Vegan Bodybuilding & Fitness

okay, the spring shape-up has me motivated and i guess this log will help me stay that way.

my main goal is the abdominals - working for a six-pack. other than that, i'm somewhat confined by a repetitive stress injury in both wrists (or is it carpal tunnel syndrome? - depends on who you ask). but, i plan to do push-ups and some weights in addition to the ab work.

Apr. 4
15 minutes of stretching, crunches and push-ups
90 minutes of yoga (a pretty relaxing session)

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Apr. 5
15 minutes of crunches, push-ups and some dumbell exercises
acupuncture for the wrists

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Apr. 8
helped my sister and brother-in-law move (they're pack-rats!)

Apr. 11
ran 2 miles (first run since last august)

i'm slackin already...

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Ah-ah-ah! No slacking!

Hey, neil, doesn't it hurt your wrist to do pushups?

How did the acupuncture go? Did it work? I found it worked for me for some things, but for others it only relaxed me. Good stuff, though.

sorry raven, i've been slacking.
thanks for the encouragement!

i do the push-ups with fists, so there isn't much stress on the wrists.

acupuncture did wonders for my wrists 3 years ago, but the guy i was just seeing doesn't seem to be as effective (or maybe my wrists are further damaged now). so, i'm going to find a new practitioner soon. i hear you on that, it's effective for some things more than others, but always relaxing.

back to the log...

apr. 12
10 minutes crunches/push-ups

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neil, I can assure you that a six pack is a must have, so get cracking.

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cg, thanks for the advice/encouragement/command.

can't remember if i did anything on apr. 13-15, except for 10 chin-ups on the 13th. ~another first time in years.

apr. 16
helped a friend move (90 minutes)
ran 2 miles
some crunches

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apr. 17
10 minutes crunches/push-ups

apr. 18
30 minutes of crunches/push-ups, some barbell work, lat pull-downs, upright row

my wrists hurt today and i'm exhausted (volunteered for 5 hours after work yesterday). been walking about 4 miles a day (to/from work).

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apr. 19
5 minutes of crunches

apr. 20
ran 2.5 miles (on treadmill, felt pretty good)
some crunches, push-ups, chin-ups

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apr. 24
ran 2 miles

apr. 25
a few minutes of crunches


whoa, i need to slow down.
riiiight...

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apr. 27
3.3 miles on the treadmill - 31 minutes
(2 min. walk, 10 min. run, 3 min. walk, 10 min. run, 2 min. walk, 1 min. run, 3 min. walk) felt pretty good
some crunches and push-ups

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may 1:
3.1 mile run on the treadmill (around 26 min.)

doing the 5k on sunday should be okay, probably not fun, but okay.

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may 4:
3 miles on the treadmill in about 25 min.
(last training sess. before the 5k on sunday, felt pretty good)
a handful of crunches and push-ups

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