Day 1012 - It has been said .....

How often have we heard that phrase? In order to win you have to have confidence. To go one step further it has also been said that in order to have confidence one must posses a believe in one's self.

Now, this belief has got to be strong. There are certain things that a person can do to strengthen their belief in their self.Here is a real simple list.

• always be excited( if you can't get excited lock yourself in a closet and give yourself a pep talk!)
• treat people good
• don't listen to the gloom and doom crowd
• don't worry about things you can't control
• don't listen to what other people say
• don't worry about making mistakes
• get yourself a hero
• always be EXCITED!

Eight simple steps to having a belief in yourself. you owe it to yourself to practice these steps on a daily basis.

Today, was my second day of chasing 430 am. Since, the doors open to the gym now at 430am I have been making a push to arrive at that time. Today, I was on the machine at 450 am. I beat yesterday's time of 510 am. Tomorrow we go for 440 am- Cool-

I burned 1236 in an hour not good. However, I am excited to beat that tomorrow.

I am pumped up for day 1013!

Day 1011- Day Ten Eleven

With a fresh set of legs and some 19 hours of rest we burned 1281 calories in one hour today. I kinda sell myself short when I post how calories I burn. I really do cardiovascular exercise for more than an hour everyday. The reason I say that is because every time I workout after 60 minutes I cool down for five minutes.In those five minutes, I usually burn another hundred or so calories that adds to my total for that day.

Either way, I feel stupendous after the workout. I have come to realization that not many people will ever get where I am in terms of exercising everyday for as long as I have. I have also realized that not many have a desire to do what I have done. However, I still believe there are millions of people out there that have and are doing what I do and have done.

My question is......... Where are they???? They are not commenting on this blog. That is fine I write this just to offer motivation to both myself and readers.

Day ten twelve harks - The big Tuesday workout will present its challenges in 20 or so hours.

Day 1010- With every beat of my heart!

Gee, I have been doing that for about 2 and half years.Really? Two and half years. What have you been doing for the last 2 and half years? Eating the same ice cream? Going to a dry cleaners? Watching the same TV show? Same hair dressers? Same liquor store? Same supermarket? same restaurant?

Do you see where I am going with this? Number 1 your habits are taking you there. Number 2 whatever it is you have been doing I will bet out of the list I just gave you, you have not been doing that for everyday for the last 2 and half years. Maybe you have done it for 2 or 3 times a week for 2 and half years. But not everyday for the last 1010 days!

To quote my cousin Vinny, " I think I get the point." To quote further " No, you don't."

That is the same thing for 1010 straight days without a break!

Today I burned 1290 in an hour and did 1070 crunches on 25 hours of rest after working 11 hours yesterday. Not bad!

The gym opens tomorrow at 430 am. My goal is be there..... It will require a little sacrifice.

Day 1009- After a night of nostalgia we make our way to challenge ourselves one more time

Yes, let's compete one more time. Let us take this opportunity and ask ourselves what have we got today? We can give thanks for what ever it is we have and we can build on that very fact. My body has been tested time and again. In an incredible journey I have chosen to stay on this path. The road has been sweet and the fire still burns.

After a relatively brief rest, I have put myself in position to enjoy another workout. Realizing that my actions are perhaps strange and focus usually sharp. I want to compete one more time.

Yesterday, my results were not what I had hoped for as today I have a keen desire to exceed the totals of the workout. Burning only 1248 calories in an hour yesterday, is way off from what I usually do and are planning to do today.

The gym opens at 7 am. That is where I intend to be!

When door opened and I was there. Six fifty five am we started our workout. The goal was to hit 1300 in an hour. The minimum was to beat yesterday's 1248. So how did we do? We wound up right in the middle. Our goal was 1300 calories burned in an hour. We burn 1272 which was 24 more than yesterday.Also, yesterday I did 3 workouts in 20 hours. Today I rested 24 hours in between workout. Keep in mind, I went to bed at 125 am and got up at 525 am. So, I only had 4 hours of rest.

So the key factors are break time in between workouts and the amount of sleep before the next workout. They all play a role on how many calories get burned in an hour.

The next day we go after 1010- ten ten - How cool is that?

Day 1008 We are now at 1015 work outs!

That is all within 1008 days.That is a total of 1015 hours of vigorous exercise at least within the last 1008 days! Can I get an Amen? As I spent my day with people who ate normal meals I felt out of place as I watched them eat foods I have decided not to eat. I figure a lot of my life I spent doing what they were doing. Enjoying all the different tastes a person can get to.

I must admit, it was hard not to notice how much food there was and how much people were enjoying it. I simply sat there with my own food which consisted of strictly vegan. Having brought my own chopped carrots, cucumbers and anise. I was able to put together a salad that I topped off with sweet potato. I really felt great and just concentrated and enjoyed my food.There after there was tons of deserts which I had no trouble abstaining from. I had a nice cup of hot tea and felt relaxed and content.

So the day was done. I got up this morning around 425 am and waited for the gym to open at 545 am. Which is an hour later than normal. I eliminated the stretching part of my workout and was able to get right on schedule.

I was able complete my third hour of vigorous cardiovascular exercise within a 23 hours. What happened was from 745 am on Sunday until 650 am on Monday I workout for three hours of vigorous exercise--- Not bad and I feel awesome!

Today should be a day of watching people eat foods I do not eat and some socializing along with a good full day of daily toil.

Tomorrow we tackle day 1009. Three years is in the horizon.

Day 1007- Let's do two! There is a tremendous amount to be Thankful for

In honor of the holiday, which is today. I will show my appreciation for the strength that God has given me by working out for 2 hours today. I feel great and enjoy God's blessing. The gym opens at 8 am and I have the day off. Later in the day, I will be sitting more than standing so I mind as well be as active as I can when I can.

Life has a lot of subtle blessings if we take the time to look. I imagine there are a lot of people bustling around on this Thanksgiving morning getting prepared for the day's activities. The activities all center around eating and sitting. The traditional way in which this day is celebrated.

I on the other hand have a different thought process. You see I am an advocate for a healthy life style. An active way of carrying on the day by use of a good amount of energy.

In addition to movement I also have come to realize that the foods we eat aid in how we move or don't move. I chose foods that are non traditional. I tend to eat foods that have very little fat content and are water soluble. Fruits, vegetables and whole grains is my base diet. I have come to enjoy these foods and include them in my meals and celebrations.

You may think I am weird, or worse rude, but that is what I enjoy at this time in my life. A very healthy diet and a lot of exercise.

One other thing I have come to notice is the way people handle stress. What are the choices. Feeling no stress, eating a lot of unhealthy foods that offer temporary comfort, drinking alcohol or smoking. Those are all stress reducers that offer bad side effects especially for people who are older than 25 years of age. The body in my opinion has a great ability to bounce back when we beat it up at a younger age than it does when we age. I think we all know that.

Question? So why do we do it? Why to eat and partake in activities that hurt our bodies? That is a story for another day.

The clocks ticking I am psyched for the extra play time ......

Awesome, did 2 hours and burned 2,549 calories. I wish I could do that every day! Oh what a feeling! Did a few crunches, around 400. I wonder what is hard to change the action or the attitude toward the action? Example, let us assume someone does not like to do something that they know they should be doing. However, they eventually start doing what they should be doing, that's great! Although they really do not like doing it. You see their action completely changed but their attitude about doing it only partially changed. So, in my opinion it is harder to change the attitude than the action.

If there are changes that need to be made, it starts first, with attitude. Only two things determine our attitudes; what we think about and how we feel about what we think about. The great news is, we have control over each!

Day 1008 and work out number 1015 lie in wait.....

Day 1006 Oops, almost wrote 900 - Energy is the key!

Question is how much do you got? Funny thing is we all only have so much to offer the day. Then like some vacation days if not used they go away. Suppose you did know each day how much energy you had would you behave differently. Consider this, you not only know how much you have but you are told how you potential energy you have.

So now, the game is how do I tap into all that potential energy. Am I off base? Are we all not dying to know what we got? Energy is magical. We need it but yet we know so little about it.Our lives would be dramatically different without it. How do we get our potential energy. I am sure we all know how to use the energy we have but I would not be surprised that we leave so much of the potential energy.

While I was on the machine today during my workout one of the two members got off the machine he was on. The response of the other member who was still working out was- "That's it?" When he said that it hit me. I thought right is that it? Man, to me he left a lot on the table. It looked like to me he had a ton more to give. Oh well, so much for his potential energy during that workout.

Today, I hope I tapped all of my potential in burning 1273 calories in an hour. I beat yesterday's total of 1257 which was one of my goals.

We head towards Thanksgiving day and day 1007 - we are now 89 days from three years.

I have an extremely large amount to be thankful for.

Day 1005 Playing on more rest yields less calories burned per hour

As we march toward three years, we realize how awesome this journey has been. Some asked if I hit a 1000 days. My reply was yes today is day 1005 and I am going for three years.Going to work and working out everyday takes a little more effort than not working everyday. To clarify I started this campaign on May 20Th 2010. That was 187 days ago. In that time I have missed Memorial Day, July 4TH, Labor Day and Halloween. Also, I missed August 8Th,August 15TH, September 26TH and November 13TH. a total of eight days where I did not work. That comes out to a pattern of every 22 days I take a break from going to work. I call it my 22 day work week. However, as the holidays come around.There may be a day or two I will take time off.

Enough book keeping. Real quick, burned 1257 today in the hour and fought for every inch!

I feel awesome and am wondering how many work out partners I would have gone through if I really had one!

Okay, partner- Day 1006 is on the clock.......

Day 1004 After four hours of rest woke up as fresh as a daisy!

Without any hesitation, I got up and was on the machine at 457am and blasted out 1291 calories in 60 minutes on 4 hours of sleep. Now, I am ready for the day. I suppose many would wonder who in their right mind would do that. Well, I have been doing just that every Monday for the last few months. Come around 9 pm, I will looking for some rest. As of right now I am ready to go.

The mind is funny that way, it needs the right amount of rest to work properly. Here we are sitting at 91 days from 3 years. Keep in mind also, that this 1010Th work out in the last 1004 days.

Anxious to get on with the day. However, I have granted myself plenty of time to reflect. Here is an observation and something I would like to correct. When I post in this blog and am challenging myself not to use the word "I."

Day 1005 will be a great one!

Day 1,003- Slept for awhile after a good battle

Yesterday,we started the day by burning 1,332 calories and doing 1100 crunches and ended by working 10 plus hours running around on our feet. For the first time in awhile, I elected not eat until I was done with my day. It was challenging but I felt a certain pleasure in my mastery over my body.

Now we embark on Day 1003, which will bring us to our 1009TH work out in these 1003 days.

The focus of the next few hours is to get loose and see if the extra rest was beneficial to burning more calories on less rest. Should I begin my workout at around 9 am, I will have rested 25 plus hours.The 25 plus hours is a bit more than the 23 plus hours I usually take.

I take a lot of pride in doing better the next day and it means a lot to me to discover what is in me the next day. As I sit to blog. I am anxious to get myself dressed fed and ready to play. For another day.

The game is mental, the spirit will always be challenged and now it is time to move on.

I am happy to report.... a 1312 burn for 60 today......

Day 1002 - We are getting near the end of the year

God has been kind to a great number of us. As we head into the teeth of the holiday season. I wish all a wonderful holiday season. The tradition that we all know is for our hearts to be light and merry. The tradition also tells us to be happy to have family nearby to share in these blessings.

So let us all use that as a foundation of our thoughts as we head into the season of hope and love.

I have been a committed contrarian to popular beliefs. especially when it comes to working out and eating. I have worked very hard at a certain why of living that I feel I have discovered that flies right in the face of what others do. Now, to use the phrase that Socrates chose to explain his position " I maybe wrong, which I often am but." Based on my apparent results I may have come a cross an effective way of life. For the first 50 or so years of my life I never really questioned to phases of my life and that was eating and exercise. I ate what I hoped was healthy enough and tastes great. Then as I got older I discovered I had high cholesterol and in an effort to not take medicine I decided to change my diet and exercise more often. The results were good but not long lasting. As I began to observe my approach to eating foods that were not good for my situation i changed my thinking about eating those foods.

As a result of that process of thought I decided to eliminate all suspects and divorce myself from any food that I did not feel had any saturated fat in it except for olive oil. So that where I am right now.

By eating fruits, vegetables and whole grains I have made a decision to stay with that for awhile.

As far as exercising goes my choice for that was real simple. The philosophy I adopted for that was, do not miss a day and let's see what happens. So here we are.

I am now ready to go after day 1,002 of not missing a day. I have worked out 1,007 times in the last 1,001 days.

The gym opens at around 7am it is now 625am. Let me in!

I felt great. i am not sure if the rather chilly weather gave me a positive effect to my workout. My flow was definitely in motion today. I burned 660 calories in the first 30 minutes of the 60 minute workout. After another 30 minutes I burned another 672 which was a total of 1332 calories burned in the hour.

The total of 1332 calories burned in an hour sent me searching my postings to find the last time I had burned that much in one hour.Upon my research I found out on Day 975 I burned 1334 calories in an hour. The date was Sunday October 24TH 2010. That was 27 days ago.

I cannot say enough the awesome feeling those types of workouts generates in my body.

I have been sending out emails to certain individuals lately that center around one question and subject. The subject is incentives. The concept is what incentives do you need in order to agree to do something.

Here are a few of the questions.

If you gave your self ten things to do today and you were paid 100 dollars if you completed all of them would you do them?

If you gave yourself ten things to do and you were paid 1,000 dollars if you completed all of them by noon would you do them?

If you gave your self ten things to do and you were paid 10,000 dollars if you completed all of them by 9 am would you do them?

Well, here is another one. If you had to write out a list of 20 things you wanted to do on a day and chose just 10 to do for that day would you do them under these conditions you were paid 2,000 dollars for completing or had to pay 200 dollars for not completing any one of the 10 things you did not complete? I suppose the question is do you have enough confidence in your self to complete what you want to do? After all, what you are really saying is my odds of doing what I say I will do are 1 in 10. Which is really pretty low.

I am curious to hear people reactions to these questions.

Either way 1003 is the next challenge.

Day 1001 - When you do it once, can you do it again?

Should that be true that is a powerful revelation.That would mean once you have done something only one time, you can do it over and over again. What more confidence do you need? I once heard from a positive thinker say that there are usually only five maybe six things that you need to know how to do in order to do anything. Just five or six areas of competence will allow you to be able to do anything.

What do you think? Does that sound about right? The challenge is knowing what the areas are in a given task. I suppose that is where common sense and having a background on knowing how to identify key areas of competence in any given situation .

For example, let us say your goal was to put a nail through a board without bending the nail.

Skills needed to that are. Figuring out how to do it, doing it and doing it successfully.

How would you do it? Well ,a hammer would be the wisest choice. Then we must understand how to hit the nail so it goes through the board without bending the nail. There you have it, about five or six things you had to do to complete that task.

What I did today was burn 1,257 calories in an hour which is equal to burning 20.95 calories per minute. When you compare it to yesterday's great burn of 1315 in an hour it is a difference of 21.92 calories burned per minute. which is not even a calorie more per minute! But over a sixty minute span of time the difference is almost 60 calories.

It has been an exciting week as we readjust our sights for three years. The date is February 23, 2011 which is now 94 days away.

Of course, tomorrow is day 1,002 and waits less than a few hours away.

DAY 1,000---- HOLY ______________-

Yes! Holy God was standing right beside at 6:10 am of this Thursday morning November 18, 2010.My life has seen the coming of 1000TH consecutive day in which I have completed a sixty minute or more cardiovascular workout. During these workouts I have burned anywhere between 700 to 1515 calories. For the first 700 or so days I used the life cycle in those 60 minute or more workouts I burned between 700 to 1013 calories. I not to point during every workout I was drenched in moisture from my efforts. I do mean drenched! For the next 300 or so days I switched to the arc trainer and burned between 1000 to 1515 calories during these 60 minute or more workouts.

So, there you have it. A man aged 53 years and close to 3 months has just worked out for 1000TH consecutive day.

Questions? Are you going to celebrate? Yes, by the pure enjoyment of knowing what I was able to do. What is your feeling now? Excitement and a sincere desire to get to three years which will in 95 days from today which will be February 23, 2011. It also will take me almost through another season. Right now I am in my 11TH season. December 21ST will be the start of my 12TH.

I burned 1315 calories today to usher in the next 1000 days! I felt awesome loose and I definitely had the flow!!

Day 1001 is ready and waiting...

Day 999 -Well, here it is Day 999

This is the last day where we do not use a comma or for that matter four digits. I suppose four digits is a better way to define 999. After all if you should leave out a comma when writing any number beyond 999 it is still clear what the number is. The case is not true for four digits, you need four after 999. So the next day is Quad City. Four digits, oh my Gosh! It really has been 1005 workouts in the last 999 days.

Today, as fate would have it, it rained early and now, the sun is shinning. I burned only 1259 calories today. If I didn't wear three layers I am sure I would have burned more and created less moisture from my body. I prefer the former rather than the latter. Burning calories is awesome and so is creating moisture. I enjoyed the challenge of burning with the layers rather than wimping out with less clothes. I got on the machine at 5:13 am.

So, here we are on precipitous of 1---0---0--0 DAYS. I am excited to the maxxx!

Day 998 If you are a first time reader......

You may be wondering what is this person talking about. However, if you love to workout like I do and may have started your own blog about working out. If you are neither a work out lover or a wanderer on the net then, stick about because these postings are all about finding ways to better at anything.

Today, was my 998TH straight day of doing a 60 minute or more cardiovascular workout. Can I get an AMEN? I loved the effort today. Finishing with a flourish is sensational. My goal was to burn 1300 calories in an hour. I soon realized I had to adjust and go for with conviction, to burn 1270 calories in an hour. My body felt great as I started to make my move. In an effort to burn 1270 or more I needed to step up my game! As the math shows us to burn 1270 in an hour you need to burn 106 calories per 5 minutes. When I made my move I was only averaging 104 calories burned per 5 minutes.

I am so psyched that I was able to step up my game enough to burn an average of 105.9 calories every 5 minutes.

I will continue to sing the praises of the awesome feeling that washes all over you as hit attempt and reach the goal!

We at the drop step of DAY number NINE NINE NINE!

Day 997- The title of the blog is ......

I love to workout. Really? Why do you love to workout? That is a great question. It is almost like a who do you love question, and why? What does all this activity do for you and do you like it, I mean love it.

As I decide on my reasons why I love to workout, I am reminded of simple ways to identify my reasons for any action. They are emotional reasons, logical reasons and reasons to avoid a specific action.

Everyday I wake up and with a passion and desire that is almost indescribable I get out of bed and put on my workout clothes and head out the door to the gym. When I get in the gym I head for a machine and so it begins. Yes, another workout. The body just loves it. The emotions start running high when I make those first few hard strides. The resistance is either strong or weak depending on how hard I stride after about ten minutes I start to sweat. It is right about that time that I start to lose track on anything else but the goal. The numbers start to add in my head and I envision a certain number of calories I will burn. I just love that aspect of the workout.

It is so awesome to feel yourself getting more strength as you go. I can sense that this going take a great effort and I am up to the challenge.

So why do I love to workout?

• the challenge
• the reward
• the anticipation of something good happening
• the way the body reacts to the activity
• the mental feel of relaxation despite, the strenuous movement

You all that to me, spells love!

Today, I burned 1263 calories in the hour. Now that is awesome when you take into account that I did that on 19 hours and 55 minutes of rest in between my last workout.

We are ready to hit the town. Only 3 days left until we ARRIVE!

As always the next day is a huge part of that----998-----

Day 996 - For real, a strong bounce back day

You know in life as in a simple workout, you are either in, or you are out. The wake up call comes in and you are ready to go or you are not. today, by the grace of God I was ready. That reminds me of what I was told a long time ago when I was trying to get on the first organized baseball team I ever tried out for. I said to my best friend's father, "do think I will make the baseball team?" His response is something I will never forget- If you put your whole heart and soul in it you will-

Wow how true. When we put our whole heart and soul into anything we can do anything. Looking back at the age I heard those pearls of wisdom there was no way I could explain what he meant by what he said.

But, do you know what? I said but, do you know what? That is exactly what I did. I made the team. It was because I put my whole heart and soul into it.

What about you? Is there anything you want or are there any things you have and it is because you put your whole heart and soul in it the reason why you have it?

I burned 1310 today, which is excellent after burning 2529 the day before in 2 hours. I crunched 1100 times and felt truly awesome there after.

Were a mere 4 days from a special port of call....

The next is coming-----997---

Day 995 - Last Saturday of 1000 days

As we get so close we can touch it. This is the Saturday that precedes the date November 18TH 2010 which is 1000 days from February 23RD 2008.Where were you on the day February 23RD 2008?

I was still basking in the glow of my beloved football Giants winning their third Super Bowl.

As I recall, I was mulling over some changes in my mind. I had begun lent on February 6TH. I was 16 days into lent where I had given up chips, beer and soda. Some tough habits to shake.So, I was determined to make those temporary changes. As fate would have it, I started talking to some positive people about positive things. The more positive I spoke the more my desire to improve myself increased. The more I attempted to improve myself the more I wanted to challenge myself.

And from this boys and girls, the streak was born! My continuous action that brought me positive results spurned on a life style change. So, folks if you are not totally satisfied with your life and want to know how to change your way of life it could start with your way of thinking. Now, I am no rocket scientist but, thinking and talking more positive could be a way to do it.

Here is a report I just read about new findings on how exercise can improve your chances of NOT getting as many colds.

November 12, 2010
Regular Exercise Reduces Risk of the Common Cold
At a Glance
New research shows a strong correlation between regular aerobic exercise and reduced risk of upper respiratory tract infections.
Read more about this research below.
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI) can be caused by more than 200 different viruses, and it is estimated that the U.S. population suffers more than one billion colds a year (2-4 per average adult, 6-10 per average child). A number of lifestyle factors contribute to URTI risk, including poor nutrient status, lack of sleep, and stress. A new paper published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine adds exercise habits to the list of lifestyle factors affecting URTI risk.
1,023 subjects between 18 and 85 years of age were recruited for this study, with 1,002 individuals completing all study requirements. Subjects were selected from multiple BMI groups (roughly one-third were of normal weight, one-third were overweight, and one-third were obese) to ensure adequate representation. A comprehensive validated survey on lifestyle, diet, activity levels, stress, and URTI incidence and severity was completed by each study participant.
After controlling for potential cofounders, total days with URTI symptoms were 43-46% lower in the highest third of aerobic activity when compared to the lowest third, while URTI severity was reduced 32-41% for the high group. Low stress levels, high exercise frequency (≥5 days/week), and high fruit intake (≥3 servings/day) also correlated with reduced URTI incidence.
The exact mechanism by which aerobic exercise reduces URTI risk is still uncertain, although it appears to be a combination of factors, including transient increases of certain immune cell types, a reduction of stress hormones, and specialized benefits to key organs (particularly the lungs, which serve as a primary barrier against URTIs).
Nieman DC, Henson DA, Austin MD, Sha W. Upper respiratory tract infection is reduced in physically fit and active adults. 2010. Br J Sports Med, ePub ahead of print. doi:10.1136/bjsm.2010.077875

We all have choices. How and what you think plays a huge factor in what you actually do.

I write my posts daily for a couple of reasons. One, is to spread the word that working out every day is fine.Two, working out every day is beneficial. Three, working out every day is fun. Four, to benefit myself with an accountability of my daily efforts.

In all, I feel if I do this on a daily basis, I can blaze a trail for others to follow so not only can I or you improve ourselves but maybe the entire world can move in that direction.

Can I get an AMEN?

I am marching to the gym for this, the Saturday before the 1000TH day!

As I loosened up prior to getting on the machine I realized this is the 1000TH workout in the last 995 days. after that I made the decision to celebrate by doing two one hour workouts. During my first hour I burned 1263 calories. In the second hour I burned 1266. Not bad. I actually burned more in second hour than the first.

Now, I have done 1001 workouts in the last 995 days. Can I get an AMEN?

I am here to say doing that workout will cure what ails you!

The elements were in place for this to happen today because:

• excitement over reaching one thousand workouts
• extra time because of no work today

So now the question arises what about tomorrow? Do I go for 2 day 2 days back to back?

I have not done that before. I am temped .......

Day 996 will be here before we all know it!

Day 994- Today we went with three layers

Why? I am not sure. However, I am sure it was a good challenge.Was I ready for it?Not hardly. When we engage in this game we must be at all times - Dressed Fed and ready to Play- You see it is a question of physical, mental and spiritual requirements. As they all flow to one another.

First, in order to be dressed you must physically look and act the part. This where strength comes in. Second, fed in my opinion has nothing to do with eating but, all to do with thinking. When you are fed you know you can do it. Your level of expectation is sky high. The final step is obvious, ready to play, ready to play at your highest level where you have no doubt you will win!

If your goal is to win everyday and suffer no set backs then everyday you must be dressed, fed and ready to play!

As I said, today I got beat. I burned only 1263 calories in the hour. When it was my turn to get into the next gear I simply did not do it. However, that is okay I had a strong week! I feel great and I sweated profusely. Tomorrow, I rest a little more and have extra time to workout.

I feel like a pioneer crossing this country and has traveled on foot all this way. This pioneer realizes the town of destination is very near. As he senses he is only a few days from QUAD CITY.

Day 995 is down the road ... but only a peace to all.

Day 993 - Our way of life

What is our way of life? How awesome is it? Would we trade it for something else? What did you have in mind? Do you have any idea of how many times I have been asked that question? Or, doing what?

I don't know about you but, thinking about those questions makes me consider the options. We all are given a choice of what we want to do every day. We all know deep down, what we want. I feel the trouble is most of us cannot get deep down. Really, who is the most deep down person you know? Who is the one person that you know and they know, what they are? Is there one is someone who you feel you understand and they understand themselves?

I have news for you, if you have the opportunity, ask them how they were able to get so deep down. Take the time to ask them. Say, " so how did you get to the core of what you are?"

Today, I burned 1286 calories because I was persistent with my attempt to burn more per 5 minute intervals. I challenged and challenged to keep burning more calories per 5 minute intervals and finally, I broke through, and burned on average more calories per a 5 minute interval than I had for the previous 55 minutes. My goal was an average of 110 calories per 5 minutes and I got 107 plus calories per 5 minute intervals.

Day 994, just knocking on the door.

To all the Veterans out there- Thank You!

Day 992 After all these workouts the game is still awesome!

With eight more to go to hit Cee town, we chalk up two victories. One, we beat yesterday's start time by three minutes and we eclipsed the total calories burned in an hour by 15. Alright! We burned 1304 calories. We burned those calories by burning 114 calories in the last 5 minutes. Which translates to awesome finish.

I cannot express often enough and with any more emphasis the incredible sensational feeling I get when I am giving everything I have to hit my daily goal! I have said this a million times I wish I can give this feeling to the world and let them have it. If everyone in the world could have this feeling just once, I feel the world would change for the good.

As we inch closer to the workout of Day 993 my anticipation rises!

Day 991- We approach all days as a new beginning

What goals and efforts do for us is make us a better person. Just as a car rolls on wheels we to roll along. If key factors in our lives where shaped like a wheel. That would require that all get the even amount of care and attention. For the sake of identifying what I have been practicing for the last 1000 days or so. Let us look at the circle of health. It have 3 or 4 basic spokes, they are fitness,nutrition and sleep. It hard as heck to have good health without all working at the about the same level.

As I have learned fitness goes along way in determining the other two factors in having good health.

Today, with another strong finish we burned 1289 calories in the hour. Yes, I did entertain the thought of doing 2 hours today. But, with the possibility of not being on time for my daily toil I decided against. However, put me down for a person that could have done 2 hours today.

So with an excitement like I have never known, I rush towards DAY 992!

Day 990 DOWN THE STRETCH WE COME!!

Oh baby! We have completed 995 workouts in the last 990 days! Ten more to go to hit 1000. A simply delightful New England weather morning. The forecast called for some rain, we got snow! How cool is that? Snow on November 8Th. I took delight in burning some calories all 1292 in the hour. Between yesterday's 2566 calories and today's total of 1292, I have burned 3858 calories in the last 23 hours! Can I get an AMEN?

That is pretty powerful stuff! I feel awesome and I definitely have more in the tank right now to do more.

My mind is swimming with positive thoughts. I am what you can call ebullient! According to the dictionary it means zestfully enthusiastic. Yes, I am ebullient! I thank God for this disposition.

Day 991 is a mere hours away the snow wind and rain are here now.

I going to check out a new venue to continue the streak.

Day 989 -Last day in the 80's

Whoosh goes the time. As we speed towards the big 1000TH day. Yesterday ejected a little challenge as I took a spill and hit the floor. Yep, it certainly was not the way I scripted it but here I am by the grace of God getting ready to capture two today. Hey, the show must go on.

I shared a little time pondering some of my daily questions which I have put together. Each day I sent a group of people daily questions. Why, I realize all cannot be answered every day they are all questions to consider for all any day of the year.

My today is to do a deuce. Plain and simple get on there like last Sunday and burn some calories. The challenge is to beat a total of 2554 in 2 hours. It gives me the spirit of the day for this is the day the run the NYC marathon. So, I will do my own.

The gym opens at 7 am ---LET ME IN---

I busted in and beat last Sunday's total for calories burned in 2 hours- Can I get an AMEN?

I burned 2566 calories in 2 hours and did 1100 crunches. I love it and I feel awesome!

When finishing with a good strong kick, your body is asking why did you stop?

Day 988- Not many Saturdays left before we hit Cee Town

As the leaves fall and the clocks get turned back for daylight savings time, we study the landscape as we look at Cee Town. Cee Town is as we all know if, we have been following these posts, 1000 days. Spending a lot of time discussing 1000 days has sharpened my focus and increased my desire to go beyond 1000 days of consecutive workouts.

Doing what it is that has been done, too many people probably is not that much of a feat. Otherwise, more people would be doing it. As I sit here, I wonder who else is out there that has done what I have done. My effort is very simple everyday, for at least one continuous hour do a cardiovascular workout. In my case, I have done it for 987 straight days which includes 991 times I have completed that exercise. Why 991? Because, on 4 of the 987 days I did more than one 60 minute cardiovascular workout.

The journey has taught me so much that I have to share its teachings with all people, to allow them an opportunity to be involved in such an activity. The opportunity is there for all to do. I just wonder who is on board with it? The main focus of this blog is to find these people and allow them to share their story with the world. We have the technology to be a global village. And we are, but let us share the word of staying physically fit.

Whoever reads this, share it.

I am on the way to yet another, Saturday workout. Workout number 142, to be exact.

Day 988 ......

After a good 24 hour and 45 minute break in between workouts I beat yesterday's total of calories burned per hour- I burned 1290. I also did 1000 crunches. I would have done more because I did 700 of one kind of crunch but was only able to do 300 of the other kind due to neck ailment. No matter, I felt great and I am going to set my sights on doing a two a day tomorrow.

My plan is to get to the gym by 7am and be done by 930 am. I ought be fun and challenging.Especially, since in this part of the world we set the clocks back one hour tomorrow am at 2am.So in essence, I will be going in at 6am and getting done at 830am.

Wow what a challenge!

Day 987 - Yes, Virginia I did burn as much calories per hour as yesterday

As we search for that magic formula that makes a happy now, become a happy was. For the record nine more workouts of 60 minutes or more, will give me 1000 workouts within 1000 days. As think of the significance of one thousand days I suppose I have to consider 1000 of anything. reflecting on 1000 what is strange. Most people stop counting after a much lower number. However, in this case the counting has really been done for me. The reason why I say that is whoever wrote the calendar did the job of counting.

All I did was attach my name and did some math. Oh and of course, the workouts. So what does 1000 cover? Well, it covers 1000/30.5 days which equals a month which equals 32.78 months.

Today I burned 1280 calories and got 5 more minutes of rest. A dead even tie in calories burned and a loss in rest. So if you had money on me burning more it was a push. And you lost on me getting there earlier. So, pay up!

Day 988 harks and calls me closer........

Day 986 With strength and sagacity I exceeded yesterday's number!

What the heck does sagacity mean? It means using good judgement. It is an ability to identify talents. Okay, so how did that help you exceed yesterday's total of 1276 calories in the hour? Easy, I needed to identify and locate my strengths today. My strength lied in my ability to go real fast when the incline was not quite that steep. So, I simply poured it on when the opportunity arose.

On a rainy day my workout gave me plenty of sunshine!

Burning 1280 calories today, became a clear goal once I understood how I was going to achieve it!

Now, we are getting ready for Day 987 ------

Day 985- And it is great be alive!

There have been nine eighty fives dating back to the first eighty when the streak was approaching 100. I remember telling some people that I have almost reached 100 straight days. There response threw me back a little. Heck that is not much let me know when you do 1000.

Okay, so the phrase was let me know. As we march on with our efforts to hit the milestone I realize that the goal is not to hit the just the mile stone it is to blast past it.

Did Cal Ripken stop at 2130? No, he went all the way to 2632! He beat it by a 502 margin. My gosh that is another 20 %. Well 20% for me would be 1200. To get 3 years it would take 3 x 365 which equals 1095. There in lies the next challenge - 3 years 1096!

Once again we take it one day at a time! -----Day 986 ------

Day 984 We are down to the number 15, as in days to go.....

Yes! As in days to go until we get to comma city. Or Ce Town. What ever you want to called it, 1000 days is what it is. Why Ce Town? Well, Ce Town has another name it is Quad City. Why Quad City? As in quadruple digits. We need something we love to do. I happen to love the workout. It is interesting how working out every day has got me so much in tune with my body. I know where I am at when I get up physically. I have faith that after a short while my body will be ready for the workout. I felt that when I did a 2 hour workout the other day my body was asking for some serious rest last night. By the time 930 pm rolled around I was done.The last thought I remembered was a passage from the bible that said "the sleep of the laborer is sweet."

Today, burning 1266 in an hour despite, getting 23 hours and 12 minutes of rest in between the conclusion of yesterday's workout, was an awesome challenge. Through the grace of God I persevered and got the workout done with a flourish at the end!

Like I said before, we are down to 15 days. Day 1 of 15 starts in a few hours!

Day 983 - Off the heels of a two a day and a day of rest from work...

I blasted a good strong 1,296 calorie burn in one hour with 18 hours and thirty minutes of rest in between yesterday's two hour workout. Can I get an Amen? It has now come down to 16 days.

Thanks to yesterday's two sixty minute workouts I am now at 987 workouts in the last 983 days. I know at this point getting a work out in on Thanksgiving will be a challenge. I need to explore some options to get it done.

I am always looking ways to find motivation. Finding that spark is the key to feeding the fire. The key to continuing on this line is to enjoy it. I look around in the gym and I see people talking to one another people with headphones on and people reading. It all appears at least to me that they wish to be distracted form what they are doing. That is fine, who am I to judge. I believe there in lies the challenge to all. Question why the desire to be distracted? Why except the challenge and attack. No one said getting in shape was going to easy. Also, no one said working out and challenging yourself is not fun. That is of course, you did.

I find it a challenge to understand why any competitive person would not enjoy the challenge.

Vince Lombardi once said in regards to meeting a challenge, every person deep down inside wants and loves a challenge.

Tomorrow we meet a new day and we go for 1300+ calories to be burned in an hour.

That challenge is Day 984!