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Posted: February 10th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: body for life, challenge, focus, motivation | Tags: bfl, body for life, workout | Comments
Well, I worked out Monday and today. The workout yesterday felt pretty good. This was a leg and abs workout. The only thing that is sore today are my abs. My legs did seem much stronger. I did the elliptical cardio workout this morning. I seemed stronger on it as well. Interestingly, my heart rate only got up to 140 this time even though I did the identical workout from last week.
I’m so unmotivated today. I had a weird dream last night and woke up crying. I couldn’t go back to sleep for quite a while. I think I’m just tired. I have stuck with the diet for the most part and resisted urges for sugary cakes and cookies. I think a good night sleep and an awesome upper body workout will get me back on track tomorrow!
Matthew Huggins is a website and graphic designer located in Lenexa, Kansas. Matthew services the Kansas City area offering web design, blog design, logo design and identity creation as well as creating social networking branding for small and medium sized businesses.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: body for life, focus | Tags: body for life, cardio, workout | Comments
I had a killer workout on the elliptical machine. I used to do my Body For Life cardio workout on the treadmill. Now, when I run, my shins began screaming after about 8 minutes. It could be my piece of crap shoes; it could be the treadmill. I’m not sure.
Anyway, the elliptical workout was very satisfying. The Body For Life cardio workouts are designed to get your heartrate going pretty good in 20 minutes through a series of intervals. Think of your exertion on a scale from 5-10. Now, apply that scale to walking/running. A 5 would be walking; a 10 would be running your ass off. The intervals are 1 minute long for a total of 20 minutes and they go as follows: 5,5,6,7,8,9,6,7,8,9,6,7,8,9,6,7,8,9,10,3. Now, here’s how I did it on the elliptical machine.
| High Point |
Warm Up |
Warm Up |
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High Point 1 |
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High Point 2 |
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High Point 3 |
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High Point 4 |
High Point 4 |
Cool Down |
| Minute |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
| BFL Scale |
5 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
3 |
| Elliptical Incline |
7 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
7 |
| Elliptical Resistance |
8 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
8 |
Coincidentally, my heartrate was at its peak during the high points. I was able to get my heartrate up to 172 on this exercise. I also went 2.25 miles. This is a great way to accurately hit the hight points. It’s much more tough when you are running outdoors to make sure you are nailing the high points.
I went to the store and bought 8 cans of tuna, a bag of Spinach leaves and a bottle of Lite Italian dressing. I eat will eat this for lunch each day at noon and drink a Myoplex shake around 2:00.
Matthew Huggins is a website and graphic designer located in Lenexa, Kansas. Matthew services the Kansas City area offering web design, blog design, logo design and identity creation as well as creating social networking branding for small and medium sized businesses.