What Was Your Work Out Today?
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Day 18 EPIC I (full body workout - dumbbell complex)3
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No exercise, but if heart rate really measured calorie burn, I'd have burned about a thousand.
What I thought I was doing tonight: Supervising open rowing at my club, very humdrum.
What I actually did: Coxed a novice men's eight practice for the university rowing club (so 18-19 year old guys who just started rowing since school started this Fall). Scary (definite heart rate increase! 😉), but fun. I haven't coxed anything in a couple of years, haven't coxed a sweep boat (one oar per person, trust me, it's different from sculling, the thing I usually do) in quite a few years, maybe 5? No cox box (amplifies the cox's voice to speakers in the boat), so I was shouting down the length of the 60' boat over the sound of rowing. Heh.
We didn't hit anything (cox's job 1 is steering), so all is well.6 -
Late night last night and late beginning to today this morning. . . .I get frustrated with myself for throwing myself "off routine"....
but, I still made the effort to MOVE:
Today was another session with the Fabulous Team Body Project -- one of my favorites since I first pressed pay on it: Totally Triple
I insist on not only returning to my routine, but making it better and rising stronger and more dedicated than I ever have been before. I know discipline wins when motivation runs dry. I know I am disciplined.
I will tell myself every time until I really believe it and consistently live it.5 -
I know discipline wins when motivation runs dry. I know I am disciplined.
I will tell myself every time until I really believe it and consistently live it.
I really like this and believe it to be true. Motivation comes and goes for all of us. I believe the real key is that discipline applied over time leads to habit formation. In my experience, once exercise and/or dietary habits have been formed, things become almost automatic and success follows.
I'm 10 days removed from my last race and have only had deep tissue work done during this time. I've also ended my formal coached training program and will start casual cycling tomorrow. Looking forward to non triathlon activities, less structured workouts and more structured food intake. I certainly I can't keep eating at the volume I was during the training build, lol.
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20+ HIIT on trampoline
now outside preparing for winter 🐿2 -
Today is a bike rest day, so doing upper body workouts and lunges thru the day.2
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Finally some strength training again!
Landmine deadlift 3 sets
Barbell bench press 2 sets
Cable pull-down 2 sets
Barbell shoulder press 2 sets
Cable row 2 sets2 -
Wanted to get one of my two timed tests (for my indoor rowing club) done today. The "Rugby Test" -- some brutal row that some sadist thought out. 1K, 3 minutes rest, 750m, 2:30 rest, 500m, 2 rest, 250, 2 rest and then 750m, which just destroys you like a cruel joke.
Last time I did it, I average 1:56.6 two years ago. Today was 2:00.3. Wanted to do sub 2:00 pace but just died on that last 750m. Higher drag factor than normal, so that might have contributed a bit.
Gym tonight.2 -
I have stayed reasonably active for my time in Norwich, relying on walking, hangboarding, kettlebells and the odd run. (I'm staying out of gyms in a vague attempt at self isolation to protect Mum.) My logging here has missed quite a few sessions, though.
My average step count over the last week has been 25,000 per day. Yesterday was kettle bell(24 kgs, swings and get ups), hangboarding and 33,000 steps. Today has just been kettle bells so far.3 -
Yoga and some WIMHOF breath work...
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Pull Day... pullups, pulldowns, cable rows, shrugs, preacher curls2
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Back on the bike today - 19.5 miles @ 13.7 mph average.
Yesterday was a bike rest day, but I did get in several sets of lunges and push-ups to get some exercise in for the day.1 -
Ran a 10K...3
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After yesterday's disappointing time on my timed row, I decided I really need to get back more to controlled work on my easy days. Did a nice and slow 11K on the rower on the deck today. Was pleasant outside with a breeze.
HR never got above 70% of max, which is what I strive to do. Very hard for me to do that on anything over 6K, but I went out really slow and controlled, which I think made all the difference.
Taking off tomorrow. Have to drive down to Mexico for some dental work. They have state of the art clinics right across the border for like 1/3 of the price of American dentistry. Most Tucson people go there for their dental work. You just park, walk across the border and it's right there. I also enjoy the shops there, so I'll do some walking around.2 -
Yoga and a 45 minute walk3
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Quite a busy day today: dentist then work till nearly 7PM.
While BF prepared dinner, I went for a run: 4.5km in 34 minutes. It didn't go very well, my legs weren't cooperating very well, but instead of aborting, I threw in some walking intervals.3 -
About 7500m rowing bow in the double, very low energy (slept like &%*#), skipped the usual walk after, subsequently home being a bump on a log. Pfizer vax #3 tomorrow (I'm 65), so we'll see how I feel after, may or may not work out.3
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Splitting wood for 2 hours with an 8lb splitting maul.3
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Day 21 EPIC I (leg workout - dumbbell complexes)4
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First real exercise in ten days. Took my bike outside for an hour spin along the river. About 15 miles of no heavy work, just smooth pedaling. Felt pretty good.3
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7-8 am:
Warm up
Yoga - (10m)
Strength: E5MOM
Pull-up - 4x10r (40r)
RDL - 2x25lbs - 4x15r (60r)
Single Arm Lat Pull Down - Bands - 2x10r (20r)
Breath Work:
WIMHOF - 1r (5m)
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Morning ride - 19 miles @ 13.3 mph avg... took it easier this morning, just wasn't feeling the need for speed.
Will be doing an upper body workout later today.4 -
From my MapMyWalk app log...
3.69mi Interval Training, Run
3.69 Distance(mi)
13:33 Avg Pace(min/mi)
50:01 Duration
452 Calories(kcal)
70.2 Elevation Gain(ft)
It's actually a walk/run for now. I'm working on getting fit enough to run the entire distance, then eventually increase the pace. Recently got to to the point of running the first mile non-stop, at a rather slow pace (11:47 min/mi), but it's much better than where I was 6 months ago!
Age 59
Weight 170 lb.4 -
I did a light spot of hangboarding before lunch, and a walk and run on the beach at lunch. It was nice - the seals were out in force. I went for a quick dip (in my underpants, due to not packing swimming trunks), but didn't last long. I seem to feel the cold a lot these days. I am currently on 23,000 steps, so it has been non-sedentary so far.4
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From my MapMyWalk app log...
3.69mi Interval Training, Run
3.69 Distance(mi)
13:33 Avg Pace(min/mi)
50:01 Duration
452 Calories(kcal)
70.2 Elevation Gain(ft)
It's actually a walk/run for now. I'm working on getting fit enough to run the entire distance, then eventually increase the pace. Recently got to to the point of running the first mile non-stop, at a rather slow pace (11:47 min/mi), but it's much better than where I was 6 months ago!
Age 59
Weight 170 lb.
Sounds like great progress.
I find a run/walk very helpful. A number of people in my training group use a 4:1 run/walk on many of our long runs. The 1 minute walk allows heart rate to come down and you can gather yourself for the next 4 min run block. Then, you tell yourself " I only have to hang on for 2 more minutes" when you start to tire during the four minute block.2 -
Walked 42 minutes on the treadmill at 2.5 mph, it's third day of trying to get healthy and I'm 33-year-old woman currently at 290 lbs. Goal weight 140. Also walked to my daughter's school and back which is another 1,000 steps plus my 2,000 step walk this morning. Currently at 8,800 steps and hoping to be at 10,000 before bedtime.5
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I wanted to go to the gym but I've been sick for a few weeks and wasn't feeling well enough for it so I just did some yoga this morning. Better than nothing 😊 good for the soul.5
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Exercise 1: Stronglifts 5x5 Workout B with assistance workouts; Exercise 2: Traditional Shotokan Karate-Do - dynamic kihon drills.3
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Another hectic day at work (at home) today. I did a treadmill run before dinner: 6.5km in 50 minutes, no walking breaks.
My legs were still feeling heavy (probably from strength training two days ago), but glad to see my heart rate only went into Z4 for five minutes or so.3 -
Took the dog with me for a first "run" since race day. It was an easy effort along a 2.5 mile hilly trail through the woods and along a pond. Walked most of the hills, then ran the flats and downhills. No worries about pace, HR, or distance. Decided to quit after just one loop. I can still feel some residual fatigue, so no reason to do anything intense this week.
Looking forward to a group bike ride on Saturday.3
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