ass! Wish I would have worn my Garmin HRM to see what I burned. (1 CC)
Chad
Swim (1 CC)

Thursday
Kate
Precor AMT (1 CC)
Negative Lifting
Chad 
Swim (1 CC)

Friday
Kate
Rest
Chad 
Physical Therapy - consisted of stretching and core work.

Saturday
Kate
Father's Day 5k
I got 2nd place overall for women's (just 0:04 off 1st and thought I had her and then some kids ran in from the sidelines and it threw me a little) and would have won my age group but they don't double dip on the awards (kind of bummed as I also wanted a medal!) but I got a commemorative spatula award in honor of Father's Day. Thanks to my place of employment, Robertson Marketing, for sponsoring the race and giving Andy and I our entries. We played some cornhole, Chad played a golf chipping game, enjoyed some bbq, and hung with Piggy. Also good to see and hang with the Grigas Family.
Chad 
Stretches and 5k support with Piggy.

HAPPY SATURDAY!!

First Week of June

Sunday, June 1
Rest Day - We had been working hard again (finally).

Monday, June 2
Both
RAC
20 min Elliptical (1 CC)
Lifting
Kate
Bike Ride at Lunch (1 CC)

Tuesday, June 3
Intent to RAC or Run, but neither happened. Had felt weird, lightheaded, dizzy, and just not quite right and ended up taking another rest day.

Wednesday, June 4
Couldn't get in the AM and with pending Thunderstorms in the PM, will need to either do a video at home or head to the RAC, unless, of course, the rain holds. It will still be really warm and humid, though.

I went for a trail run (it had been longer than I'd like to admit - I used to go quite often!) but it was hotter than Hades, still beautiful, but I was a sweaty beast and was definitely challenged. I'd like to point out that my HRM must have malfunctioned as I certainly burned more than a measly 26 calories!

Thursday, June 5
Couldn't wake up this AM, so I went this PM after reading a Women's Health article about a good ab workout, which was actually courtesy of Men's Health. So, I went and did that, just that, even though I probably should have done more. The RAC smelled from the construction and I was tired and a little defeated at my lack of athletic prowess. Here's my results from the WOD.

Chad went to PT and hoping he can get back to where he needs to be in order to work out like he wants to. At least he can still lift upper body, do core exercises, and swim in the meantime.

Friday, June 6
Both
Swam 10 laps (1 lap = 50 yds/45.72 m) (1 CC)
Hot Tub

June

Saturday, June 7
We met with our EWOD folks and did a WOD at Longwood Park in Salem. To preface, my legs were quite sore from my Thursday WOD and in all of the wrong places for what was to come! This 30 minute endurance WOD consisted of: starting at the top of a huge hill and running down, 10 push ups on the walkway near the bandstand, run the loop on said walkway, jumping the wall obstacle, and when you reach the bottom of the hill on the path, 10 more push ups, then running up the huge hill, followed by 10 weighted goblet squats. In 30 minutes I believe - if my memory serves me - got through 5+all elements minus the 10 goblet squats. I had my Garmin and HRM in the car but neglected to put it on - darnit! Chad scaled some of the WOD and did different exercises due to his back/leg/foot issue. He managed to run a little bit, walked some, but did not run up or down the hill because that really could have exacerbated the problem. Instead of the wall jump, he did some dead hangs and dips on the parallel bars but also did the push ups, but with one leg crossed over the other to add to core strength as well.

It was a doosie, but I'm certain our activities that followed more than cancelled out our efforts. Live and learn.