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 my water sparkling, or just plain (filtered, though!)
I love my water chilled, but with no ice!
I love sparkling water! To me, it’s always a treat 🙂
I like my water cold and if I can get it, pebble ice that crunches when you bite it.
I actually love room-temp water. Weird, I know, but I GUZZLE my water and if it’s too cold I can’t drink it fast enough!
and I tweeted
My secret for drinking lots of water is adding a little crystal light flavoring, my favorite flavor is raspberry lemonade!
I just tweeted!
I like my water flavored with Propel. 🙂
bahhhh i would love to win this!!!!
Sparkling, or flat with lemon!
I also Tweeted!
Iced with fresh fruit! Yum…raspberries!
Oh my goodness! I love this giveaway! I can already picture myself sippin’ from one during a HIIT workout on the treadmill!
I usually drink my water at room temperature, plain 🙂
And when it gets really hot, I love to drink it with lots of crushed ice!
I love your blog! And I also tweeted 🙂
Usually I’ll just drink my water with a TON of ice in a big ol’ cup. if i’m feelin fancy, I’ll throw in a few piece of lemon or lime and slurp it up in a fruit color coordinated straw 🙂 gotta keep life exciting right?
I just retweeted about your giveaway! And I forgot to say before, but I love my water ice cold, straight from the fridge. Delish.
While nothing beats cold ice water after a workout, my favorite way to enjoy water during the day is by combining Perrier with pineapple or orange juice. It’s a fizzy, fun, slightly-sweet, refreshing drink that’s perfect for hot summer days. 🙂
I love water! I love it cold but not brain freeze cold. I also twittered about it!
I like my water simple – chilled and with a straw. This would be perfect for my taste! Thanks for the great giveaway.
My water has to be chock-full of ice, flavored with a lemon wedge.
I tweeted the giveaway, too! (Although at 1421 and 1422, I don’t hold out much hope of winning.)
I just love plain water. Ours has a lot of limescale, so I guess I should filter it, but just never do… Don’t include me in the giveaway since I am international and most likely CamelBak does not “approve” of that.
PS: Your chocolatey breakfast bowl looks amazing!
My house has a filter built into our sink, so I just drink water straight from the filter. Plain, non-iced water 🙂
I love water with ice and lemon!!
I love chugging water after a sweaty workout!
P.s. Water with come crushed up raspberries and mint is deeeelicious!
I tweeted!
Water with a squeeze of lemon is lovely, but I also just like a mug of boiled water sometimes. Weird? I don’t think so! 😉
I just love water with ice, very refreshing!!!
My water has to be COLD! I loathe room-temperature water.
I love tea, but some chilled bottled water is good in the summer
tweeted! @Squigglemefloey
First of all, great workout! That certainly would have left me a hot mess too. I think I need to try this next gym session, I also haven’t kicked my own butt at the gym in awhile 😉
Second, there is nothing quite like enjoying a glass of ice cold water on a hot day while lounging at the beach!
I drink a lot of water being stationed in Saudi Arabia. After walking in from the nasty heat outdoors I quickly down a glass of cold water. It tastes sooo good!
Just straight up water!
i love straight up water…but my boyfriend and i just got a soda stream and i’ve been drinking a lot more seltzer now too, especially with dinner, which is a nice soda substitute since i gave it up 6 months ago!
i tweeted about the giveaway too!
Ice cold sparkling water with a lime – hands down, most refreshing beverage!
I love sparkling water!
I love room temperature water 🙂
I love water with crushed ice and lots of lemon!!
Water with ice and a lemon!
My favorite way to enjoy water is sipping it out on the back patio watching the dolphins play!
My favorite is sparkling water!
Water with ice and lemon!
I either drink water plain and simple or mixed with a green tea bag!
I love water ice cold with a slice of lemon!
PLAIN WATER!! Oh and I tweeted!
I’ve been really into water with cucumber lately!
i love water with a slice of cucumber in it. soo refreshing!!