Articles in Fitness
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 27(W12) – Cardio
Narrative:
Still tempted to lift, but still resisting. Still feel strong overall, just need to keep the focus. Need to get better brace for arm.
Cardio: 61 mins
Distance: 6.0
Calories: 647 (runwalk-80/20)
Crunches: 200
Tracker
Total Distance: 296.99 miles (Goal 400/103.01 …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 27(T11) – Cardio
Narrative:
I am really tempted to lift, but I must resist the urge. Â I must allow my body to heal so that I can move forward. Â Another day of cardio only…it’s all good, just need to …
Rupert’s YoB: Phase III-Day 26(M10) Cardio
Narrative:
I have temporarily pulled back some on my weightlifting in order to give both my left wrist and my right elbow a bit of time to heal. Â I have been having quite a bit of …
How to Eliminate Muscle Cramps
Muscle cramps can be a very painful side effect of exercise. You work out to benefit your body and overall health, and are punished with a sharp pain in your muscles. It’s easy to get frustrated …
Hitting that Big Old Wall
Just about everyone has heard of the “Wall,” as in “hitting the wall.” And lots of us – in running and in life – have run straight into it. Head on.
A wall is the point in a …
5 Easy Steps to Reveal More Muscle
You love lifting. You love the plain challenge and the simple rewards—beating your previous best and feeling a great pump afterward. And maybe you hate cardio. Devoting gym time to cardiovascular exercise feels as if …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 25(M3) – Legs
Narrative: ( Total Time – 124mins)
First full workout at home. Â Feels a bit weird working out at home fully for the first time. Â All around it was a good workout, although I had to re-arrange …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 24(Sa1) – Cardio
Narrative:
Skipped yesterday’s workout so I supplemented today with a medium run walk, even though Saturday is my typical day off.
Cardio: 63 mins
Distance: 5.0
Calories: 853
Crunches: 0
Tracker
Total Distance: 273.99 miles (Goal 400/126.01 remain)
Total Calories: 69,379 (Goal 80,000/10,621 …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 23(Th29) – Arms
Narrative: (140min)
Pretty middle of the road cardio this morning. Â Ran the corners pretty hard. Â It was bit humid, but cool and light. Â My weight workout was pretty good. Â I added several burnout set on the …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 22(W28) – Cardio
Narrative:
Pretty slow run-walk today. Laid off the weights today since muscles felt a bit sore…plus, I was very busy.
Cardio: 61 mins
Distance: 4.0
Calories: 443
Crunches: 0
Tracker
Total Distance: 263.49 miles (Goal 400/136.51 remain)
Total Calories: 66,965 (Goal 80,000/13,035 remain)
Total …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 21(T27) – Back
Narrative (128min)
Pretty good workout on back today. Â Missed my cardio yesterdayso I had a really good cardio this morning. Â I was able to get in a full workout including all my hyperextensions. Â I held back …
Rupert’s YoB: Phase III-Day 20(M26) Shoulders
Narrative (60min)
Missed my morning run so no cardio today. Â At any rate, I was able to get a pretty good shoulder workout.
Abdominal Exercises:
As stated above, in this workout you should train your abs at the …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 19(Th22) – Chest
Narrative: 149mins
Good workout; had a protein drink and banana before and Gator Aide along the way. I needed to eat earlier though, I think I ate to close to hitting the gym. The morning cardio …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 18(W21) – Legs
Narrative: ( Total Time – 147mins)
Ok workout today…felt pretty strong to start off, but started fading to the end. Caught a second wind and pulled out a relatively strong finish. Totally missed my dead lifts…one …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 17(T20) – Arms
Narrative: (120min)
Easy cardio this morning, ran a slow 4.5miles. It was really nice out, cool and not too humid. Weight training on the other hand was somewhat labored. Got to the gym relatively late and …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 16(M19) – Back
Narrative (123min)
My second back workout since I started this new regiment. Fell really tired to the end of the workout. I was not able to complete all my ab movements and my legs started to …
Maximizing Your Workout With The Right Tunes
Anyone who exercises regularly will tell you that the right routine, equipment and gear can help make for an optimal workout. And for many workout junkies, that ideal gear includes the right music.
Costas Karageorghis, deputy …
Rupert’s YoB: Phase III-Day 15(F16) Shoulders
Narrative (152min)
Awesome workout day. I think my body is getting stronger. I am able to get through my entire workout with less ill effects now. Very strong session both at my morning run as well …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 14(W15) – Cardio
Narrative:
Another really busy day today – today I addition to spending the first half of the day with a VA representative going over VA issues, I had to lead an Administrative Separation board as the senior leader …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 13(W14) – Cardio
Narrative:
Really busy day today with Dr. Reed from ONI. Â I was not able to get my lift in. Â The good thing though was that I got my early morning 5miler in. Â I really did not …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 12(T13) – Chest
Narrative: 144mins
One of the best workouts I have had in a long time. I was able to work through all my exercises without tapping out. I felt relatively strong at the end too, not much …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 11(M12) – Legs
Narrative: ( Total Time – 115mins)
Good all around workout. I got really tired to the end as usual on legs, but I started to get leg cramps in my thigs as well; this is first …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 10(F10) – Cardio
Narrative:
Only had a morning threadmill run. Had planned on doing arms, but I was not prepared for mid-day lift. I will make it up tomorrow. Body a bit achy, but generally, I do feel fine. …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 9(Th8) – Arms
Narrative: (115min)
Really good morning cardio and mid-day lift. For the first time in a while I was able to get through my entire session without any major deficit in my lifts. Pushing hard right now, feeling …
The Truth about Calories
YOU CAN’T GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT being confronted by calories. Restaurants now print calorie counts on menus. You go to the supermarket and there they are, stamped on every box and bottle. You hop on the …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 8(W7) – Cardio
Narrative:
Only had a morning threadmill run. Had planned on doing arms, but I was not prepared for mid-day lift. I will make it up tomorrow.  Body a bit achy, but generally, I do feel fine. Did …
Rupert’s YoB: Phase III-Day 7(T6) Back
Narrative (120min)
First back day on the new regiment; it was ok. Â I felt really tired towards the end of the workout. Â I did get most of my lifts in, but I had to pull out …
Rupert’s YoB: Phase III-Day 6(M5) Shoulders
Narrative (120min)
After missing Fridays “Back” Strength  training, I decided to switch back for shoulder primarily because today is Labor Day and I don’t have most of the equipment for a great back work out at …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 5(F2) – Cardio
Narrative:
This was supposed to be a back day, but I ended up not being able to get to it; so it turned into a cardio day.
Cardio: 61 mins
Distance: 3.50 (Morning + )
Calories: 494
Crunches: 0
Tracker
Total …
Rupe’s YoB: Phase III-Day 4(Th1) – Chest
Narrative: 131mins
Pretty good all around workout day. Started off with an ok bang after coming back from lunch at LongHorn Steak House (Senior Nichols goodbye). Still a bit achy shin from pounding the pavement in …
