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One of my goals for 2008 was to get my body fat down to 11%. At my last weigh-in (3 months ago), I was down to 12%. When I started, I was at 22%, so I’ve made good progress so far.

Today I was measured at 11% body fat!

I lost another .25 lbs of fat, and added 1.5 lbs of muscle. I think the VO2 Max Study I was in helped, as well as all that running. Now I just want to maintain this level, maybe lifting heavier, which I’ve been slowly doing.

This entry was posted by Eric on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 at 8:33 am and is filed under Fitness. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

I once again ran before my plyometrics class today, which means I was up at 4:30, out of the house (after eating a piece of toast w/ PB and a 1/2 cup of coffee) a little after 5. From 5:15 to about 5:50 we ran, then 6 to 7 had class. Our class was a bit hard for me today, which I think was because I ran a little faster than last time.

Father’s Day this weekend throws things off a bit, so I don’t know what I’ll get done. With rain expected for Saturday, looks like there’s no use in getting up early. Maybe I can run Sunday morning, before anyone wakes up.

I’m really looking forward to getting to bed early tonight, though!

This entry was posted by Eric on Thursday, June 12th, 2008 at 9:25 am and is filed under Fitness. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

I ran this morning before my 6AM class, which means I was up at 4:30 to run from 5:15 to 5:45. I love eating up so many calories in such a short time - 477 this morning. I had just enough time to cool-down before getting all worked up again from 6 to 7.

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The run was a bit of a faster pace than last week when I ran before class (and realized about 1-1/4 miles in that I never started my watch, so I have no data from that run) so I was pretty tired. There were threatening clouds the entire time out, but I only felt a few drops of rain. However, leaving the Aquatic Center after class I could see it rained pretty good (still not enough to register on the weather station, though).

My next weigh-in is supposed to be June 15th, but because of timing, I think it’s going to be the 18th. That means I have 2 more weeks to really watch what I eat and take advantage of these double-sessions.

If anyone wants to join me, it looks like my next run will be Friday morning at 5:15 (I don’t like running in the rain).

This entry was posted by Eric on Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008 at 10:05 am and is filed under Fitness. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

I tried something new today & ran to and from the gym, doing my workout in-between. I have to say it’s not something I plan on doing again anytime soon.

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Now it was nice burning an extra 435 calories, but I was a mess during class. Maybe I’ll carry my hand towel with me next time. Look at that, I’m already talking about next time. I didn’t like it, but the extra calories burned make it worth it.

This entry was posted by Eric on Thursday, May 15th, 2008 at 8:50 am and is filed under Fitness. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Last night Laura, Jason and I went rock climbing last night w/ my gym buddies at the Niagara Climbing Center in N. Tonawanda, which I haven’t been to in 10-11 years. Boy, have they changed things.

Last time I was there you’d have to tie in each time, get it inspected, and your belayer would have to actually work to keep you up. Now you just quickly clip in and the belayer has a safety latch to keep you from falling to your death (or, at least from getting hurt). That gave us a lot more time to climb, instead of goofing around w/ strapping in.

I wasn’t too fond of being up so high - I have to get over that. There were a couple climbs I just couldn’t do because of the lack of places to grab onto. But, overall, I was quite happy w/ how I did. Jason was a maniac, flying up the walls (and sometimes flying off of them!).

Both Jason and Laura want to go back, and since it’s pretty cheap ($10 all day pass, $2 harness rental) I’m sure we’ll be going back soon.

This entry was posted by Eric on Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 at 12:19 pm and is filed under Family, Fitness. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

So last week, before our plyometrics class, our trainer told us he has a new job and probably won’t be able to train us any longer. I asked which gym he was going to, as I’d follow him there, but it turns out that he’s going into another field completely. So today was our last class with him. I’ve been in denial since he announced this last week, but will realize things will be different on Thursday when Jim’s not there.

I’ve trained with Jim for a little over a year now. When I first started with him, my form was horrible and I struggled with everything I did. Today, my form is better (not perfect) and I’m able to lift with more confidence.

The point I’m getting at is over the past year, not only have Jim and I worked together, but the group I now workout with has formed tight bonds. We get together regularly (rock climbing later this month; and a fellow gymrat is coming over Thursday night w/ his wife & daughter) and workout together on the days we don’t have class. So while we may be losing our trainer, the group will continue to be strong.

I’ve had workout partners before, but they only last a few months at most. But having a team that works together (there’s 14 of us in the class - when we get together, at least 8 of us show up), losing 1 member, even our trainer, won’t break us up. We may lose some people, but others will come in (one has signed up for the next session, after being absent from class for many months now).

Change is a part of life; you can deny it and be left behind, or embrace the change and continue moving forward.

This entry was posted by Eric on Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 at 10:26 am and is filed under Fitness. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.