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Three Short Bricks & An Ab Workout

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Tonight’s workout made a very pleasant change and turned out to be quite a challenge. I needed to run tonight and I also needed to ride my bike, so I […]


Core Strength In 6 Weeks Courtesy Of Essential Abs

That’s what I’m hoping anyway I’m currently working towards improving my core strength and firming my abdominal muscles and am following the Men’s Health guide “Essential Abs“.
I’ve owned the Essential Abs book for quite some time, and really like the structure of its 6 week program. The Core Program is a simple and […]


Easy 4 Mile Run

Nice easy run with my daughter this evening. Not fast, not slow, just a nice easy pace which kept my heart rate down in the 130s. Each mile was slightly faster than the previous one, which is always a good way to run.
Actually it was nice to save my energy for the 2nd workout of […]


Steady 8 Mile Run < 150bpm

It was nice to run easy tonight after two tough workouts from the FIRST Marathon Training Plan. The aim was to run 8 miles and keep my heart rate under 150 beats per minute and not worry about speed or pace for a change.
The cooler weather (approx. 67°F) and slight breeze made for a […]


Running Rest Day

Too much going on to get a run in today, but I did manage to complete Week 3 Workout 2 of the 100 Push Ups for Breakfast plan. I have to say, it’s getting really difficult to finish the workout. For example, today started with 22 push ups followed by 90 seconds rest - fairly […]


Running Rest Day

Nice to take a recovery day today after 5 consecutive days of running. However, it wasn’t a total day of rest, as tonight I started Week 3 of my Push Ups Quest For Strength plan and also did 100+ various crunches.
Back to the plan tomorrow and hopefully my legs will thank me for resting them […]