(The) Belly Challenge

Work Day, Baby.

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:26:00 -0400

Bike, jump rope — I’m getting good at that, btw — TRX, biceps. Abs on the TRX, including roll outs and the plank torture thing. Oh, the burn.

The work day’s begun.

-Dan

I dunno… I just felt like running, I guess. 4.2 miles...

Wed, 30 May 2012 09:46:38 -0400

I dunno… I just felt like running, I guess. 4.2 miles roundtrip today out on a relatively cool day here in the Ozarks.

The work day’s begun.

-Dan

Another Work Day Has Begun.

Tue, 29 May 2012 11:14:24 -0400

Elliptical, TRX, biceps, lats. Feeling good. The work day has begun.

-Dan

monday

Mon, 28 May 2012 09:19:01 -0400

A productive weekend exercising. Swam a mile Friday, Saturday and Sunday and after an hour of stretching will swim another mile today. On top of that., I had an hour and half of my 6am Friday basketball. Watch out Dan, Daddy is coming. Bill

The Only Living Soul At The Gym.

Mon, 28 May 2012 08:58:47 -0400

6:30 a.m. I’m the only one at the gym. The lousy radio DJs are off today, because it’s Memorial Day, so it’s all music — bad music, but it’s music — on the gym sound system.

And lo and behold: The gym has a TRX-style contraption installed! So today was TRX, jump rope, and then some abs to finish.

Done done done.

-Dan

Goooooooooood morning, Saturday!

Sat, 26 May 2012 10:31:09 -0400

1.1 mile bike ride up to school
Warm ups on the tennis court
1.7 mile jog
Set of suicides
1.1 mile bike ride home
Going for a hike at Ha Ha Tonka later today

It’s a work day, people.

-Dan

Sufficiently Sweaty.

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:35:51 -0400

After a lazy day yesterday — unacceptable, I think — I got back at it today. I took a 1.9 mile warm up run. Then a set of suicides. Then I headed over to gym for bench, biceps, and abs. Some medicine ball crunches in there, obliques, even some bench press abs.

The work day’s underway.

-Dan

The No. 1 Most Flattering Thing Ever Said About Me.

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:39:48 -0400

I walked into the gym today. There a husband and wife on the treadmill. The wife looks at me, then at her husband. “Honey,” she says, “I think your trainer is here.”

So that’s going to go to my head.

A good day at the gym otherwise: More jump rope — I’m really enjoying that, btw — and then tons of abs. Two minutes of butterfly crunches, some obliques, some standard crunches, even some Supermen. Also some incline bench and pecs.

Done done done.

-Dan

Here's to the Days.

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:21:44 -0400

Here’s to the days when the work is good. When the work is what you want. When the work is what you don’t expect.

Here’s to the days where the work comes in unexpected places.

Here’s to the days when the work makes you smile, and when the work makes you wince, and sometimes all at once.

Here to the days when the work gets done.

The work got done today — a couple miles of jogging, suicides and sprints. Even some grapevine and high knees thrown in.

Here’s to the days like today.

-Dan

monday may 21

Mon, 21 May 2012 11:20:53 -0400

It was a productive weekend for an old man. Swam 1 mile Friday, 1/2 mile Saturday (ran out of time), and followed up with about a 20 mile bike ride on Sunday, capped off with another mile swim. Feeling pretty good today. The pool opens for good this Friday, so I’m hoping to improve my swimming this summer. Bill

In and Out.

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:41:49 -0400

I was up and writing this morning, so this work day got cut short. But not a bad one anyway. Started with some jump rope — I’ve been doing a lot of that lately — then incline crunches, obliques, some work with the medicine ball, a nice set of flutter kicks, and even some biceps.

Let the work day begin.

-Dan

My 2.1 run mile today through the countryside. It says...

Sat, 19 May 2012 10:49:41 -0400

My 2.1 run mile today through the countryside. It says it’s 74 outside, but it feels 80+. Whatever. Got a good sweat going. Did the work I had to do this morning.

Done done done.

-Dan

friday

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:59:59 -0400

Had a Wednesday night basketball game and my standard Friday morning basketball game. Today kicks off the beginning of my summer with the pool opening so I’ll be swimming regularly, I hope. Bill

More Sweat Needed.

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:06:40 -0400

I’m actually starting to feel pretty good. Stronger, especially.

The next step: More sweat. I was always drenched when I left Wilson’s. I’ve been only mildly sweaty when I’ve left the Republic gym.

Still: A good work day today. 30 minutes on the bike. Some chest, some lats, some calf raises.

Done done done.

-Dan

A Damn Good Work Day.

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:10:50 -0400

Today felt pretty awesome, actually. It was all abs. Incline bench. Rows. The twisty machine. Reach throughs. Flutter kicks. Some oblique crunches. BOSU + big ball plank. Medicine ball crunches. And some pull ups to finish it off.

The work day has begun.

-Dan

Time to Step It Up.

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:58:20 -0400

A good work day — elliptical, bench, biceps — but not a great one. My triathlon training book comes today. That, paired with my stretching book, should give me the lift I need.

-Dan

Time for a Change.

Mon, 14 May 2012 09:14:57 -0400

I’ve noticed something: I haven’t had as much energy since I moved to Springfield. Part of that is because I don’t have Ryan around anymore. I miss being yelled at twice a week. Everything’s better shared — workouts included.

It’s time to step it up with a new plan, because I’m going to stagnate quickly. I need to find a triathlon training book to keep me company. I’m going to the library this morning to find something that works.

As for today: Chest, abs — including some of those bench press crunches with my legs lifted. Fun!

-Dan

The Next Challenge.

Sat, 12 May 2012 11:15:49 -0400

Yesterday was a short work day, what with an early set of meetings to get to. Abs were featured.

Today: A 3-mile run on the track. Did it in about 26:30. Not fast. But done.

And in between: I signed up for a sprint triathlon here in Republic, Mo. 300 yard swim. 12 mile bike. 5k. It happens August 11.

On August 11, I want to again type these words:

Done. Done. Done.

Let’s go, Oshinsky.

-Dan

After Game 6.

Thu, 10 May 2012 09:27:26 -0400

The Caps won last night, and I got up and at it this morning. 26 minutes on the elliptical — 26 being Matt Hendricks’ number, and he had a killer game last night — followed by some biceps and lats.

Done done done.

-Dan

"Being very good at anything involves being somewhat addicted. — Kenneth Rogoff"

Wed, 09 May 2012 09:03:03 -0400

“Being very good at anything involves being somewhat addicted. — Kenneth Rogoff”

- And with that in mind…. lots of abs — incline, reach throughs, those walking lifts — legs, and a whole bunch of jumping rope. Feels good. A new work day’s begun. (Via.)

-Dan