If this is global warming...

...then give me an aerosol can! Seriously, this weather is just fantastic! I have been out and about all day today, in the middle of January, with NO COAT!!

I started the day with a lovely run outside with Miss W. She is recovering from some kind of knee issue, so she only ran 4 miles. I had planned on running 6 miles so I left W at the four mile mark and kept going. It was so lovely and sunny outside that I ended up running 6.35 miles. I might have gone further, but as I am not training for anything right now, I thought it best to quit while I was ahead! This was a far cry from the run Miss W and I did LAST year, when it was 8 degrees outside and I came dangerously close to frostbite on my hands!!!

After my run (and a shower and a protein shake) I went to the Illini basketball game. Although the Illini won, it was a horrible game and at several points my heart race was as high as (if not higher than) it was while I was running! good times.

Tonight I am going to a movie, and guess what I am going to have while I am there? LEMONHEADS! Yes, the ultimate in HFCS and sugar! Not one ounce of nutrition in the entire 12 oz package!!!!!

I am still concerned about Lynndi...I will contemplate how to help her heal as I eat my Lemonheads!!

A Breakthrough?

I realized that the only thing that hurts about walking is the little twists at the beginning and end of each step in a walking or running gait, so we rode bikes tonight! Three miles to the gym, where I did 100 of each:
shoulder raises with five pound hand weights, three positions (forward, diagonal, sides)
side bends with five pound weights, each side
bicep curls with 15 pound weights but toward the end I went to 12s
upright rows, elbows out to the sides, 15 lbs
upright rows, elbows to the back, 15 lbs
woodchoppers with medicine ball, on knees, each side
ab crunches on the ball, feet on the wall
oblique crunches on the ball, feet at bottom of the wall, each side
supermans
frogs
And then three miles on the bike to home!
The trick is that walking really is a challenge because of those little rotations, so I still have to take this seriously. Oh well.

My New Year's Resolution Worked Out Pretty Well

What was it anyway? I think my NY resolution was to execute one pull-up. That sounds like it's not asking much, but you and I both know that I am so far from being able to do one single stinking pull-up that this is a great goal to set and work on.

Sadly, I chose to take the Alex in Chains' Fitness Challenge. As if I could keep up with a 21 year old ex-cheerleader. I took her plan to heart though and hurt myself pretty badly. This is the FOURTH CONSECUTIVE DAY of not working out at all! I even went to the ER today! How sad.

So tomorrow I might go to Sports Med for a more extensive evaluation. I will do at least 100 pushups, situps, tricep dips. Maybe more than 100 and maybe a bunch of strength and core exercises too because time DOES permit when you don't have a gig and can't go outside for a life-threatening six mile run and are too humiliated to hit the gym. So kick it, nln, you're doing the cardio for both of us now.

Anyway, I dare our loyal readers to attempt the Alex in Chains' Fitness Challenge. It truly does hurt.

WHAT DID YOU DO???????

Nothing puts the fear of God in nln more than any type of leg injury. Just hearing about your injury makes me want to cry...and roll, and stretch and ice my knees! We may have to change the title of this blog from "What are you doing tonight" to "what did you do LAST night?" in order to keep up with any injuries!

I was proud to see Lynndi Lauper not only eat, but enjoy carbs! Although in fairness, Lynndi, you did go for the sugar-free whipped cream/sugar-free angel food cake/strawberry dessert even though an entire DELICIOUS looking cheesecake was sitting right next to it!! I chose to drink my carbs. Mmmmmm, champagne! tasty!!

Well, I will have to do the cardio work for both of us. Today was another 6 mile run. Surprisingly, the resoluters were NOT at the gym. I got my pick of the treadmills and then had ample space to do all the core work I wanted to do (which really wasn't much).

Oops

The NYE gig was fine, no injuries.

Then Sunday Renegade ABC was great, very challenging but not so hard I had to sit down and cry over it. Smooth sailing all day really, as we raced around shopping and cleaning. At the Brat Pack Christmas party last night, I dared to eat carbs for carbs' sake, as you know cause you kept sticking them in my face. Anyway, no one got hurt, not even their feelings!

Sadly later, at the band-only after party, I swear we were doing nothing more challenging than dancing, and suddenly it felt like someone punched me really hard in the hip, and I fell down and couldn't put any weight on it for a while. It's still painful today, not bearing weight very well and not tolerating any kind of rotation. I have a good solid cane for walking, but I probably won't see you at the gym for a day or two. I can lift weights at home in the meantime and feel sorry for myself.

Happy New Year!!

Welcome to 2012! And what better way to ring in the new year than with a group workout? ABC was fun, if not painful. It is amazing how, when I am sitting on my sofa eating nachos and watching football, the workout doesn't seem to be that heavy in shoulder work. But in REALITY, it ended up being a whole lotta shoulder work...and apparently, I have very wimpy shoulders because even with a mere 5 pound weight it was TOUGH!

Dr. nln tends to shy away from making new year's resolutions...

If I DO make any, I usually keep them to myself. However, I will make one exception for this blog--in the hopes that readers (and let's be honest, that means YOU Lynndi) will hold me accountable! I would really like to incorporate speedwork and hillwork in my running. I am very good at doing that when I am training for a marathon, but once the race is done, I just go back to my usual 6 mile runs. There! I have said it. Let's hope that come June I won't be blogging about failed resolutions!!

Renegade ABC Today

It's going to be great! And humiliating!