Day 1269 A we see if all this rest brings rise to a great workout

As the rain pelts down on this August Sunday morning, we ready ourselves for some time to workout prior to our daily toil. Yesterday in addition to a great workout I was on the clock for 8 and half hours of motion.

As we realize a little hint of a season change in the air. Heck at my daily toil they are readying for Halloween. My sleep was eight and one half hours last night( 11:30 pm- 8 am ). I focused and physically psyched to tackle today's workout.

I felt good and as I warmed up I felt great--- I wish I had more time today because I would have done two hour ride!

In sixty minutes I burned 1382 calories

11 assisted chin ups

350 crunches

700 floor crunches

four minutes of plank

I need more time and money.. HA-- IS THERE ANY OF US, AMONG US, THAT CANNOT SAY THAT? The question is simple, what am I willing to sacrifice to get it?

Ah, the Monday challenge- I'm ready!

Day 1270!

Day 1268 The rest felt good; now lets see how it translates....

Into action on the fine morning. My body have been somewhat achy lately. Perhaps, it is some dopey virus that is passing through. It is a challenge especially since I have been enjoying such a easy go of it over the last few weeks.As I get through it I do realize the value of the right amount of rest. For some reason other than lack of calmness I did not allow myself enough sleep this week . I am sure the sleep would have helped me feel better.

There is a great quote and I am not sure how it goes , exactly. The problems with all humans arises because because they do not know when to rest quietly in their rooms.

The actual quote is this, it is from Pascal

I have often said that the sole cause of man’s unhappiness is that he does not know how to sit quietly in his room. A man wealthy enough for life’s needs would never leave home to go to sea or besiege some fortress if he knew how to stay at home and enjoy it.

I believe there is an enormous power in that one thought.Rest, so you can be strong and enjoy life.

Now, we shall see how it translates to action!

It did translate well as I put better numbers and definitely felt MORE alive!

In sixty minutes I burned 1392 calories

10 assisted chin ups

220 crunches

500 floor crunches

four minutes of plank

In the area of burning 1392 calories in an hour, I burned 670 calories in the first half hour. I always marvel at how close I come to attaining some goals. By burning 670 in the first half that means I burned 722 in the second half hour. Now in burning 1392 in 60 minutes that means I burned 23.2 calories per minute. My goal was to burn 1400 calories per hour which equals 23.33 per minute. Now, since I burned .386 calories per second. When I fell 8 calories burned off the mark that means I missed by 3.09 seconds of hitting my goal. Oh that is painful. Three and nine one hundredth of a second.

Oh well tomorrow we have to crush that and burn 1440++

Day 1269 is on the mind!

Day 1267 Am I in a slump?

Battled to burn 1319 in the hour. Proud to finish strong and the effort but not enamored of my attitude. I think I feel beat up. Which is better than actually feeling beat up. Yesterday while at the daily toil, I gave myself a sliver which took about an hour of my time to remove. Now I own a slice in my hand and have to keep it clean.

The show goes on. No abs for the second straight day-

In sixty minutes I burned 1319 calories

0 assisted chin ups

00 crunches

0 floor crunches

zero minutes of plank

Day 1268 I will be ready!

Day 1266 Fiddle sticks

Had enough juice to close strong on 1320 in sixty and stretched and held off on ab work.

I want to come back strong for ab work tomorrow!

In sixty minutes I burned 1320 calories

0 assisted chin ups

00 crunches

0 floor crunches

zero minutes of plank

Day 1267 as it gets a less humid.

Fifty four days until DJI rings the bell!

Day 1265 The 800TH post to this blog!

Now, June 8TH 2009 Day 472 was the inaugural post. I waited a few days to see if anyone would comment.When no one did, I decided to start posting everyday.So, on June 16 I posted.

On June 19 TH 2009 Day 483 I began this streak of daily postings.

In sixty minutes I burned 1347 calories

75 assisted chin ups

1500 crunches

600 floor crunches

eight minutes of plank

The posting streak now at 789 -

Day 1266 I will do better tomorrow-I just feel it!

Day 1264 I seem to be regaining my strength

As baseball scouts say, " he does not seem to have much pop in his bat". Well, that was me yesterday. As the rigors of working out and doing physical labor for about eight hours to its tool on a body that had 3 hours and forty five minutes of rest. Boy, by six o'clock my body and mind were tired. Despite eating little all day I went home and ate less than normal and slept.

Six and half hours later I

In sixty minutes I burned 1330 calories

51 assisted chin ups

1220 crunches

500 floor crunches

eight minutes of plank

It took a while but I have come back around and feel awesome.

A thought about the contest as I now have watched each of the finalist.

John is to me the favorite because he has a lot of energy and conviction

Patrick is a returning finalist.

now we stare down day 1265. Lets see who blinks.

Day 1263 We do notice a few things

You do notice a few simple patterns of behavior when your routines are firmly established. For instance; I tend to sleep longer on Sunday morning and sleep less on Monday. I have been averaging about a 6 and half hour sleep on Sunday and a 4 hour sleep on Monday. Then, by the time Monday night comes along I am usually tired enough to sleep from 10 pm to 4 am. The key is my energy level which is pretty consistent although today I felt good but simply could not find the next gear as I had been doing on the previous days. Today on limited rest between workouts I --

In sixty minutes I burned 1345 calories

50 assisted chin ups

1000 crunches

400 floor crunches

seven minutes of plank

all on 18 hours and seventeen minutes of rest.

Its all about the energy. Today, I go after my 21 day of work in last 22 days.

Day 1264, will leave me 36 days short of 1300. Sounds awesome to me.