Tuesday, March 31, 2009

3/31 Run and Workout

Turned out to be very comfortable. Wore my gloves because I was feeling paranoid about 49 feels like 44. Didn't need them at all. It was super windy for first mile or so, or at least that's how the headwind felt, anyway. Went clockwise around SLU for a new baseline.

Need to consider electrode gel for the damn HR monitor since it lost its effing mind multiple times in the first mile.

Didn't make the Aurora bridge, unlike last week, when I managed to make both bridges on same run. Can tell its getting to be summer, bridges are more in use.

Made it up eastlake without the damn HR monitor bitching for a change. Yay!

6.13 miles in 1:06:04 (10:47/mile) @ 135. Fastest run at this new HR.

191.91 miles for the month of march. This is longer than the peak before the marathon last year, which was 159.33 last October. Average pace of 9:22. This month's average pace: 10:11. I really hope that all this running slowly isn't just making me run long distances slowly.

I'm not sure I'm going to be able to stick with another pure 6 week base building cycle. Especially at this new reduced speed. I'm trying to trust Eric, but I just don't know.

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Changes/notes of interest now in bold.

Another 1 hour workout.

Initial Pushup Set: 42. did both of these at home before I left.
Situp Test: 44

C2 Rowing Machine - 500 meters on 10 in 1:55. (Back to 10 for resistance, feels better.) Sure feels like a leg workout, not an upper body workout. Really felt it in calves, hamstrings and glutes today.

2 sets as supersets
Front Planks - 60 seconds
C1: Stability Ball Crunches (5 second hold) - 10 reps
C2: Stability Ball Forward Rolls (5 second hold) - 10 reps

Was able to upgrade both front planks to 80 seconds.

PlyoBox Step Ups and Jump Ups
P1: 18" PlyoBox Step and Hold - Front - 10 reps each leg
P2: 18" PlyoBox Step and Hold - Sideways - 10 reps each leg
P3: 18" PlyoBox Step and Hold - Sideways Twist - 10 reps each leg
J: 18" PlyoBox Jumps - 3 sets - 10 reps
J2: 12" PlyoBox Single Leg Jumps- 2 sets - 10 reps each leg

J2, P1, P2, P3, J1, P1, P2, P3, J1
tried some single leg squats on the box. Need to review propert techniqe. And try it on a lower box. :)

2 sets of each superset. One superset cluster at at time. 1 minuteish rest between sets.
SC1: Stability Ball Chest Press - 10 reps @ 30#
SC2: Pushups - 15 reps

SB1: Dumbbell Rows - 10 Reps @ 22.5#
SB2: Free Motion Pulldowns - 12 Reps @ 22.5#

SS1: Overhead (Shoulder) Press - 10 reps @ 22.5#
SS2: Shoulder Abduction - 12 reps @ 8#

SL1: Dumbell Squats - 10 reps @ 40#
SL2: Stability Ball Leg Extension - 12 reps need to figure out increased difficulty for this soon

2 sets of Side Planks
60 seconds each. Second on the right side was...unpleasant. Took multiple tries 3-5 seconds at a time to finish the last 20 seconds.

Chinups
2

Pullups (Weight Assisted)
7@54, 5@54, ~5@54

Bodyweight Dips
10, 7, 7

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