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Okay, it’s been a while since yours truly has been working out. However, as you can see, some things were more urgent. I did manage to get some gym time and running in.<\/p>\n
Tuesday, August 8, 2006<\/p>\n
This was a light workout day to break to non-working out for about two weeks (except for lots of walking). Below is a list of workouts Nathan and I did (at some point I think I will just set up a spreadsheet tracking my exercises, weight level, and repetitons):<\/p>\n
Leg lifts
\nPull-ups (aka chin-ups, military and parallel)
\nDips
\nLeg press
\nHamstring flexor (called seated leg curls)
\nHip adductors
\nHip abductors
\nSeated row
\nBar pulls (I think this is called the lateral pull-downs; it works the muscles next to the scapulae on the back)
\nSeated chest press
\nShoulder fly
\nShoulder lift (this is called the shoulder press)<\/p>\n
Free weights:
\nSitups (on a incline bench; worked out the obliques as well by doing double punches during the situp)
\nBicep curls
\nWeighted squats<\/p>\n
Saturday, August 12, 2006<\/p>\n
I went for a mile and a half run. It was a while since I ran, and I was missing it. Anyway, it seemed hard for some reason, but it turns out I did the run in 12 minutes 1 second. \ud83d\ude00 A very good run – the same time as last time, even though I took a break from exercising for a few weeks. Sometimes a break is a good thing.<\/p>\n
Monday, August 14, 2006<\/p>\n
I went for another run. I decided to run at least a mile and a half, see how I felt at a mile and a half before deciding if I wanted to run another half mile. I actually did fairly well. I ran a mile and a half and decided to keep running the extra half mile for a two mile run. My hamstrings were a little tight at first since the weather was overcast and a little cool, but I warmed up soon enough and the hamstrings loosened up a bit. They were getting a good workout though, I could feel the muscles working. I ran a mile and a half in 12 minutes 1 second again (marginally faster though: compare 0.1 to 0.6 seconds, but I’ve been rounding my seconds up), then continued running a half mile. The time for the half mile was 4 minutes 28 seconds. I slowed down a bit after the mile and a half. My total time for two miles is 16 minutes 29 seconds, my best time for the two mile run so far. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n
I have not been in the do jang for almost a month now. I hope my Master doesn’t think I’ve left TKD. I still plan on training, but just too much to do right now. I need to finish up some writing projects, and might be starting a new one.<\/p>\n