Joshua Wang

1-2 PM Downtown Seattle YMCA Ran 1 mile Did strength training mainly for triceps, shoulder, and calves Approx length of workout: 31.39 minutes Max Heart Rate: 163 (82%) Average Heart Rate: 131 (66%) Comments: Felt good. Felt strong. Only 1/2 hour workout and squeezed in during lunch. But relieved a lot of stress the accumulated at work. I'm feeling very positive of the consistency at the YMCA and keeps me connected.

I just came back from my vacation in Toronto. I bought some "bling". - Polar heart rate monitor - weight lifting gloves - Asics running shoes (Kayano VII for 40% off!) Went running today. 7 PM Seattle time (10 PM in Toronto). - Length: 31.22 min - Max HR: 175 - Avg HR: 152 Comments: Felt very good. Did some strength training in quads along the way to help cushion shock on knees. Difficult to adjust at first to air (difficulty breathing) but kept pressing on. The weather was beautiful and the air was refreshing. I love running.

Update (Sat. June 30): Ran 11.1 km in 1 hour 35 minutes =) and it's hilly! - Ran to bus stop plus 1.1 miles to friend's house - Marathon... here I come!! Well.... we'll see :P -- My current routine: 7 AM - Bike to Issaquah Highlands Park & Ride 7 PM - Bike home from Park & Ride (Each trip is 5.8 mi or 9.3 k) Strength training (very random workouts / times), but focus on: - abdominals - core stability - push ups And, guess what? I'm thinking of joining the YMCA. So, hopefully I will have a more solid workout routine and incorporate swimming into my workout. Meals (June 28): 6:45 AM: 2 slices of toast with organic peanut butter, glass of orange juice 9 AM: Handful of almonds 11 AM: Sandwich (tuna salad - tuna/egg/mayo) 1 PM: Lunch (Spinach salad w/ strawberries, 2 salmon burgers, 4 dumplings) 3 PM: More almonds 4:30 PM: Sandwich (tuna salad) 7 PM: Cook dinner (and use leftovers for next day's lunch) **I'm also drinking a lot of w...

My current routine: ~6:30-7:30 AM: Bike ~5 miles (1/2 hour) ~6:00-7:00 PM: Bike ~5 miles (1/2 hour) *commute to bus station Chinups: - 3 sets of 5 Push ups: - 5 sets of 10 Sit-ups/core...etc. Recreational running (including running to the post office from work:p) Meals (in general): 6:30 AM: Cereal, yogurt, toast, water, and/or milk 10:00 AM: Croissant and optional coffee:) 12:30 PM: Sandwich 4:30 PM: Peanut Butter and Jelly 7:30 PM: Amazing dinner (host family) 9:00 PM: Water, milk, and/or yogurt

I am in lovely Seattle, doing a 16 month internship. I work downtown but live with friends in Sammamish (1/2 hour bike ride to station and 1/2 bus ride downtown). So currently, that's my workout - as the ride to the station is very hilly! My knees are actually a bit injured. I'm using the weekend to recover. It's 5 miles 1 way (I'm not the fastest biker... very anti-pro)... so 10 miles a day isn't too bad (~16 km). Alright, getting off now. But getting back on track. I need to maintain focus and keep up this fitness journal. OK, pursuit of 4 dimensional excellence, HERE I COME! Round 29101930! :P [Update: Went shopping at Target, and found this $15 body fat meter thing. I measured my body fat composition... 24.8%!!! I need to increase my muscle mass:p.. so eat smarter and do more strengthening exercises -- cardio from biking:D]

Oh man. Total annihilation. I got destroyed on my Operational Research exam. Should have used my time more wisely. Gah. My favourite course. I was doing really well... And then... kaput. And it was a second year course too. Man, so mad. So I went to the gym. I tried to understand. Why can't I do well in OR courses? Same thing happened last year... I would say... Wow Cool! And not do well.... -_- Maybe I am not supposed to be where I thought I'd be. These were some of the thoughts that were going through my mind as I started working out. Bicep curls... Bench Press... Tricep Press... Leg Press... Angry Press:p Then I went upstairs to run. At first I was like 10 laps. As I was running, I was like, WOW.... 10 laps is long. Then wait... Edwin can do 5 km.... And 5 km = 35 laps. Ok.. I'll do that. Partway through I was doubting myself. But I kept running. Lap 10... Oh my... 25 laps to go... I kept at it... My foot was in pain... I'm going to finish this... No matter what... I...

Crazy. That's how I would describe Andrew. Maybe hardcore was a better word. We were in the compute lab yesterday (Saturday) and he came in. We had a bit of chit chat and then I challenged him to a push up contest. A friend was there and I knew I would not be able to beat him. But I gave it a try. We did 20 down, first one to failure looses. So this is what I did: Push ups: 20,19,18,17,12.5 (couldn't finish 16 - just collapsed) *short break in between My arms are still sore. He's the man I plan to train with in Seattle for the marathon. We'll see though:) Still, this encounter motivated me to do push ups - especially 20 down:)