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Aug. 14th, 2006
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New Personal Best
Aug. 14th, 2006 05:11 pmI've limited myself to half-hour and hour long sessions on the elliptical crosstrainers because that's as high as they went. You couldn't set them for a longer run. And, if you didn't set any time on them, after a half-hour (or an hour, depending on the machine,) the crosstrainers would start flashing "ENTERING COOLDOWN PERIOD" and reset their timers to 5 minutes.
The other day, one of my co-workers suggested that the gym sets these maximum times to give everyone a chance to use the crosstrainers and that if I was so inclined, I could just start a new session after my previous session ran out and run for multiple sessions. I could then add up the various numbers when I was done running.
Ok. Done. I did three half-hour sessions.
In addition to the running, I'm also doing some strength training on the "Quick Fit" weight machines. The program calls for you to do two sets of twelve to fifteen repetitions on ten different machines, but I'm limiting myself to the first four to six machines right now. I'd let you know what they were if I knew the names for them, but I don't.
I've also starting doing some what I'm calling some mid-body exercises. The first involves locking your pelvis into a seat and twisting your upper body against some resistance. Another has you bend forward against a padded resisting bar. Again. with everything, I'm starting off light and gradually working my way up to progressively higher and higher weights.
The other day, one of my co-workers suggested that the gym sets these maximum times to give everyone a chance to use the crosstrainers and that if I was so inclined, I could just start a new session after my previous session ran out and run for multiple sessions. I could then add up the various numbers when I was done running.
Ok. Done. I did three half-hour sessions.
| Precor USA EFX546 Elliptical Crosstrainer | ||||||
| Date | Distance | Time | Calories | Strides | Resistance | Incline |
| 8/14 | 7.5 mi | 90 mins | 855 cal | 11,400 | 5 | 10 |
In addition to the running, I'm also doing some strength training on the "Quick Fit" weight machines. The program calls for you to do two sets of twelve to fifteen repetitions on ten different machines, but I'm limiting myself to the first four to six machines right now. I'd let you know what they were if I knew the names for them, but I don't.
I've also starting doing some what I'm calling some mid-body exercises. The first involves locking your pelvis into a seat and twisting your upper body against some resistance. Another has you bend forward against a padded resisting bar. Again. with everything, I'm starting off light and gradually working my way up to progressively higher and higher weights.
