Five @ The Factory.

Day Five. Five exercises. Elliptical Trainer: 15 minutes at the beginning (ends in 5); 10 minutes at the end (multiple of 5): Total, 25 minutes Leg Lifts with a Ball, slowly:  10/10/10 (multiples of 5) Hip/Back Stretch with Leg Drop: Just 2, but for 50 seconds per side. Cat/Cow Stretch alternating with Upward Dog: 10 [...]

Yet another new gym. And a personal best. October 1st.

On Thursday, I noticed a sign posted at the front desk announcing that Ultimate Fitness would be closed from Friday until Monday, at which time it would reopen in a new location. In the interim, members could use the Ultimate Fitness gym in Arnprior, a twenty-five minute drive down the valley from Renfrew. Sigh. But [...]

I finally manage cardio. And Hospice.

I didn’t sleep well on Saturday night, as exhausted as I was. Probably it was due to guilt from my failure to go to Hospice, but whatever the reason, I was still tired when I struggled out of bed Sunday morning. But I knew that the coming week would probably preclude a lot of gym [...]

Sunday Speed Session.

Sunday afternoon, I left my shift at Hospice at 12:50 p.m., lead-footed it to the gym, found a choice parking spot (on the same street as the gym!), flew up the stairs, hit the locker room, changed my clothes and made it onto the floor by 1:05. Fifteen minutes flat. Gotta love small towns. The [...]

Pleasantly Surprised.

Apparently, I’m adjusting to my diet. Thursday was Leg Day, and frankly, I was dreading it. Even though it is usually one of my favourite workouts, it is the heaviest of my week, and coupled with a HIIT cardio session and low-carb day, I was pretty sure the outcome wouldn’t be pretty. I couldn’t have [...]

Tuesday. Wherein “Back Day” meets “Low-Carb Day”… and “HIIT”. Sigh.

Today in the gym, my nano quit. But even though I couldn’t clean a 45 pound bar, I didn’t. I have been cleaning 55 pounds fairly routinely lately, with the odd miss here and there, and one day recently, I even managed 60 pounds. But not today. I was working back and biceps, one of [...]

Where I’m heading. And a primer on body fat percentages…

Over the past ten months, I have gained almost fifteen pounds and while I don’t think most people would actually describe me as fat, I am, nonetheless, uncomfortable in my own skin. Not to mention, my clothes… those that I can still get into, that is. So the goal of my new program is to [...]

A little Mike-motivation, cyber-style. And yet another wardrobe malfunction.

Day Two of Shelby’s e-diet plan. It was a reasonably good day. Sometimes during a cut, especially in the early days, I have to drag myself through my workouts. This usually resolves as my body adjusts to its new schedule – but so far, so good. As a preemptive measure, though, I have decided to [...]

Queen of the Elliptical. Friday Cardio and Core.

My days have been busy and are becoming increasingly fragmented with the number of trips I make to Hospice. This means that I sometimes have to rush to get in a workout. Friday, that was definitely the case, but though it was a hasty workout, it was a decent effort nonetheless. I  have finally forged [...]

Running in for cardio. August 21.

Sounds like one of those “what is wrong with this picture” stories. Saturday was a cardio day for me, but because of some unforeseen circumstances, I almost didn’t make it to the gym in time – Ultimate Fitness closes at 4 p.m. on Saturday (2 p.m. on Sunday!). Anyway, I literally ran the last distance [...]