Tornado Alley

Welcome to Oklahoma City and Tornado Alley!

Check out the hail coming down in the middle of a tornado that came through OKC last night! It was reported to be up to baseball and softball sized in some areas!

The stadium staff even had to put their “shelter-in-place” emergency plan into effect and moved all fans to the service level of the stadium.  In all my years at Camden Yards, we planned for such emergency situations to be prepared but were never actually faced with one so it was actually kind of cool to see it all put into action.  Although I’m sure here in Tornado Alley, it’s not a rare occurrence.

Luckily I was able to get my first baseball game soft pretzel in before the clouds moved in and the bad weather took over the stadium.

Workout

I started the morning off with a workout in the hotel’s fitness center. I mixed strength training with one mile runs to make a full cardio/strength circuit workout.

Circuit #1

• 1 Mile Run
• Chest Press
• Push Ups
• Flies

Circuit #2

• 1 Mile Run
• Shoulder Press
• Anterior Shoulder Raise
• Lateral Shoulder Raise

Circuit #3

• 1 Mile Run
• Bench Dips
• Tricep Kickbacks
• Overhead Tricep Extensions

Each strength exercise was performed for 15 reps and 3 sets.

I haven’t lifted in a little over a week and my arms have been shaking since I finished my workout!

Breakfast

The hotel has complimentary hot breakfast so we hit that up as soon as I was done my workout. The options are abundant; yogurt, cereals, waffles, sausage, french toast, omelets, oatmeal, muffins, pastries, bagels, coffee, etc.

I actually was able to contain my cravings for a little of everything and filled my plate with an English muffin, cheese omelet and maple sausage.

And then made a sausage, egg and cheese sandwich!

I also grabbed a banana and apple with some peanut butter packs for quick snacks later in the day!

Off to find a place to live in our new city!!

Question:

Have you ever been through a tornado before?

Big Day for the Little Guy

This morning was a big one for our little buddy.

Before heading into work, I made a stop at our vet’s office to drop Telli off to be neutered! Poor little guy had no idea what he was in for when I told him we were going for a car ride.

He clung to me like a bad habit while the vet’s assistant was trying to take him from me. He doesn’t like me that much on a regular day but this morning I was apparently his BFF!

I’m hoping that surgery goes well and that he will be back to his normal self when I pick him up tomorrow. It’s his first night away from home (besides being at my parents’ house), I hope he doesn’t get homesick!

Workout

Planning out my workout schedule for the week was successful on day one! I was up and ready when my 5:10 a.m. alarm went off and hit the gym for 20 minutes of cardio and full body strength training.

Cardio:

In each Tabata, the 20-10 cycle was repeated 8 times for a total of 4 minutes per.

Strength & Toning:

I repeated this circuit 3 times through with reps of 12 for each exercise.

I repeated this circuit 2 times through with reps of 10 for each exercise.

Breakfast

Pancakes…again…sorry. Actually, I’m not sorry because they are so delicious.

Today’s were blackberry protein instead of banana.

Fresh blackberries and syrup on top.

Yum!

Question:

Do you plan your workouts for the week in advance? Does it help you hold true to your schedule better?

Long Workout Saturday

It’s the weekend. Ahhh, and a three-day one at that! 🙂

Workout

I started this Saturday morning off at the gym to get my workout out-of-the-way early. After a quick 8-minute-mile to warm up I hit the free weight section for some strength training.

I did the following circuits each twice through:

Circuit #1:

Circuit #2:

Circuit #3:

I then headed back to the treadmill for a sprint circuit:

• 1 minute run at 8.5 mph
• 50 seconds of recovery

Which I repeated through until I reached 1 mile.

Next up was some toning work for my legs:

And finally stretching!!

Breakfast:

I had a Luna bar before heading to the gym so when I came home I put together a mixed cereal bowl.

Fiber One Honey Squares and Special K Pecan Crunch with almond milk.

I enjoyed my bowl of cereal while this face pleaded next to me for a bite.

Eventually he got distracted by his toys and outside so I could finish breakfast before cleaning up after him.

I swear this dog has too many toys that he spreads throughout the entire house.

And God-forbid we try to clean them up and keep them nicely in his basket.

Fat chance Mom and Dad!

I’m off to get ready for a busy day! Brian and I have some wedding stuff to get done today before heading to dinner with friends tonight! I’m excited because it’s fun wedding stuff too!!! 🙂

Question:

Do you tend to get in longer workouts on the weekends?