What Was Your Work Out Today?

Whoops, double post

Shorter, easier workout today. Back is feeling better. Did 50 easy minutes.

My special needs dog, Toby, though, has had better days. Everything was fine early this AM and then he started bleeding badly out the rear. Turns out he had an abscessed anal gland, really painful. No warning signs at all. Just boom. Had to rush him to the vet this AM and he's been whimpering, crying since we got him home. I feel awful for him. All you can do is give him the meds and hot compresses to ease the pain for a day or two.

I actually think I handle pain myself better than I do with my pups. That destroys me when they are in pain.

First week of remaining IM build started today. 61 minute trainer ride, with main set being 3x12 minutes at Sweet Spot output (190w) w/1min recovery.

45 minute minimum form pace run on schedule for tonight. Done by focusing on run posture & cadence while maintaining slowest possible pace. Intent is to build muscle memory/habit for running with good form when energy is depleted late in a session or race.

Djproulx wrote: »

MikePfirrman wrote: »

Shorter, easier workout today. Back is feeling better. Did 50 easy minutes.

My special needs dog, Toby, though, has had better days. Everything was fine early this AM and then he started bleeding badly out the rear. Turns out he had an abscessed anal gland, really painful. No warning signs at all. Just boom. Had to rush him to the vet this AM and he's been whimpering, crying since we got him home. I feel awful for him. All you can do is give him the meds and hot compresses to ease the pain for a day or two.

I actually think I handle pain myself better than I do with my pups. That destroys me when they are in pain.

Oh boy, that's tough to hear. Hope Toby is recovering well. I"m the same way with our two Labradors. They are highly active field dogs who seem to ignore most dings and scrapes. So when they show pain, I really worry.

BTW: Purewave Gen II arrived this week. So far, very happy with it, though I may have to negotiate with my wife for usage.

I'm glad you like it so far! Don't leave it unplugged! That's what I really get it for by the Mrs.

Toby is doing MUCH improved today. More his happy self. I've lost 3 dogs in the past and constantly tell myself I won't get as close to the others. Never works out for some reason! Maybe it's because Toby is a special needs guy with a badly deformed (but functioning) leg. He's pretty much glued to my side every minute of every day that I'm home, including pushed up against me all night long in bed. It was just pathetic yesterday all day. Toby would whimper and then my two sibling Great Pyr mixes, who adore him, would start crying with him. Sweet but so sad!

Back is feeling a bit better but I played it cautious today. Did 16 two minute intervals w/ one minute rests -- first half on the LateralX and the next 8 on the AD Pro. Got up to a bit over 85% max HR but not a lot higher. Was a nice workout and not hard on the back.

Deciding if I want to lift tonight at Planet Fitness or not. It's my thoracic area that's hurting. Usually, I'm OK if I don't pick up heavy weights and nothing overhead. Thinking about going and doing leg presses and pullups mostly (hanging actually helps my back), along with a lot of chest work. Plus, it's right next to the Chiropractor, which I could use tonight. If I go, I'll use a ton of discretion. I'm fairly smart now about how I workout. Ironically, I think I hurt it moving sandbags out of the umbrella in the backyard, not working out. Trying to help the guys doing my pool deck renovation, getting stuff out of their way.

Tues & Wed - 6 mile run each day, yesterday was easy pace, today was faster.

Back at morning bootcamp after 10 days of vacation. But did some trail running while on vacation - first time and totally enjoyed it!

should i switch up my exercises? I've been walking my kids in a wagon and sometimes doing a beginner hiit routine. i burn more calories by walking and it's less intense, so i think i should just double up my walking time. but it's probably just as important to have variety in my routine, so I'm not entirely sure. over been extra hungry lately, so i know i need to burn more calories if I'm going to stay within my calorie goal

MikePfirrman wrote: »

mistyrbell9588 wrote: »

should i switch up my exercises? I've been walking my kids in a wagon and sometimes doing a beginner hiit routine. i burn more calories by walking and it's less intense, so i think i should just double up my walking time. but it's probably just as important to have variety in my routine, so I'm not entirely sure. over been extra hungry lately, so i know i need to burn more calories if I'm going to stay within my calorie goal

What's important, for now, is just that you're consistent. Whatever it is, walking or doing a beginner "HIIT" routine (which likely isn't real HIIT, but that's a whole 'nother thread! WAY overused term on the internet and by fitness people). Do what you can, do it consistently, don't try to add much more, listen to your body. Over time, you'll be able to add amazing intensity and stamina if you're just consistent and don't try to do too much at once or get injured or burned out.

Eventually, you want to get to the point where you have some cardio and some lifting. Both are important. Lifting doesn't have to be fancy. Pushups, squats without weights, planks, pressups and simple rows with lighter weights (with maybe some bridges) take care of most of your muscle groups. Just build basic, simple foundations for now.

Today was 5K on the rower in the garage. 80 degrees w/ 80% humidity. And no, 80 degrees with 80% humidity isn't worse than 103 with no humidity! It felt like a cool day to me, despite the fact that I was dripping sweat. The only time we have humidity in Tucson is during the rainy monsoon season and it's been storming all day. Love it!

After the row, did 30 more minutes inside on the AD Pro (Assault Bike). Very easy on the bike. Very easy day overall and back feels good -- didn't push hard at all on the rower.

thanks! i am starting to notice improvements in my endurance and speed. a month ago, it took me fifteen minutes to walk ten laps with my kiddos in the wagon, now i can do it in ten. I'm feeling much more capable. it's almost aggravating! lol! I'll add extra steps on my walk and still get the same time! i don't have a Fitbit or a heart rate monitor, so I'm really doing some guessing.

* 8,389m rowing bow in the double. Nice day, pretty calm water, strong sun, temps in 70s . . . a little warm for me (I like cool), but not bad.
* 5.37 mile walk, silly slow at 3.1mph average moving speed, taking photos of interesting wildflowers and other nonsense. Temps heading up into 80s, over 50% humidity, but lots of wooded stretches, light breeze where open, so OK.

amorfati601070 wrote: »

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Nice ride!

On Tuesday, I went climbing at Craggy Island.

It was not a great session. I got two or three new routes, but failed to make any progress on my two main projects. One the plus side, my finger strength is very good and I have been doing well at crimpy climbs.

One Wednesday, I did an hour of yoga before breakfast. Then, in the evening, I had leg day:

I worked up to:
Squat, 80 kgs, 2 sets of 5 and 1 set of 10
Deadlift, 100 kgs, 1 set of 10.

I forgot that it had been a while since I squatted, and my body has been complaining today. I'm undecided to what extent I should ignore it for today's exercise. (I do quite fancy a climb, but the odds of being on top form are low.)

Morning bootcamp. Body weight exercises and some running. Evening will get back to some badminton

Djproulx wrote: »

Ran this morning in humid conditions. 56 minute run including 4 x 6minute aerobic repeats/3min recovery pace.

I'm excited about riding my bike as part of a relay team in a local sprint distance triathlon tonight. One of my regular training partners is a very fast swimmer (1:23/100yds at 1.2M distance!) and since our original runner (who is also fast) had a conflict arise, we replaced her with another friend's son, who is an elite level college triathlete. Cameron placed third last week in the men's 18-24 age group a IM 70.3 Musselman. He will run the 5k for us.

So if I don't get smoked too badly on the bike split, we may just have a shot to win. Win or lose, it will be fun. Lots of my tri club pals will be there and the trash talking will be non stop.

Curious: Are tri events - masters ones, if not all - age-handicapped, in a relay especially?

FWIW background: Masters rowing races (individual races or whole regattas that are masters focused) age handicap (adjust seconds of race time) according to average age for multi-person boats, if there aren't age-segregated classes (which also would use average age). The number of seconds is . . . not enough, mostly, for someone as slow as me. 😉

Given that it's you I'm asking, you'd probably be racing open class (which in rowing can be any age, but no age handicapping) or equivalent, but thinking you might know the answer anyway.

Thanks!

AnnPT77 wrote: »

Djproulx wrote: »

Ran this morning in humid conditions. 56 minute run including 4 x 6minute aerobic repeats/3min recovery pace.

I'm excited about riding my bike as part of a relay team in a local sprint distance triathlon tonight. One of my regular training partners is a very fast swimmer (1:23/100yds at 1.2M distance!) and since our original runner (who is also fast) had a conflict arise, we replaced her with another friend's son, who is an elite level college triathlete. Cameron placed third last week in the men's 18-24 age group a IM 70.3 Musselman. He will run the 5k for us.

So if I don't get smoked too badly on the bike split, we may just have a shot to win. Win or lose, it will be fun. Lots of my tri club pals will be there and the trash talking will be non stop.

Curious: Are tri events - masters ones, if not all - age-handicapped, in a relay especially?

FWIW background: Masters rowing races (individual races or whole regattas that are masters focused) age handicap (adjust seconds of race time) according to average age for multi-person boats, if there aren't age-segregated classes (which also would use average age). The number of seconds is . . . not enough, mostly, for someone as slow as me. 😉

Given that it's you I'm asking, you'd probably be racing open class (which in rowing can be any age, but no age handicapping) or equivalent, but thinking you might know the answer anyway.

Thanks!

@Ann - On relay teams, I have not seen any age group splits, simply because relay teams are not always allowed and there are usually only a few teams. This is different than the system used to segment folks racing the full triathlon.

In USA Triathlon sanctioned events, everyone races the same course and there are two basic distinctions: Professionals/Elites, then everybody else. The "everybody else" group is broken up into men's and women's 5 year age classes. M30-34, M35-39, W30-34, W35-39 etc, for establishing finishing positions. So for example, at the Ironman 70.3 race at Lake Placid, I received 3 finishing placement numbers: Placement among men in my age group, placement among all men racing, and placement in the overall field (men and women).

BTW: Last night's relay at my local lake was a good new/bad news story: The GOOD: beautiful night to race, 300 participants and a chance to see friends I haven't seen in over a year. More GOOD: Our swimmer (50 year old woman) was number 3 out of the water! She is a true fish. And also VERY GOOD was that our runner smashed the run course in just over 17minutes for a 5k. Now the BAD news: The bike is a two loop 11ish mile course. I got off to a solid start, but didn't go wild during the first 2 miles, since it is almost all climbing. So a few strong cyclists blew by me. At the top, the course is flat for several miles then starts a long downhill. I passed several cyclists on the flats and flew by several more on the descent. I was in 5th place overall when I hit a rock while going 32mph and it almost threw me off the bike. Flatted tube, punctured tire and bent wheel rim. Game Over.

Just glad I didn't crash. I had a blast racing. You win some and you lose some.

@Djproulx, thanks for the explanation: Interesting! I'm glad your team had some good moments, and that your race was going so well . . . but curse that rock, dangit. Next race better. Glad you weren't hurt.

Me, I've been lazing about, or maybe languishing. Yesterday, short walk (3+ miles) - well, stroll - with a friend, pleasant but not remotely vigorous. Today was a wind/rain rowing cancellation, and my schedule (plus grumpiness) limited other stuff today. Hoping for better weather tomorrow.

I still have a couple of days in the week, but am currently sitting at 179 Garmin active minutes so far this week, which is unusually low for outdoor-activity seasons, like 1/2-1/3 of normal weekly totals. 🙄