48 min of rowing plus connected slides in pairs. Cue 29 minutes of frustration and 19 min of "oh ok well this is going shockingly well". The first round of frustration was, I think, primarily an issue of how far apart the slides were (we didn't set it up well), the second round was not.
4 easy climbs with my boys, then GMB Elements week2/day5, then cardio day (still resting those forearms!). 20 minutes elliptical, 30 min arc trainer, 10 min stairs.
Today I did 30 minutes on the treadmill (on an incline)
Then I did the 30 minute circuit at planet fitness. This is my first week back in the gym so I’m not sure what kind of routine I will end up doing.
Current weight 224.6
Goal weight 200 (first goal weight)
10 miles / 31:28 / 318 calories
Meant to do 20 tonight, but I am more sore and in need of a second rest day than I realized. Had that “something is gonna pull” feeling a bit too much.
10 miles / 31:28 / 318 calories
Meant to do 20 tonight, but I am more sore and in need of a second rest day than I realized. Had that “something is gonna pull” feeling a bit too much.
Just an observation - take it or leave it. Some of your rest days haven't really been seemingly like rest days, especially given how new you are to this sort of exercise (though I could be wrong on that point). I know recently at least once, if not a few times you've said something about riding X number of minutes on a rest day. This could be your body telling you to take a day or two off the bike entirely.
No weights today, ran 3.1 miles and the last mile I ran it in 7 minutes 59 seconds, my fastest mile yet. I could hear the wind howling through the music in my headphones at one point.
10 miles / 31:28 / 318 calories
Meant to do 20 tonight, but I am more sore and in need of a second rest day than I realized. Had that “something is gonna pull” feeling a bit too much.
Just an observation - take it or leave it. Some of your rest days haven't really been seemingly like rest days, especially given how new you are to this sort of exercise (though I could be wrong on that point). I know recently at least once, if not a few times you've said something about riding X number of minutes on a rest day. This could be your body telling you to take a day or two off the bike entirely.
I went through the past 3+ months of my posts and only a few times have I really spoken about that. The other day I had already had a rest day and found that I needed a second.
30:20 and 10 miles. Didn’t plan to workout at all today. I certainly didn’t want to. I was super sore already.
This was more me being sore from a good workout, not in need of a rest day. Anyone working out can get sore throughout the week. Not wanting to workout was from being lazy.
15 miles / 46:27 / 485 calories
Had to take it slow after my knee issue last night.
Had a flair up the previous night from an old injury where I was side swiped by a truck while chasing down some thieves. Took that night off and then was cautious the next night. I only biked because I felt fine that evening and had been careful about it the entire day.
13 miles / 38:17 / 457 calories
That same off feeling near the glute. Called it for the night. Not gonna push and tear. I was riding at 25 (max) and doing 60-80 rpm. That’s pushing hard.
Ended my ride early that night. Again, listening to my body. Felt fine to do a slower ride the next night.
10.1 miles / 28:42 / 370 calories
Not bad for my rest day.
2,940.8 miles left this year.
I was at the end of my day, listening to how my body was feeling, and did a ride. That was after 2 days of riding. Not really that uncommon for short rides.
10 miles / 31:28 / 318 calories
Meant to do 20 tonight, but I am more sore and in need of a second rest day than I realized. Had that “something is gonna pull” feeling a bit too much.
Cut my ride short and planned a rest day after. Again, I am reacting to how I feel and moderating from there.
So far this year I have kept track of each ride. Usually I do 3 days in a row max. I had a really good stretch of 4, but then took a rest. Out of these many months of riding, 2 posts meet the criticism. Both said I was going to take a night off as well.
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01/Jan/2019: 0,000.0 Miles Covered - 2,974.0 Miles to go
02/Jan/2019: 0,011.4 Miles Covered - 2,962.6 Miles to go
03/Jan/2019: 0,011.7 Miles Covered - 2,950.9 Miles to go
04/Jan/2019: 0,010.1 Miles Covered - 2,940.8 Miles to go
05/Jan/2019: 0,010.0 Miles Covered - 2,930.8 Miles to go
06/Jan/2019: 0,000.0 Miles Covered - 2,930.8 Miles to go
07/Jan/2019: 0,010.0 Miles Covered - 2,920.8 Miles to go
08/Jan/2019: 0,010.0 Miles Covered - 2,910.8 Miles to go
09/Jan/2019: 0,010.8 Miles Covered - 2,900.0 Miles to go
10/Jan/2019: 0,000.0 Miles Covered - 2,900.0 Miles to go
11/Jan/2019: 0,010.0 Miles Covered - 2,890.0 Miles to go
12/Jan/2019: 0,000.0 Miles Covered - 2,890.0 Miles to go
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These rides have been lower intensity and resistance. 7 occurrences in nearing 4 months of biking isn't bad. When something feels off, I stop, assess, and take time if i need it. I also don't post here on off nights as it would be without purpose. A 4 day in a row workout session is the outlier. 2-3 days in a row is the norm. Rest days are also the norm.. but again, I don't post here when I'm in a rest day. So, considering I didn't workout for a few days, I started NYD not working out. So -/4/-/3/-/1/- That's 8 days riding out of 12 days. Seems more than reasonable for light intensity rides that aren't long.
These rides have been lower intensity and resistance. 7 occurrences in nearing 4 months of biking isn't bad. When something feels off, I stop, assess, and take time if i need it. I also don't post here on off nights as it would be without purpose. A 4 day in a row workout session is the outlier. 2-3 days in a row is the norm. Rest days are also the norm.. but again, I don't post here when I'm in a rest day. So, considering I didn't workout for a few days, I started NYD not working out. So -/4/-/3/-/1/- That's 8 days riding out of 12 days. Seems more than reasonable for light intensity rides that aren't long.
I didn't expect you to post a play by play of your rides this month nor your various rest days. I was just going off of what I remembered. I didn't pretend to have remembered all of your posts - not in the least. I'm also willing to be wrong given that I don't keep an eagle eye on your (or anyone else's) posts. I also wouldn't expect you to post about your rest days in general unless there's something out of the ordinary going on.
Also I should note, my post wasn't a criticism (as you termed it) at all, it was an observation with a suggestion attached (that I said upfront to take of leave). I will say, if the "something doesn't feel right" continues and is more fatigue than potential orthopedic issues, you might want to think about spacing your rest days different. Ie biking Monday/Wednesday/Friday/Saturday instead of three days in a row. You'd get the same amount of training stress but you'd have more time to recover in between.
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Barbell curls
Concentration curls
Pinwheel curls
Reverse curls
VBar pushdowns
OH rope extensions
Standing calf raises
Shrugs
7 sets of-
4 wide grip pushups
4 regular pushups
10 shoulder taps
10 climber taps
2 min walking rest between sets
Planks and v-sit russian twists
Then I did the 30 minute circuit at planet fitness. This is my first week back in the gym so I’m not sure what kind of routine I will end up doing.
Current weight 224.6
Goal weight 200 (first goal weight)
Meant to do 20 tonight, but I am more sore and in need of a second rest day than I realized. Had that “something is gonna pull” feeling a bit too much.
Stiff leg deadlifts
Rear lunges
Hip thrusts
Split squats
Calf raises
Abs
Just an observation - take it or leave it. Some of your rest days haven't really been seemingly like rest days, especially given how new you are to this sort of exercise (though I could be wrong on that point). I know recently at least once, if not a few times you've said something about riding X number of minutes on a rest day. This could be your body telling you to take a day or two off the bike entirely.
1hr bootcamp
Resting now ahead of tomorrow's 15 miles
I went through the past 3+ months of my posts and only a few times have I really spoken about that. The other day I had already had a rest day and found that I needed a second.
This was more me being sore from a good workout, not in need of a rest day. Anyone working out can get sore throughout the week. Not wanting to workout was from being lazy.
I had a night off, and came back without issue.
Had a flair up the previous night from an old injury where I was side swiped by a truck while chasing down some thieves. Took that night off and then was cautious the next night. I only biked because I felt fine that evening and had been careful about it the entire day.
Ended my ride early that night. Again, listening to my body. Felt fine to do a slower ride the next night.
I was at the end of my day, listening to how my body was feeling, and did a ride. That was after 2 days of riding. Not really that uncommon for short rides.
Took a rest day as well. I hadn't planned to ride that night. I did because I was feeling great.
Cut my ride short and planned a rest day after. Again, I am reacting to how I feel and moderating from there.
So far this year I have kept track of each ride. Usually I do 3 days in a row max. I had a really good stretch of 4, but then took a rest. Out of these many months of riding, 2 posts meet the criticism. Both said I was going to take a night off as well.
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01/Jan/2019: 0,000.0 Miles Covered - 2,974.0 Miles to go
02/Jan/2019: 0,011.4 Miles Covered - 2,962.6 Miles to go
03/Jan/2019: 0,011.7 Miles Covered - 2,950.9 Miles to go
04/Jan/2019: 0,010.1 Miles Covered - 2,940.8 Miles to go
05/Jan/2019: 0,010.0 Miles Covered - 2,930.8 Miles to go
06/Jan/2019: 0,000.0 Miles Covered - 2,930.8 Miles to go
07/Jan/2019: 0,010.0 Miles Covered - 2,920.8 Miles to go
08/Jan/2019: 0,010.0 Miles Covered - 2,910.8 Miles to go
09/Jan/2019: 0,010.8 Miles Covered - 2,900.0 Miles to go
10/Jan/2019: 0,000.0 Miles Covered - 2,900.0 Miles to go
11/Jan/2019: 0,010.0 Miles Covered - 2,890.0 Miles to go
12/Jan/2019: 0,000.0 Miles Covered - 2,890.0 Miles to go
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These rides have been lower intensity and resistance. 7 occurrences in nearing 4 months of biking isn't bad. When something feels off, I stop, assess, and take time if i need it. I also don't post here on off nights as it would be without purpose. A 4 day in a row workout session is the outlier. 2-3 days in a row is the norm. Rest days are also the norm.. but again, I don't post here when I'm in a rest day. So, considering I didn't workout for a few days, I started NYD not working out. So -/4/-/3/-/1/- That's 8 days riding out of 12 days. Seems more than reasonable for light intensity rides that aren't long.
Also I should note, my post wasn't a criticism (as you termed it) at all, it was an observation with a suggestion attached (that I said upfront to take of leave). I will say, if the "something doesn't feel right" continues and is more fatigue than potential orthopedic issues, you might want to think about spacing your rest days different. Ie biking Monday/Wednesday/Friday/Saturday instead of three days in a row. You'd get the same amount of training stress but you'd have more time to recover in between.