Wednesday, March 2: My March fitness campaign kicked off straight after my first class of the new semester. With just the one 9 a.m. class today, I was done with work and in the gym by 11 a.m. for a grueling steep 4 kilometers on the treadmill followed by leg exercises for my thighs, hamstrings, and calves. The month and new semester are off to an amazing start!
Thursday, March 3: A short but intense 20-minute workout at the gym. I exercised my back, lats, traps, biceps, and forearms without a break!
Friday, March 4: Between classes I had time to sneak away to the pool for a nice 1,250 meter swim:
Saturday. March 5: A steady 3 km on the treadmill followed immediately by an intense chest, shoulders, and triceps workout. I’ll be very very sore tomorrow…
Sunday, March 6: An unplanned rest day due to a long nap in the afternoon. I also felt dehydrated the whole day, which could be a sign I’m coming down with something. I hope I’m not because I have a very busy day ahead of me tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 8: I’m still feeling a little under the weather, but still managed a very quick visit to the gym. At just under 20 minutes, I think that was my shortest gym session ever. Just a few sets of leg extensions, hamstring curls, side raises, calf raises, and lower back extensions.
Wednesday, March 9: Another short gym session. This time back, biceps, forearms, traps, lats, and abs.
Friday, March 11: I’m still not quite over this lingering little cold, but I went to the gym anyway for an heroic chest, shoulders, triceps, thighs, hamstrings, and calves workout. I’m hoping to get back into the cardio tomorrow…
Saturday, March 12: Back on the treadmill for the first time since last Saturday! A steady and steep 3 kilometers followed by a back, traps, lats, biceps, forearms, and lower back workout:
Tuesday, March 15: I visited the gym after lunch for a nice solid chest, shoulders, triceps, thighs, and hamstrings workout.
Thursday, March 17: An early morning (7:20 a.m.) workout to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Three kilometers on the treadmill watching First Knight and then some abs and sides exercises:
Friday, March 18: A filled a 4-hour break between classes with a 1.05 kilometer swim and a nap:
Saturday, March 19: A weights session in the late afternoon after a trip downtown to pick up new shirts and pants for work: back, traps, lats, biceps, lower back, and forearms. And that was the hardest back workout in a good while.
Sunday, March 20: I mixed things up a little today with a legs, chest, shoulders, and triceps workout before a treadmill session. I really noticed the difference in my legs on the treadmill resulting in a shorter distance (2.5 km). Still a great workout though and I’m looking forward to feeling sore tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 22: Another treadmill session, this one a little longer (3.5 km) while listening to Murray Gold’s Dr. Who Season 5 soundtrack:
Thursday, March 25: A quick 1.1 kilometer swim between my teacher training and freshmen classes. I had a lane to myself the whole time enabling me to swim a little faster with much fewer rests. Murray Gold’s music through my trusty (and perhaps a little rusty) SwiMP3 completed the experience:
Friday, March 25: A short sharp gym session before my 12 p.m. teacher training class. Treadmill session first (2.5 km) followed by a short sharp back, biceps, lats, traps, and lower back workout:
Saturday, March 26: An intense weights session early Saturday morning (chest, shoulders, triceps, quads, hamstrings, calves, and abs) before heading off to Yena’s wedding.
Tuesday, March 29: Back in the gym around 5:30 p.m., but I only had time for a treadmill session. I picked up the pace significantly because of that lack of time and ran 3.8 km:
Wednesday, March 30: Another brief weights session today, this one clocking in at just under 25 minutes. Just legs and abs today. I hope I’m sore tomorrow.
Thursday, March 31: Another short and intense weights session, with today being back day: lats, back, traps, biceps, lower back, and forearms. And yes I was a little sore from yesterday’s workout, but not as much as I had expected. I really need to put more effort into my legs and abs workouts.
Thus ends the month of March in the year of our Lord 2011. Less cardio workouts than previous months, but I still exercised 21 out of the 31 days of the month, and I’m happy with that. I also changed my diet significantly after reading Gary Taubes’ informative and fascinating book Why We Get Fat. I hope (“expect” more like it) to see some noticeable results over the next couple of months. And oops I almost forgot, I’ve been watching the latest season of Australia’s Biggest Loser religiously all month, and things are just starting to heat up…
