What Was Your Work Out Today?

In the AM I did a 20 minute HIIT workout with kettlebells and in the PM i did Stronglift 5x5 consisting of squats, barbell rows and bench press.

Age 51
Current weight 201
Goal Weight 160

Did an hour easier recovery type of work. 30 minutes on the rower (hard to keep HR under 70%, but I kept it mostly under 70% on that) and then another 30 on the LateralX (Bowflex Machine that's like a Stepper that goes lateral at the same time, so it feels like your cross country skiing or speed skating).

Still like 700 calories burned on the hour but it felt like cake walk compared to yesterday. I really look forward to my easier days now.

Got a late start so didn’t do a 10k as originally planned.. but managed to knock out a 5k…. In under 30.. 😮

7-8 am:
Strength
Vacuums - 3x10-60s (30s-3m)

Yoga
Sun Salutations (10-30m)

Strength: E5MOM
HSPU - 4x3r (12r)
Hang - 4x30s (2m)
Hollow Body Hold - 4x30s (2m)

Lietchi wrote: »

I'm usually a treadmill runner, the last time I ran outside must have been more than 5 years ago. On top of that, I always run with zero incline.
In the back of my mind I always thought that I would be disillusioned if I ever ran outside, that my performance would be terrible (even worse than on the treadmill, being a slow runner 😁).

But this morning I did 4.12 kilometers in just over 31 minutes... outside, on a forest track and in hilly terrain!
Pacing myself was an interesting experience (based on feeling instead of programming a speed on the treadmill). But I'm very happy with my performance - it was definitely not an easy run (highest heart rate I've seen in a while, on the uphill sections) but quite a fast run for me, despite the more challenging terrain.

And on top of all that, lovely views running through the forest in Sweden (I'm currently on holiday).

Actually, after I lost my weight, I began trail running (that lasted around five or six years until my one knee wouldn't cooperate). Unfortunately, the races were lovely, but I wasn't near a lot of trails to train, so I'd normally have to train on roads or sidewalks.

Running on trails was my favorite. If it's wet/rainy, you have to be extra cautious. Always a good idea to let someone know your path and where you'll be going. But there's something so calming and peaceful about it. I truly do miss that. Just don't think my old body would like it any longer. Still love hiking!

I'm glad you got off the treadmill and tried something different! That's wonderful!

Lietchi wrote: »

I'm usually a treadmill runner, the last time I ran outside must have been more than 5 years ago. On top of that, I always run with zero incline.
In the back of my mind I always thought that I would be disillusioned if I ever ran outside, that my performance would be terrible (even worse than on the treadmill, being a slow runner 😁).

But this morning I did 4.12 kilometers in just over 31 minutes... outside, on a forest track and in hilly terrain!
Pacing myself was an interesting experience (based on feeling instead of programming a speed on the treadmill). But I'm very happy with my performance - it was definitely not an easy run (highest heart rate I've seen in a while, on the uphill sections) but quite a fast run for me, despite the more challenging terrain.

And on top of all that, lovely views running through the forest in Sweden (I'm currently on holiday).

First off... good going on your outside run... your trail in itself is a bonus...

Only recently have I've really gotten back into running outside. Being less "fluffy" I'm not as worried about impact to the old body however I still back off and do mind the aches and pains. I used to be almost 100% treadmill and its odd now that I run outside(with dips and inclines) and then do a treadmill run with no incline and I actually find it more difficult to maintain a long jog/run at 6-6.5 mph. I've felt I am running slow outside and to my surprise I am actually doing a decent clip for me personally. World class times is not what I'm looking for, but at 51 the fact that the 26 year old college hire can't keep up with my speed well that is a win enough for me.. Just did my 1st 5k in a very long time in under 30. I'll be eyeing a 10k in under 60 as my next challenge.

Recreational pace bike ride on the hybrid, 22.6 miles at 10.6mph moving average.

Can I just express a little irritation with speedy cyclists who feel they must round blind curves at speeds so high they can't seem to stay in their own lane of the (marked-lanes) trail? (Narrowly avoided a crash today, thanks to me being slow.) Also, drivers who don't use their turn signals in lanes where they have directional options, when not only other cars but us trail-crossing cyclists and pedestrians would really appreciate some hint about their plans? 🙄

@Djproulx: I hope your hip heals itself as quickly and mysteriously as it tweaked. (I hope you have a good osteo, chiro, massage therapist or the like, if needed.)

@cmsienk, there are several useful functional fitness workouts in firewood: Cutting, hauling, splitting, stacking. Good stuff!

Morning ride - 16.14 miles, 13.4 mph avg, 72 minutes.
Yesterday's upper body workout - 180 push-ups (9 x 20 reps), plus 3 x 1 minute planks.

AnnPT77 wrote: »

Can I just express a little irritation with speedy cyclists who feel they must round blind curves at speeds so high they can't seem to stay in their own lane of the (marked-lanes) trail? (Narrowly avoided a crash today, thanks to me being slow.) Also, drivers who don't use their turn signals in lanes where they have directional options, when not only other cars but us trail-crossing cyclists and pedestrians would really appreciate some hint about their plans? 🙄

Yes, yes you may - I was almost 'treed' by a guy doing this a couple of weeks ago... glad I have good brakes on the bike.

Lunch time jog… 4x10 minute miles in 90 degree weather. Was nice due that no one was there so ran around the lake all by myself… 😃

Treadmill (40 min walk) and Day 4 of EPIC I (full body workout)

Not a good day today.

Yeah, I added back in my roughly 5 mile walk (no idea how fast, because my Garmin decided it would be fun day to randomly drain its battery for no observable reason - a thing that's only happened once before in the whole couple years I've owned it - but probably around the usual 3-point-something mph. Might have been a tad faster than usual in some stretches because I was angry . . .

. . . at myself, on account of the reason my row (bow of the double) was only 4500m: I was not paying enough attention, got too close to a single that had been waaaay ahead of us (but stopped to talk with us, it turned out), and managed to clash oars with her. My oar got past, but my double partner's oar caught the single rower's oar awkwardly, and the single flipped.

Sooooo, my friend J. flipped and swam, and it was 100% my fault. (Y'know, J., the one who's 75 years old - good thing she's an ultra-fit 75, since that made this non-life-threatening, given the decent weather and still-warm water temp.)

We were a fair way into a rescue from the double (J. draped along our stern as if it were a surfboard she were floating on), when the ski club came along in their powerboat and helped. They took her and her boat aboard, so we didn't need to keep her on the double and tow the single the maybe 500m back to our dock. (That would've been doable, but much slower.)

J. was remarkably cheerful about the whole thing (she's like that), but I'm feeling profoundly bad about it, of course.

Ugh. This is the first time I've done anything remotely like this, causing a flip by another boat. So bad. ☹️😢

Short run today in the hotel gym this morning: only 2.75km since I didn't have much time, but I wanted to get some running in because of the 7 hour drive today to our next accommodation. I didn't eat breakfast till afterwards, but it didn't seem to impact my run.
Boring, like the rowing session yesterday, since the TVs still weren't working, but at least the display on the treadmill worked, so I could watch the numbers change 😛

First this

Then this…11 reps, then a run and repeat.

I skated on my mini ramp! Tomorrow I want to hit a trail for a trot.