What Was Your Work Out Today?
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Back on the rowing machine today, the usual kind of workout with the usual stats (6743m, 2:29.4 pace/21 spm on the 2k pieces, Z3 and below) . . . but it felt like a little more of a slog.
I don't know whether it's the higher temp (I don't have the AC on yet; it was 85 again today), or the cycling this week being a little more tiring because it's been a little more volume than the stationary biking, poor attitude, bad sleep, or some combination.
Usually, I'm looking for a sort of point of relative ease, physically, within the pace/rating I'm going for (even if going for harder pieces than the ones I've been doing this Winter). It's something analogous to what rowers might call "swing" in a multi-person boat. Tonight I felt low powered, kind of clunky instead - worse than usual. Random, I'm sure - it'll pass. 🙄🤷♀️
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My day off was broken up being my son's chauffeur. He got hit in the eye with a piece of cardboard at work. He couldn't keep his eyes open. So I had to go pick him up, we came home, till time for the eye Dr appointment and I got some elliptical time then. Drive there and back home. Some more elliptical time. We then went out to dinner and then took him to his work to get the car.
Elliptical 136 minutes, in 2 sessions, for 11 miles total.1 -
My day off was broken up being my son's chauffeur. He got hit in the eye with a piece of cardboard at work. He couldn't keep his eyes open. So I had to go pick him up, we came home, till time for the eye Dr appointment and I got some elliptical time then. Drive there and back home. Some more elliptical time. We then went out to dinner and then took him to his work to get the car.
Elliptical 136 minutes, in 2 sessions, for 11 miles total.
Oh, no, @swimmom_1: How awful! I hope he's OK, now, or will be soon. Eye injuries can be so scary!0 -
@AnnPT77 Eye Dr said, "When you had your PRK(kind of like Lasik), I gave you a corneal abrasion on purpose. Now you got one by yourself. So we put a contact that acts like a bandage, like then, for about 5 days and you need antibiotic drops. I'll see you in 5 days and take the contact off and check you. It should be better by then." He is doing much better. He can't go back to work till Monday. Thank you3
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@swimmom_1 Hope your son feels better!0
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I did the thing and joined the gym to lift weights! Today was my 3rd day and I did barbell rows, barbell squats and bench press.
I really struggle with bench press so hopefully I'll improve by keeping at it. And I can't squat properly because I have limited dorsiflexion, so my heels rise up and I can't go any lower without falling forward! But hopefully that improves with time too.
Good show, @no1wf: Starting is one of the hardest parts of any of this, I think.
For sure, with patience and persistence you'll gradually improve your bench press, and your squat form. Keep going, avoid injury, and improvement is the obvious (and earned) natural outcome.RaquelFit2 wrote: »My body was tired today so no digging. Still was able to do a 20 minute stretch. Flexibility has increased and almost as good as it was when I was in my best shape.
@RaquelFit2, stretching can be really rewarding in that way: There's visible progress, especially at first, and many stretches are almost like they have a built in tape measure: Getting closer to the toes, twisting more degrees, getting the hands closer to each other between the shoulder blades, or whatever the stretch is working toward.
I should follow your good example, and return to more structured stretching/mobility. I usually do some intentional stretches scattered through the day, but I know I make better progress if I set aside a defined time to focus on a routine.
Stretching is fantastic and something I've been doing since I was little and taking gymnastics and dance classes.
The reason why this weight gain and lack of fitness of my current state is so disturbing is that I use to be a "semi" professional dancer. I say semi because I did get paid but never made a living out of it. Someone online posted videos of a show I use to dance on and I watch them (probably more than I should.)
In any case, I'm going to be spending the day in the garden. This shed cannot come soon enough.2 -
Yesterday, I attempted to pick up some heavy stuff, but was quite time constrained (and weak, which limits the heavinness involved). So I ended up doing:
Bench, 2 sets of 5, 55 kgs
Deadlift, 1 set of 4, 100 kgs.
Today, I went for a climb. It was really good fun; I was in reasonable form. I sent 4 routes graded v3-v5, which were probably all closer to v3 than v5, but I got around half of the ones at the gym in this bracket.
I lasted 2.5 hours, which is probably a bit silly as the pump means I don't get much towards the end (although I did get one slabby v3-v5 on my very last effort.)
I also did around 15 miles' walking.3 -
I got up stupid early to go to my rowing club's boathouse clean-up and open house day, spent close to 6 hours on my feet, carrying many boats, washing boats, doing other chores . . . I could feel the result, speaking as an old gal who's been getting 2000-some to (sometimes) 5000-some steps most days this Winter that don't have intentional walks. I'm at 10k+ steps and counting today. That, plus the (seeming) leg fatigue I mentioned in my PP - all of which feels like pretty pathetic performance to me subjectively, honestly, in my individual context - had me wanting to moderate today's workout.
So - because of the thunder I could hear nearby - I was back on the stationary bike indoors, for the usual 10k+3' CD, keeping it ultra-low intensity, just trying to stay above a very modest 75W+ floor. Ended up at 78W average, 11,067m, 30:36.2 time - all of those including the 3' CD. Nothing above Z2, 70% max maybe 57% HR reserve - low. It'll have to do.
Hoping to be on the water next week M-W-F-Sa, if day to day weather allows, bike Tu-Th-Sa, outdoors if possible. Rest day tomorrow, per routine.4 -
I did work in the garden today for about an hour. I didn't work too hard. I was tired.
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cwolfman13 wrote: »Swim
50 yard warm-up breast stroke
300 yard swim w/10 second rest every 25 yards
50 yard cool-down breast stroke
I just kind of wanted to see where I was at. My sprint-tri swim is 400 meters so I guess I would have to add another 50 yards to this, but with rest and breast stroke warm-up and cool-down I did it in just over 15 minutes completely untrained and it felt like a pretty easy day at the office. I definitely can't crawl the whole thing, but I feel like I could actually breast stroke the whole thing no problem...it's definitely my most natural stroke. I think my run (which is awful) is going to be my biggest hurdle.
Went for a walk afterwards because...well I thought that was going to take longer than it did.
Nice. Sounds like the swim will be a non-issue come race day!
Stroke selection is a personal choice in triathlon. Plenty of swimmers use the breast stroke in sprint distance races, or as a recovery stroke when needed. Also note that crawling is an acceptable form of forward movement during the run segment, since the only thing that matters is getting the job done!2 -
Had two days of rest this week. Finally got to ride the bike this morning. Two of us rode an "out and back" route that had almost all of the climbing on the way out (2833ft) and very little on the return. Ended up getting 55.4miles in just over 3hrs. 17.1mph average. This was a good training ride.
Both of us rode our tri bikes and were focused on power output and HR. I spent a lot of time in the aero
position, trying to capture every opportunity to gain free speed and efficiency. My suspicion is that the new wheels helped, since my power output was roughly the same, yet my speed was slightly higher than average.
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Easier day today as I finished up the rock wall/garden. Wasn't too bad. Got out early, zero digging (all the plants are planted). Just positioning rocks for around 90 minutes.4
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Elliptical 130 minutes for 10 miles.2
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I intended to have a day off yesterday, as I was a bit broken, but a friend invited me on a hike with her. So I ended up doing a 15 miles hike. My hypothesis is that I am now unbroken, so I'll go for a climb later.4
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*Finally* back on the water today, and despite some worrisome forecasts a few days beforehand (and a sprinkling of rain on the way there), it was pretty perfect.
As a plus, we had 4 rowers, and a quad is a more stable boat for a "work the rust out" Spring row. We did the usual loop, just over 7k, nothing fancy. I was in bow (bow steers, as we're seated backwards to direction of travel) . . . I didn't hit anything, and even docked OK. For me, mostly a Z3 workout, just a few seconds in Z4.
As usual, my bladework will take some attention to even get back to normal, before I can work on any technical improvements. Boat did pretty well though, staying together.5 -
Congratulations @AnnPT77 for being able to finally get back on the water! I think we all know how much you hate your indoor workouts.
55-ish minutes on the elliptical for me today. I went a little longer just so I could hit 3 miles. Mostly Zone 2, with ~10 minutes in Zone 3. This was followed by my easy strength training circuit. You know, I'm not lifting very much and I'm not really following any particular lifting "program" (except the "don't hurt yourself" program.. haha), but I can visibly notice more definition in my arms, shoulders, and legs. It's pretty cool how little it takes to add a little bit of muscle when you start with nothing.2 -
dralicephd wrote: »Congratulations @AnnPT77 for being able to finally get back on the water! I think we all know how much you hate your indoor workouts.
Thank you. I wouldn't say "hate" . . . so maybe I've just been complaining too much? 🤣
They're just not very fun (which rowing on water and biking on trails are), and I get pretty tired of them by the end of the Winter. This Winter was particularly dragged out, it seemed like. I do feel much better overall (physically and psychologically) if I keep working out, and I'd detrain pretty severely - I think - if I didn't do Winter workouts (plus starting over from zero in Spring stinks), so I do them. I just get impatient for the fun part.
55-ish minutes on the elliptical for me today. I went a little longer just so I could hit 3 miles. Mostly Zone 2, with ~10 minutes in Zone 3. This was followed by my easy strength training circuit. You know, I'm not lifting very much and I'm not really following any particular lifting "program" (except the "don't hurt yourself" program.. haha), but I can visibly notice more definition in my arms, shoulders, and legs. It's pretty cool how little it takes to add a little bit of muscle when you start with nothing.
It seems like there's a bit of definition, and a nice sort of taut feeling, that comes even before much muscle mass is added - an early reward? And of course, substantial strength improvement precedes mass gain when we're new (or resuming after a long hiatus), and that's pretty great, too! Congratulations to you on finding a route through injury avoidance to strength improvement: That can be tricky!
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After my neck feeling bad all last week and a headache most of it (felt like I was fighting something off), back at it today. Just a 30 minute row (6300 or so meters) and LateralX to complete an hour.4
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My body is still sore from all the landscaping. I took it easy today and did 30 minutes yoga concentrating on holding stretches that are good for my back.2
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90 minutes of gardening/landscaping for me today. Hoping the deer and squirrels don’t dig the young plants right up/eat them!
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dralicephd wrote: »Congratulations @AnnPT77 for being able to finally get back on the water! I think we all know how much you hate your indoor workouts.
55-ish minutes on the elliptical for me today. I went a little longer just so I could hit 3 miles.
@AnnPT77 She's correct. We all realize you like the water better!
@dralicephd See now your sounding like me! "I went a little longer just so I could hit 3 miles."
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dralicephd wrote: »Congratulations @AnnPT77 for being able to finally get back on the water! I think we all know how much you hate your indoor workouts.
55-ish minutes on the elliptical for me today. I went a little longer just so I could hit 3 miles.
@AnnPT77 She's correct. We all realize you like the water better!
@dralicephd See now your sounding like me! "I went a little longer just so I could hit 3 miles."
Well, you can't just leave it at 2.7!!!
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I intended to have a day off yesterday, as I was a bit broken, but a friend invited me on a hike with her. So I ended up doing a 15 miles hike. My hypothesis is that I am now unbroken, so I'll go for a climb later.
I was indeed unbroken. (The second time I did a 28 mile hike, a few years ago now, the day aftwerwards my younger niece was visiting. I was a lot less fit then. She observed that: "You are a toy and and you are broken!")
Climbing was fun. I was time constrained, so only had 90 minutes. I pretty much flashed all the v3s I tried - one pumpy overhang out of a cave took a few tries. The v4s are way harder, I eventually got one, which took many tries. I didn't have time to do too many of the others in earnest; they are certainly above my flash grade. I got a couple of dynos, maybe I'm finally improving at them.
I got 9 miles walking in throughout the day.4 -
3am workout (i love it!!!)
55lb dumbells reverse lunge 3x8
75lb Cable crunch 3x10
335lb leg press 3x10
135lb leg curl 3x8
120lb leg ext 3x10
60lb hip thrust 3x105 -
I was carrying quite a bit of fatigue from the weekend long ride, yard work and truck hauling duties, so my trail run turned into a short run/walk last night.
I really need to swim more, but until my sinus congestion clears up, the pool will have to wait. It will be perfect weather today, so I'll plan on an easy bike ride tonight.4 -
Hi everyone
I was doing really well with my fitness until I got Covid and a few other things happened and I have really got out of the habit and so I'm glad I found this thread because it's exactly what I need to keep me accountable and motivated.
It's great seeing what everybody is doing every day and you will all inspire me.
I will start posting tomorrow and well done everyone on all your amazing hard work.5 -
Two hours gardening. Still a bit fatigued but I was able to get some good work done.4
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12 minutes of 1 muscle snatch and 1 high hang snatch, 4 min at 50%, 4 min at 56ish%, 4 min at 70%, then 3 sets of 4 front squats at 60%, 70% and 80% respectively. It was supposed to be 5 sets of 4, with the last 3 all at 80% but I couldn't mentally bring myself after the first set at 80%. It's so heavy. Apparently it's preparing us for some kind of competition? Not sure if I'm expected to participate considering I've only done like 15 oly classes so far in my life, 14 of which were snatch-focused, I remember doing a heavy c&j once exactly.
Also I twisted my already bad ankle yesterday so walking hurts and I've been exhausted and unfocused from the pain but acc to my physio I'm allowed to do everything and surprisingly jumping, even during snatches, does not hurt at all.3 -
Had my best C25K workout yesterday...that's starting to come along I think and I'm feeling more relaxed and natural in my stride and not so tight and uncomfortable. Have another tomorrow.
Today:
6x4 Clean
8x2 Hang Clean
4x4 Deadlift
4x15 Back Squat
Core Stuff
Evening:
30-40 min bike5
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