Today's workout and not so good diet

Hit the base gym this morning, after a stop at my new favorite Mom and Pop donut shop.  Cool sidebar-there were three old vets at the small breakfast bar they have there.  Two were wearing WW II ballcaps, and one a Viet Nam cap, although he was only 5 years younger (as in late 80s!).  So if they survived 5 wars including one being in a German POW camp and the other being at Anzio and the Battle of the Bulge and eat donuts in their 80s/90s, I've got that going for me!

Rowed 500M as a warmup with some stretches and push-ups, then the next 5x5 workout.  Big crowd around benches, so I substituted 25x2 dumbbell presses instead of traditional bench press.  Then did another 1000M row instead of a "pull" exercise.  One thing I realize tonight is how non-ambidextrous I am-all this rowing in the past week has my left bicep really sore while my right (dominant) arm is basically ok.  So the rowing as an addition to my normal workout activities will probably be a good balancing aspect.

That's it for tonight.  Yoga class tomorrow, needed after lots of walking Saturday and workouts yesterday and today.

One Day, One Workout into 2017

Happy New Year's!

Yes, I went to the gym already this year-No, I'm not one of those New Year's Resolution is the only reason I'm here workout folks!

I have been enjoying life since Thanksgiving, getting some workouts in, but also knowing I had a run of Thanksgiving, company National Training Camp/Gala and then Christmas and New Year's all happening in about 7 weeks.  So I purposefully dropped a little weight in October and early November and started ramping back up the workouts a few weeks ago as I hit my "Target and No More Weight" in the 187 range.  My "walking around" weight when not lifting heavily is about 182, so five pounds on the scale and the "mirror test" told me it was time to get back after it.  Plus I have noticed my raw strength and aerobic endurance are worse than they have been in years.

So I'm doing a modified Stronglifts 5x5 plan (less frequency), yoga and have started rowing.  The yoga instructor is also a personal training at the gym on the base where I work, and she gave me some technique tips.  I've done a couple of easy rows focusing on technique but also getting some work in.  BTW rowing uses your abs much more than you would think-I'm guessing for the recovery and forward slide portion.  I'll focus on them during my short rowing warm-up before lifting tomorrow AM.

Here's to your fitness and health in 2017!

One month and one week on the Vick's Treatment

I have now been treating my toenail fungus with Vick's Vapo-Rub for one month and one week.  At first I was skeptical about this treatment although I had been soaking my feet in Listerine and vinegar since mid-summer.  I was skeptical not based on any real facts about Vick's working for others or not, it was mainly because I have been on about every prescription anti-fungal out there.  In most cases they made a difference temporarily but had to be stopped due to liver risk and the fungus spread right back to the affected toe nails.


I decided to give it a shot, as the vinegar and Listerine treatment seemed to be stalling out, plus I needed a method for the winter instead of soaking my toes/feet in cold liquid in a near freezing garage for half-an-hour every other day or more.  So I started gooping Vick's on my toenails after showering in the morning and before bed.  I don't think I've missed more than one treatment this whole time but sometimes I probably haven't put enough on.


Still no pics-plenty of other pics of nasty toenails on this here interwebs/Facepage thingy, so I'll spare you.  The good news is the uninfected nails are still clear, one nail seems to be almost grown out, and all the infected nails are improved.  Where some seemed ready to fall off before starting either treatment and has started healing during the soak, they are now getting thinner, more pink areas (instead of white and yellow) and generally healthier looking.  My left big toenail and right little toenail seem to be the slowest ones-almost like they have some mocking David and Goliath contest with each other and me.


Consider all this has been done with ZERO risk to my liver, I'm pretty happy with how it's going.  Also, since patience isn't one of my strong suits, knowing this is going to take a while is good for me more than just physically too!


I'll post another update in a few weeks or when there is major progress to report.