What Was Your Work Out Today?

1…396397399401402…507

Replies

  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 36,532 Member
    Stationary bike again (of course) . . . another one of those times when the surprise isn't that it's a great workout (because it wasn't: 64 minutes, 82W average, 15.3 pseudo miles, nearly all Z2) . . . but that it happened at all, starting at 9:40PM, after a very busy day, so I was already kinda dragging.

    Concept 2 Mud Season Madness Challenge completed as of yesterday, 5000m RowErg or 10,000m BikeErg (or a combination) on at least 25 of the 31 days in March. Still on an MFP team that's in the 3/15-4/15 World Erg Challenge. (We're not distinguishing ourselves big time, but doing OK for a tiny team.) I'm not very into team challenges, but I don't think I'm dragging the team down currently, so that's OK.

    Winter(-ish) will end . . . soon, I hope - so I can do funner stuff, not so much use schedules, challenges, etc., to stay active and engaged. :D
  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
    swimmom_1 wrote: »
    MikePfirrman wrote: »

    You know you got the workout bug when the first thing that ever comes to mind when scheduling something is, "will it interfere with me getting a workout in??".

    I agree. I make most of my appointments, on my days off, for the afternoon so I can do my elliptical upon waking up.

    Same.
  • _mytime_
    _mytime_ Posts: 27 Member
    30mins incline walk & 30mins Elliptical this morning to get that sweat on!
  • drmwc
    drmwc Posts: 1,122 Member
    Climbing. I went to Vaux East, my first time there in a while. It was a bonkers good session. I got 3 v4s and a shed load of v3s.

    It was a long session, just under 3 hours. I was doing a v3 overhang at the end on the highest wall, with the crux at the top. I fell embarrassingly three times, and then decided to do easier stuff.
  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
    I waited most of the day for the rain to stop, so I wouldn't have to do an indoor bike workout. The weather improved around 2pm, so I saddled up and managed to squeeze in 27 miles at a 16.6mph pace. It was really very pleasant today.

    Swim and run on the schedule for tomorrow.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 36,532 Member
    Sticking with the plan, 3 x 1500m machine row, total 5,389m. 113W average, 2.25.8 split, 21spm on the 1500s; then 63 minutes stationary bike easy pace, 85W, an alleged 15.4 miles. Still need to do PT shoulder exercises. Rest day tomorrow (that I almost shifted to today, but no).
  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
    Started with a 1000 yard recovery swim, then an 80 minute trail run this morning. This was the first week of a training build to an Olympic distance race in June. This past week consisted of 3 swims, 2 bikes, 2 runs and 2 strength sessions.

    I plan to stick to a 6 day/week plan. Swim and run distances are modest at this point, as I refocus on weight loss before doing any real volume work. My bike fitness has remained fairly solid over the winter, so I'm not too worried about that discipline.
  • swimmom_1
    swimmom_1 Posts: 1,302 Member
    Elliptical HIIT setting 150 minutes for 10.11 miles zones 2, 3 & 4.
  • drmwc
    drmwc Posts: 1,122 Member
    I did a hike. It was really nice. Fitbit reckons it was just over 12 miles with a little over 2,000 feet ascent.

    The biggest hill takes about 20 minutes to go up. I'm not particularly fast downhill, but up hill I tend to be alright. Someone actually overtook me up this hill, which is fairly unusual. (He was a fell runner, though.)

  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,076 Member
    Woke up yesterday all excited for the week to come, as I'd get to step back into the weight room for the first time in 4 months! AND I was scheduled to work swing shifts (2-10pm), meaning I didn't have to wake up at the crack of dawn to get my workout in.

    But went to bed rather dejected, because a coworker had come down with Covid (he's young and healthy, he'll be fine) meaning I had to take his shifts...his MID shifts (10pm-6am). In the past, I refused to lift when working mids for fear of dropping weights on my head when tired. Bummer.

    But this morning I woke up and decided, heck with that, I took last week off from the gym, the recovery program I found is light enough, I'm gonna lift anyway. And my first "workout" proved it won't be a problem, as the entire thing took only 15 minutes and wouldn't even qualify as a proper warmup before my layoff. Yes, things will ramp up in the weeks to come, but this first round was basically a joke.

    BUT it was still lifting, so yay! It's designed to reintroduce lifting gradually, waking up dormant muscles and joints to the idea of lifting while preventing crippling DOMS. Good news is my elbow and grip felt great, zero pain. True, I didn't work back and pull anything, but still. My legs felt strong, like I never took time off, on account of using them doing cardio.
  • janicemlove
    janicemlove Posts: 477 Member
    Saturday: PT session: shoulder press/row variations/lat pulldown as supersets. Felt good!
    Sunday: rest
  • MikePfirrman
    MikePfirrman Posts: 3,307 Member
    Did my lift this morning and then my first of two timed rows (machine rows) I have to do for the month for my indoor rowing club. This one seemed easy on the face but was sneaky hard. It was 700m, 70 seconds rest, 600 meters/60 seconds rest, all the way down to 100 meters. Others have said it's a good indication of where your 2K time is at (it's around 2 seconds faster pace), so this was a 1:59 average pace for me after a lift. That means I'm right around an 8 minute 2K. I'd like to get at least a few seconds faster on pace to get back in the 7:50s for a 2K by the end of the year.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 36,532 Member
    Machine row, like recent usual, 3 x (1500m on, 2' row out/in or CD) for a total of 5,385m, averaging 2:24.2 pace at 20spm on the 1500m pieces, about half Z3, 5' Z4, remainder Z2 and below

    Then stationary bike, also usual, 63' at 86W average, supposedly 15.4 miles, virtually all Z2.

    Still doing physical therapy exercises, too - pain/discomfort almost entirely gone.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 36,532 Member
    nossmf wrote: »
    (snip)

    But this morning I woke up and decided, heck with that, I took last week off from the gym, the recovery program I found is light enough, I'm gonna lift anyway. And my first "workout" proved it won't be a problem, as the entire thing took only 15 minutes and wouldn't even qualify as a proper warmup before my layoff. Yes, things will ramp up in the weeks to come, but this first round was basically a joke.

    Joke? Nah. On-ramp. Without on-ramps, there can be no highways. 😉
    BUT it was still lifting, so yay! It's designed to reintroduce lifting gradually, waking up dormant muscles and joints to the idea of lifting while preventing crippling DOMS. Good news is my elbow and grip felt great, zero pain. True, I didn't work back and pull anything, but still. My legs felt strong, like I never took time off, on account of using them doing cardio.

    Oh, c'mon, @nossmf: Cardio only burns up your muscles and makes you skinny fat. All the bros say so! 😉🤣🤣🤣

    Glad you're getting back into the routine you love, and pain free. Good stuff!
  • janicemlove
    janicemlove Posts: 477 Member
    Monday: 20ish minutes on a stationary bike, assisted pull-ups, hammer-stength row & chest press, core superset of plank + dead bugs, 30 secs each. The core superset used to be easy for me but I've neglected core for a while so I'll have to rectify that.
  • fallingwave
    fallingwave Posts: 108 Member
    Barre class today! Yoga tonight 💕
  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
    Spring temperatures and a light breeze today, so two of us got outside to ride. We went for 23 miles in 1:24:00, a 16mph pace. We climbed a few hills and enjoyed riding through the woods. The spring peepers were out in force, making quite a pleasant din whenever we rode by a pond or vernal pool.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 36,532 Member
    Snuck in some stationary bike before a social outing, 60' (103W) + 3' CD (79W). Apparently a little more energetic than average today, no idea why. In the last minute or minute and a half of the 60', I decided to push a bit and see if I could get over 24k (yes). I couldn't remotely keep it up for long, but I was able to push it up into 160s-180s watts in that tiny sprint at the end, which made me kind of happy. Ended up with a little over 24k on the main piece, about 16.4 miles including the CD; mostly Z2, but about 16' Z3, and a minute at the end Z4, peaking at 153bpm (which is exactly 220 - age, but I think only about 85% HRmax).
  • MikePfirrman
    MikePfirrman Posts: 3,307 Member
    Just an easy hour of cardio today again (same yesterday). 30 minutes on the Treadmill and 30 on the LateralX. All easy.

    Did get a pleasant surprise on the scale. Been hovering between 203 and 204. Today, it was 201. Just a few more pounds until I'm back under 200. That's around 10 lbs in six weeks since I've buckeled down. Perhaps a bit too fast but it hasn't seemed hard this time.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 36,532 Member
    edited April 2023
    Physical therapy appointment - some new exercises with bands, light weights, on the stability ball, etc. This guy likes to mix it up a lot. I think this is almost done - maybe one more appointment.

    Stationary bike, 63' easy at 92W, 15.8 pseudo-miles, very nearly all Z2 except right at the start.

    Schedule's kind of messed up this week, may not get 3 machine rows in alongside the stationary biking. We'll see. Resting HR seems to be down a beat or two recently (if I don't overeat :D ), which I hope is a sign of some kind of useful adaptation. Hard to tell.
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,076 Member
    Working a 12-hr graveyard shift took more out of me than expected, so I skipped lifting Tuesday. But my Wed/Thu graveyard shifts got cancelled, so I did get my lifts in yesterday and this morning. Yesterday had several pulling motions, which I had no trouble with at 50% weight.
  • MikePfirrman
    MikePfirrman Posts: 3,307 Member
    edited April 2023
    Had a 6K (rowing machine) timed test to do today. Had a 2:15 average pace (pace in rowing is how long it takes you to row 500 meters), which isn't good, but to be expected for how little I've been rowing. HR hit 180 (93% of max) by the end.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 36,532 Member
    MikePfirrman wrote: »
    Had a 6K (rowing machine) timed test to do today. Had a 2:15 average pace (pace in rowing is how long it takes you to row 500 meters), which isn't good, but to be expected for how little I've been rowing. HR hit 180 (93% of max) by the end.

    @MikePfirrman, I hear that it's not what you ideally wanted, but the men's rankings are So. Freakin'. Competitive. - all the way up in the age groups. 93% is a great push, and you've been making excellent progress. I hope you can feel good about that!
  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
    Didn't get in a workout yesterday, as life got in the way. This morning I started with a 45 session with my trainer at the gym. Got out for an easy 35 minute trail run/walk tonight.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 36,532 Member
    I went for about a 2.5 mile walk with a friend today, trivial, but felt . . . ennui? fatigue? . . . after, so I'm skipping any further formal workout today, and likely tomorrow (osteopathic manipulation appointment in the AM, delayed this time because he got covid (!), and I don't like to work out after those appointments).

    I'll plan - fingers crossed - to be re-energized on Saturday.
  • swimmom_1
    swimmom_1 Posts: 1,302 Member
    My usual Elliptical HIIT setting 150 minutes for 10.06 miles zones 2, 3 & 4 today.
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,076 Member
    Day 4 of return to lifting went well. Up 3 pounds in the last two weeks, all of it water from taking creatine.
  • drmwc
    drmwc Posts: 1,122 Member
    Thursday
    My worst day climbing for a long time. I only had one shoe in my bag, so I drove home.
    I decided to lift instead, doing:
    Bench. 3 sets of 5, 55 kgs
    Deadlift. 3 sets of 5, 120 kgs. (This is just under 2*bodyweight).
    Hangboarding, my fingers were strong.

    Friday
    I only got 4 hours sleep, as we had a 8 hour drive to Cornwall. We arrived at 2.30 p m, in time for a quick shore dive. I took a newer diver in, who breathed a lot, so it was 28 minutes; 12 metres. Loads of mating spider crabs

Categories