Keeping a Marriage Together

Soulful Vibes today reported that Will Smith has found the perfect way to keep his marriage together: Rule out divorce as an option.

While this is a great step, it is not the only, nor the best, method. Things I would rate along with, or higher, than ruling out divorce:

1. Don't get married until you are sure you are ready to be with one person and only one person for the rest of your life. If you aren't sure you are ready, you will always be wondering "what if" and that wondering may lead you to wandering.
2. Ensure what you feel is love, not lust, for the person you intend on marrying. Lust is immediate, while love lasts. Lust requires immediate satisfaction, but can't last without constant refresh, which is why many relationships based on physical interactions fail when the physical interactions reduce in frequency.
3. Keep it fresh by doing new things with your spouse. Getting into a rut, doing the same old things all the time, will cause you to take each other for granted because you know exactly how each other will act and react. Instead, try something different, to see a new side of each other; experiment and experience different things together.
   

Raquetball

Current Weight: 223lbs
Body Fat: 30.8%

An hour of racquetball burns approximately 650 calories according to a listing by the Mayo Clinic. I've always loved racquetball because I always feel like I got a great workout, but no pain, and I can play for hours. I'm not great at it, but that isn't important, it's just fun to play. Hopefully starting next week I'll have a partner to play with at lunch.

Monday's Workout:

Seated Leg Press: 10r at 190, 8r at 195, 6r at 200
Seated Leg Extensions: 10r at 50, 8r at 55, 6r at 60
Seated Leg Curls: 10r at 50, 8r at 55, 6r at 60
Chest Press: 10r at 90lbs, 8r at 95lbs, 6r at 100lbs
Lat Pulldown: 10r at 90lbs, 8r at 95lbs, 6r at 100lbs
Seated Row: 10r at 100lbs, 8r at 105lbs, 6r at 110lbs
Overhead Press: 10r at 70lbs, 8r at 75lbs, 6r at 80lbs
Tricep press: 10r at 37.5lbs, 8r at 43lbs, 6r at 50lbs
Curls: 10r at 37.5lbs, 8r at 43lbs, 6r at 50lbs

Body Weight Exercises

Current Weight: 223lbs
Body Fat: 31.4%

Friday's Workout:

Treadmill: 5 min at intensity 4
Squats: 2x12r at 65lbs
Backward Lunges: 2x12r
Straight Leg Deadlift: 2x12r at 15lbs
Pushups: 2x12r
Tricep Dips: 2x12r at 64lbs of assist
Pullups: 2x12r at 88lbs of assist
Bicep Curls: 2x12r at 15lbs each
Bicycle Crunches: 20r
Scissor Kicks: 20r
Crunches: 20r
Recumbent Bike: HIIT 30sec on 30sec off for 8 minutes, 2 minutes cooldown

How to Enjoy Yoga?

Current Weight: 223 lbs
Body Fat: 33.7%

Another hour of Yoga tonight. I'm getting a good stretch out of it, but I don't really enjoy doing it. I don't know if I'm not doing it right, or if it is supposed to be just this boring.

Another Monday

Current Weight: 222lbs
Body Fat: 34.6%

The TENS unit has worked and my shoulder injury is almost gone.

Monday's Workout:

Seated Leg Press: 10r at 190, 8r at 195, 6r at 200
Seated Leg Extensions: 10r at 50, 8r at 55, 6r at 60
Seated Leg Curls: 10r at 50, 8r at 55, 6r at 60
Chest Press: 10r at 90lbs, 8r at 95lbs, 6r at 100lbs
Lat Pulldown: 10r at 90lbs, 8r at 95lbs, 6r at 100lbs
Seated Row: 10r at 100lbs, 8r at 105lbs, 6r at 110lbs
Overhead Press: 10r at 70lbs, 8r at 75lbs, 6r at 80lbs
Tricep press: 10r at 37.5lbs, 8r at 43lbs, 6r at 50lbs
Curls: 10r at 37.5lbs, 8r at 43lbs, 6r at 50lbs

Happy Mother's Day

Current Weight: 222lbs
Body Fat: 34.6%

The kids and I took my wife out to breakfast for Mother's Day. Then we went to church and went swimming for an hour or so.

Before bed I performed the "8 minute Abs" with my wife. 8 minutes of sustained abdominal exercises is not really fun.

Shoulder Injury

Current Weight: 221lbs
Body Fat: 31.4%

I hurt my shoulder either working out yesterday, or wrestling with my dog last night. To help speed up healing, I'm finally getting the TENS/EMS unit I've been wanting.

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) is used to send electrical signals through your body's nerves and relieve pain. Electro Muscle Stimulation (EMS) is using electric impulses to mimic signals from the Central Nervous System and cause involuntary contractions of voluntary muscles.

Monday Workout

Current Weight: 221lbs
Body Fat: 31.4%

At least the body fat readings have become consistent once again.

Monday's Workout:

Seated Leg Press: 10r at 190, 8r at 195, 6r at 200
Seated Leg Extensions: 10r at 50, 8r at 55, 6r at 60
Seated Leg Curls: 10r at 50, 8r at 55, 6r at 60
Chest Press: 10r at 90lbs, 8r at 95lbs, 6r at 100lbs
Lat Pulldown: 10r at 90lbs, 8r at 95lbs, 6r at 100lbs
Seated Row: 10r at 100lbs, 8r at 105lbs, 6r at 110lbs
Overhead Press: 10r at 70lbs, 8r at 75lbs, 6r at 80lbs
Tricep press: 10r at 37.5lbs, 8r at 43lbs, 6r at 50lbs
Curls: 10r at 37.5lbs, 8r at 43lbs, 6r at 50lbs

Swimming

Current Weight: 221lbs
Body Fat: 31.4%

Took the family swimming today and we all had a good time. Such a great exercise, relaxing and enjoyable too.

1 hour swimming