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Well, it was rough, but I hit my goal of 3.25 million lbs for my weight training this month. 
This also put me over 200,000 fit points. For the YMCA, this means I get my name on a plaque on the wall.

Well, it was rough, but I hit my goal of 3.25 million lbs for my weight training this month. This also put me over 200,000 fit points. For the YMCA, this means I get my name on a plaque on the wall.

2.15 million lbs of my goal of 3.25 million lbs for the month.

2.15 million lbs of my goal of 3.25 million lbs for the month.

Just a quick update….

I’ve not posted much this month.  Mainly because a couple of the key machines I work out on are “Offline” with the Fitlinxx system.  We have to log them on a sheet at the desk and wait for the Y staff to enter them by hand.  So, when I workout, the screenshots only show about 110,000 lbs of the 140,000-150,000 lbs I actually did.

As of yesterday, I’m at about 1.5 Million lbs for the month.  My goal is 3.25 million (I’m hoping to have another 750,000 lb gain like I did in October).  As you can see, I’m just shy of the halfway point.  This means I really need to pick up the pace, and probably do 6 sessions a week, instead of my usual 5.

On the Cardio side, I’ve been able to get in more lap swimming on the weekends. I’m typically doing 500 to 750 yards a day. I really want to push it to be able to do 1,000 yards, easily each workout. Right now, my shortfall is on lung capacity and my O2 levels dropping.  Due to injuries to my neck/shoulder in a wreck a few years ago, I just can’t turn my head to breath like most people. 

A friend recommended a “Swimmer’s Snorkel ” by Finis.  I picked one up last fall and I can’t recommend it enough.  However, anyone that’s ever used a snorkel will tell you, it’s a little harder to breath through.  Trainers use these for swimmers to let them focus on their stroke technique without worrying about breathing.


Nov 3
Even with a sore shoulder, I managed to hit 2.5 million lbs!

Even with a sore shoulder, I managed to hit 2.5 million lbs!

Really close to my goal of 2 million lbs lifted this month. If I wasn’t going to miss out on working out next weekend (I’m supposed to go hiking, weather permitting), I’d up the goal to 2.25 million lbs.

Really close to my goal of 2 million lbs lifted this month. If I wasn’t going to miss out on working out next weekend (I’m supposed to go hiking, weather permitting), I’d up the goal to 2.25 million lbs.