{"id":190,"date":"2011-04-30T13:34:39","date_gmt":"2011-04-30T04:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/?p=190"},"modified":"2015-03-22T20:44:11","modified_gmt":"2015-03-22T11:44:11","slug":"april-2011-fitness-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/april-2011-fitness-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2011 Fitness Diary!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Friday, April 1:<\/strong> April began with a bang with a really intense gym session between classes. Four steep kilometres on the treadmill followed immediately by an intense non-stop chest, shoulders, and triceps workout:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i827.photobucket.com\/albums\/zz192\/CaptPorridge2\/Fitness%202011\/20110401.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Sunday, April 3:<\/strong> The hardest gym session in living memory resulted in a longer-than-usual afternoon power nap. 3.5 very steep kilometers on the treadmill followed immediately by a non-stop quads, hamstrings, calves, traps, lats, biceps, upper and lower back workout:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i827.photobucket.com\/albums\/zz192\/CaptPorridge2\/Fitness%202011\/20110403.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Tuesday, April 5:<\/strong> Another treadmill and weights session at my favourite gym: 3.5 kilometers on the treadmill followed by a chest, shoulders, and triceps workout.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i827.photobucket.com\/albums\/zz192\/CaptPorridge2\/Fitness%202011\/20110405.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Wednesday, April 6:<\/strong> A rare late night workout following my Korean class which finished at 9 p.m.! Just weights tonight focusing on\u00a0some muscles I&#8217;ve historically neglected: thighs, hamstrings, calves, sides, abs, lower back, and forearms.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Friday, April 8:<\/strong> A serious and steep 4.5 kilometres on the treadmill (including several intervals at a fast jog) and then a pretty serious back, traps, lats\u00a0and biceps workout:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i827.photobucket.com\/albums\/zz192\/CaptPorridge2\/Fitness%202011\/20110408.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Tuesday, April 12:<\/strong> Back exercising today after a weekend in Seoul with my sister Liz and her wonderful family. A nice\u00a01 kilometer swim listening to Murray Gold&#8217;s fantastic music for <em>Doctor Who<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i827.photobucket.com\/albums\/zz192\/CaptPorridge2\/Fitness%202011\/20110412.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, April 13:<\/strong> A short but intense late-night weights session after Korean class: chest, shoulders, and triceps.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Thursday, April 14:<\/strong> Five kilometres on the treadmill between classes while listening to trippy music by Danny Elfman:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i827.photobucket.com\/albums\/zz192\/CaptPorridge2\/Fitness%202011\/20110414.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, April 15:<\/strong> Another short sharp workout today: back, biceps, traps, lats, and lower back.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Saturday, April 16:<\/strong> Legs, abs, and sides in the gym. The\u00a0hardest core workout in a while.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Sunday, April 17:<\/strong> A steep 3.5 kilometres on the treadmill followed by a short chest, shoulders, and triceps workout. And that caps 6 days of exercise!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i827.photobucket.com\/albums\/zz192\/CaptPorridge2\/Fitness%202011\/20110417.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, April 19:<\/strong> Another quick workout, this time just legs and it was the hardest legs workout in years.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Wednesday, April 20:<\/strong> Yet another quick workout before going to Seoul to see Liz and the rest of her clan: back, traps, lats, biceps, and forearms.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Saturday, April 23: <\/strong>Back on the treadmill after almost a week off it: 3.5 kilometres followed by a chest, shoulders, triceps, abs, and sides workout:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i827.photobucket.com\/albums\/zz192\/CaptPorridge2\/Fitness%202011\/20110423.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, April 25:<\/strong> A busy day, but I managed to fit in\u00a0a twenty-minute weights session in which\u00a0I focused solely on my back and biceps. I&#8217;m really liking these short sharp sessions^^.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Wednesday, April 27:<\/strong> A really good cardio workout today (3.5 kilometers) followed by an intense and painful chest, shoulders, and triceps workout.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i827.photobucket.com\/albums\/zz192\/CaptPorridge2\/Fitness%202011\/20110427.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, April 28:<\/strong> Another quick 20-minute workout, this time just legs, sides, and abs. And then it was straight to dinner with th teacher trainees for a ton of yummy food.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Friday, April 29:<\/strong> A super steep cardio session before my 12 p.m. class with the teacher trainees. The steeper incline almost killed&#8230;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i827.photobucket.com\/albums\/zz192\/CaptPorridge2\/Fitness%202011\/20110429.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all folks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday, April 1: April began with a bang with a really intense gym session between classes. 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