Day 28 (AM) - Weights & ArcTrainer

I held off on a workout after work last night because my lower back was still feeling some pain.  This morning I did the workout with the weights in the gym and then did 15 minutes on the ArcTrainer doing the strength workout of burst.  That was pretty intense.  I burned over 200 calories in 15 minutes with that workout.  My biggest issue is still my eating.  I continue to struggle with eating right.

Day 27 (AM) - ArcTrainer (45 min)

I'm finally betting back into workout after taking last week off. I too last week off for a couple of reasons.  First, I hurt my back helping a friend move and I didn't want to make the injury worse.  Second, I was getting burned out and needed some time to recover.  So, I took a whole week off.  I didn't exercise, I didn't count calories or anything.  That didn't help me to get ready for the Spartan Sprint, but it helped me to relax and recover.  Now I'm back at it and I started the week off with 45 minutes on the ArcTrainer.  All good and I burned over 600 calories.  That's a good thing considering how much I've been eating lately.

Day 26 - Weights and 30 burpees

Tonight I'll be going to dinner with my wife, so I decided to make sure to get my burpees in this morning as part of my workout.  Why am I doing 30 burpees per day as part of the daily Spartan Sprint challenge this month?  Because in the Spartan race the penalty for not being able to complete an obstacle is that you have to do 30 burpees.  That is quite the penalty too because I currently can't do 30 in a row.  Today I broke it up into 2 sets of 15.  I also did three circuits on the weight machines today.  My leg muscles (quads) are a bit sore from the run yesterday, so I decided to take it easy on the cardio today.  Probably a good choice.

Day 25 (PM) Ab Ripper & 30 Burpees

I considered not working out tonight because the 5 mile run this morning was pretty taxing, but I needed to get in my daily burpees, so I decided to do a round of Ab Ripper and then do the 30 burpees.  I did the burpees in sets of 10 because my legs were pretty tired from running this morning.

Day 25 (AM) - 5 Mile treadmill run

I got into the gym earlier than normal today so that I could have the time to do a 5 mile run on the treadmill.  I did the first 3 miles at a 9:30/mile pace and then slowly went to 8:25/mile before dropping back to 9:30/mile to finish up.  I averaged 9:08 pace.  Not too shabby.

Day 24 - Total Body workout at the gym

I decided today to attend a class that is held in the gym at work.  It was a 30-minute workout that focused on the core.  It was a good workout, so I'm happy I decided to do the class.  There is also a challenge starting today for Spartan Sprint to do 30 burpees for 30 days.  Today is day 1, so I need to get that done tonight. Should be doable.  Eating is continuing to go well.  No sweets and staying under 2200 calories.

Day 23 (PM) - Chest + Back + Balance (2/2)

I did the second half of Chest + Back + Balance today after work.  I got through it without much issue, but I still have a nagging issues with the tendons in my left elbow in spite of my use of compression bands, so it's something I need to keep an eye on to make sure it doesn't get worse.  Eating went well today.  I got over 160 grams of protein and stayed at 2200 calories.  If I can keep this up all month I should see some of the fat fall off in the next few weeks.