30 Day Challenge - Day 5

No doubt about it, I was feeling Day 4's max out on TRX assisted squats. It got worse by afternoon/evening... very painful. The kitties didn't understand why their mom was making such noises every time they tromped across my sore thighs, LOL! And I was definitely retaining water.

Nutrition:

Egg/egg white omelet w/zucchini & mushroom
Protein shake w/MD (Metabolic Drive), hemp, flax, spinach
Jennie-O Lean Ground Turkey, onion, broccoli, almonds
Jennie-O Lean Ground Turkey, onion, green pepper, spinach
Jennie-O Lean Ground Turkey, onion, broccoli, spinach

Fish oil cap or teaspoon w/every meal.
(Biotest Flameout and Carlson Finest Fish Oil Lemon Flavor)

Multi-vitamin and Glucosamine Chondroitin w/MSM (for my bad knee)

I also use BCAA's at the gym.

Water: 192 fluid ounces.

Training: Cardio

08:30 AM Nordic Track - 20 minutes, 1.5 miles, 4.5 mph. Calories 264.
2 minutes on, 2 minutes off, total of 4 intervals

11:45 AM "Out of the Water" conditioning class. HRM not used.

01:00 PM Walking, slow, 2.5 mph for 16 minutes. Calories 90.

01:33 PM Bicycling, 15.6 mph, 18 minutes, 4.68 miles. Calories 170.

Calories burned are according to my Polar F11 heart rate monitor.

Training: Resistance: MAX OUT PULL UPS

In between stuff at the gym, I did 3 separate sets to max out on the assisted pull-up machine.

1st time - 8 reps
2nd time - 12 reps (used different grip)
3rd time - 9 reps (back to first grip used)

WEIGHT: 226.2 lbs (up 2.8 pounds from 223.4 on 10-17-2008)

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