Perfect Mountian Bike Ride

Wow, the trails are in great shape, if you know where to look. I got a great loop in today (2 rides 2 days, pretty sweet!) from Entrada Lodge to the River Trail up to Big Eddy then out to COD and back down. Really great conditions out there right now.

Keeping the streak alive

Got my march mtn bike ride in today. COD, up to the FS road, and back around the lower loop. About 60 minutes, 8 miles. Fun, and punched the ticket. Lily and I went skiing this morning, so I also get to count it as an offical biathalon day. Lily did great, but she really liked riding the lift more than skiing back down.

Personal Training

Sports Conditioning at WRP. These posts seem repetitive, but the workouts are anything but. Just me and the trainer. Today it was Dave Zimmerman. I took a few spin classes with him at Juniper. He mixed it up with some stretching and cardio, and some quite a bit of back work. I must say, I really do enjoy the classes at WRP. Always something new, and always a challenge. Because it was just me, Dave just kept pushing. Definately packed a lot into 60 minutes.

Not sure what's on track for the weekend. Should try to get a ride in, March is winding down. And probably preppeing for the trip. Hope everyone has a great weekend. Have a good run tomorrow Bobbo!

Where are my Partners in Awesome?

It looks like everyone else is getting kind of sick about blogging all their workouts too!

I forgive ya - but I do follow along. What's everyone been up to this week? It's Thursday. Somebody must be working out this week, right?

Funtional Fitness with Kyle

Man, these classes are hard. But it is a great way to start the day. Everything else seems kind of easy after busting your ass for an hour :)

Two Days Off, Two Workouts, One Rest Day

I took Saturday and Sunday off. No classes at WRP on the weekend, and my Juniper pass has expired. The weather was pretty lousy too, so just sat around and played with the family. Did a sports conditioning class Monday, but had to cancel class yesterday. Kylie had a fever, pretty high, and was up a lot during the night. Lily was up some too, so I really needed to sleep in a bit. Went to sports conditioning today. Worked hard. Feeling Good. Not losing weight. Not gaining weight. Feel like I am adding muscle, but really need to kick start the weight loss again to make it to 170. Back on the diet. Kind of have been less serious about it since my birthday. Even had some wine. But back on it today. At least until vacation. Be great to get to 175 by/in Florida.

Five for Five: Where's My Medal

Yep. Made it to my fifth class in five days today... I hope I get a medal, or maybe just a t-shirt? Problem is, Greg, the trainer, forgot to show up. Luckily Isis (sp?) did and we came up with a pretty tough workout for each other, if I do say so. Plus, I'm going to do some push ups tonight. Sorry, not going to make it to the Grin and Bear It. Going to do the Salmon Run insead.

To quote (or at least paraphrase) Rob, "Who's Awesome? Me!" :) I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Four for Four this week at WRP

I am glad I went to class this morning. I didn't really want to go, and I am definitely going to feel it tomorrow, but really - what's an hour of agony in the big scheme of things. A good solid upper body workout today. Going to have trouble lifting my arms over my head tomorrow. And now that I now Kyle reads my blog occasionally, I take back what I said about him being mean. After watching Julian on biggest loser two nights ago, I now know what mean trainers are :)

Strength Training: 1 on 1

Another one on one class at WRP, this time with Greg. I asked him to go easy on me, since this was day three for three and I am signed up for a Kyle's Functional Fitness class tomorrow and Strength Training on Friday. 30 minutes on the treadmill, and then core abs/back, with some squats/legs and chest/arms for good measure. The abs hurt already...

Kyle is mean, and he thinks that is a compliment

Wow. I guess I am still recovering from my week of excess. Functional Fitness class had me just about ready to throw up today. That's good, I guess... I survived.

I am reading the "Men's Health" guide I received for my birthday. Basically, it says I really need to diet and lift more, not do excessive cardio. Sounds good to me. The WRP classes count for lifting (so say my arms and legs). So I am hitting the diet hard. The goal is < 10% by Jun 8th.

OMG, I'm such a geek. I just calculated that in Ruby:
Time.new + 90.days
=> Mon Jun 08 09:32:53 -0700 2009

The Old Man Plan: Working out after the big 40

Well, now that I am officially over the hill, the workout classes are getting really hard. Either that, or the five days off last week plus WAY over doing it on Saturday night has consequences. Still feeling the effects of too much cake and too many shots, I went to my Sports Conditioning class, and was surprised to see Greg teaching the class. Ouch... I needed an easy day. Not what I got. I was almost to the point of throwing up about half way through. Toughed it out - but I still think I might hurl.

Tomorrow, even more pain. Kyle's Funtional Fitness class at 7AM. Groan....

Funtional Fitness

Another class today at WRP. Functional Fitness with Kyle Will. It was a great class, but very challenging. At one point Kyle asks "Is everyone doing OK?" I respond, "Define OK". Kyle says "Not going to throw up or fall down." That is the functional fitness definition for doing OK I guess :)

Weight was back below 180 this morning. Maybe just a fluke weigh in yesterday? Currenly at 179.2. Not going to hit 175 by Saturday, but that's OK. New goal is 170 anyway, and I will get there eventually. But I am still going to have a beer on my birthday!

Catch Up Post

Friday: Pumpin' Hardly Nothing at WRP. Good class, just me and the trainer. Mostly strength training but I got there early and the class started late (I signed up late I guess and the trainer was 15 minutes late) so I got 30 minutes on the treadmill in as well.

Saturday: What a great day. Lily's first day on skis at Mt. Bachelor and she really liked it. She was on her x-country skis, so kind on wobbly, but she did really well. Kylie solo'ed off the harness for the first time. We ran into the Dedrick's and her friend Sydney, and another friend Kira (with her dad John) who were up there without the harness, so of course Kylie didn't want to use the harness any more. We did one harness free run on Carousel, and then two down Marshmallow and Dilly Daly Alley. She was doing great, and really loving it, going through the trees, and where ever her friends would lead. I was a super proud Dad! Also saw Evan from Father to Father up there working on snowboarding with his son. I can't wait to get back up there with the girls.

Did a run on the road Saturday from the house to Phil's trail. It was pretty painful, and I seemed to be going really slowly, but when I checked the distance and time online, I was running at my 10K/1 hour pace and did 4.5 miles. Not bad....

Saturday nigh we went to Mountain Film. I snagged a "Salmon Run 2004" t-shirt they tossed out as schwag. I'm taking it as a sign and that's going to be my 10K goal.

Sunday: Day Off

Monday: Sports Conditioning at WRP.

Oh no! I have gained weight. No sure how that happened, except it was kind of dreary out this weekend and maybe I snacked too much. The scale said 184 this morning! What! How is that even possible. That seems pretty excessive. Not sure what to make of that, so back on the diet and exercise and hope someone put lead in my undies or something...