Finding Radiance

Hello!! Another day, another dollar I headed on out to the gym. I wanted a lighter day today, so I just biked to the gym and did some weights:

Exercise
Set/rep/weight
Muscle worked

Barbell deadlifts
3 sets of 8 at 80#
Lower body

Seated lat row
3 sets of 10 at 60#
Back

Dumbbell Incline Bench Press
3 sets of 10 [...]

Wow was it cold overnight!  It was 48 degrees    What a way to start July!  I decided to try to sleep in as much as I was able to and got up around 7.  I was going to go for a run, but with a high of 70 or so, I figured [...]

Starting off the post with dessert!  I did the banana soft serve last night.  I think this started on Choosing Raw?  Anyway, I put 2 frozen bananas in the food processor.  One was more ripe than the other, as you can see.
It did make a difference.  Dumped some cinnamon in there as well. Turned [...]

Still more hot weather, will it ever end??  It was already pretty warm when I biked to the gym.

Exercise
Set/rep/weight
Muscle worked

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

Good mornings
3 sets of 10 with 45# bar
Hammies and low back

Incline chest fly
3 sets of 12 with 15# DBs (30# total)
Chest

Plank
3 sets of 1-minute holds
Core

Cable squat to [...]

Another hot day on tap today!  Since it was about 90 degrees today, I decided to bike this morning to get in some exercise before it got too hot.  I had a protein drink and hit the trails.  My legs felt somewhat tired.  I think the heat just saps out so much energy.  Not to [...]

I tossed and turned all night last night from the heat and I had restless legs, so I got very little sleep.  I had 1/2 a mind to skip the gym this morning because I was so tired, but that is just not me, so I sucked it up and got up.

Had a protein drink [...]

Thanks for the congrats on 60-mile ride yesterday!  We do take a lot of breaks, so it isn’t like we plow through our long rides all at once, as it is for enjoyment and not a race.  John also thoughtfully pointed out that it wasn’t quite a metric century, since that was about 62.5 miles.  [...]

Kind of a gray day today and a little chilly.  We headed out to Panera so I could get my Sunday bagel fix!

Sorry for the flash.  The lighting at Panera Bread is terrible!
John had one of the new strawberry scones.  It was pretty good, may have to try it myself instead of a bagel sometime [...]

I wanted to start this day off with a quote for you all:
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” ~ Aristotle
Isn’t that cool?  Practice happy, be happy!  Keep working and become fit.
Got an early start to my workday today, as the weather is nice outside for [...]

** Oatmeal on The Go giveaway ends tomorrow! *
It’s Wednesday!  Almost done with the work week, yay   Too cold to bike, so I drove out to the gym for the requisite lifting session!  I warmed up on the treadmill and then hit the weights:

Dumbbell walking lunges:  3 sets of 8 (each leg) with [...]