Thursday, January 22, 2009
Work 6p-8a--160.5#
All things considered, I really shouldn't be disappointed that my weight this morning was 4 pounds higher than it was when we left for Florida 10 days ago. Though I kept my workouts going, I ate everything that didn't threaten to eat me first, and that "everything" was a bunch of junk. I would not have been surprised to see 165 on the scale, honestly. I would really like to understand why I gain weight so unbelievably easily and have such a difficult time losing it. Regardless, I do, so I might as well just deal with it. As we approach the time to make the move, I am having increasingly frequent spaz-out spells, and my biggest concern is "dealing" with it in such a way as not to gain any further weight. Ideally, I'd like to at least get back to 157# before we leave, but not gaining any more weight will do.
WORKOUT: 5 4-rung ladders of pullups assisted with the green band and pushups.
4 2-rung ladders of assisted pull-ups
20kg tgu's 1/1 x 4
20kg tabata swings
Until today, I was feeling pretty good about those pullups. On that first rung of the first ladder I decided to see how far I could get without a band. I just knew I'd get about half-way--yeah, bout half way of an inch. GD! I'm such a puss! And as strong as my pushups felt last week, they suck now. I feel like I'm just beating my head against a wall.
YESTERDAY'S WORKOUT: We had stopped in Birmingham on the way home because we were both just too worn out to keep going. Instead of digging the ice-cold bells out of the back of the truck, I decided to get on the treadmill and see what my time for a mile would be. Turns out it's 11.5 minutes (yeah, I'm built for distance, not for speed). I'd like to see this get down to 9 minutes by July. I spent the rest of 30 minutes on the elliptical machine set to random.
TUESDAY'S WORKOUT: None, headed out from FL for TN.
MONDAY'S WORKOUT: 5 3-rung ladders of 16kg C&P/alternated with double bent rows.
5 2-rung ladders of double 16kg squats.
5 rounds of 30 sec 16kg snatches R, 30 sec snatches L, 30 sec rest.
This workout SUCKED. I had to work like hell to get it done.
I applaud you for actually putting your weight in your blog -- how is that for accountability?
ReplyDeleteAlso, if you want to improve your mile time, dare I suggest the following:
* HoC, this will incorporate running into your program while not being boring as heck.
* The mile is all about Lactic Acid resistance - try interval sprints or on the minute swings (sets of 10-20, depending on weight)
Thank you, Faizal, for stopping by my little part of cyperspace. I like your thoughts and think I'll be taking you up on them.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Faizal, kudos for you honesty and your work. Think of the little extra weight as fuel waiting to burn. :)
ReplyDeleteKeep pushing!
I'm with Faizal, keep cramming more swings and less rest into 10 minutes and that 1mile time will come down. Enter a 5k one saturday (it's a charitable contribution in most cases) and see how fast you run with some adrenaline from the crowd. I try to run one per month. I started at 30 min a few years ago and I ran one this month at 22:08. I'm pushing for sub 20.
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