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 love sparkling water with maybe a lemon slice. It makes me feel like I’m not missing out on having soda.
My favorite way to enjoy water is first thing in the morning, with half a lemon squeezed into it!
Water is my go to drink, even when I was a little girl. I carry a water bottle to work every day full of ice water. But my favorite way to drink it is after all the ice melts and the water is still chilled.
I love my water with ice, or with Crystal Light in it (if that counts as water 🙂 )!
I love ICE cold water anytime, anywhere. I carry a water bottle in my purse because I hate to be thirsty!
I tweeted!!!
Room temp so I can drink it fasterrrr. 🙂
Just tweeted!! 🙂
@meganvtaylor
I work out in the sun all day! I drink my water icyyyyy cold!!!!!!!!!!!
My water has to have ice! I love my Brita-fied water the most!
Plain tap water! I have a Camelbak I use at the gym and I love it.
I absolutely LOVE sparkling water, however when I am working out nothing beats ice cold water!
I love water with ice and a splash of fruit juice on a hot summer’s day!
Great workout today! I think I’ll try to copy it sometime :). So glad you’re enjoying your new job and lifestyle. I would loooove to try this cool water bottle- I like mine straight up, cold but no ice :).
I love my water ice cold and preferably with ice chips to chew on while I am drinking it.
i steal filtered water from my office….just plain!
I love my water really cold, with lots of ice and a hint of lemon! 🙂
I love water ice cold – esp. when I’m a hot sweaty mess.
And, Julie, how the heck do you do 10.0 speed?! geez!
I love water with lots of ice and lemon!
i love guzzling ice water from the fridge after a run! (i’m not a fan of tap water though!)
I just drink tap water with ice! Love it!
cold straight from the Britta, no ie
I LOVE sparkling water with lime! It’s like soda but without all the bad chemicals! 🙂
I like my water cold but plain – no ice!
I like my water filtered and cold straight from the fridge, no ice 🙂
just plain COLD water — sucked down between Zumba songs!
I like water with no ice. I have a Camelbak that I adore, but I’d love to have on with a filter for at-the-office. I’m terrified of what I might be drinking out of that office fountain…
That work out is no joke, I do a similar one every couple of weeks just to remind myself what it feels like to really sweat out a cardio session!
And I am a straight water gal. No ice, flavors, etc.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand tweeted! (http://www.twitter.com/musestarved)
oh and i tweeted!
(http://www.twitter.com/iheartsleeping)
I like my water ICCCEEDD cold with lemon. But if I’m working out, just plain ol’ water will do! :]
I love grape flavored water!
I don’t think that my first comment went through! Sad face. OK, what I said is I LOVE plain, super cold water! And a lot of it! I HATE the water at the filling station at my gym, so something like this that would filter it would be perfect!
Cold water with lots of ice and a straw is my usual!
Water with lots of crushed ice for me!
PS. Tweeted @lilmisshlthy
With loads of lemon in it…water is so plain to me.
I got a sodastream for Christmas so I love ice-cold sparkling water at home.
Just ice cold water for me! I have the regular Camelback bottles w/ the straw (no filter) and the Groove looks awesome!
I love my water cold with a few drops of lemon juice.
I’ve tweeted also!
cold water with Ice in my reusable insulated cup with a build in straw..
Also tweeted about the giveaway!
Great water bottle! I love my water COLD! I can’t stand warm or room temp. water.
I love my water ice, ice cold with a squeeze of fresh lemon. But for a quick drink during a workout, I prefer plain, room temperature water. It’s quite the boost to get me through!
I love it cold and plain, straight out of the Brita pitcher! 🙂
I love REALLY cold water – lots of ice! Very necessary during an Arizona summer!
I love ice water, especially now in the summer!
That workout looks killer!
I’ve been looking for a new water bottle so maybe this is the one for me. Fingers are crossed. 🙂
I love my water with pebble ice, which my work has and I love!
OMG!!! I want one of those so badly!! I’ve begged my boyfriend to keep an eye out everywhere for one.
My favorite way to drink water is cold – with ice, just as is! 🙂