22 Mar 2012: Madness At Our House

The madness that is of getting up at stupid o’clock and voluntarily heading out into the backyard for pushups, crunches and more…

Summary

Time to bed (previous night): 22:00

Time got up (today): 04:30

Daily water intake: 2200ml

Mood (1 to 5):

Morning 4 (slow to get up)

Lunch 5

Night 5

Journal

04:30 – Slice toast with vegemite, glass water

04:35 – Back yard session (see below)

05:15 – Slice toast with grated cheese and microwaved egg

06:00 – Bus, meditate, rest (no riverside walk)

07:00 – Skinny Long Mac, muesli bar

09:30 – Morning walk then sliced banana, raspberry yoghurt, nuts and seeds

11:30 – Walk down Mounts Bay Rd, up Jacob’s Ladder then down the road back to St George’s Terrace

12:00 – Wholemeal roll, chicken, cheese and avocado

15:00 – Apple

18:30 – Salmon, greens and cous-cous

21:45 – Glass milk, bed

Back Yard Session (no gym today)

Warm-up walk with Marble around block

10 push-ups (all toe), 10 squats, 10 crunches, 20 step ups (10 on each leg)

10 push-ups (all toe), 10 squats, 20 step ups (10 on each leg)

20 push-ups (10 toe, 10 knee), 20 squats, 2 x 20 step ups (10 on each leg)

20 push-ups (10 toe, 10 knee)

10 crunches, 10 obliques, 30 seconds bicycle legs

10 crunches, 10 obliques, 30 seconds bicycle legs

Stretching

Notes

Jacob’s Ladder – more steps (242ish) than the office level 1 to 8 (154) yet somehow less uncomfortable to complete. Probably the fresh air rather than stuffy stairwell air, and maybe slightly less steep (even though overall height ascended is greater)