My wife and I had another lunch date! It is so funny seeing her in the middle of the day. She's so energized! *laugh* By the end of the day, we see each other for the first time over dinner with heads in hands while our 2 year old goes on a spazpage (spaz/rampage).

Sushi Overboard!
We decided to have sushi again and once again, I didn't keep track of what I ate. I wasn't filled to bursting, but I definitely didn't "go light" on the portions. The fish is fantastic, but white rice is practically straight glucose. It's a shame that long grain brown rice isn't starchy enough to stick together... that would be much healthier! Oh well, at least the lean meat slows absorption.

Hey - now that's pretty cool! I estimated 1200 calories in my head for what I ate... when I put down what I remembered, it came out to 1160.

Morning Workout - Break-In Routine: Legs
I have been extremely lazy for the past few days. I can't tell you the last time I did cardio (probably the same day as my upper body last week). I piddled away my morning on the computer again... My wife gave me a hard time about it, too - deservedly so.

Even though it was really late (7:35am) I did my leg workout. My routines are still those short modified compound supersets that I talk about…. 2 sets each with 90 seconds of rest in between.

Quads/Hamstrings, Calves/Shoulders
Dumbbell is abbreviated DB

DB Squats 15-20 Reps, 90 secs (rest)
Lunges 15-20 Reps, 90 secs

Ballet Squats 15-20 Reps, 90 secs
Stiff Legged Dead-lifts 15-20 Reps, 90 secs

DB Calf Raise (one leg) 8-12 Reps (per leg), 90 secs
DB Shoulder Press 15-20 Reps, 90 secs

DB Calf Raise (two legs) 15-20 Reps, 90 secs
Bent Over Lat Raises 15-20 Reps, 90 secs

This routine usually takes me about half an hour, but with time limited, I burned through this workout in under 20 minutes.

Why Warming Up and Water are Important
I didn’t really warm up before jumping into my squats. I figured that without weight, the squats would be my warm up. In reality, squats are a pretty intensive exercise – even without weights. I had to stop twice because I was light-headed. In fact, several times during my quick workout, my vision dimmed a bit like I was on my way to passing out..

By the time I was done, I climbed two flights of stairs to the shower. Within a minute or two I was on my hands and knees under the spray trying not to throw up and/or pass out.

My two big mistakes: 1) I didn’t warm up. (duh); and 2) I fueled up earlier, but didn’t drink any water.


Footnote
You know... CK really needs a training journal. I've been itching to build my own fitness blogging / diet & exercise tracking site... that lack of functionality on CK might just be the nudge I need.