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This is my new log for 2007.

 

This year, I will have two main athletic activities: lifting weights and training for roller derby.

 

On the food front, I hope just to eat more healthily, with more whole foods and especially veggies/greens and fruit.

 

I'm not going to bother logging my workouts at the end of 2006. Because of the holidays the gym had reduced hours and we had rush and didn't fit in our entire workouts. I didn't get to test my maxes. And I was in a bit of a slump, making no progress, recently. I hope that things start to improve. I am going to just keep doing what I have been doing, in terms of routine, until we leave Baltimore at the end of Feb. After that, I don't know what will happen. Maybe we'll join a gym there. Maybe we'll be able to get our own power rack. Maybe I won't be able to work out for a little while. But when I do get back to it over in London, I'll try a new routine.

 

Skating is easier. We own skates, so we'll skate. For now, we'll just work on basic skating. Once we get to London we'll be able to train with the league and also do some outdoor skating, which sounds like fun.

 

My mountain bike will not be going with us, so I won't be doing that any more. At least I can't foresee it. Maybe once I am there I'll discover where to bike and meet people with whom to bike, and I'll get back into it. Our road bikes are going with us, and I hope that we will use them for transportation and also for longer rides outside of London.

 

That's it for plans for now. So here we go, 2007...

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Best of luck with the training over in London. I know there are some cool vegan athletes over there.

 

I guess this means, no more trips to Portland? Nice to see you on both sides of the country this year, that was really cool.

 

Glad to hear the skating is going well and I'm sure the outdoor training will be a lot of fun too!

 

All the best with 2007 fitness goals!

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Wow! It is exciting to see that you are training for roller derby! and then I read where you are moving to London!

 

You have a lot of cool things happening in your life - including the Spring 2007 contest - which I am glad to participate with you in.

 

Best wishes - and know that you can count on me for support

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I finally did some exercise this year.

 

Sat, 6 Jan

Roller skating lesson, about an hour and a half.

 

Tues, 9 Jan

Box Squats: 85 lbs x7, 160 lbs x1/1, 135 lbs x5

Calf Press (1 leg at a time): 140 x11, 200 x10/8/8

Bench Press: 45 x7, 90 x5/5/4

Push Press: 45 x7, 65 x5/4/3

Cable Row: 60 x7, 120 x4/4/3

Lat Pulldown: 55 x7, 105 x4/4/3

 

I think the break helped; I felt a lot better last night than I had in a while in my workouts. I have started to do box squats to help my depth. They are hard!

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Bleh. I am sick. It's just a cold, not a horrible flu, but I'm feeling rather weak and not up for the gym. I'm hoping I'm at the end of it and plan to force us to go skating tomorrow and to the gym on Thurs.

 

We are moving in a month and two weeks and have so much to do. Our weekends are filling up with things we have to do for the move and spending time with our friends before we leave them. I have a feeling I won't get to the gym on many Sundays between now and the move.

 

I miss the gym, though. They are getting some new equipment in, and I'm excited to see what it is. I know they got a deadlift platform! Are those things actually useful? I guess they make loading up the weights more convenient at least.

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Thurs, 18 Jan

Front Squat: 45lbs x8, 95lbs x5/5/5

Calf Press (1 leg at a time): 140 x8/8, 200 x8/8

Dips: -60 x4, bodyweight x3/1/3

Hang Clean: 45 x7, 85 x3/3/3

Barbell Row: 85 x7, 125 x3/3/3

Chin-ups: -80 x4, -40 x1/1/1

 

Fri, 19 Jan:

Roller Skating! We went to a local rink. It was packed with young people, mostly teens, but some younger. They were all so good! There were a number of teen boys who were doing very fancy, dancing-style skating (like Roll Bounce). And most of the skaters were very smooth and fast, and could weave around other people while moving very quickly. And no one got run into. If people came a little too close, they would gently place a hand on your back or arm to let you know they were there and help themselves keep themselves from crashing into you. I was quite amazed at the skill level of all these kids and how they all managed to skate so quickly when the rink was so packed. It was a blast, even though we were far older than the vast majority of other skaters. I think we were there for about 2 hours, probably actually skating for about an hour and half. We'll definitely go back. Less crowded times would be good for us, though, as we don't yet have the skill to go so fast in a big crowd, so more room would be good for us to practice. On the other hand, if we keep going on Friday nights in those crowds, we should develop our evasion skills pretty quickly!

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Tues, 23 Jan

Deadlift: 85lbs x7, 175lbs x3/2/3

Incline Dumbbell Press: 20 X7, 40 x3/3/2

Rear Delt Row: 45 x7, 90 x3/2/3

One-Arm Dumbbell Row: 30 x8, 55 x6/6/6

Calf Press (1 leg at a time): 140 x11, 200 x8/8/8

Wide-grip Pullup: -100 x7, -60 x1/3/3

 

I'm trying to be very careful with deadlift form, making sure I keep my lower back from rounding. When I feel that my form is suffering at all, I stop. Unfortunately, that mean I can't push myself as much as a far as weight, and I'll probably make slow progress. But I want to be careful about my back.

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I have done it again--I have fallen behind in my logging.

 

Thurs, 25 Jan

Box Squat: 85lbs x7, 160lbs x1/1, 140lbs x5

Calf Press (1 leg at a time): 140 x8, 160 x5/5/5

Bench Press: 45 x7, 90 x5/4/3

Push Press: 45 x7, 65 x5/4/4

Cable Row: 60 x7, 120 x4/4/4

Lat Pulldown: 55 x7, 105 x4/4/3

 

Tues, 30 Jan

Front Squat: 50lbs x8, 100lbs x5/5/5

Calf Press (1 leg at a time): 140 x11, 200 x8/8/8

Dips: -60 x4, bodyweight x3/1/2

Hang Clean: 45 x7, 85 x4/4/3

Barbell Row: 85 x7, 125 x4/4/4

Chin-ups: -80 x4, -40 x1/1/2

 

Thurs, 1 Feb

Deadlift: 85lbs x7, 175lbs x5/3/4

Incline Dumbbell Press: 20 X7, 40 x3/3/3

Rear Delt Row: 45 x7, 90 x4/3/3

One-Arm Dumbbell Row: 30 x8, 55 x6/6/6

Calf Press (1 leg at a time): 140 x11, 200 x9/9/9

Wide-grip Pullup: -100 x7, -60 x3/3/3

 

That's it. No biking or skating. We have so much to do that all my "cardio" from now on will be going through, moving, and packing all of our crap. We got K's visa and bought our tickets, so we are all set to arrive on 1 March. Just need to deal with all this stuff...

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We have so much to do that all my "cardio" from now on will be going through, moving, and packing all of our crap. We got K's visa and bought our tickets, so we are all set to arrive on 1 March. Just need to deal with all this stuff...

 

Best of luck to you on your journey!!

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My log is going to take a little rest.

 

I have been going to the gym about once or twice a week. But I haven't done anything spectacular. I had all 4 wisdom teeth out and was a little weak immediately after that. We are leaving Baltimore in just under 1 week.

 

I'll resurrect this when I am working out/exercising regularly again, which I hope will not be too long from now.

 

Hey Tigress--nope, we are moving over without jobs, just because we want to! I'm a dual US/UK citizen and both of my brothers are in England--one in London and one in Manchester. It hasn't been as cold there as it has been here! It's been freezing--constantly below freezing with serious wind chill. My car has been stuck in ice for nearly a week. Luckily I don't use it much! Today is finally warm.

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No gym visits yet, but I did go to my first roller derby practice. It was two and a half hours and loads of fun. I am a little bit sore today. There are two 2.5 hr practices per week. We'd like to skate one additional day a week on our own (K and me, that is) but we're not sure where we can skate.

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Have you looked into a velodrome???

Nope, not yet. I know there is at least one in London.

 

We had our second derby practice today. I was still rather tired from Thursday, so even just getting started was rough. As I got going, it got easier, but I was definitely a little tired. Today's practice was harder than the last. I know I will be tired tomorrow. We did falling and stopping drills again, and we also did a bit of scrimmaging. We took part in only a couple of scrimmage jams.

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They built a new one a few years ago...its really short(one of the shortest in the world I think...under 140m) which means its not that fast but it feels much faster since the bank is 50 degrees). Portland's is 43degrees and it looks like your riding straight into a wall the first time you ride into it so this one must feel pretty awesome

http://forestcityvelodrome.ca/trackhistory.aspx

 

Theres also Herne Hill which is much larger and the lacation for the 1948 Olympics

http://www.hernehillvelodrome.co.uk/

 

There may be more but these are the really special ones that I'd love to ride on.

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Sat, 24 March

Roller derby practice. Sat practice is actually 2 hours long, not two and half. So I did 2 hours of skating, falling, stopping, turning. We also did drills where we had to push or pull another person. My lats are actually sore, and I think it's from that.

 

We found a flat and are moving on 1 April. Once we move we'll start trying to figure out what to do about working out. Our preference is to buy equipment for home, but that would have to wait until we are employed. It has been a month since I worked out. I feel like my muscles must be melting away.

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Ah, internet access...

 

I've been going to roller derby practice regularly.

 

Now I am employed and will join the gym at UCL, which is the cheapest thing I have found. It's pretty basic (i.e., lots of machines and not tons of free weight equip), but it has a squat rack, so I'm going for it. Can't wait to start lifting again!

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I went for my induction at the gym today (at the UL Union gym, which is actually cheaper than the UCL gym). I was not looking forward to it as I was originally told that I would be trained on the resistence machines. But it actually turned out to be a session with an instructor who asked me about my goals, helped me draw up a plan, and showed me around. He was not at all guiding me towards machines or light weights, and said that it was refreshing and more fun for him that I wanted to do compound lifts, that my goal was to get stronger, and that I didn't say "I don't want to get too big, I just want to tone!"

 

I was wearing a Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness shirt. He complimented me on it. He did ask me about protein and I responded that I eat beans, peas, lentils, and hemp protein. He said that with the lifting I was doing I'd need a good amount of protein but that it sounded like I had that under control. So no challenging of my veganism.

 

He was pretty helpful. He helped me draw up a plan given what they have at the gym. He asked me what I had been doing and what I liked and we used a lot of that, but he also had some other ideas to help me fill in the gaps I had.

 

My first real workout will be on Wednesday. It has now be four months since I last lifted! So I am going to start with higher reps and reduce the reps and up the weight as I get back into it. I'm going to use this chance to really work on my form.

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It has now be four months since I last lifted! So I am going to start with higher reps and reduce the reps and up the weight as I get back into it. I'm going to use this chance to really work on my form.

 

Its great to see you posting again, Formica!! I just noticed you were doing roller derby... my sister just started doing that in March. She says she has "conversations" with her alter-ego now. I'm curious - does your alter-ego have a name?

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