Month: August 2004

Breakfast was a bowl of peach and banana slices, a glass of orange juice, and a cup of coffee.

I had two more cups of coffee at the office this morning.

I had an Act II Mini Bag microwave popcorn for lunch. After, I went for a four mile walk around campus.

Before heading over to my workout I had a Nature Valley Oats ’N Honey Crunchy Granola Bar.

Dinner was a Italian sausage, peppers, and onions and on ear of sweet corn (the first from our garden) with a bottle of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and a peach and banana smoothie for dessert.

I went for a lower body workout at the MBNA Fitness Center tonight:

1. Treadmill: 5 minutes @ 4 MPH
2. Seated Leg Press: 12@205, 12@205
3. Prone Leg Curl: 12@4+2, 12@4+2
4. Seated Calf Extension: 12@8+1, 12@8+1
5. Seated Crunch: 12@4+2, 12@4+2
6. Back Extension: 12@130, 12@130
7. Treadmill: 5 minutes @ 4 MPH

I increased the leg curl, the crunch, and the back extension. Next time I would like to increase the Leg Press by 5 pounds. Everything felt good. I was able to do 12 on everything, but somehow I thought it might just have been a fluke. I’ll reconsider upping everything if I do it again next time.

Breakfast was apple crisp with whipped cream, a glass of orange juice, and two cups of coffee.

Lunch was half a bag of reduced fat Cape Cod Potato Chips and a bottle of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

Dinner was fajitas and a bottle of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

Breakfast was two slices of toasted Italian bread with honey, a glass of orange juice, and a cup of coffee.

Today was a CSA community work day. We picked apples — 28 bushels between six of us. As they always do on work weekends, they fed us. I had two bean enchiladas, a slice of zucchini bread, a bagel chip with marinated goat cheese, a garden salad, and some train wreck casserole (zucchini, tomato, and feta cheese).

When we got home, we sat on the porch and had a bottle of Saranac Pale Ale.

Dinner was a garden salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette, two slices of Italian bread, with a bottle of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and apple crisp with whipped cream for dessert.

Breakfast was a slice of peach pie with whipped cream, a glass of orange juice, and three cups of coffee. I weighed 159 pounds.

I walked over to the HUB for lunch. I had Panda Express chicken with mishrooms and mixed vegetables on chow mein noodles with hot and sour soup, and a fortune cookie.

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Dinner was pan fried haddock, green beans, and rosemary roasted potatoes, with two bottles of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and a slice of peach pie for dessert.

I went for my upper body workout at the MBNA Fitness Center tonight.

1. Treadmill: 5 minutes@4 MPH
2. Incline Press: 12@85, 8@85
3. Compound Row: 12@135, 12@135
4. Seated Dip: 12@100, 12@100
5. Lateral Raise: 1@75, 7@75
6. Triceps Extension: 12@55, 12@55
7. Biceps Curl: 12@3, 12@3
8. Reverse Biceps Curl: 12@2+3, 12@2+3
9. Treadmill: 5 minutes@4 MPH

The Vertical Chest machine was not available so I moved to the Incline Press, which is similar, but exercises a few more muscle groups. As such, I skipped the Incline Shoulder Raise. The Triceps Extension could go up by another 5 pounds. I also like the Hoist machine for the Biceps Curl and the Reverse Biceps Curl. I want to up the Biceps Curl to 3+2 next time.

Hurricane Charley — now a major category-4 storm — makes landfall… oh… within a few blocks of my parents house. I hope they evacuated a long time ago. With 145 mile an hour winds and an 18 foot storm surge, I don’t hold out a lot of hope for the house.

[Update: The eye of storm came ashore on North Captiva Island just before 4 p.m. with 145 mph (233 kph) winds and a storm surge in excess of 10 feet (3 meters). It then crossed Charlotte Harbor before pushing into Port Charlotte and Charlotte County, and then continuing inland (Florida assesses Charley’s toll).]

[Update: I found my parents. They’re alive, and well, and living in a motel in Fort Meyers. Still no word about the house.]

[Update: The house is undamaged. There are some trees down, there is no water or power, but otherwise things look as good as can be expected.]

I went for a lower body workout at the MBNA Fitness Center tonight:

1. Treadmill: 5 minutes @ 4 MPH
2. Seated Leg Press: 12@20, 12@20 (Hoist ~200, should have been 205 Nautilus)
3. Prone Leg Curl: 12@4+1, 12@4+1
4. Seated Calf Extension: 12@8+1, 12@8+1
5. Seated Crunch: 12@4+1, 12@4+1
6. Back Extension: 12@125, 12@125
7. Treadmill: 5 minutes @ 4 MPH

The workout actually took 32 minutes — the same as the last time — but was planned for 27. I wonder what is taking the extra five minutes. I would like to increase the leg curl, the crunch, and the back extension for the next time. Good workout.

Breakfast was an omelet — with sautéed onion and peppers topped with a little salsa left over from last night’s fajitas — and two cups of coffee. I weighed 158 pounds.

I had two cups of green tea at the office this morning.

It was raining at lunch time, so I did not get to go for a walk. I had an Act II Mini Bag microwave popcorn for lunch.

Before heading over to my workout I had a Nature Valley Oats ’N Honey Crunchy Granola Bar.

When I got home, we relaxed with a bottle of Saranac Pale Ale.

Dinner was a pasta salad and three slices of garlic bread with a bottle of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and a slice of peach pie for dessert.