.Go, go, go,go,go Dave

Things have been nuts.  Lots going on.  First I have been trying my hand at musical theater.  I play a guard.  It is amazing how much of what I have done during workouts helped me in theater.  First there is no way I could do the warm ups if I had not built up endurance.  We did some planks and push-ups.  I surprised some people.  Second, I do lots of lifting and prop moving. No way could I have done this a year ago. Third, breathing.  I am not a very good singer. But I learned breathing is as important while singing as it is workout.  Plus I look good in a tunic.

In other news. I have been having some major knee pain and movement issues. It has really hampered my workout . I am amazed I have been able to perform. Fare having a cortisone shot and getting a MRI.  The Dr. Says I have no cartilage in my right knee.  I will be getting a series of  injection of a gel in my knee. I am also getting a custom brace made for workouts. The good news is I'm still two young for a knee replacement. Hoping to get back on track next week. Looking forward to a squat.  Yes, I still hate squats.

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I forgot to post this 2 weeks ago

Week 2 of the Warrior Weight loss Workout

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I have made it through week 2.  It was pretty much the same as week 1, Just with an extra set of reps.  

My pull ups have improved.  My goal is 8 per set.  My high has been 5.  Getting stronger.  I have also notice with this workout , if I wait to do the treadmill after the workout.  I can run further faster

I am in a production of Joesph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream coat this summer.  My main reason for trying out was because 3 of my daughters tried out.  I figured since I was going to be driving them anyways, I would give it a shot.  Well guess what?  I was the only on who got a part!   I bring this up, because I had my first dance rehearsal, Talk about a workout! I skipped my Saturday workout because of it.  I easily burned 500 calories.

I have discovered , I am falling back into some bad food habits.  I need to start making some wiser choices.

 The first one is I need to start to track all of my food,  I have not been very good at this lately,  This has helped me in the past with making better choices.  

Just because it 's there does not mean I need to eat it.  If I am at a restaurant with my family and I see half eaten things.  I feel that I need to finish them.   This is wasted money on the table and I can leave money on the table.  So from now on I am going to eat what on my plate.  

I may not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday

I am not sure what has reignited the flame, but it is burning hot.  I am really enjoying get back into a workout routine.   I am not sure if it was the three pull-ups I did. But I am excited to workout again.  

It was day two of my new workout.  I had pull-ups again. No, not the diaper.  Today I was on my own.  The workout plan asked for 2 set of 8.  Well I am not there yet.  I managed 4 with the first set.  3 with the second set.  I am still shocked that I managed 7 pull-up. I was so excited, I did even care that I looked like a fool trying to get that third on done.  Those pull-ups has done more to motivate me in the last three days then anything else I have done in the last three months.  

Not This Kind 

ARRRRHH,,,ONE......ARRRRHHH...TWO....ARRRRHHHH...THREEEE

I have not done a pull up since Jr.  High.  Well today I did 3.   That is 3 more than I thought I could do.  I know some of you are think it's only 3 pull ups.  Well let me tell you this is a big deal for me.  A year ago I would not have even dreamed of doing one pull up.

These three not so simple pull ups have got me excited to exercise again.  Why did these three pull ups get me excited about exercise?  Progress.  I was able to see progress.  In the past year, I have been measuring my progress either by my weight or waist.  When I was not able to see that progress anymore,  I got tired of trying.  These three pull ups have shown me there are other ways to measure success in the gym.  It may be Pull ups today. Tomorrow it may be bench pressing ten pounds more than I did last time.  

I Hope It's Not Me

I am beginnings to thing it is me.  Lost another trainer.  This can give a guy a complex.  My trainer Mitchell is a Kettle bell pro.  I can't think of a fancy title.  I am grateful I haven't had to do the below exercise. Not him below.   Thanks for you help the last few months.

Sometimes it only takes few inches from your waist to give you 6 inches of extra leg room

We always hear about how spring is about new beginnings.  Green grass,  flowers starting to poke out of the ground, new life and rain washing the winter dirty and grime away.  So I have decided to make a Spring fitness fresh start.  I am going to be at the gym at least 3 times a week.  I am going to start to track and make better food choices.

I am typing this on a fight to St Louis for work.  I just got to do something that I have not been able  to for a long time on a plane.  I sat in the exit row.  I was able to secure the seat belt around my waist.  When I made this same trip last August.  I was not able to do this.

This only makes me want to commit even more to my Spring Fitness Fresh Start.  So watch out I back.

STUCK

I am stuck.  I can't budge from where I am at.  I need to make some serious changes. I think I have been making things to complicated.  I am going back to the basics.  I am going to pull out my old workouts  and hit it hard.  Time to climb the stairs, hit the free weights and use some of those circuit boxing exercises.  I am not going back .  I need to keep moving foward.