DAY NINE

I would like to eventually go completely vegan, but it'll be important to keep an eye on my level of vitamin B-12.  It's the one thing that is very difficult to get from a plant-based diet.

EXERCISES:
PULLUPS (3 SETS OF 5 REPS)
BICYCLE CRUNCH (3 SETS OF 15 REPS)

DISTANCE RAN:    3 miles (plus walked another 3 miles) 
WEIGH-IN:             130.8 pounds
BREAKFAST:         Banana (pre-breakfast snack)  
                              1 hardboiled egg

                              1 slice of whole wheat toast

                              1 handful of almonds
LUNCH:                  Organic Kale with kidney beans, peas, spinach, onions, rice
                              1 slice of whole wheat toast
                              Frozen blueberries
DINNER:                  2 slices of whole wheat toast
                               2 eggs fried in olive oil                              
                               8 ounces of cabernet sauvignon

DAY EIGHT

Thankful I had a chance to run today!  Also, read an interesting tip about weighing yourself before and after each workout to determine how much water you lost.  They recommend drinking 24 ounces of water for every pound lost.

Also, I read that you should NEVER eat kale that isn't organic.  It gets oversprayed and so the damage to your body outweighs the benefit.  Apparently, it's also true for strawberries (among other things).  So go organic!

DISTANCE RAN:    3.6 miles 
WEIGH-IN:             132 pounds
LUNCH:                  Organic Kale with chicken breast and garlic paste and brown rice
                              Frozen blueberries
DINNER:                 Organic Kale salad with kidney beans, spinach, peas, onions, etc.
                              1 hardboiled egg
                              1 handful of almonds
                              8 ounces of cabernet sauvignon

DAY SEVEN

Life got in the way of training today, so I was unable to exercise.  Boo.  In addition to the meals below, I also had an ice cream milk shake.  Definitely not what a ninja needs.

LUNCH:           Chicken breast, organic kale, sweet potatoes and green peas 
DINNER:          Chicken breast, organic kale, sweet potatoes and green peas.
                       8 ounces of cabernet sauvignon

DAY SIX

EXERCISES:
PULLUPS (15)

PRONE KNEE TO OPPOSITE ELBOW (3 SETS OF 10 REPS) 

PRONE KNEE TO OUTSIDE SAME ELBOW (3 SETS OF 10 REPS) 

PUSHUPS (10)

LUNCH:   Vegan Ethiopiean yellow split pea stew

               Boiled sweet potato and peas

               Sauteed organic kale and garlic

DINNER:  Hamburger and fries (feel guilty about it)
               2 pints of Green Flash IPA

DAY FIVE

Took off Day Four to recover some more from Friday's freerunning lesson.  Today, I resumed training.  The pounds seem to be dripping off, but in reality, this is mostly water - which I'll gain back in 15 minutes after I down a gallon of the wonderful stuff.

DISTANCE RAN:    3.6 miles (plus walked an additional 2 miles)
WEIGH-IN:             132 pounds
LUNCH:                  Kale salad with chicken breast and garlic paste
DINNER:                 Salad with kale, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, brown rice, etc.
                              8 ounces of cabernet sauvignon

DAY THREE

Ow.  Woke up feeling incredibly sore in my arms, legs and shoulders.  It's either from yesterday's workout or a dozen guys beat me up in my sleep.

LUNCH:      Chicken, brown rice, side salad, hummus
DINNER:    

DAY TWO

Today I had a private lesson with David Rodriguez (AKA "Flip" on "American Ninja Warrior") @ Tempest Freerunning Academy.  When it comes to this stuff, he's basically Yoda.  Super cool guy.  He makes it all look so much easier than it is.  It was a real workout - there's SO much to learn!

Worked on a number of vaults: Safety Vault, Speed Vault, Kong Vault, etc.

Did some wall-runs and climb-ups.

Warped Wall
I made a few attempts at the Warped Wall - got within a foot and a half of the top (I know from the chalky handprint I left behind.)  I realize now that the biggest obstacle with the Warped Wall is letting go of the fear of falling backwards and killing yourself.

Salmon Ladder
I did a pullup or two from it, but made no attempt to climb it.  Need to work on pullups where you clap your hands at the top.

LUNCH:          Salad (kale, edamame, peas, fava beans, broccoli, tomatoes, red onions, etc.)
                      Side of hummus.
DINNER:         1 and a 1/2 bratwurst
                      2 pints of beer

DAY ONE

Yesterday... Thursday, August 22, 2013

Committed to training for "American Ninja Warrior"!  Have actually been inching towards this for awhile, but for the sake of this blog, let's pretend I decided yesterday.

Bought an iShuffle to listen to motivating tunes while I run.

Bought new sneakers to wear for tomorrow's (technically today's) private lesson at Tempest Freerunning Academy.  

DISTANCE RAN:     3.6

WEIGH-IN:              135.2 pounds

BREAKFAST:          N/A

LUNCH:                  Chicken leg and thigh with garlic paste.  

                              Glass of pineapple juice.

DINNER:                 Salad (kale, edamame, peas, fava beans, broccoli, tomatoes, red onions, etc.)

                              Side of hummus.
                              8 ounces of cabernet sauvignon

                              1 beer