What Was Your Work Out Today?
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Still just grinding out 8K+CD on the rowing machine, usually 6 days a week, usually SS (working on various techical details**), for the C2 Holiday Challenge. Currently at 159,511m of 200,000m needed by Christmas Eve (I'm about 3 days ahead, from which some rest days will come, but probably not as many as 3 - we'll see).
This was today, 4 x 2K on, 2:30 off, row 6 strokes out of each 2k piece, drink water, wipe sweat, row into next piece; on the last piece, row out the whole 2:30 easy as a CD. Average split by piece 2:24.5, 2:24.5, 2:28.1, 2:25.0, (so each 2K takes between 9 & 10 minutes) at spm 23, 24, 23, 24. I'm not fast, but heck, I'm a li'l ol' lady currently teetering on the edge of lightweight: I think I'm doing OK, dadgummit.
It looked like this, Garmin's estimated spm (it's a little off sometimes) overlaid on HR. You can see the HR drift from piece to piece (power not exactly equal every stroke, of course, but usually in a close range), and the lag in HR drop after the row-out strokes (not to mention the obvious stop in piece #3 to fix my $&*# streaming audio).
** Technical details most frequently attended to, always one at a time because I have a simple brain: Heels down first to shift power curve peak left (usually good for a second or two in split); power curve smoothness generally; firming up musculature between shoulder blades (has to do with some nerve impingement issues in right shoulder, maybe, but also drops the split a second or two (!)); accelerate the finish/equal speed away; and - as always - trying to feel that slight unweighting of self on seat from catch to finish. I'm probably forgetting some others that I remember when I feel the fault, or see it in the power curve. 1 -
One of my favorite people at the morning rows is a (probably) smaller and 10 years older than you lady. She brightens my day, even if the sun hasn't come up when I first see her! I would totally be fine if I'm her when I grow up.I'm not fast, but heck, I'm a li'l ol' lady currently teetering on the edge of lightweight: I think I'm doing OK, dadgummit.1 -
I am on my third day of rest. I miss working out and my head tells me I am losing everything fitness wise that I have worked so hard for. I know I can’t undo my hard work in three days. My body needed rest, rejuvenation. Rest, eating well, sleep and a massage. Hopefully I will come back stronger!1
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3.8mile run
50min bootcamp
80s themed PARTY - till the wee small hours0 -
I am on my third day of rest. I miss working out and my head tells me I am losing everything fitness wise that I have worked so hard for. I know I can’t undo my hard work in three days. My body needed rest, rejuvenation. Rest, eating well, sleep and a massage. Hopefully I will come back stronger!
Kudos to you for giving yourself this rest. I, too, struggle with rest but it feels great after such rest to discover how helpful it was and you crank out an awesome strength or cardiovascular conditioning workout; and, maybe a new PR.
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I had what for me was a really good row (on the water) today. I was in a 4 and it was the first time I didn't get really really anxious. Worked on handle height stuff (which frankly will really come when I'm less anxious), lengthening my stroke, and lowering my anxiety. I tried to work on rolling up early, but it was too much to juggle so refocused on catch timing and trying to roll up with our stroke seat (who is an advanced rower.
The water was also really smooth, we saw a bald eagle (normally we see great blue herons), and we were out for an hour and a half give or take. Note - last Saturday I had a really terrible row and got impressively anxious so this is a massive improvement.0 -
pierinifitness wrote: »I am on my third day of rest. I miss working out and my head tells me I am losing everything fitness wise that I have worked so hard for. I know I can’t undo my hard work in three days. My body needed rest, rejuvenation. Rest, eating well, sleep and a massage. Hopefully I will come back stronger!
Kudos to you for giving yourself this rest. I, too, struggle with rest but it feels great after such rest to discover how helpful it was and you crank out an awesome strength or cardiovascular conditioning workout; and, maybe a new PR.
This. Enough rest, and you'll be back with a roar. Rest is pulling back the bow. Hard, though . . . yup.0 -
33.5 mins brisk walk/ slow jog & 1 hour of hatha yoga0
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Upper body today, got a good pump in.0
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Ran 9 miles in 1hr 15min0
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Ran 14 miles yesterday so today was my easy day! A little bit of roller blading 😊
https://youtu.be/mH_0pR_woyM 0 -
I road my bike on the trainer for 3 hours in 10 minutes. Did 2 virtual group ride/races...it’s a gaming platform called Zwift. Burned 2500 calories, time to eat well0
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15 miles / 46:27 / 485 calories
Had to take it slow after my knee issue last night.0 -
Zumba and shoveling the driveway.0
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Sunday is usually a rest day for me. But today it was lovely outside so I went for a quick run (1.5 miles) just to get outside.0
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Nada. I'm taking a rare day of rest.0
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Sunday
3mile run to keep my streak going. Was hanging and it was only supposed to be a mile but it felt so good to sweat the rest of the alcohol out0 -
Going up & down the stairs, haha.1
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Lower body day and ab work.0
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3.3 miles walk @ moderate pace. I thought I was killing it pace wise but nope: fast walk for me is still moderate pace only. Sigh1
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6x 8:00/2:00r steady state 18-22 rate with the last minute of each interval full pressure with no rate cap.
I got down to 1:36 for a very short period of time during the last minute of the first interval which is the lowest my split has ever been. I mainly just wanted to see if I could do it once I noticed I was in the low 1:40s. During the last interval experimented with how engaged my arms are during the drive after observing various people in front of me who I know are good rowers. That seemed to make a noticable difference.
Wednesday is 4x500m @ 1:45.2 (my last 1k pace), or so I'm told. If we're allowed to try to shave seconds off I might try to go down a second.1 -
erged 14,133m. Mixed up the pace and SR, but overall (including warm up and cool down) averaged my 5k pace plus 6 or 7 secs.2
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Ended at 13.3 miles after feeling something wrong in my leg underside where the leg and butt meet. I tried shifting positions and lowering from 25, but it kept feeling wrong, so I stopped. I’d rather end 1.7 miles early than risk a muscle tear, cramp, or whatever this was.
13.3 miles / 38:59 / 457 calories1 -
Kettlebell complex 4 rounds using 24kg KB lasting 11 minutes. Run 2 miles. Both outdoors at park.0
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Early am mobility work (GMB Elements, wk2/d1). Morning 20 min arc trainer, 20 min ab circuit, 20 min arc trainer. Afternoon ~45 min indoor rock climbing with my sons.0
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10 minutes briskly walking on the treadmill.
4 sets of 10 reps each of the following exercises:
Bench press
Lat pull down
Bicep curls
Shoulder press
Crunches
I normally do more than that, but I'm still really sore from a Buti Yoga class I took a few days ago.0 -
Jiujitsu until I injured my knee
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30 min PT using red
3.3mile run
Shoulders and arms
30min tabata
45min barbell (Last time I'm going heavy in leg tracks until after my marathons in April)0 -
about 1 hour 10 minutes of brisk walking & 1 hour 50 minutes of pilates ( took 2 classes)1
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I go to boot camp type of gym where they yell at you to put in that work lol xD Today's board is coredio please pray for me as I barely survive!0
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