First thing this morning:

30 minute hike with dogs

Morning weight training:
+Squats
+Bench Press
+Bent Rows

Afternoon weight training:
+Cleans
+Shrugs
+Glute-Ham Raises
+Biceps curls

Will do a 30-60 minute hike with the dogs tonight before bed.

This morning:

60 minute hike with the dogs.

This afternoon:

Kettlebell circuit training with 53 lb. Kettlebells:
+Clean and Push Press
+Renegade Rows
+Turkish Get-Ups
+KB Front Squats
+Windmills
+Swings
Heavy Bag Work
Throwing Dummy Drills
Jump-Roping
Projectile Vomiting

This evening:

60 minute hike with dogs

I feel as if I have slacked off!

Will be posting my (hopeful) bike ride later.

I gotta say... this new ice cream maker my wife and I got as a present is totally killing my diet tho... the wife has made 3 different types of ice cream in the last 4 days. I've started giving half of it away to neighbors to get it out of the house!

Matt, I totally can relate! I went through batches and batches of ice cream a couple of summers ago trying to "perfect" my recipe, which really killed me in the Zone,.. (or, should I say, kicked my butt OOZ)!

Rode 18 miles tonight, moderate pace. I actually beat my best 10 mile time by 10 seconds.

We also got a gourmet ice cream recipe book. Let's just say there are some DE-LIC-IOUS looking recipes in there... and I'm not even really a dessert guy, so you know they must be good if they look good to me! Anyway, at least I know I can get away with it given that the rest of my diet is pretty squared away and how frequently I train. But that said, I don't think I can keep this up for that long without giving some ground in the "battle of the bulge" lol!

Maybe you could use the ice cream as your after-workout snack?

I was just thinking about doing that. Great minds think alike!

Today:

30 minute hike with dogs as warm-up for:

a.m. Weight Training session:
+Front Squats
+Standing Barbell Overhead Presses
+Weighted Pull-Ups

30 minute hike with dogs as cool-down

Afternoon Weight Training session
+Snatch
+Weighted Dips
+Overhead Squats

30 minute hike with dogs as cool-down

30-60 minute hike with dogs before bed

Each weight training session also involves about 15-20 minutes of warming up and stretching before training.

I am glad today is a light day (weight training-wise) because my body feels like I was in a car accident yesterday after the Kettlebell/Boxing/Wrestling conditioning workout I did yesterday.

FYI (like anyone really cares... lol) here is how my regimin breaks down presently.

Every day: between 1.5-2.5 hours of hiking with dogs split up between 2-4 walks/hikes

MONDAY (high volume day):

a.m. Workout
+Back Squats
+Bench Press
+Bent Barbell Rows

p.m. Workout
+Cleans
+Glute-Ham Raises
+Shrugs
+Barbell Curls

TUESDAY (Metabolic Conditioning Day):

Kettlebell Circuit training (3x through circuit with 53 lb. Kettlebells)
+Clean & Push Press
+Renegade Rows
+Turkish Get-Ups
+Front Squats
+Windmills
+Swings
Heavy Bag Work (Boxing & Muay Thai)
Takedown Drills/Throwing Drills w/ 90 lb. Throwing Dummy
Jump-roping

WEDNESDAY (light day):

a.m. Workout
+Front Squats
+Presses
+Pullups

p.m. Workout
+Snatches
+Dips
+Overhead Squats

THURSDAY (Light Metabolic Conditioning Day):

a.m. Workout
Heavy Bag Work (Boxing & Muay Thai)
Takedown Drills/Throwing Drills w/ 90 lb. Throwing Dummy
Jump-roping

p.m. Workout
1 Hour yoga DVD

FRIDAY (High Intensity/Heavy day)

a.m. Workout
+Back Squats
+Bench Press
+Barbell Rows

p.m. Workout
+Deadlifts
+Jerks
+Close Grip Bench Press (to rolled towel)

SATURDAY (Metabolic Conditioning Day):

Kettlebell Circuit training (3x through circuit with 53 lb. Kettlebells)
+Clean & Push Press
+Renegade Rows
+Turkish Get-Ups
+Front Squats
+Windmills
+Swings
Heavy Bag Work (Boxing & Muay Thai)
Takedown Drills/Throwing Drills w/ 90 lb. Throwing Dummy
Jump-roping

SUNDAY (Rest/Recovery Day):

1 Hour Yoga DVD

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Posted By Matthew on 23 May 2012 01:58 PM
FYI (like anyone really cares... lol) here is how my regimin breaks down presently.
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I know at least one person's reading it (me). Now that we're on the topic, sort of, what is that "projectile vomiting" move you included the other day? On to bigger and better things, just letting you know I'm waiting for my shipment of ice cream. :) And, one last question, how are Dylan and mommy doing?

The "projectile vomiting" move is somewhat of a spontaneous full body exercise (particularly for the abs, it turns out) following intense conditioning!

;-)

Regarding the ice cream, I am going to have to investigate some ways to use the ice cream maker in slightly more zone friendly and healthy ways. That said, my wife made a mint chocolate chip ice cream yesterday that is to die for. I have never had a mint ice cream that tasted that good. I guess that is what you get when you get fresh mint from the farmer's market and make it yourself!

Judi and Dylan are doing great. Dylan is sleeping in much longer blocks now, particularly since we moved him from the co-sleeper to the bed with us. He is a very good boy and easy to soothe and very bright and alert. Judi is learning to sleep when he sleeps during the day so she is adapting much better and is all-in-all better rested. Altogether, my life couldn't be better and I couldn't be happier!

Wonderful to hear the update, Matt! I enjoy hearing the updates, it reminds me so much of my 3 babies (who are not babies anymore), still so fresh in my mind, seems like yesterday.

So, about the ice cream, do you think you could toss in some protein powder? I did not try it when I experimented with my machine, but it was always a thought in the back of my mind. I always seem to cut back on the sugar, as many of the recipes that I have tried seem to be too sweet for my taste, so I have managed to cut back on the sugar portion quite substantially--although there is still a LOT of sugar in there.

On the topic of exercise, I read each post in here. I started the thread because I felt it would keep me motivated if I was posting my workouts, kind of along the lines of accountability. I don't know if anyone reads my exercise posts (or cares about it). Just keeps me accountable. Like today, I am feeling tired and unmotivated after a visit to the dentist and a full day at work, so I could easily slack off on the workout when I get home. But, having the thread, I am more motivated to do it so that I can post it.

The thread is getting quite long, and so I may just start a new one soon.

That's great to hear, Matt. I'm very happy for you. Cran, hope your visit to the dentist turned out better than mine did today. I found out I have fractured a porcelain crown. :/

Hey Cran, at least Matt, Sue, and myself do read it.
I wanted to go to the gym to lift, today.
But my body told me I needed to rest.
Actually slep, asleep, for nearly two hours!
From 3:45 sh to 5:30 ish.
Haven't done that in a while.
Hopefully, after a good rest, tonight - tomorrow to the gym.

Oops! Sorry to hear that, Sue. I just had a cavity filled. I felt "off" this morning after having the anesthetic, seemed like it lingered on much longer than normal.

But, I can feel my tongue and my lip now, so things are looking up!

Just finished talking to hubby, I told him to get dinner on the table soon, so that I don't lose my motivation to get on that bike tonight!

Argh... I absolutely HATE the dentist. Just the sound of that high pitched whine from the cleaning machine makes me tense up all over. Hope all is well for both Sue and Cran.

John: Nothing wrong with taking an occasional day off even if you are scheduled to train if your body and motivation levels are telling you that is what you need. Sometimes that is just what the doctor ordered to come back with renewed enthusiasm and energy.

Yup - I have no problems with it.
No guilt, in fact - when the body needs it, and I realize it,
it is actually cathartic!

I really don't like the dentist, either. I hate all of that scraping on the teeth!

Well, forgot we had a band concert tonight, so no bike ride :(

Chiropractor and cut-grass (UGH!) today.
Maybe a short gym trip, as well ?

I am hoping... to get in a bike ride tonight. Didn't get to go out last night, and with everything that was going on yesterday, all I wanted to do was just go to bed as soon as I got home.

So, after an hour of hiking with the dogs this morning and another hour of conditioning training (boxing/throwing dummy, jumping rope and yes, projectile vomiting), I took Cran's advice and instead of my normal post workout drink I made an ice cream shake (whole milk, a scoop of homemade mint chocolate chip ice cream, a scoop of chocolate whey protein powder and a banana). It was delicious and now I feel less guilty about having ice cream since it was immediately post training. Only 1 hour of yoga and a 1 hour hike this evening to go!

Took an 8 mile bike ride. This one was MUCH more tiring than the 18 mile ride the other day! The wind was very nasty!

Hallo,

I have a new question I think more appropriate to post here.
I work out in the gym four times a week: I lift weights divided in one day legs, one shoulder and triceps and one back and biceps. Each of these sessions I also do half an hour to 40 minutes cardio at a heart rate that goes from 120 to 150. I swim once a week 2km and I run twice to three times a week per 8/10 km at the time. Do I have to consider it moderate or active when I count the blocks?

Monia, I'd use Active.