Nebulus' restart

[Nebulus]

I guess my current rhythm for the checkins will be weekly-ish
Last week i started jogging again. Real slow and just aiming to get some time in and get my muscles, tendons, ligaments etc. accustomed to a bit more more running again.
I also got myself some new shoes (helps my motivation and the old ones are really done). The runs went pretty well, on 2 days i did around 5K, the last run was a bit more than 7K.
Soreness/aches the day after the 7K was not really there which i take as a good sign. I don't want to expand the volume too much too soon. So i guess i'll stick around with 5-7K at the moment.
Besides running i only did a bit of archery. Getting back into it after some long vacancies.

Read you soon!

 

[Nebulus]

Mhh... almost two weeks since my last checkin. Well, i guess it takes some time to get up to speed
I kept up my jogging routine, since last checkin i did 4 runs. 6,6 km, 5km, 5km and yesterday 9km. All nice and slow. The longer run of 9km was really enjoyable and i had no soreness/aches afterwards. So i guess the direction is right.
Archery is also getting better. Last time i found another small thing i can adjust with my posture which helped my accuracy a lot
Plan for the next weeks is to continue jogging&archery and also ramp up weightlifting again.
Hope everything is good on your side!

 

[Nebulus]

On the 3rd october i did another nice jog of 5K and today i joined a class of Strong by Zumba. Not a lot of workouts/activities but still something.
Today i thought about doing again some workouts at home since it's easier to do them on a consistent basis with busy working days (in contrast to going to the gym). Let's see.

 

[Nebulus]

Time is flying. I thought my last week was around 1 week ago, but seems like it's more two weeks.
My workouts are a bit reduced at the moment as work is very stressful and busy these days. The project is not on time and the managers are starting to kind of panic.
On the 12th i went to the gym and did my regular routine - but with reduced weights and higher reps. To ease in after 2 months of no strength training. Still had some doms and aches for almost 4 days. On the 17th i went for another jog, the weather was way too nice to not go outside.
And today i did another workout in the gym. For tomorrow i'm thinking about joining the Strong by Zumba class or do a longer jog or some cycling.
I hope you all have a nice weekend!

 

[Nebulus]

Oh, well. I can really reuse the first sentence of the last post: "Time is flying". Main thing is that my job is still very stressful and i am putting in a lot of overtime.
Oftentimes there is no energy left to do workouts. However, i did some weight training and a bit of cardio here and there. But not enough to be really fruitful.
At the moment i have christmas vacancies so a bit time to rearrange things and change stuff. I moved some furniture and am planning to get back into doing darebee workouts on a regular basis - at least this is the current plan with a kind of free mind (without all the job related issues and worries).
Hope to write and read more regularly here.

 

[Mamatigerj]

Nice to see you again!

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

It's great to hear from you again, @Nebulus ! Best wishes for a relaxing and productive vacation, and less stress/more headspace for the new year so you can focus on the things that matter to you.

 

[NancyTree]

I'm happy to see you!

 

[Fremen]

Hello

 

[Anek]

Hi!

 

[Nebulus]

Thank you all for the warm re-welcome and the wishes.
Christmas was nice, we spent the time at the house of my parents-in-law.
Somehow i managed to catch a cold in the last days, not really bad but still annoying.
I guess tomorrow i can slowly start up with getting back on track, working out etc.
See you soon!

 

[Nebulus]

Yesterday i joined the hive video meeting, was really a nice experience.

Today i selected some challenges i will be doing the next 30 days (besides other things like a bit of running, gym etc.).
I'm probably also going to extend the list of challenges, but for now it's good to just get going. Important is that i keep up the momentum during stressful work days. So lets see.
Some focus is currently on pullups. I used to be able to do a bunch of them, i guess some years ago
So today i tested how many pullups i'm able to do atm. Turns out 1 is also a good number
Therefore i am starting out (again) with my beloved negative pullups.

I did

Negative Pullups Challenge Day 1
Epic Core Day 1
First thing pushups Day 1

I had planned for the Flex Hang challenge also, but i'm not there yet. Negative pullups are like unsuccessful flex hangs, so i can turn my weakness into a success
For the next days in the new year i have the "1000 calories" workout on my radar. Let's see how demanding it feels (i'll probably regret it )

Tomorrow i plan on going for a nice jog, i think it's a nice way to say goodbye to the old year.

Read you soon!

 

[Mamatigerj]

It was very nice to see you yesterday, @Nebulus!

 

[Nebulus]

@Mamatigerj It was also nice seeing you with daughter and grandson

 

[Nebulus]

And something funny fitting to the current time of year:

 

[Nebulus]

Didn't go jogging today, but did a nice walk/hike with my wife through the winterly landscape, around 5km.

In the afternoon:
Negative Pullups Challenge Day 2
Epic Core Day 2
First thing pushups Day 2

I also tested the 1000 calories workout - i only did 2 sets. I realized that i had a way too optimistic gut feeling / estimate about my current fitness level.
But no worries, next year will be better

 

[Nebulus]

My body very clearly signaled me that i hadn't been doing lunges etc. for a very long time. Got really intense doms in my quads and glutes. Felt like a real old man stumbling down the stairs, sitting down etc. So i guess more legwork needs to be done on a regular basis.
Today i did
Negative Pullups Challenge Day 3
Epic Core Day 3
First thing pushups Day 3

 

[Nebulus]

Okay, so yesterday i did

small 3 km walk/hike
First thing pushups challenge day 4
Epic core challenge Day 4
Negative Pullups challenge Day 4
50 Squats a day challenge Day 1
Iron Will (Lunges) challenge Day 1

and today

3.9 km walk/hike
First thing pushups challenge day 5
Epic core challenge Day 5
Negative Pullups challenge Day 5
50 Squats a day challenge Day 2
Iron Will (Lunges) challenge Day 2

Tomorrow is my last day off, then i'll have to get back to my currently very stressful job. Let's see how things turn out with work and working out. But i know that i need to put a clearer focus on my time and my health.

Read you soon

 

[Nebulus]

On the 6th of january i did a jog of 5km. I had to jog very very slowly since the route was very icy.

On the 11th i did
First thing pushups challenge day 6
Epic core challenge Day 6
Negative Pullups challenge Day 6
50 Squats a day challenge Day 3
Iron Will (Lunges) challenge Day 3

And yesterday i did a hike of 10km.

I am currently oftentimes a bit sick with stuffed and/or runny nose so my motivation to workout is not too high.
Let's see in the upcoming days.

 

[Mamatigerj]

I hope you soon feel better.

 

[Fremen]

healing vibes

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

 

[NancyTree]

 

[Nebulus]

@Mamatigerj @Fremen @Laura Rainbow Dragon @NancyTree Thx for the kind wishes!

I now feel a lot better. Today and tomorrow i can work from remote so it's easier to weave in some working out.

Today i did
First thing pushups challenge day 7
Epic core challenge day 7
Negative pullups challenge day 7
50 squats a day challenge day 4
Iron will challenge day 4

I guess tomorrow will be the same procedure. On the weekend there will be some hiking, workouts and maybe some additional stuff, let's see.

 

[Nebulus]

Today the next bunch of challenge days:

First thing pushups challenge day 8
Epic core challenge day 8
Negative pullups challenge day 8
50 squats a day challenge day 5
Iron will challenge day 5

Have a good start into the weekend!

 

[Nebulus]

Saturday i was helping my archery club to remove some sick trees.
On sunday i went for a short winter hike (6km) with some friends of mine.

And today i went on with my challenges:

First thing pushups challenge day 9
Epic core challenge day 9
Negative pullups challenge day 9
50 squats a day challenge day 6
Iron will challenge day 6

Read you soon!

 

[Nebulus]

Tuesday and wednesday i did no workout - i had to go to the office, which means ~3h of commute each day. But on these days i also get in a bunch of steps, around 12k - 16k.
So not bad for a desk worker

Yesterday i did my challenges:

First thing pushups challenge day 10
Epic core challenge day 10
Negative pullups challenge day 10
50 squats a day challenge day 7
Iron will challenge day 7

This afternoon the weather was really nice, the sun was shining and it was not too cold. So i went for a 5K jog. Was really nice.
And now ... let's start the weekend!

 

[Nebulus]

Okay, here are the new updates since one week.
I got inspired by my 5K jog and wanted to check out how 10K go/feel (also the weather was really nice). Went for my feel-good pace. I finished it and had no soreness the next days. Very nice. I attribute this to a good part to the squats and lunges during my challenge days.
On the 27., 28. and 31. i continued to do my challenges. All in all the exercises feel easier, so i really feel good progress although the working out is really not taxing. So there is really a big thing behind doing a bit (almost) every day.
I guess the next weeks will be quite similar with respect to training. Some jogging and the challenges. I also plan to do more cycling in the near future (if the temperature is high enough and there is no risk of ice on the road etc.).
At the end of march i plan on continuing/getting back into hanggliding. I'm really looking forward to a meetup with some hanggliding pals in march.
Have a nice start into the weekend!

 

[Nebulus]

Oh well, basically i wanted to collect my workouts for a week and then post. But i got distracted and sucked in by the job.
So let's see.
I did my challenges on the 3rd and the 7th february.
Jogging took place on the 2nd (11km), 7th (4,3km in a faster pace), 9th (10km).
On the 8th i did some archery since some months. Wasn't too bad (aim-wise), but i felt that the muscles in the upper back got weaker.
I need to work on my consistency with the workouts. Oftentimes i'm not in a good mood, stressed, annoyed or tired.
But enough of the whining. The weekend is near and i will get in at least one jog and a workout.

 

[Nebulus]

Another two weeks gone. Did not really get better with the frequency of doing the challenges. Did the challenges on the 14. and 20. (but there not completely).
At work we're back (or again/still) in a high pressure situation and i have the feeling that i cannot provide the wished-for results in the short timeframes.
So always the feeling of not being able to do enough and not fast enough.
On the positive side i got my hangglider checked (there are mandatory safety checks every 2 years) and it's now ready for the upcoming season.
Regarding jogging i am more consistent than with the challenges:
20.02. 5,1km
23.02. 12,5km
28.02. 3,5km
For tomorrow i plan to do another long run, meaning something longer than 10km. But let's see.
All in all i would say i am ramping up my activity, i am slowly loosing weight. So things are going in the right directions, more adjustments are to come. Spring is around the corner. So i am pretty content with the big picture

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Hugs for the pressures at work.
Cheers for the upcoming hang gliding adventures!

 

[Nebulus]

@Laura Rainbow Dragon Thx!

This week was not as bad as anticipated. Work was okay-ish.
Last sunday i joined a Strong by Zumba class since quite some time. Was really nice to see a lot of familiar faces again. And i could keep up quite well, only had to find into the new choreography. On monday me and my wife used the good weather to go for a archery session outside (on the field of the archery club of course ). It was good to experience that my aim/skill has not completely waned into nothing. And today i also used the nice weather to do a jog of roughly 7km.
Only one week to go until my vacancy....
I wish you all a nice start into the weekend! Read you soon!

 

[Nebulus]

Wow. Almost 3 months gone. Somehow it's really hard for me to get into some consistent groove. Week after week it seems like enduring work, endulging in comfort food etc.
The weight keeps creeping up and i am in a spot where i had been and don't want to be.
Some weeks ago i had an almost regular schedule of doing a bit of jogging. But this is no also lost. So my plan is to slowly sneak in more and more exercise into my days.
Since about 1 month i am consistently learning italian using duolingo and i think it sticks because i can do it in small bits. Even doing one round of exercise saves my streak and this kind of triggers me. So for the time being i think i will start doing some darebee challenges to get into the groove.
Atlas, Recomp, SuperAbs will be the menu for the upcoming time. I'll also try to get in some more stuff on top of this. But most important is to get moving on a consistent basis.

 

[Mamatigerj]

Welcome back!

 

[Fremen]

Welcome back

 

[Nebulus]

@Mamatigerj @Fremen Thx for the warm welcome back.
Thanks to all others who gave their appreciation via like/support.

I've been a bit more active now. On friday a did a jog of 5km. Yesterday a nice hike with my wife of ~8.3km. And today another jog of 6.7km.
Strength workouts etc. of course also need to come / be ramped up. Today i tried to do one pullup (i used to be able 5ish some years ago). I get one almost acceptable rep atm.
But of course it's easy to explain. Untrained and probably 20kg above the weight i used to have when i was pretty fit.
Things will fall into place once i manage to get back into a proper regime (w.r.t exercise/nutrition).

Read you soon!

 

[Nebulus]

Hey, another checking from me, in under a week. Who would have thought
The last week was again very intense at work. I also had problems finding enough sleep and proper rest. I now have around one week of vacancies so i can calm down and find some rest and relief. But all in all i am more and more thinking about changing my job/role etc.
Regarding exercising:
Yesterday a jog of 6.5km. I probably need to do a bunch of mobility, fascia work etc. since during all last jogs always my calves become stiff/tight and it feels like running with lead boots. After ~30 mins they loosen up, but i guess it's probably just because some parts fatigue or similar. Long story short: it would be much more pleasant if my lower body would be more relaxed.
Today i joined my wife going to the gym. I was not really too much in the mood to go, but now i am glad that i did.
I also got a hardcopy of Damer's new book to read on my commute train rides.

So i guess, until next time, cu all !

 

[Laura Rainbow Dragon]

Hope you're doing well @Nebulus and that the work stresses have calmed down some.