YAY !!!

So for those of you that know me personally … you know that I’ve been working out 5 days a week for almost the past month( 4 days to go and it will be 1 month ). Anyway, you would also know that I biffed my knee about a week into that. So, I’ve been confined to the workout bike since, because I couldn’t run. I was pretty down about that since I always thought the bike didn’t work you out as much… Much to my surprise I was grossly incorrect! I ran for the first time yesterday since my knee got it’s sniz back together. I ran for 15 minutes straight at 6.x mph. Which I could not do at the begining of the workout regimen… I am really happy, I’m going to lay off the knee today and do the workout bike for 30 minutes. I don’t want to push my luck since I want it to strengthen. Anyway, for all those that think less of the bike lemme tell ya it still works you out.

That being said, if you get on the bike and expect to sit there at level 1 and pedal while reading a magazine, get off the bike, go home and sit on your couch. That is not doing you any good. You still have to bust ass, even on the bike. I ussually start out at like level 5 or 6 and keep that up for 5 minutes, at a good pedal pace. I then move up to 7 or 8 and push out 100% effort at those levels. I drop back down to level 3 or 4 for 2 to 3 minutes ( depending on how tired I am ), and then I hit it back up to 5 or 6 for another 5 minutes and so on. Monday, Wed., and Friday I do 15 minutes of that … Tuesday, and Thursday it’s 30 minutes. MWF is also upper body strength training day, so after the bike I hit the machines and/or the freeweights. T, Th I do all the leg machines.

Anyway, the point is that after 26 days I am seeing progress and I am extremely happy !