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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Cold, cold, cold! Lots of ice! I LOVE my camelbak!
Ice cold plain, or with lemon 😀
I love regular, clean, icy cold water. I have a brita as well and between 3 people in the house, refilling our water bottles does get hectic!
I love my water COLD!! Not with ice but right out of the freezer with a little ice starting to form on the top 🙂
i drink plain water all day, but i also love adding a packet of crystal light 🙂
I love my water all day long, cold and without ice ( i am canadian, what can i say and we don’t like ice in our waters!) While i love the taste of carbonated water it gives me the hiccups every single time so i stick to plain water 🙂 After a long sweaty interval session at the track a nice cold glass is literally like heaven.
I love water with fresh lemon or a slice of orange in it. I also love water with cucumber slices at a local vegan restaurant!
I like lots of cold water!
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Ice cold – with ice – but with a straw so that I don’t have to tilt my cup back (especially when the ice cubes freeze together and slide down onto my face and make it harder to get the water out! lol)
I love to drink water after a long day of running, biking, working out, or being outside doing some sort of activity! Or even after doing something indoors like basketball, squash, or badminton!
LOVE YOUR BLOG =]
I drink water allllll day long at work, I love it as cold as possible but without ice!
I like my water with ice, lemon or lime. My favorite is sparkling water though =)
I love my water from the tap, filtered, cool, icy cold, sparkling, flavored – I just love water!
i love mine, iced, sparkling, and strawberry flavored!
WATER…no flavor, and cold!
Water with sliced cucumbers!
I love water with peach flavored crystal light, then i put it in the freezer for about an hour till it gets a “slushie ” consistency. I shake it up and then put it back in the freezer for about another hour and shake it up and enjoy! Its sooooo refreshing and a great low calorie treat when you’re feeling the late night munchies!!!
I love taking some ice cold filtered water and putting something fresh and flavorful in it– either lemon wedges, cucumber slices, blueberries– oh anything, really.
I love water ice cold with lemon!
The BEST water in the world is the Deer Park sparkling with Berry/lime essence. I hate sweet drinks and it gives you that soda like bubbliness without the sugar.
I haven’t yet figured out my fav way to enjoy water. But maybe if I had a cool new water bottle that may change *wink wink*
I love plain ol ice cold water!
I tweeted! Thanks for sharing!
With Ice and Lemon!
ice cold!!!!
I love drinking icy cold water (sans ice, though!) with a wedge of lemon through a straw! 🙂
I like water thats cold but no ice.
I love my water freeeezing cold! especially with the weather in MA this week! crazy! I love the “frosty” look on the outside of my glass – it indicates ultimate frigidness!!
I like my water plain and cold 🙂
I love water with cucumbers in it! I had it like this at a spa on my honeymoon and it was awesome! So refreshing!
Ice cold water with a jolly rancher in it for flavor. Watermelon and lemon are the best’
with strawberries!!
I love plain ice water, in the summer sometimes I’ll put lemon slices or cucumber slices in it 🙂
Very simple – cold with NO lemon, lime or garnish of any kind! Sometimes if I’m feeling frisky, I might put a [gasp] Crystal Light in it.
I love iced water with lemon!
OH MY GOODNESS. This is a TON of comments! Man, you have quite a following! Anyway, for me it’s lukewarm water; that’s it.
Out of my water bottle after being chilled in the refrigerator is the best.
I also tweeted about entering the giveaway!
I love my water COLD…plain with lots of ice! Love the idea of this water bottle
I like to drink my water with as much ice as possible! The colder the better…especially when running outside in 90+ degree weather! : )
Tweeted 🙂
No ice but nice and cold. No flavor required 😀
Ice water with a squeeze of lime. Oh, and crushed ice is preferred 😀
I like to drink my water with lots of ice to make it extra cold 🙂
just tweeted !
I like it cold!!!
I like my water cold, no ice!
Water with lots of ice!