First exercise/workout of 2017
Machka9
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What was your first exercise/workout of 2017? 
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New Year's Day!!
My husband and I are working on the Petite Year Round Randonneur challenge which involves riding 100 km events each month for a total of 1200 km. The Audax/Randonneuring new year starts in November, so we've already done two of them. We had all January to do the third, but my husband will likely be busy at work for the month of January, so we decided to tackle our 100 km today.
The forecast was not good. All week long, the prediction was for rain on Sunday. So Saturday night, while watching Sydney ring in the new year on TV, I packed my rain gear.
It did rain just before we drove out to the start location, but it was just heavily overcast, moderately warm, and very humid (90%) when we started.
We had decided to ride a new Permanent route which I created just before Christmas and had added to the Audax Tasmania list. One of the reasons to ride it was to check it to make sure it would be all right for other riders. Another reason to ride it was because we were pretty sure it was a route we could handle. Many of the routes here in Tasmania are simply too hilly for me to complete within the time limit.
The first 10-ish km of the route is quite flat, and my husband took off like a shot. It was all I could do to keep up!! I struggled a little bit on the first hill and in the interests of preserving my knees for things to come ... granny and I became friends. We remained friends all the way through!
Back onto the flat ground again, and flying along until we reached the next climb. And that one is a big one ... the biggest on the route. I've ridden it several times. As I recall, the first time I rode it, I had to walk part of it. The next time I rode it, I had to stop several times on the way up. The third time, I made it up. This time, I also made it up, but my legs were protesting loudly and I had to appease them with promises of pizza when this was all over. I was also wheezing. I have been diagnosed with EIA, which presents problems now and then, but I haven't wheezed going up a hill in a while. We suspect it was the high humidity level.
A fast downhill and flat section again, and then a hilly section which I had actually forgotten about. I could see it on the elevation profile, of course, but couldn't remember what they looked like. Steep rollers.
Our turn-around point was a little shop where we acquired Pepsi Max and potato chips.
Back over the steep rollers, a bit of a slog along the flat section into the wind, and then we headed back to the start on a different, slightly less hilly route. Not the really big hill. But by "less hilly", I mean there was still a whole lot of climbs ... up, and then levelling off, up, and then levelling off, round the corner, and up, and levelling off ... and up and up and up ... but it wasn't as steep.
Nevertheless, what with the speed we had been moving, and the climbing we had already done, my legs had begun to talk union and there were rumblings of strike action. Management stepped in, and bribed the legs with 2-month old jelly beans found in a little baggie in the bottom of the handlebar bag.
At last ... the top and a fast descent to flat ground again. A light misty sort of rain started, but fortunately nothing soaking. And with the warmth (19C), and level of humidity (90%), this light rain actually felt kind of good. The wind was a bit more annoying. And then, all of a sudden just before the next climb, the sun came out for about 30 seconds ... just long enough for me to think, "Oh good timing ... sun and humidity on a climb!" And then it went away. Oops!
The last little bit of the route was a loop to make up the distance, which turned out to be slightly hillier than I had anticipated. But we made it! I just kept telling my legs they could have something to eat as soon as we got back into town.
Summary
Distance: 101.9 km
Elevation: 702 metres according to Strava, 994 metres according to RWGPS
Elapsed Time: 5:35
Moving Time: 5:14
And the results of the ride checking exercise ... a few modifications required. One of the issues is that there are certain sections of the route which are quite busy. We think there are ways around some of these which would put riders onto quieter roads, and also make more natural turns (not crossing traffic).
We had lunch and then drove home, and on the way, the rain began in earnest. 33 mm of rain in the next 3.5 hours.
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Went on a hike today.2
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Rest days today and tomorrow. Gym is closed and Sunday is always my rest day.
First training session of the year will be on Tuesday. Supersetted squat fun followed by deadlifts. With some back isolation work after. Super excited to get in and take out this last week of crazy volume before getting back into strength and power work to lead into nationals.0 -
I pushed 1002.5 lbs on the prowler sled. PR to start the year! (After a warmup and several runs starting at 400 lbs and adding two plates at a time)3
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Today I did cardio and worked the machines a bit. I want to start incorporating weights into my work outs. I'm mot sure how though....this is the year to learn though!0
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Today was an off day for my strength program so I did some HIIT on the treadmill, and for s**** and giggles I fooled around on one of the machines at the gym that I abandoned right before I started picking up real weights. That machine where you push back with each leg, the glute exercise one... Last time I did it I was only able to do 80lbs and now I max out the machine's 185lb
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I did a FitnessBlender lower body strength/cardio workout.
Lots of squat pulses. All the burn! Woo!0 -
Busy day for me. The best I could do was sneak off for 10 minutes on the rowing machine. I shouldn't admit this publicly, but I didn't even change my clothes for it.
Big plans tomorrow though. At a minimum I will play tennis for 2 hours in the morning and head to the gym for strength training in the afternoon. Had a wonderful time with family and friends this holiday season but I am oh so glad to be getting back on track again.3 -
ny treadmill0
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I did my Legs workout.0
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I did my usual day 3 lifting session since I missed it on the weekend...hip thrusts, step-ups, lunges, deadlifts, rows, pushups, cable kickbacks0
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I started with Country Heat's Country Swing today. It was a great little reminder of just how out of shape I am. I did it in my living room... Even better!1
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Leg day 0
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angmarie28 wrote: »Leg day
Same!0 -
Arc Trainer 55 minutes. Once I got going tried to maintain heart rate of 160 bpm. Did pretty goo until the 50 minute mark. Haven't worked out for a month...and I felt it.0
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Yesterday was deadlift day! Yay! Plus I downloaded a Zombie run app, and played around with it. I only did the first 18 minutes of the first mission, but it seemed fun. My profile pick is my dog hanging out on the treadmill with me yesterday.0
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Day 3 of stronglifts at 5 am on New Years Day. Needless to say, I was the only one in the gym haha1
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MeanderingMammal wrote: »
Oh no! I'm wondering about rowing, seems like it could be a possibility. Do you have access to a rowing machine by chance?
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goldthistime wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »
Oh no! I'm wondering about rowing, seems like it could be a possibility. Do you have access to a rowing machine by chance?
I have a Water tower, but the tank is in need of a repair.
I do have a turbo trainer that I'll be using fairly soon as I do need to keep my CV fitness up, with a Marathon in 10 weeks.1 -
MeanderingMammal wrote: »goldthistime wrote: »MeanderingMammal wrote: »
Oh no! I'm wondering about rowing, seems like it could be a possibility. Do you have access to a rowing machine by chance?
I have a Water tower, but the tank is in need of a repair.
I do have a turbo trainer that I'll be using fairly soon as I do need to keep my CV fitness up, with a Marathon in 10 weeks.
I'd never heard of a water rower before. Had to google. Interesting. We just bought each other a rowing machine for Christmas. Indispensable for all those times I have some kind of foot/ankle/leg injury. The bike stand comes in handy too. Good luck in that marathon!0 -
Bench pressed today and tried my new Maxi climber that Santa (husband) bought for me! I wore a 35lb vest and loved it! I completed 30 minutes of hiit training and was dripping with sweat when I finished!1
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Chest Day w/ some Shoulder work. I'm working toward testing 1RM next week, so it was a heavy day.0
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Snow has driven me back to the gym. StrongLifts 5x5 and Turkish get ups.0
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Walking yesterday, weights today, swimmimg tomorrow.1
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9km jog yesterday.0
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P90X chest & back and ab ripper yesterday. Nothing yet today - still at work.0
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New Years Day I did 55 minutes of circuit training with my trainer, with a 5 min rowing warm up and 5 min rowing cool-down, then I went on a 30 minute leisurely bike ride with the kiddo. I'll be hitting the gym to swim tonight, wondering how crowded it's going to be.0
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Hit the weight room yesterday. Road for an hour on the trainer today. I didn't do crap on New Years day except sit on the couch and watch football and play some card games with my kids.0
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