Saturday, September 1, 2012

August Workout Goals - How I did

Here's how I did
  1. Complete 16 cardio workouts = 16
  2. Complete 13 core workouts  = 8
  3. Frequency: Run 12 times = 15
  4. Distance: Run 60 total miles = 55.26  
  5. Workout with Dave 5 times. =11
  6. Lift weights 10 times. = 6 
  7. Exercise 5 times that aren't considered cardio above (mainly thinking about walks here that don't fit in anywhere) = 6
  8. Have 3 double workout days (morning + evening, lunch + evening, etc) = 5
  9. Stretch for 10 consecutive minutes 2 times  = 0
  10. Do foam roller exercises 3 times = 3
  11. Do yoga 1 time = 0
I have a few other goals that are related to exercise but aren't me working out.
  1. Have a photo shoot to get some athletic pictures for at the top of this post. = 1
  2. No more than 12 rest days all month (stretching or doing foam roller exercises means it is not a rest day)  = 13
  3. No more than 2 consecutive rest days. = Never did more than 2
If you are curious how they compare month to month, you can look at old months or I might post my excel file.  I used to put in parenthesis what the old months goals were and if I met them but that cluttered it all up too much.

I would have hit my mileage total and not hit my rest day limit if I didn't put on my running clothes and 15 hours later still not run on the last day of the month.

I am actually surprised I did as many of these goals as I did and that I got close on the mileage goal.



  1. Complete 16 cardio workouts (running, exercise bike, elliptical, or workout video)  
    1. 8/2
    2. 8/5
    3. 8/6
    4. 8/9
    5. 8/10
    6. 8/12
    7. 8/13
    8. 8/15
    9. 8/17 (Run/Walk)
    10. 8/17 (Run)
    11. 8/20
    12. 8/22
    13. 8/22
    14. 8/24
    15. 8/27
    16. 8/29
  2. Complete 13 core workouts 
    1. 8/2
    2. 8/5
    3. 8/6
    4. 8/12
    5. 8/20 (might have only been 4 minutes)
    6. 8/24
    7. 8/27
    8. 8/28
  3. Frequency: Run 12 times. 
    1. 8/2
    2. 8/5
    3. 8/6 - Treadmill hill workout
    4. 8/9 - Treadmill
    5. 8/10 - 400 repeats outside
    6. 8/12 - Treadmill
    7. 8/13
    8. 8/14 (shouldn't count)
    9. 8/15
    10. 8/17
    11. 8/20
    12. 8/22
    13. 8/24
    14. 8/27
    15. 8/29
  4. Distance: Run 60 total miles
    1. 3.02 (8/2) + 4.04 (8/5) = 7.06 (partial week)
    2. 1 (8/6) + 1.5 (8/9) + 3.31 (8/10) + 5.1 (8/12) = 10.91
    3. 3.15 (8/13) + .25 (8/14) + 3.15 (8/15) + 7.18 (8/17) = 13.73
    4. 5.05 (8/20) + 5.06 (8/22) + 8.11 (8.24) = 18.22
    5. 2 (8/27) + 3.14 (8/29) = 5.14 ==  55.26
  5. Workout with Dave 5 times. 
    1. 8/2 - 45 min walk at mall with Dave
    2. 8/5 - weights (35 min)
    3. 8/6 - apt gym (~20 min)
    4. 8/7 - walk (2 miles)
    5. 8/14 - walk at Bay Trail
    6. 8/17 - 1.4 mile run/walk
    7. 8/17 - Walk to find bass (2.5+ miles)
    8. 8/20 - Walk
    9. 8/22 - Run/walk
    10. 8/22 - Walk to/from Dinner
    11. 8/31 - Walk to/from Dinner
  6. Lift weights 10 times. 
    1. 8/2 - upper body 20 minutes then abs for 5 minutes
    2. 8/5 - upper body 30 minutes then abs for 5 minutes
    3. 8/6 - legs for 20 minutes
    4. 8/9 - upper body  (but only a little, shouldn't count as a full workout)
    5. 8/20
    6. 8/27 - upper body
  7. Exercise 5 times that aren't considered cardio above (mainly thinking about walks here that don't fit in anywhere) 
    1. 8/4 walk
    2. 8/7 walk
    3. 8/14
    4. 8/17
    5. 8/20
    6. 8/28 - core only
  8. Have 3 double workout days (morning + evening, lunch + evening, etc) 
    1. 8/2 weights and abs (afternoon) + run (evening)
    2. 8/5 run + weights
    3. 8/17 Run/walk and Run + Walk
    4. 8/18 Run + weights + Walk 
    5. 8/22  Run/Walk + run + Walk
  9. Stretch for 10 consecutive minutes 2 times  
    1. None :(
  10. Do foam roller exercises 3 times 
    1. 8/13
    2. 8/18
    3. 8/20
  11. Do yoga 1 time.
    1. None :(
I have a few other goals that are related to exercise but aren't me working out.
  1. Have a photo shoot to get some athletic pictures for at the top of this post. (I need Dave for this one and it might take all month for me to talk him into it.)
    1. 8/14!
  2. No more than 12 rest days all month (stretching or doing foam roller exercises means it is not a rest day)  
    1. 8/1 (bad start to the month)
    2. 8/3 (really bad start to the month)
    3. 8/8
    4. 8/11
    5. 8/16
    6. 8/18
    7. 8/19
    8. 8/21
    9. 8/25
    10. 8/26
    11. 8/28
    12. 8/30
    13. 8/31 (sort of)
  3. No more than 2 consecutive rest days. 
If you are curious how they compare month to month, you can look at old months or I might post my excel file.  I used to put in parenthesis what the old months goals were and if I met them but that cluttered it all up too much.

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