What Was Your Work Out Today?
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Biking:
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Trying to get out on the water today. Kayaking, swimming, or Stand-Up Paddleboarding. Failing that, a 5 mile walk downtown is my backup. It's gonna rain for days so need to get out and get my sunshine while I can.0 -
Wednesday
Early morning speed work with my PT
Was supposed to do a 5 mile run but the weather was horrendous so I went to the gym for a cardio blast
1000m run/250m row
800m run/500m row
500m run/750m row
300m run/1000m row
Treadmill didn't show 50m so rounded up to the next 100m
Then I moved over to the very small free weight area of the gym to work chest.
Bench pyramid: 35kg up to 44kg in 1kg increments
Incline dumbbell bench 3x10@8kg
Decline dumbbell bench 3x7@12.5kg
Finished off with 5 sets of 10 burpee box jumps (well it was only a step but I worked with what I had available)1 -
An hour and 45 min in a 4 sitting 2 seat (my typical seat when I'm in a 4 at the moment). It was an ok row, the water was beautiful for the most part. Our main set consisted of 5 five minute pieces broken up by various drills.
I felt like timing was a mess for everyone and I was having trouble not rushing the recovery. I'm not sure if that was an issue of not being used to the boat (it's been a month and a half since I was in a 4), the ratio of our stroke seat, the ratio of the person sitting in 3, etc. That said, at least I was really cognizant of the fact that timing and ratio were an issue. I also felt really good about some of the power 10s we did in terms of my suspension.
I'll probably cox during Saturday's practice, if not one of my practices next week.0 -
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Catch-up report: Rowed a four Tuesday night, kinda choppy water but manageable; besides, we had a coach/safety launch so a little more conditions risk is acceptable. Too much East wind to row yesterday as planned (West would've been fine
). Spin class this morning.<snip>
I felt like timing was a mess for everyone and I was having trouble not rushing the recovery. I'm not sure if that was an issue of not being used to the boat (it's been a month and a half since I was in a 4), the ratio of our stroke seat, the ratio of the person sitting in 3, etc. That said, at least I was really cognizant of the fact that timing and ratio were an issue. I also felt really good about some of the power 10s we did in terms of my suspension.
I'll probably cox during Saturday's practice, if not one of my practices next week.
If you can get away with it, consider feeling for the boat rhythm, then close your eyes for a few strokes and work off feel/sound.
It's a fun thing to do in cox, if a boat's rhythm is off, assuming the coach allows some alone time and freedom: Have them take ten to focus fully on the boat feel, and have the stroke work on being very steady/predictable. Maybe add some extra focus pieces if there's still an obvious problem other than pure rhythm (ten to catch together, match handle height or whatever the big-deal issue is.), but make the "focus on feel" piece the final one pre-drill.
Then have them close their eyes for ten. Most boats get better, not worse . . . sometimes much better. Most rowers who haven't done it are surprised. (You don't necessarily have to tell them long ahead of time that eyes closed is coming
. . . but know your boat!) It won't work well with total newbie beginners, but is fine even with low intermediates (they need to have basic stroke mechanics kind of internalized). 2 -
Yay for getting to row but boo for choppy water. I'm slowly getting used to rowing through small wakes without feeling really nervous. It's a bit of a work in progress.Catch-up report: Rowed a four Tuesday night, kinda choppy water but manageable; besides, we had a coach/safety launch so a little more conditions risk is acceptable. Too much East wind to row yesterday as planned (West would've been fine ). Spin class this morning.<snip>
I felt like timing was a mess for everyone and I was having trouble not rushing the recovery. I'm not sure if that was an issue of not being used to the boat (it's been a month and a half since I was in a 4), the ratio of our stroke seat, the ratio of the person sitting in 3, etc. That said, at least I was really cognizant of the fact that timing and ratio were an issue. I also felt really good about some of the power 10s we did in terms of my suspension.
I'll probably cox during Saturday's practice, if not one of my practices next week.
If you can get away with it, consider feeling for the boat rhythm, then close your eyes for a few strokes and work off feel/sound.
It's a fun thing to do in cox, if a boat's rhythm is off, assuming the coach allows some alone time and freedom: Have them take ten to focus fully on the boat feel, and have the stroke work on being very steady/predictable. Maybe add some extra focus pieces if there's still an obvious problem other than pure rhythm (ten to catch together, match handle height or whatever the big-deal issue is.), but make the "focus on feel" piece the final one pre-drill.
Then have them close their eyes for ten. Most boats get better, not worse . . . sometimes much better. Most rowers who haven't done it are surprised. (You don't necessarily have to tell them long ahead of time that eyes closed is coming . . . but know your boat!) It won't work well with total newbie beginners, but is fine even with low intermediates (they need to have basic stroke mechanics kind of internalized).
Yeah we definitely row 10 or 20 strokes with eyes closed sometimes. We did last Thursday actually. I was kind of surprised we didn't do more drills to focus on timing today, though it may have been an issue of trying to fit in the five 5min pieces while also allowing for us to warm up and cool down. That and our coach was keeping an eye on an 8 that was being coxed by someone who had never coxed before so while we had a very capable cox who also did some good coaching, it wasn't our coach.
It looks like we're going to do some feet out drills on Saturday but there's also a very high chance of me coxing so...it's funny because I was going to volunteer to cox today, but my coach was running late and I was in deep conversation with someone by the time he got there. Though at the same time...we'll be launchless on Saturday so me coxing for my second time on a pretty busy river (other crews, dragon boats, outriggers, and fishermen) actually would probably be a very bad idea.2 -
5 more miles on foot. That's 15 miles total and I haven't even hit the lake yet. Good day so far.0
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It looks like we're going to do some feet out drills on Saturday but there's also a very high chance of me coxing so...it's funny because I was going to volunteer to cox today, but my coach was running late and I was in deep conversation with someone by the time he got there. Though at the same time...we'll be launchless on Saturday so me coxing for my second time on a pretty busy river (other crews, dragon boats, outriggers, and fishermen) actually would probably be a very bad idea.
You'd do fine. You're the cox: You can make them slow down, take a break, "check down hard, now!", or whatever you need to do to keep them safe. They don't need to know why you're doing what you're doing. Keep confidence in your voice, and err on the side of safety.
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Thursday
1 mile warm up run, finally getting some speed back one of my fastest miles in a while
Legs.
First time deadlifting this year, pyramids starting at 40kg and increasing by 2.5kg a set up to 62.5kg them 1 rep at 65kg/70kg/75kg/80kg.
Still another 19.5kg to get back to my previous 1 rep pr but not a bad start.
Then supersettted straight leg kb deadlifts and swings (3x10@12kg) will definitely be increasing that weight.
Finished with standing calf raises (20kg) supersetted with single leg push downs (amazed at how much glute strength still got)
Moved straight on to 30min PT
4 rounds of
50 Jack's
40 squats (bum to floor)
30 ladders
20 push ups
10 burpees.
Then had circuits this evening0 -
Tonight's plan:
Romanian Deadlift: 3 sets, 20 reps
Squat: 3 sets, 20 reps
Push Press: 3 sets, 10 reps
Hip Thrusts: 3 sets, 20 reps
Standing Single Arm Cable Row: 3 sets, 15 reps
Russian Kettlebell Swing: 3 sets, 20 reps
Pushups: 3 sets of 10
Side Plank with Arm Extension: 3 sets, 15 reps
Pull Ups: Until failure0 -
Bi’s, tri’s, obliques for about 25 minutes then a 3 mile run0
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For the first time in nearly 2 weeks (thanks to 'not measles')... I exercised. Short bike ride.1
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Today, a 65 minute walk followed by 45 minutes of mowing the lawn! lol Tomorrow? Hoping for a sweet 5+ mile hike on some back trails. (Followed by another 45 minutes of mowing the lawn, danged lawn won't stop growing!
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6 mile run at 9:25 average per mile1
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Rest day. Actually went out for lunch and had a great Mexican food plate, something I seldom due nowadays. Call it a light cardio day as I chowed down. Back at it tomorrow.1
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Today was the first day I've intentionally set out to work out since my late teens, and I walked for 26 minutes, aerobics style, with the pointy elbows and all, lol! I'm working a gym membership into my budget in a few weeks and since I haven't worked out in so long, I want to slowly kind of reintroduce my body to all the things it thought I'd left behind when I quit cheerleading lol!! Not anything to brag about (especially compared to everyone else's, my God you guys are impressive!) But I did it without talking myself out if it or anything so I count it as a win.2
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Friday: rest day but I did 20 mins aerobics1
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Yoga...1
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I plan on after work getting in a 3 mile walk, as long as the weather allows it. Happy Friday, everyone!1
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30 min PT, boxing, running, squat jumps, press ups, lunge jumps and a few burpees as a punishment for not being quick enough
Tabata
Total body conditioning (legs bums and tums)
5 mile run in the rain and hail2 -
Calves are burning today. Wife wanted to meet up with some friends over in a neighboring town and didn't feel safe with us not knowing the area well (just moved north of Tucson). So I drove her there and worked out at LA Fitness last night. 150 flights of stairs on the Stairmaster (I have a bad right knee and I skip steps and use it as a sort of front lunge for around half the workout and also do side steps. I can't easily do regular lunges unless they are wide, so this is a great alternative), 30 minutes on their awful rowing machine (you'll hear me complain a lot about this, like someone from LA Fitness would actually get that their rowers suck) and 10 minute Cool Down on the Stationary Bike.
I'm glad I signed back up to the gym. Though their rowers are terrible, I did miss Stairmasters. Great workouts. I was a terrible runner when I ran trail runs but I was a fantastic climber up stairs and elevations.0 -
30 min PT, boxing, running, squat jumps, press ups, lunge jumps and a few burpees as a punishment for not being quick enough
Tabata
Total body conditioning (legs bums and tums)
5 mile run in the rain and hail
Pedal to the metal @firef1y72 now rest and recovery.1 -
Why anyone would "woo" a person for posting what they did as a workout is astounding...4
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Biking:
300 in 30: Day 10
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010|300 Miles - 31:53
020|300 Miles - 29:19
030|300 Miles - 29:45
040|300 Miles - 30:40
050|300 Miles - 31:12
060|300 Miles - 30:59
070|300 Miles - 29:33
080|300 Miles - 30:34
090|300 Miles - 29:52
100|300 Miles - 34:00
Tried to keep it under 20mph today as a lower/slower recovery day. No walking/jogging/running planned as weather is turning bad. New hydration pack and trekking rods coming in this week, so excited to get those used for hiking this month.I plan on after work getting in a 3 mile walk, as long as the weather allows it. Happy Friday, everyone!
Don't forget some sunscreen and to stay hydrated! It's easy enough to forget and get a sunburn, even on a cloudy day.0 -
Why anyone would "woo" a person for posting what they did as a workout is astounding...
Someone's been "wooing" some of the rowing talk (which I happen to enjoy) as well. Challenges, whether it's rowing, running, lifting or biking are all part of your daily workout experience. It helps when someone else does your workout of choice and and understands what you're going through.0 -
MikePfirrman wrote: »Why anyone would "woo" a person for posting what they did as a workout is astounding...
Someone's been "wooing" some of the rowing talk (which I happen to enjoy) as well. Challenges, whether it's rowing, running, lifting or biking are all part of your daily workout experience. It helps when someone else does your workout of choice and and understands what you're going through.
I'm pretty sure I have a woo-stalker, because a fair fraction of even my most innocuous posts get woo-ed (things like providing a link someone explicitly asked for). That seems to have infected the rowing sub-discussion: Sorry. I figure that if it gives someone's sad emotional life a boost to woo my posts, that comes at no cost to me, so meh.
@J72FIT , it's also kind of easy to hit "woo" by accident when scrolling on a phone, and there are still people who think it's a synonym for "hooray" rather than a synonym for "nonsense", so I wouldn't worry about it. Yoga is obviously working well as part of your routine!
Back semi on topic: Tried to row today, too windy to row with water still this cold. Hoping for better tomorrow.
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pierinifitness wrote: »30 min PT, boxing, running, squat jumps, press ups, lunge jumps and a few burpees as a punishment for not being quick enough
Tabata
Total body conditioning (legs bums and tums)
5 mile run in the rain and hail
Pedal to the metal @firef1y72 now rest and recovery.
Got a short run and bootcamp tomorrow morning, then I'll be chilling out ahead of a 10k on Sunday. It's really weird not having my life revolve around the 3-4hr runs and being able to throw myself into classes and PT again0 -
Waking dog and Zumba class0
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Today at park:
#1 - Alternating pull-ups and chin-ups- 8 rounds of 3 reps with 20kg KB hanging from my waist using new belt with chain with walking recovery between rounds - played it safe for first time returning to weighted pull-ups and chin-ups- total of 24 reps in 19:28.
#2 - (Double 20kg KB swing, clean, rack squat and overhead press) x 5 every 3:45 - completed 5 rounds in 15:07 - started 5th round early to try getting under 15:00, missed it but will get next time.
Life is great when Friday is a play day rather than a work day.0
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