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Holy crap-tasticical pain!
My freakin' body hurts...it hurts...it hurts...dang it. Two Saturday's ago, I only played one soccer game (my first in a while) and I was hurting after it. But nothing like this week. I am pretty sure that there isn't an inch of muscle fiber that doesn't feel like complete shit. This past week we played 3, 40 mintue games. I am feeling every step on the gym floor; every lunge for the ball; every kick; every knee in my thigh; and every run. Dang it I suck. To top it all off, all 3 games were against KIDS. Trying not to sound too old...but these really were kids. The first and last game (same team 2 games) our opponent probably averaged 15 years old...these kids couldn't even drive yet! The middle game the team average was probably 16. That is freaking crazy. These kids would not stop running. Unfortunatly for our team I am one of the youngest players...one dude's son was there and he is probably ~16 yrs old, but whatever. Everyone else is well into their 30s.
Regardless of how my body has felt since late Saturday, I can honestly say that I had a great time playing. Two Saturday's ago, I was a little caught up in getting used to the game (we play on a gym floor with a small-deflated ball...strange) and wasn't really having fun. This week, I was creating, making runs, and using a little more skill. It felt good. I even scored a goal and got about 3 or 4 assists. And a ton of exercise!
Now, how did I do last week with the *new* task-based goals? I think I did OK. I screwed up a couple of things, but I think overall I am on track. However, I do think I need to change one goal - the gym. I think 5 days a week just isn't going to happen. There is always something that knocks me out of a couple of days at the gym...last week it was my taxes...they screwed up Monday for me...and dinner plans. This week it will be travel...Maria and I are heading to KC to see family and friends. So, there is no way I am going to be hitting the gym over the weekend. Then next week, I am in Omaha, NE on business. I should be OK gym-wise as the hotel has an exercise room. But that following weekend, I am back in KC...so, no gym there either. Needless to say, I need to make the goal a little more realistic. So, I am (retroactively) knocking it back to 4 days a week.
Here are my results for last week:
1. FOOD
a/b/c. Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner - OK. I ate out 3 times last week for lunch, but none for breakfast and only 2 for dinner. Need to do better on lunch this week.
d. Snacks - Did terrible on the fruits. 3 days I had none, but did have carrots on those days. Nuts every day.
e. All meals (including eating out/ordering in) - I think all my meals were healthy, but one. Sunday I had this awesome "sandwich" from "Juniors" (a famous NYC deli/restuarant). It is called "Something Different" and is a pile of beef brisket between 2 potato pancakes - AH, it was good. Only ate 1/2 of it that night, the other 1/2 for lunch on Sunday, so that should've helped spread the calorie intake.
f. At least 8 cups of H2O per day - I am really good at drinking water during the week, but suck on the weekends...need to get better.
2. VITAMINS
Same as the water intake...great during the week, suck on the weekends.
3. BOOZE
2 nights. Friday and Sunday (a bunch on Friday, only a couple on Sunday)
4. BOOB-TUBE
Did OK sticking to this. I caught myself watching LIVE TV a couple of times, but overall I did well.
5. GYM
a. Visits - made it 4 times, which fits the new goal (Monday did taxes, Friday had dinner plans). Worked out Sunday, Tuesday, Wednsday, and Thursday + Soccer on Saturday.
b. Workouts - 1 interval; 3 full (on target for the new goals)
c. Weekly increases - Will increase for the first time this week - Ug.
d. Speed - Always had an eye on the clock and never let my rest periods last more than 30 secs...which makes a huge difference in the work out...keeps the heart pumping and really makes everything seem more effective.
So, I grade myself with a B+ for the week. Week 19 will be tough with all the travel and what not...but I'll try.
Btw, the new gym goals will be:
a. Visits - 4 days/week
b. Workouts - 3/4 must be "full" work outs; 1/4 must be "interval" training; any extra must be "interval"
* Everything else remains the same
Later. JV
My freakin' body hurts...it hurts...it hurts...dang it. Two Saturday's ago, I only played one soccer game (my first in a while) and I was hurting after it. But nothing like this week. I am pretty sure that there isn't an inch of muscle fiber that doesn't feel like complete shit. This past week we played 3, 40 mintue games. I am feeling every step on the gym floor; every lunge for the ball; every kick; every knee in my thigh; and every run. Dang it I suck. To top it all off, all 3 games were against KIDS. Trying not to sound too old...but these really were kids. The first and last game (same team 2 games) our opponent probably averaged 15 years old...these kids couldn't even drive yet! The middle game the team average was probably 16. That is freaking crazy. These kids would not stop running. Unfortunatly for our team I am one of the youngest players...one dude's son was there and he is probably ~16 yrs old, but whatever. Everyone else is well into their 30s.
Regardless of how my body has felt since late Saturday, I can honestly say that I had a great time playing. Two Saturday's ago, I was a little caught up in getting used to the game (we play on a gym floor with a small-deflated ball...strange) and wasn't really having fun. This week, I was creating, making runs, and using a little more skill. It felt good. I even scored a goal and got about 3 or 4 assists. And a ton of exercise!
Now, how did I do last week with the *new* task-based goals? I think I did OK. I screwed up a couple of things, but I think overall I am on track. However, I do think I need to change one goal - the gym. I think 5 days a week just isn't going to happen. There is always something that knocks me out of a couple of days at the gym...last week it was my taxes...they screwed up Monday for me...and dinner plans. This week it will be travel...Maria and I are heading to KC to see family and friends. So, there is no way I am going to be hitting the gym over the weekend. Then next week, I am in Omaha, NE on business. I should be OK gym-wise as the hotel has an exercise room. But that following weekend, I am back in KC...so, no gym there either. Needless to say, I need to make the goal a little more realistic. So, I am (retroactively) knocking it back to 4 days a week.
Here are my results for last week:
1. FOOD
a/b/c. Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner - OK. I ate out 3 times last week for lunch, but none for breakfast and only 2 for dinner. Need to do better on lunch this week.
d. Snacks - Did terrible on the fruits. 3 days I had none, but did have carrots on those days. Nuts every day.
e. All meals (including eating out/ordering in) - I think all my meals were healthy, but one. Sunday I had this awesome "sandwich" from "Juniors" (a famous NYC deli/restuarant). It is called "Something Different" and is a pile of beef brisket between 2 potato pancakes - AH, it was good. Only ate 1/2 of it that night, the other 1/2 for lunch on Sunday, so that should've helped spread the calorie intake.
f. At least 8 cups of H2O per day - I am really good at drinking water during the week, but suck on the weekends...need to get better.
2. VITAMINS
Same as the water intake...great during the week, suck on the weekends.
3. BOOZE
2 nights. Friday and Sunday (a bunch on Friday, only a couple on Sunday)
4. BOOB-TUBE
Did OK sticking to this. I caught myself watching LIVE TV a couple of times, but overall I did well.
5. GYM
a. Visits - made it 4 times, which fits the new goal (Monday did taxes, Friday had dinner plans). Worked out Sunday, Tuesday, Wednsday, and Thursday + Soccer on Saturday.
b. Workouts - 1 interval; 3 full (on target for the new goals)
c. Weekly increases - Will increase for the first time this week - Ug.
d. Speed - Always had an eye on the clock and never let my rest periods last more than 30 secs...which makes a huge difference in the work out...keeps the heart pumping and really makes everything seem more effective.
So, I grade myself with a B+ for the week. Week 19 will be tough with all the travel and what not...but I'll try.
Btw, the new gym goals will be:
a. Visits - 4 days/week
b. Workouts - 3/4 must be "full" work outs; 1/4 must be "interval" training; any extra must be "interval"
* Everything else remains the same
Later. JV
posted by Jason Vogel at 2:55 PM
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Sounds like your working hard, keep it up.
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