Day 1074 Even at 445 am we gave it a good go!

Yep, even though I was operating on 3 hours and 45 minutes of sleep I got the motor running. I burned 1396 calories in the hour. The workout capped off an interesting 22 hours of activity. Since 825 am yesterday, I burned 1418 calories in an hour, then worked 10 hours slept for about 4 hours then burned another 1396 calories an hour.

Right now, I am in midst of some problems with the computer monitor. So be it, we blog on none the less. The reaction of the body once it is called into action is amazing. To think I can chock all that activity into a short period of time simply amazes me.

So now it is onto the next quest.

The challenge first is the daily toil, then rest then day # 1075 . Boy those first 75 days in comma town went by quick.

I am psyched for 1075 as many streaks are still alive.

Day 1073- Getting ready to see if we can beat 1416!

Having a ball here getting excited about the challenge.There is one thing that I can say about working out everyday. It is simple. You just do it! You have anything to think about. You get to the spot where you want to workout and simply do it.

That said, I have narrowed my focus and have my eyes set on doing the workout. To keep it fresh and fun I want to beat yesterday's total calories burned per hour.

Folks, once you are there and the workout starts you are engaged in that activity. Then, the ride begins and whatever competitive juices that you have come out and you see what you have.

A good analogy is what do you get when you squeeze an orange? You get orange juice,right? Question. Why? Answer, because it is an orange. The reason it is an orange is because of the way it is made up. If it was not an orange, orange juice would not come out.

The same holds true for a person and how they are made or created or how they have conditioned themselves. It all starts with the mind and the mind determines the attitude and the attitude creates the character. So when we get squeezed we see what comes out.

The car is warmed on this 20 degree morning. It is around 8 o'clock am- Lets do it!

I wonder if, I did not post the quest of burning 1416 plus calories in an hour I would have been able to burn 1418 calories in an hour on Day 1073. So, on the 1087Th workout in the last 1073 days I burned more calories in an hour than I did the previous day. Also, I did on 24 hours and 25 minutes of rest where as yesterday I burn 1416 calories an hour on 25 hours of rest.

So we won today big time less rest more calories burned that is a sweep.

Does it help in overall performance to post your intentions? Does it give you an extra push? I think it did for me- Check it out in the first five minutes I burned a total of 113 calories; in the first 10 minutes 234; in the first 30 minutes 723; in the first 40 minutes 963;

Time out, right here, I had burned an average of 120.38 calories per five minutes. I was on pace to burn 1440 per hour. All I needed to do to beat yesterday's total of 1416, was to burn 453 calories in the last 20 minutes which would equal an average of burning 113.25 per five minutes.

To be honest at that point I was getting a little worn down. It did not help that I had a huge reminder under me to tell me how hard I had been working out. Either way I persevered and burned 455 more calories to beat yesterday's total.

Victory is sweet, when you compete against yourself.

Day 1074 is now officially known as the promise......I stand at the ready.

Day 1072 As we head toward Saturday number 153

As the followers of this blog may have noted this streak started on a Saturday. To be precise, Saturday February 23,2008.Here we are Saturday January 29, 2011. The gym opens at 7am so I have some additional time to post some thoughts. It about 15 degrees outside, there is so much snow you can barely see over the the snow banks.

When we try determine how we have received we get a report that another storm is coming. Well boys and girls this has been one incredible run of 30 days. I would guess that since December 26TH when we got a pretty picture of snow fall until today we have gotten at the very least 50 inches of snow.

The news that is not that exciting is that it is still here. Yep winter has done its part.

Last year, my calender says that on this date that my workout activity. Day 707; I had just done a workout on the arc trainer and burned 1070 in an hour. No mention of snow. As we fast forward to today. I am warming up the car and getting ready to burn 1400 plus calories in the hour as I have rested over 25 hours in between workouts.

The car should be warm I am ready here I go........

Today, we put on a clinic on how NOT to give up! By burning 1416 calories in the hour I exerted about every ounce of energy I had.I had a great first thirty minutes where I burned 715 calories. I definitely felt it. When in the next thirty minutes I could not reach that total but I would NOT give up. I burned 701 calories to get the total up to 1416 calories burned in one hour.

My legs and my breathing felt good I knew if I kept a good pace I would burn 1400 or more calories in the hour.

Here is a quick story to ponder. A man is asked to do a tough job. He must find out a way to boil a frog.First, he places the frog in a pot of cold water then before he knows it the frog jumps out. Now, the man was given this job and promised a good sum of money to complete it. So as the man thinks about his challenge he starts to formulate the idea of why is this frog not staying in the pot? He realizes the reason is the water is not comfortable. Perhaps if the water was more to the frogs liking temperature wise he would be able to get the frog to stay in the pot.

So with a flash of brilliance he puts the frog in a pot of comfortable lukewarm water. Then, guess what? The frog stays in the pot. Now, with frog in the pot he decides to turn up the heat. However, he does not turn it up high right away he gradually turns it up and before he and the frog know it the frog is boiled.

I know that is kind of a tough story but, there is a lesson and a question in it. What activity have you engaged in that has a habitual repetition that if you do not get out of the "pot" you will be boiled in it. Just like the unsuspecting frog?

Day 1073 will I break 1416 on ample rest?

Day 1071 - The 600Th post!

Day 1071 - The 600Th post!

No big deal who reads this anyway. Shout if you hear me.It started innocently enough. As the snow started to mount all around us.We all wondered when will we go a few weeks without another layer of snow.

From Jan 12TH to Jan 27Th we had over 40 inches of snow.

Today we burned 1392 and sweated all the way.It felt so good to back in the flow. I felt yesterday's romp through the winter wonderland. I suppose despite the two SNOW DAYS I have burned 1335 calories or more per hour, for 29 out of 29 tries.

I will say one thing and certainly not blow my own horn but it has taken a deal of effort to continue this streak lately. When you consider how snow is around here.But as I have said time and time again I love it! There is nothing better than to get going on the workout and just enjoying the rush.

Basically, I am ten days away from averaging a workout a day for three years.

Life is what it is. It is how we make it that gives it flavor.

We are now 24 days from 3 years.Technically, I have done 1085 workouts. Day 1072 awaits!!

Day 1070 - To quote Rod Stewart, "the snow fell without a break"

No gym, after 18 inches of snow. No work, after 18 inches of snow. So what does a rambunctious person do? He pedals away on his Life Cycle for 2 hours and shovels snow for 2 hours without a break. Then gets so wet from the snow and sweat he drops his clothes in wash takes a post break and readies himself for more.

I really missed the workout today who knows if they open the gym I may go and do a good hour workout. The big challenge would be the early morning workout on short rest.

I do not want this post to sound too domesticated but, shoveling a foot and a half of snow this morning was a good workout. It seemed like I shoveled mountains of snow but it was only 20 to 30 feet. However, (again, I do not want to engage in my chores here) there was nowhere really to put the snow unless, you walked with the snow and threw the snow over the 4 to 5 foot banks of snow. Like I said, doing that was a good work out.

Here is an article that supports the facts about eating fruits vegetables and whole grains gives you energy and helps keep the weight down.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/8-reasons-carbs-help-you-lose-weight-2442968/

Day 1071 is around the corner and who knows maybe it won't snow.

I am psyched to workout some more. Today or tomorrow or both!

Day 1069 We are now at 28 but, where did 1400 go?

With a gallant effort I tried to catch 1400 calories burned in sixty minutes for the fifth consecutive day but, I just could not get it. Sometimes, I look at my max calories in sixty minutes as some game of the day. The game is played and won or lost on hitting the target of calories I burn every 60 minutes.

The focus is all me I create it and deliver it. It is pure entertainment. I get myself to think about what will stretch me that day or week or month. The power is knowing I will be there to play everyday. If showing up is not an option then the focus is setting and hitting the goal.

The neat thing is since I am the one who sets the initial goal. I am also the one who can modify it.

Today, I just was unable to get as loose as I wanted. By getting loose, I am referring to not holding back in attempting to push myself to burn the maximum calories I can in that hour.

My effort was there I just could not sustain a good hard 20 minute push to get to burn that elusive 1400 calories in an hour. Its only 23 and third calories a minute was equals 116 and two thirds calories per every five minutes. Now today I burned 23.03 calories a minute for a total of 1382 calories in an hour. When you consider that is only one fifth of a calorie per minute less than my calorie goal you realize that is a bummer.

However, not to be discouraged, tomorrow we will get back after it and burn well over 1400 calories in an hour- Oh yeah, I feel it!

Ten Seventy- snow or no snow!!!!

Day 1068 Make it 27 for 27.....

Back on Day 1040 I burned 1402 calories in my first of two one hour workouts.

Since then the only interruption in consecutive days of burning 1335 or more calories per hour was Day 1055 -January 12TH the gym was closed because of the huge snow fall that was almost three feet. I worked out for two hours but did not burn 1335 or more per hour. However, I did not have the equipment to do so.

The facts are still in order, so we go on from here. I burned 1401 calories today within the hour. The streak of days where I have burned 1400 or more calories per hour is is at four.I finished very strong today as I burned over 24 calories per minute for the last 15 minutes of the workout.

So with a great feeling, we push forward and gaze out at the current snow fall which has brought on warmer weather and a few inches of snow.

Day 1069 approaches as we cherish the glow of the workout and praise God for the warmer weather. We are 26 days from three years. I am psyched to meet that challenge.