2 Week Exercise Log

Questions to ask after/during Work Out

Energy level

Clarity level

Muscle soreness

Muscle fatigue (that day or the next day)

Pain, knees or ankles?

Freedom to stop, start

At what level does it take me hostage?

Sense of enjoyment

4-8. Exercise: swam 2500 and wanted to do more, but didn't have time. Felt energized afterward and good during.

4-9. Exercise: swam 2000. Neutral whether to go more, but needed to get to work. Hungry even after full breakfast at 8:45am, so ate lunch at 11am.

Both mornings (4-8 and 4-9) I felt angry and wanted to work harder than usual because of unwanted dreams about my ex (not sexual, he was just rude).

4-10. Movement: 1850yd swim, 45 minute spin class, 1.5 mile run. Muscles sore from 3 sets of 3 pull ups on Thursday (always hits me 48 hours after, not the next day).
Energy level felt good at during swim and beginning of spin class. Did not feel light headed, but was tired at about 2 minutes into run. Ran for another 13 minutes or so though in order to reach half of the distance that I would be running in the triathlon.
At the beginning of the morning I had wanted to go 2.6 miles, but settled for 1.5 once I started running and felt worn.
Although I had a good work out after spinning, I still wanted to run a bit since I had decided to do all 3 sports the night before. I believe if I had felt exhausted, I would not have gotten on the treadmill, I did give myself that permission. Got off treadmill feeling good and enjoyed stretching. I enjoyed swimming and spinning; I don't think I enjoyed running, it was a neutral.

4-12. Swam 2500. Didn't record feelings.

4-13. Movement: Ran 40 minutes or so. Felt good, no muscle soreness or fatigue, didn't even push self too hard on the uphill parts. Listened to sermon and felt focused, ready for day. Slight pain in right knee the day before and this morning, so took a Rx anti-inflammatory 30 minutes before run and didn't feel pain while running. Didn't take a watch or phone with me on purpose so that I would run based on feeling, not time/distance. Thought I "should" go 3 laps at park, but decided 2 felt better.

4-14. Swam 2500. Didn't record feelings.

4-15. Movement: Biked 10 miles in the morning, lifted weights in the evening. Biking felt great; beautiful sunrise, cool temperatures. Wanted to go farther 'cus I felt good, but had to get back to get ready for class.
When I lifted weights though, I felt out of it, kind of in a daze. I reasoned that it was probably because I just found out (and was upset) about the rough conditions that I would be living in if I went to India. By the end of lifting, I felt better and relaxed.

4-16. Movement: Swim 2500 yards. Woke up feeling good and planning to spin, but decided I wanted to swim instead. When I got to the gym's pool, I felt tired, but I had already driven into town and didn't want to waste the gas. After my first 1000, felt good. When I got to the end of my 2500, I wanted to go further because I felt invigorated and excited, but stopped because I had agreed that I would go no more than 2500.