Today is the 9th day of my 90-day challenge. The momentum is strong, and I'm feeling better every day. Eating the right food every day helps me to recover faster from my ever-intensifying workouts. Bad food choices create more work for our bodies in areas of digestion and assimilation, so there is less energy for the body to repair the stress caused by exercise. While I fine tune my diet, more energy is being freed up for workouts, so I can add intensity.
Workout:
Since yesterday was a successful strength training day (my assisted pull ups and dips are getting better), I decided to incorporate a new cardio/interval training exercise today. In San Diego County, we have a famous set of stairs that are great for a workout, because they seem to just keep going. In fact, there are a total of 245 stairs that are interrupted by two streets as you ascend. The view from the top is another spectacular view of our amazing county.
My brave friend Jay met me at the La Mesa Secret Stairs (as they are known by those who frequent them) for a grueling workout. After stretching, we walked up the first couple of flights to get warmed up. Once the blood was pumping, we ran up the next flight until 30 seconds passed. Then, after catching our breath, we did it again and again and again. By the third time, my legs and lungs started burning intensely. Jay and I had to take longer breaks to prepare for the next round.
After four rounds, we had to start coming down again because we were at the top. You would think that would be easy, but our legs were like sandbags and felt weak as we descended. When we got down about halfway, we decided to go for another round. The fifth and sixth rounds were real killers. My lungs were burning, my heart was pounding and my legs could take no more. We wanted to go for eight rounds, but decided to be reasonable. This was, after all, our first attempt at tackling stairs. We agreed that this was an awesome first attempt, and that we'd go for eight next time.
Well, my legs are still pretty weak, but I feel like I got a powerful workout in. My body is getting stronger and more adapted to stress. The momentum from this keeps me going and the only way is up.
Food:
Just a quick note about my diet. After three days on 100% raw, I decided to have a little cooked food today. Breakfast, lunch and snacks were all raw today, as I had a protein shake in the morning and a green smoothie later in the day. I also snacked on fruit and nuts throughout the day. For dinner, I soaked some Mung beans for a couple of hours and then cooked them in water for 30 minutes. At the end of the boil, I added kale, celery, a carrot, broccoli, garlic, dulse, coconut oil, turmeric, cloves, cinnamon, hot pepper powder and some sea salt. Wow! That turned out great! After eating a nice bowl of it, I'm totally satisfied.
So, if you're reading this, just tell yourself that it's okay to get out there and do something about your health. Once you do one thing, that only adds to the momentum. After a while, you'll notice that you want to do more things. And you are so worth it. Be healthy!
Mystic Merman
Workout:
Since yesterday was a successful strength training day (my assisted pull ups and dips are getting better), I decided to incorporate a new cardio/interval training exercise today. In San Diego County, we have a famous set of stairs that are great for a workout, because they seem to just keep going. In fact, there are a total of 245 stairs that are interrupted by two streets as you ascend. The view from the top is another spectacular view of our amazing county.
My brave friend Jay met me at the La Mesa Secret Stairs (as they are known by those who frequent them) for a grueling workout. After stretching, we walked up the first couple of flights to get warmed up. Once the blood was pumping, we ran up the next flight until 30 seconds passed. Then, after catching our breath, we did it again and again and again. By the third time, my legs and lungs started burning intensely. Jay and I had to take longer breaks to prepare for the next round.
After four rounds, we had to start coming down again because we were at the top. You would think that would be easy, but our legs were like sandbags and felt weak as we descended. When we got down about halfway, we decided to go for another round. The fifth and sixth rounds were real killers. My lungs were burning, my heart was pounding and my legs could take no more. We wanted to go for eight rounds, but decided to be reasonable. This was, after all, our first attempt at tackling stairs. We agreed that this was an awesome first attempt, and that we'd go for eight next time.
Well, my legs are still pretty weak, but I feel like I got a powerful workout in. My body is getting stronger and more adapted to stress. The momentum from this keeps me going and the only way is up.
Food:
Just a quick note about my diet. After three days on 100% raw, I decided to have a little cooked food today. Breakfast, lunch and snacks were all raw today, as I had a protein shake in the morning and a green smoothie later in the day. I also snacked on fruit and nuts throughout the day. For dinner, I soaked some Mung beans for a couple of hours and then cooked them in water for 30 minutes. At the end of the boil, I added kale, celery, a carrot, broccoli, garlic, dulse, coconut oil, turmeric, cloves, cinnamon, hot pepper powder and some sea salt. Wow! That turned out great! After eating a nice bowl of it, I'm totally satisfied.
So, if you're reading this, just tell yourself that it's okay to get out there and do something about your health. Once you do one thing, that only adds to the momentum. After a while, you'll notice that you want to do more things. And you are so worth it. Be healthy!
Mystic Merman
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