Wednesday

4.5 miles elliptical
45:00  Bar Method

Week 40!

Tuesday
3 miles intervals on elliptical
45:00 Body Pump
2ish mile walk


Monday
45:00 Bar Method
4.5 miles elliptical

Weekend workouts

Sunday
45:00 elliptical
10:00 strength session

Saturday
45:00 bar method
45:00 Fly Wheel

Tuesday-Friday

Friday
First workout that I really felt like I am about to have a baby:-) Not pretty!
45:00 Bar Method
45:00 Fly Wheel - had to go pretty easy


Thursday
45:00 elliptical
45:00 yoga

Wednesday
45:00 elliptical
10:00 Strength circuit

Tuesday
45:00 Bar Method
45:00 Fly Wheel - felt great

Week 39

Monday
45:00 Fly Wheel
45:00 Bar Method

Sunday
5 miles on the elliptical
10:00 strength circuit (push-ups, rows, presses)

Weekend Workouts

Saturday
45:00 Bar Method
45:00 Fly Wheel

Friday
30:00 intervals on elliptical
10:00 strength circuit

Thanksgiving

Thursday

45:00 Bar Method

30:00 "turkey trot" - TROT is definitely the operative word. Not pretty! Declan did the kids run and had a blast so it was well worth the effort. 

Wednesday

Short workout - busy day

30:00 intervals on the elliptical

10:00 strength circuit, rows (45#) and  cleans / presses (45#) 

week 38

Cannot believe how close we are getting to meeting our little guy!
45:00 Spinning
45:00 Bar Method

Sunday Yoga

60:00 yoga

Saturday - felt great

45:00 Bar Method
50:00 Fly Wheel
Thankful to have felt so good today, a good night's sleep (all things being relative) definitely helped.

Wed-Friday

Friday
30:00 intervals on elliptical (time crunched)
30:00 Bar method

Thursday
45:00 Bar Method
30:00 Fly Wheel (bean was in a super uncomfortable position, had to call it a day)

Wednesday
45:00 elliptical and short strength circuit

Week 37

Tuesday
45:00 Fly Wheel

Monday
45:00 Bar Method
40:00 elliptical
5:00 strength circuit

Saturday and Sunday

Sunday
50:00 Fly Wheel

Saturday
45:00 Bar Method (was planning on doing Fly Wheel but felt super tired)
1.5 hour nap!

Finally the weekend

Feeling pretty tired and uncomfortable this week, very glad to have reached the weekend!

Friday
45:00 FlyWheel
30:00 Bar Method


Thursday
45:00 Bar Method
30:00 Swim (1500) - terrible heart burn, bad idea to eat lunch right before hitting the pool!

Wednesday
45:00 elliptical session
25 clean and presses (45#)
miscellaneous strength work

Weekend recap and Week 36

Tuesday
45:00 Fly Wheel

Monday
2K swim
40:00 Bar Method

Sunday
45:00 Fly Wheel

Saturday
45:00 Bar method
had to skip Spinning due to an unexpected trip to triage! thankfully another false alarm.

Friday

40:00 Fly Wheel - felt good after initial side stitch!

Thursday

40:00 elliptical
40:00 Bar Method

Tuesday and Wednesay

Wednesday
45:00 Bar Method

Tuesday
10 minute "pull" circuit
45:00 elliptical

Monday

2K swim
40:00 Bar Method

Week 35

Saturday
45:00 Bar Method
50:00 Fly Wheel - still feeling good

Sunday
4 miles elliptical
10 minute strength circuit (step-ups / curls, squats)

Week 34 Wed-Saturday

Saturday
45:00 Bar Method
45:00 Fly Wheel

Friday
40:00 Bar Method
4 miles on the elliptical

Thursday
40:00 Bar Method
2K swim

Wednesday
5 miles elliptical

Week 34 and Weekend recap

Tuesday
45:00 Bar Method
30:00 intervals on elliptical

Monday
40:00 intervals in the am
35:00 Bar Method

Sunday
50:00 (6 miles) on the elliptical
strength circuit with rows, presses etc.

Saturday
55:00 Fly Wheel
45:00 Bar Method

Extra thankful today...

After a bit of a scare (again) with contractions etc. I just got my results back from some tests and am in the clear. Little guy should keep on baking as planned:-)

Per doctor's orders I have taken it very easy this week until we were sure that everything was okay.

Thursday
45:00 Bar Method

Wednesday
2K 45:00 swim

Tuesday
OFF

Week 33

Monday
2K swim in the am (45:00) - super crowded pool
40:00 Bar Method

Weekend Workouts

Sunday
6 miles on the elliptical
10:00 strength circuit (cleans, presses, deadlifts)

Saturday
45:00 Bar Method
55:00 Fly Wheel (felt great!)

wrapping up the week

Friday
45:00 Bar Method
20:00 elliptical (planning to go longer but felt super light headed / needed to eat!)

Thursday
50:00 Fly Wheel (felt great!)
35:00 Bar Method

Wednesday
45:00 intervals on the elliptical

Tuesday

45:00 Fly Wheel (felt great - actually feel better spinning now than I did weeks ago, maybe Bean has shifted?)
35:00 Bar Method

Week 32

Monday
45:00 Swim (about 2K with lots of drills)
(excuse the classy Starbucks bathroom backdrop)

Weekend training

Sunday
7 miles on the elliptical - felt great and it felt really good mentally to get  a bit of an "endurance" session. That said, legs and hips felt pretty rough in the pm. I think that going from intervals to laying down was a bad idea.

Saturday
45:00 Fly Wheel
Missed Bar Method because I mistakenly signed up for the wrong class!

Weekday training this week

Friday
2100 Swim (45 minutes)
35:00 Bar Method

Thursday
45:00 Fly Wheel cycling class - felt great!

Wednesday
1:00 Bar Method only

Tuesday
45:00 swim - felt really good
20:00 intervals on the elliptical
1:00 Body Pump class

Week 31

40:00 elliptical in the am
quick strength circuit
35:00 Bar Method

Weekend with D

Sam was down in SF for the Gran Fondo so Declan and I had some serious QT this weekend.

Sunday
60:00 Power Yoga - was feeling pretty crappy all day but this helped. Definitely feeling BIG and award but felt good to stretch in the heat

Saturday
5K in Bellevue with Declan - about 25 minutes

Friday

30 elliptical

40:00 Bar Method

Thursday

2200 swim

60 bar

Week 30- nasty cold:-(

Monday-
Woke up and worked out early before realizing that I was actually feeling pretty crappy.
40:00 2K swim
20:00 elliptical / strength

Tuesday
Felt pretty bad but wanted to move a bit, 60:00 Bar Method

Wednesday
Feeling better!
35:00 Bar Method
45:00 swim

Weekend training and fun 5K

Sunday
Declan, "Bean", and I ran a 5K in Fremont. Fun way to kick off a gorgeous day. Very pleasantly surprised to make it through without any pee breaks:-) I think we were around 25 minutes but that was in part because we started in the very back (late arrival) and had to navigate around hundreds of runners with a running stroller. Felt great to be in the mix and very funny to hear quite a few "Dude, we just got passed by a stroller. Shit, and she is pregnant!" good day.

Saturday
Despite a terrible night's sleep I felt okay working out.
45:00 Fly Wheel
35:00 Bar Method

Friday
35:00 Bar Method
30:00 indoor cycling


Thursday
40:00 elliptical
20:00 strength circuit (pull-ups, straight arm pull-downs, rows, push-ups, chest presses)
30:00 Kettlebell technique work

Wednesday
45:00 Fly Wheel
30:00 Bar Method

Tuesday

60:00 Bar Method
20 minute elliptical intervals - pull-ups, lunges

Week 29

Monday
45:00 2K swim
40:00 Bar Method

Weekend sessions

Sunday-
30 minute run
3x 10 back squats (45#)
3x 10 KB presses each arm (18#)
3x10 Dead lifts (75#)
3x10 push-ups (feet slightly elevated to allow for full ROM)


Saturday
45:00 Fly Wheel (had about 10 minutes in the middle that felt rocky, bean was in a position that made it tough to breathe so had to ride super easy). Felt like a win just to make it through....
35:00 Bar Method

Friday
45:00 elliptical
10:00 strength circuit (KB swings, cleans)

Week 28

Monday
2K swim
40:00 Bar Method

Tuesday
30:00 quick elliptical session in the am
20:00 walk with D in the afternoon (was going to do a quick run but he wasn't up for it and I had some RLP)


Wednesday
25:00 strength at home (legs)
45:00 elliptical
3 x (20 KB deadlifts, 20 KB swings, 20 goblet squats)

Thursday
40:00 Bar Method
45:00 Fly Wheel

Weekend workouts - felt great

Sunday
6 miles  on the elliptical (enjoying hanging on to some semblance of endurance sessions as long as possible)
5 x (10 TRX rows, 10 lunges each leg, 10 TRX chest presses, 10 squats)
5 minutes - every minute on the minute - 5 clean and presses 45#

Saturday
45:00 FlyWheel
40:00 Bar Method

Friday

45:00 Fly Wheel class

Thursday
40:00 Bar Method
30:00 elliptical intervals
10:00 strength circuit (50 squats, rows, presses, pull-downs)

Wednesday
First day of preschool!
6 miles on the elliptical (felt good to get in a bit of an endurance session)
quick strength circuit


Tuesday
2K swim in the am
40:00 Bar Method

Relaxing long weekend

Week 27

Monday-
55:00 Fly Barre (not a huge fan of this class but wanted to give it a try)
45:00 Fly Wheel

Sunday
SUPER tired this weekend. Decided to take it very easy today. I did manage a 3.5 mile run with Delcan (first run in a number of weeks) in the am but then took it very easy.

Saturday
45:00 cycling
35:00 Bar Method

Way behind

Friday
35:00 Bar Method
30:00 intervals on the elliptical

Thursday
Crazy day - 30:00 elliptical intervals only

Wednesday
45:00 Fly Wheel Class

Tuesday
45:00 Fly Wheel
30:00 Bar Method

Monday
6am Bar Method
45:00 Elliptical


Sunday
1:05 Rip classes plus hands on time - fun and more intensity!

Few good workouts:-)

Saturday
45:00 cycling at FlyWheel
35:00 Bar Method

Friday
7.5 miles on the elliptical

Wednesday and Thursday

Thursday
40:00 Bar Method
30:00 elliptical intervals

Wednesday
40:00 Bar Method
45:00 cycling
this combo might be my go to "solid session" for pregnancy. felt great!

Week 25- Monday and Tuesday

Really bad lower pelvic ligament pain - definitely not doing any running right now. I am REALLY hoping that this improves and is not going to get progressively worse over the remaining few months of pregnancy.
Tuesday
40:00 Bar Method
45:00 cycling

Monday
60:00 Bar Method
30:00 cardio intervals at the gym (elliptical and bike)

Weekend workouts

Friday
30 minutes stair climber
5 rounds:
10 squats (heavy, forget #)
10 push-ups


Saturday
45 bike ride with Declan
30 minute SUP in Chelan

Sunday
45:00 cardio (20 minutes treadmill, 25 minutes elliptical)
3 rounds:
10 straight leg DLs 45#
10 cleans 45#
10 front squats 45#
10 presses 45#
10 rows

bicep /tricep circuit

Thursday Aug. 17th

Pretty crappy week of workouts. Not sure what is doing on but feeling pretty "off." Taking it really easy and just checking the box.

Thursday
20:00 elliptical
20:00 incline walk on the treadmill (ugh)
10:00 circuit (50 squat rows, 10 clean / presses, 25 step-ups right leg with bicep curl, 10 clean / presses, 25 step-ups left leg with bicep curl, quick shoulder set

Wednesday
10:00 took D for a quick spin in the neighborhood to check out the Riley's bike trailer. We both loved it!
10:00 tried to run= fail (lot so pain in my right ab / hip - feels like a strain)
50:00 (2K) easy swim -12500 straight but felt light headed after 30 minutes so swam super easy with breast stroke and kick board sets

Tuesday Aug. 14

50:00 Spin class (Fly Wheel)
AMRAP 10 minutes: completed 5 rounds
25 KB swings (35#)
10 squats (45#)
5 presses (45#)

Week 24 and catching up

I am way behind after a crazy 5 days of home improvements. So great to have Kev out here and HUGELY excited to have accomplished so much around the house. We for sure did more in 3 days than Sam and I have EVER done project-wise. I decided to take a belly picture in the downstairs bathroom to keep a quick reminder of how horrible the room looked before, so happy to no longer have bright green walls:-)

I had a monthly doctor's appointment today and all seems great. I am struggling with accepting what seems like really rapid weight gain this time around but trying to remind myself that at least some of it is baby (since he is apparently over 1 pound now:-) Up about 10 pounds from week 1....
Monday
60:00 elliptical
15:00 strength circuit

Sunday
45:00 intervals on the elliptical (crazy ligament pain if I try to run etc.)
15:00 strength - squat rows, upright rows, presses etc.

Saturday
50:00 2200 yard swim
40:00 Pilates (think I over did ab work, very sore)

Friday
30:00 elliptical (crappy early am workout - felt light headed and off)
20:00 walk with Kev and D (doesn't count as a workout but felt better later in the day)

Thursday
45:00 Fly Wheel class with Kev - fun to try something new and it felt good to be on a bike again.

Wednesday
55:00 gym session - elliptical and strength

Week 23

Tuesday
35:00 elliptical
55:00 Body Pump at Seattle Gym

Monday
45:00 intervals on elliptical
30:00 (1500m) swim OUTDOORS - felt great to be swimming in the sun

Saturday and Sunday

Sunday
45:00 run with Declan - ran through Fremont to Ballard

Saturday
45:00 2K swim (main set was 10x100) - definitely helped to have a planned workout in the pool.
40:00 SPX

Thursday and Friday

Friday
5 miles on the elliptical in the am
40:00 SPX

Thursday - felt great to do a bit of "training" albeit with controlled intensity
35:00 intervals on elliptical (giving my ligaments a break from running)
5 min AMRAP (1:00 KB swings 35#, 10 squats 45# bar)
5 min AMRAP (150m row, 5 push-ups)
5 min AMRAP (10 KB swings 35#, 5 squat jumps, 5 step-ups each leg)

Wednesday August 1

I am VERY glad to be back home after a crazy week of travel for work. I managed to bring Sam and Declan to Bend for my event which made it a bit of a get away as well but I am exhausted. Literally NO downtime in about 2 weeks. That said, I had a great fetal EKG today (since we have a history of heart issues) and they checked to make sure that my braxton hicks are not causing anything to progress down below. So thankful that all is looking really good!

Wednesday
40:00 run with Declan home from dropping off rental car (killed two birds with one stone:-)
40:00 SPX

Tuesday
OFF - early morning of work and then 7 hours in the car. That said, my ligaments needed a break after three days of amazing trail runs. Belly and RLP were feeling the effects!

Monday
1:00 "easy" trail run (as easy as 3,000 feet+ can be while pregnant)

Sunday
1:00 Solid trail run - gorgeous run around the rive in Bend. The trails feel SO much better than the roads at this point.

Saturday
1:10 trail run in Bend

Friday
45:00 elliptical session with intervals, felt good
40:00 SPX
9:00 car ride:-(

Montana Trip

This week has been very light training wise due to a "scare" in Montana. Thankfully, as of now it seems all is well with Baby Boy McGowan but I have been playing it very safe this week.

Thursday
30 minute run in QA
40 minute SPX class
Total 1:10

Wednesday- workout in Billings, MT
Feeling better this am.
50:00 elliptical with intervals (17x30 second effort)
20:00 strength (5x10 DL 85# alternated with 5x5 cleans with 65#), bicep and tricep work.
Total 1:10

Tuesday
30:00 elliptical (10x30 second effort)
10:00 TRX circuit

Total 40:00

Monday
20:00 elliptical and TRX circuit - mostly stress reliever after a tough am

Saturday and Sunday

Sunday July 23
Short but solid workout at the gym today before flying out to Missoula.
5 miles on the elliptical including 10x30 seconds "sprints" with 60 seconds easy
AMRAP in 10 Minutes (completed 4.5 rounds)
10 KB swings (35#), 10 push-ups, 10 squats, 10 shoulder / push presses, 10 rows

Biggest issue right now is braxton hicks contractions. My doctor isn't concerned but I could do with less frequent "practice" contractions - I definitely don't remember having this many with D. I am hydrating like crazy while working out (and at night) which seems to help.

55:00 minutes

Weekly total 9:10 (2 yoga, 1 swim)

Saturday July 22
40:00 run before SPX
40:00 Pilates

Total 1:20

Fun visit with Shari!

It was so much fun to take the day off and visit with Shari. After a record breaking drive back from the airport we made it to yoga JUST in time to squeeze in a 60:00 power yoga class. Then it was lunch at Whole Foods and a short walk around Queen Anne to cap off the afternoon. I am hoping that next time Shari's in town we will both be running and can check out the Cougar Mountain trails.

Friday
60:00 Power Yoga
Total time- 1 hour

Thursday
1:00 run with Declan in the am around Lake Union (and back up the hill!)
1:00 yoga class at Haute yoga Queen Anne

Total time - 2 hours (1 hour yoga)

Wednesday

Sam is in AZ for work so Declan and I did a stroller run this am.
30:00 run
40:00 SPX
Total 1:10

Tuesday July 17th

30 minute intervals on the eliptical
40 minutes SPX
Total - 1:10

19 Weeks

40 minute run
45:00 (2100) swim session - SO much better to get to the pool with a planned workout!

Sunday July 15th

Easy / Active Recovery day
- 40:00 SPX class
-20 minutes of hauling an S-Frame down a flight of stairs post education course:-)

Total volume for the week - 7:15

Race Day in Queen Anne

Fun 3.3 mile "Crown of Queen Anne" in the neighborhood this morning!
Little Bean and I finished in 23:30 which was good for third place - not bad for 19 weeks pregnant although it was still tough to hang batch and watch a few ladies pull ahead! I was doing the talk test throughout to make sure I wasn't pushing too hard so I am sure I looked like a crazy lady out there talking to myself. Always fun to finish a race and hear Declan cheering "Yay Mommy" and "Go runers!"

60:00 yoga class

Friday 7/16

5 miles on the elliptical (including 10x 30 second higher effort)
10 minutes continuous:
10 KB swings 35#
10 lunges each leg
10 push-ups
10 step-ups

Wednesday and Thursday

Thursday July 13th
Very busy day at work - took a light day of training.
40:00 Pilates
I hadn't done Pilates all week and I definitely notice in my hips / pelvic floor when I ignore this part of my regimen.

Wednesday July 14th
7 mile "run" - 4 miles on elliptical, 3.5 run

July 11th, 2012

I woke up feeling SUPER tired today but actually came around once I started to work out.
-5 mile "run" on the elliptical
-30 minute 1500 yard swim  (I realized that I NEED a set workout before going to the pool, I really wish that I could find a masters workout that was not at 8:30pm!)

Declan also swam today - 30 minute swim lesson:-)

Monday July 10th

6.5 mile "run" on the elliptical - I wanted to give my hips a break but managed a solid session by doing intervals.
10-9-8-7 Deadlifts (95#), rows (45#), Push-ups

July 2012

After spending a bit of time over the weekend reading through the posts from my last pregnancy I realized just how valuable it is (for me) to have a workout log. It is way to easy for me to "remember feeling great" during all of my workouts while pregnant with D and then get frustrated whereas a quick read through the blog reminds me that I most definitely have a selective memory. Alternatively, it is helpful to look back and see just how active I managed to stay the first time around. I am on track and trying to do the same this go round. So, better late than never!

Current goal- 1+ workout every day, consistency is key! Longer term goal is Honu 70.3 next June!

Week 18
Sunday July 9th
6ish mile run with Declan to Golden Gardens - hip did pretty well given how it has been feeling but I am excited for an adjustment tomorrow!
10 minute barbell complex in the afternoon - 3x 6 deadlifts, 6 cleans, 6 front squats, 6 push-presses, 6 back squats

Saturday July 8th
4-5 mile run through Queen Anne
40 minute Pilates class

Friday July 7th
40 minute swim in the am (2K)
30 minute elliptical (intervals) in the afternoon