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! Especially when I am trying to kick my diet soda habit 🙂
I love my water with lots of ice and a slice of lemon and slice of lime – it’s perfect for the summer!
Tweeted this amazing giveaway too! Thanks, CamelBak & Julie!
I like my water room temp (with a squeeze of lemon). I just can’t chug ice cold water so I like it best not as cold. At first I thought I would be alone on the room temp thing but looking at the comments I am glad I have some company 🙂 Boy this water bottle looks AWESOME!!!
Great giveaway, Julie! Although water with a lemon wedge tastes great, I love plain old water! Nice and cold, in a big cup, no ice. 🙂
Just tweeted my extra entry! 🙂
I love just plain ole tap water! Btw, this is my first time posting – I have been reading every day for a couple of months now, and I just love your blog!
I love sparkling water with lemon!
Awesome~ I wanted one of these to run with for so LONG! I love them with ice and a nice iced coffee packet! NUMMMMMMMY (and refreshing)
i did your cardio circuit yesterday x2 and i’m sure feeling it today! phew.
i like to drink water the way nature intended – plain. it’s pretty much all i drink, and i can’t seem to get tired of it 🙂
Dang girl, that is one SERIOUS treadmill workout with speeds of 9 and 10 thrown in there!! What a trooper. I’ve never turned the t-mill up above 8.0. I’m kind of scared I’d fly off the back.
I prefer my water with ice ice baby! 🙂
I like to go the natural way. A big glass of water with ice and a few slices of lemon 🙂
Tweeted! 🙂
I drink so much water. I also need to have massive quantities of ice at all times.
I love my water ice cold and I put frozen berries in it to give it some flavor flav!
I used to hate it but have been loving plain sparkling water this past year!
I tweeted this giveaway, and I love my water plain and simple: COLD! 🙂
Drink it hot or cold. Water is my favorite drink!
I also tweeeeted 🙂
I love spring water – clean and fresh! No ice!
I love my water with ice and lemon!
I’m kind of addicted to flavored water. I love trying new flavors!
Love my water with lots of ice in my tumbler, big straw and some Lemon!!
I tweeted for this giveaway. I like my water with TONS of ice and a lemon wedge 🙂
i love my water with lots of ice and some lemon – especially great on a hot summer day! i also tweeted for an extra entry 🙂
Sweeet! I like my water plain except in a restaurant, I like lemon!
I love my water after it has spent some quality time in the freezer…especially after a long hot run!
I love my water SUPER cold with a lot of ice!
Super cold, during and after a workout!!!
I just love ICE cold water while I do Bikram Yoga. Nothing else like it!! 🙂
Oh, and I also tweeted for an extra entry.
I like my water cold, with no ice… but sometimes I like to fill a cup of ice and crunch it!! 🙂
I also use a Brita filter for delish water, 99% of the time served with fresh lemon… and typically out of a gigantic water bottle!
I love my water with some flavor — usually lemon. Lately I’ve gotten into sparkling water though!!
I love mixing La Croix spakling water with a bit of lemon juice and Trop50 Tropicana Apple Juice!
I bring fresh lemon slices to work with me and drink iced lemon water all day! I also tweeted for an extra entry 🙂
I like plain water at room temperature. I can’t drink it super cold!
I love cold water with a lemon with a straw!
I like my water filtered.
This may be a little weird but I love! called tonic water. My grandmother would always give it to me when I was little and I thought it was disgusting. Oh how things have changed.
What a great giveaway! I love water ice cold with no flavoring. I have a Brita water filter and about five different water bottles. It can be a big pain to fill them all up!
just tweeted it.
nice site btw, #ilikeit
I love chilled water, preferably without chunks of ice. Water is my favorite beverage and I drink it like crazy.
I love my water room temperature with no ice. My family thinks I’m weird, but I love it that way!
I love sparkling water (La Croix is my fav) with fresh lemon juice and a pinch of Stevia natural lemon flavor. So refreshing!!!
I put my water bottle in the fridge at night, and that way it’s nice and cool for bootcamp in the morning!
I like suuper icy cold water with crunchy chunks of ice to chew on…I know.
I generally prefer my water out of the brita filter in my giant Kleen Kanteen water bottle. Nothing fancy. 🙂
I put my water bottle in the fridge at night, and that way it’s nice and cold for bootcamp in the morning!
I put my water bottle in fridge at night, and that way it is nice and cold for bootcamp the next morning!
I love lemon flavored LaCroix with a little bit of pomegranate juice!