I think my chest exploded in the gym today. One of Ryan’s past treadmill workouts loosely inspired me to complete what I’ll call an “increasing interval 0.2 workout.”
The breakdown:
| Minutes | Incline | Speed |
| 0-5 | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| 5-10 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| 10-14 | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| 14-15 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 15-16 | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 16-17 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 17-18 | 1.0 | 8.2 |
| 18-19 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 19-20 | 1.0 | 8.4 |
| 20-21 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 21-22 | 1.0 | 8.6 |
| 22-23 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 23-24 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 24-25 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 25-26 | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 26-27 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 27-28 | 1.0 | 9.2 |
| 28-29 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 29-30 | 1.0 | 9.4 |
| 30-31 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 31-32 | 1.0 | 9.6 |
| 32-33 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 33-34 | 1.0 | 9.8 |
| 34-35 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| 35-36 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 36-40 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
From minutes 15 to 36, I alternated a minute of fast walking with a minute of running, increasing the running pace by 0.2 each time until I reached a 10.0 pace.
The stats:
The workout was no joke. I honestly haven’t kicked my own butt like this in the gym in quite a while. A good butt-kicking was needed to rejuvenate my workouts a bit and I felt like a bit of a baller when I hopped off the treadmill looking like a hot mess.
After my time on the treadmill, I still had a bit of time to kill before Ryan was done with his workout, so I completed 10 minutes of super-light cardio on the elliptical while reading SELF magazine.
Breakfast
After the gym, Sadie got her usual morning walk before it was breakfast time. Since my hair basically looked brunette from all the sweat from my morning workout, I knew my body could use a cool and refreshing breakfast. I looked to my beloved Vitamix to blend me up somethin’ nutrient-dense and COLD.
- 1 1/2 c. almond milk
- 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
- 1 1/ tbsp. cocoa powder
- 1 c. frozen strawberries
- 1 tbsp. peanut butter
- 1 pinch xanthan gum (for thickening)
- 1 handful fresh spinach
A great combination!
CamelBak Giveaway
And now it’s time for a giveaway! I’m pretty darn excited about this giveaway because there will be seven winners. Yahoo!
About a month ago, I was contacted by CamelBak to see if I was interested in trying out their new Groove water bottle, a water bottle that filters water as you sip.
Ryan and I have a Brita water filter pitcher in our fridge, but it’s a big pain to fill it up and pour into water bottles (I’ve spilled a good 10,000 times), so I was very intrigued with the Groove since a built-in filter meant I could fill up my water bottle right from the sink.
One thing I didn’t realize when I first read about the Groove was that the bottle allows you to sip from it without tipping it up. The filter is almost like a straw, and not having to tip the water bottle back to drink made it fantastic for use during workouts, particularly my interval workouts on the treadmill.
Needless to say, the Groove has become my go-to water bottle for all of my workouts. Plus, the tip folds back and doesn’t leak, so it’s been great for carrying along with me for day-to-day use as well.
Let’s get you one of these babies, shall we?
CamelBak will be giving seven PBF readers their very own Groove! To enter this giveaway, simply comment on this post, telling me about your favorite way to enjoy water (with/without ice, sparkling, flavored, etc.).
For an extra entry in this giveaway, you may tweet some version of the following:
- Just entered @PBFingers giveaway to win the new Groove from @CamelBakProduct! I’m gonna be so hydrated! http://ow.ly/5bWgH
Be sure to comment back, telling me you tweeted to get your extra entry!
I will randomly select seven winners tomorrow afternoon. Good luck you water-drinkin’ machines!
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I tweeted, too! @CaitieXperiment
I love my water ice cold with a squeeze of lemon!
Thanks for offering a great giveaway! 🙂
I love a nice cold glass of water – light on the ice… nothing beats it.
I like it plain with no ice but cold!
Im wierd and I LOVE room temperature water no matter how hot it is outside! I also LOVE sparkling flavored water (with no Aspartame of course!)
For a workout, I like it straight up, cold 🙂 Otherwise, I add a twist of lemon or lime for some flava flave!
Water with cucumbers floating around- the perfect touch of sweetness!
And I tweeted!
I looove a cold, full water bottle after a great workout!
There is NOTHING better than ice cold water after a long, hard, SWEATY workout…water never tasted so goooood!
I love super cold water, lots of ice w/ some lime or cucumber!!!
I love polar sparkling waters the most! Plain water is really only enjoyed during/after a workout. I usually squeeze lemon in my water if I’m not sipping on sparkling 🙂
I like my water ice cold!!!
I love sparkling water, but I don’t drink it very often because I feel guilty about throwing away a plastic bottle!
I love my water loaded with ice and cold as an iceberg
I love still water with lots and lots and lots of ice! The colder the better!
I like mine room temperature, maybe a little chilled, but no ice and some lemon.
I love my water ice cold with a squeeze of lemon!
Thanks for offering such a great giveaway! 🙂
I love water with ice on a hot day!! So refreshing! It always seems to taste better with a straw too. lol
I tweeted!
At work, I generally just drink plain old water from a knockoff Tevis tumbler that I got from TJ Maxx. But at home, I have a bit of a Crystal Light raspberry lemonade addiction.
Just tweeted too!!
i also tweeted!
In the summa time, I love freezing lime juice in the ice cube tray and putting the lime ice cubes in my water bottle! It makes my water extra cold and refreshing 🙂
I like my water with lemon!!!
I love cold water with lots and lots of ice!
I’m an iced tea drinker but I really need to work on getting back to plain water. So much easier and healthier for me!
Ice water!
Love my water with ice and through a straw!!!!!
I love my water with fresh citrus fruit squeezed in!!
Hahaha….in my mouth. I can be a bit clumsy occasionally and things like a straw would certainly aid in the path the water follows.
I drink water whether its cold or warm, flavored or unflavored, lemon or no lemon. It’s great no matter what! 🙂
70 % Ice 30 Percent H2O!!
Ice cold, especially in the summer time! I love Camelbacks… I just have a regular one. The filter would be awesome!
I love my water super cold and with lots of ice!
I enjoy my water COLD!! I used to drink filtered, but when I moved to where I am now, I found the tap water to be just great as long as it sits in the fridge for awhile. But I still love my filitered water. This would be so awesome to have!
I love my water cold!! I need a water bottle. I’ve been eyeing them at Target forever now and have yet to take one home with me..
I’ve always been a plain water-with-ice girl. I was the weird kid who ordered water with her Happy Meal.
I also tweeted! Thanks!
Ice Cold water as much ice as I can get, I woud love this, Ive been eyeing it at the store but its pricey!
I love my water with lots of ice 🙂 especially after a long workout.
I will pretty much drink water any way you serve it, but the best is with ice and lemon!
Plain water, not too cold…unless it is really hot out.
Wow SO many entries. I tweeted too!
I love plain, but I also like cucumber, watermelon or banana water.
mmm I love just plain cold water all. the. time.
and I like to drink it through my camelbak back pack on long runs! 🙂
I like my water iced with an orange squeezed into it. Mmmm, citrus! So refreshing!
I tweeted about the giveaway too!
OMG. I am so excited about this giveaway! I’ve been looking for a good filtered water bottle because I, too, use a Brita and yes, it is a PAIN.
I love plain water. There is nothing better than a glass of ice water.
what a great giveaway, Julie! I loooove my camelbak, and I would love to snag a filtered one!
my water has gotta be cold.. and I love adding a little flavor with those Mio drink enhancers!
Cold, no ice, and all day long
I tweeted, thanks fo rthe giveaway! 🙂
I tweeted, thanks for the giveaway! 🙂