Finding Radiance

Geared up for a big workout day today! I started with a Luna bar snack (S’mores).

Then I biked to the gym. I hit the treadmill first. My goal today was to do a longer run, but broken up. I did 2 miles on the treadmill at 5.5 mph (11 min mile) [...]

It’s that time of the week! Biked out to the gym after eating the other half of the balance bar I had yesterday. My plan was to run 1 mile on the treadmill, lift, then run 2 miles on the treadmill, but that didn’t quite happen.
I did 1 mile on the treadmill, which [...]

Lots of rain rolled through last night.  We needed it, too.  It cleared up for me to bike to the gym, though.  I first had a slice of bread with some nut butter on it as my pre workout snack  (okay, a little chocolate  fluff on there, too).

The routine:

Exercise
Set/rep/weight
Muscle worked

Close-grip lat pulldown
3 sets of 10 [...]

If you haven’t checked out some of the comments on the IE/ME post, you should. They are interesting! I think they really are 2 different approaches to eating.
It was still hot this morning, but not too bad for riding to the gym for my workout.

Exercise
Set/rep/weight
Muscle worked

Barbell squats
3 sets of 8 with 65# bar
Lower [...]

Happy mid week! It was fro yo last night, btw  It was nice and cool this morning, to the tune of 58 degrees when I biked to the gym! Awesome! I decided to have a few more carbs with today’s preworkout snack instead of more protein, so I had a [...]

Last Wednesday I talked about how I was feeling fatigued with the workout and biking to breakfast, so today was the day try a bigger snack.  I had a protein drink with milk and protein powder to the tune of about 200 calories.  Normally I have about 110.  It was really humid this morning, too, [...]

Glad you all like my jersey! I purchased it from here.  Woke up a little tired and puffy today.  Had a protein drink and biked to the gym:

Exercise
Set/rep/weight
Muscle worked

Stiff Legged deadlift
3 sets of 10 with 65# bar
Lower body

Chin ups
2 sets of 2, 2 sets of 1
Upper body

Split squats
3 sets of 10 [...]

Chilly night last night. There actually was a frost advisory out for last night. WTH??? Didn’t seem to get any, but it sure was chilly biking to the gym – mid 40s.

Exercise
Set/rep/weight
Muscle worked

Barbell squats
3 sets of 8 with 55# bar
Lower body

Chin ups
1 set of 2, 4 sets of 1
Upper body

Dumbbell pull over
3 [...]

Good old Wednesday! I was up too early again, but such is life, no? Took a protein hit and then biked to the gym.

Exercise
Set/rep/weight
Muscle worked

Stiff-leg Deadlift
3 sets of 8 with 65# bar
Lower body

Seated Lat Row
3 sets of 12 at 45#
Back

Chin ups
2 sets of 2, 3 sets of 1
Upper body

Horizontal Wood Chop
3 sets of 10 [...]

Wednesday is lifting day and bagel day!  Woke up to drizzly skies and I felt groggy and kind of puffy.  Maybe it was the soup I had last night?  Anyway, I had a protein hit and then off to the gym.
15 minute warm up on the stationary bike.  Followed by:

Exercise
Set/rep/weight
Muscle worked

Rail Squats
3 sets of 10 [...]