Calling All Hamsters! Week #156 Ending 12/25/05

[CaptainSwab]

Please do all posting here and let the other thread go!

Mission: The VeggieBoards Hamster Club is a group of fitness/health minded vegans and vegetarians who support each other in their endeavors in fitness, diet, and health. Anyone who chooses can post to this thread. There are no dues or fees, just a desire to share our efforts and support one another.



Go Hamsters!!!

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[CaptainSwab]

15 mile run this morning. :sunny:

[broccoli]

Captain: How many miles do you run a week? I run every other day and want to continue running every other day (a lot faster, more refreshed). I currently run 21-28 miles a week and want to increase to 30-40 miles a week.

[Shadowlee]

Last night I did 45 minutes on the treadmill. Combination of walking and running - total of about 5km.

[rainbowmoon]

Yesterday I did 15 minutes on the eliptical and 15 minutes on the stairmaster, plus lateral raises, shoulder presses, bicep curls, and tricep kickbacks. Today did 15 minutes on the treadmill (walking quickly w/incline) and 15 minutes on the stairmaster, but I didn't have time for weights.

[Shadowlee]

Last night - Body Combat class. :nana:

[annabanana]

I guess I haven't posted here in a while :) i've been waaayyy too busy lately but still running because if I don't I'll go crazy! But anyway. It's really winter here and cold but it's so quiet and peaceful with the snow and everything.

Friday - 6 mile run
Saturday - 6 mile run
Sunday - rest
Monday - 7 mile run
Tuesday - 8 mile run

Don't know how far I'll go today, but before I go, I must must must write the paper I should have done yesterday :o

[broccoli]

i've been waaayyy too busy lately but still running because if I don't I'll go crazy!

So true! I had to take about a month off from all exercise because of a foot injury. I was mean, lazy, and crazy! Not a good combo. Yesterday I went for a 10 mile run, and it was absolutely wonderful. The wheather was a little chilly, but not too cold. Today I'm doing 30 mins. upper body weights, 15 minutes pilates abs, and....something else. Maybe some butt exercises.

Good job everyone!

[CaptainSwab]

4 mile trail run but my legs were VERY tired on this run and I did some walking. Guess I am feeling the effects of the marathon still.

Broccoli, I try to run 4 or 5 miles 3 days a week and on Sundays we run between 10 and 22 miles. I've been getting lazy however about my weekly runs. I really need to work on that so I can improve my times.

RBM, I'm glad to see you back here at the hamsters. Nice workout. :up:

Anna, havne't seen you around much lately but it looks like you are just as consistant as every. :)

Shadowlee, combat class sounds like fun but hard. :yes:

[Shadowlee]

Shadowlee, combat class sounds like fun but hard. :yes:

It's awesome fun, and not actually that hard. The instructor uses a combination of different moves for each track, but it's easy to pick them all up. Usually the routine repeats a couple of times throughout the track, so you have a chance to get the hang of it.

It gets you sweating though! I also like it because an hour kicking and punching imaginary people is a great stress reliever.

[rainbowmoon]

Thanks, CaptainSwab, I'm trying to get back into it. As usual you are doing awesome. Today I did 15 minutes on the stairmaster, 15 minutes on the eliptical, and I did some weights- leg press, leg extensions, leg curls, and some abs.

[Shadowlee]

Today I did 30 minutes on the exercise bike and some weights (upper body) and ab crunches.

[CaptainSwab]

4 mile run mostly on trails.

Our next race is a 30k (18 mile) trail run.

[Mskedi]

I'm back. :)

I did some upper body weights (30 minutes) and 50 each sit ups and bridges. I'm about to do some pushups.

I was going to walk/jog for a while, but I forgot how early the sun sets, so I'll try to get to that tomorrow. Instead I did some mild stretching.

It's a little start back into my former hamsteriness, but at least it's a step.

[rainbowmoon]

Today I did 15 minutes on the treadmill- walking with incline, holding handweights- and also 15 minutes on the stationary bike. I also did some arms- bicep curls, shoulder press, chest press, tricep extentions, and a back exercise, plus abs.

[broccoli]

Yesterday: 10 mile speed run, ran some laps of stairs at the end

Today: 1 hour of pilates

[annabanana]

Wednesday and Thursday: 5.5 mile run
Today: 6 mile run, upper weights and about 4 miles of walking

[dietcoke]

-about an 2 hours of jogging (not all at once!!!)
-"weight training" w/ my new resistance bands!!! (I love those!!! weights and a boingy-thingy in one!!!) just arms. I attempted to do legs but I don't think it worked. :)
-walking 2ish miles downtown to Seattle to eat chinese food.
-running uphill back (I was racing my brother and sister to see who could run the farthest uphill--I won. :hamster: ) (my brothers excuse-"I just ate a huge meal! It's in my stummach like a rock! All you ate was veggies and tofu. You need to eat more to slow down." This is coming TO someone who finished off 3/4 of "buddas delight" :hungry: --and would've ate it all if her father hadn't eaten the rest--and is coming FROM someone who finished off a plate of some sort of deep-fried shrimp, prolly a cup or so of rice, half a plate of orange chicken, and some of my sisters moo-shu chicken.:spew: )

I also went shopping, does that count?

Don't worry, I'm not always this active! I originally was only going to run 1-1.5 hrs, but my mom made me go again because I was jumping off the walls!