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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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Wednesday 24 June 2009 - core | cardio

Hours Sleeping:	7
Pulse (waking):
Pulse (rising):
Difference:
Weight:
Body Fat:
Time of Day:	5:30 AM
Distance:
Time (total):
Time (moving):	cardio - 30 min
Time (stopped):
Speed (moving):
Speed (overall):
Total Ascent:
Weather:	Who cares, I was indoors.
Workout Type:	core \| cardio

Breakfast:	smoothie
Lunch:	12:00 PM - left over grilled trout, mozzarella cheese, almonds, fruit yogurt, water
Dinner:	pasta, green salad, cheese, 2 glasses wine, chocolate
Workout Food:	water

Course:

plank	180 sec, 120 sec, 60 sec to each side
other core	2x40 clam knee lifts to each side, 40 side leg lifts to each side, 30 ball passes, 50 steam engines, 30 twisters - 12 lb, 60 leg extensions, 30 side bends to each side - 45 lb
back extensions	20 straight and 20 twisting - 25 lb

cardio - elliptical trainer, random profile, 15/20 resistance, 75 rpm

Results:

Comments:

Okay, how can I put this… going to the gym and not riding my bike bites the big one.

I won't get inappropriate here but stress at home have kept me away from races for weeks now and I have barely been able to ride to boot. During my core routine I almost started crying from the frustration of said stress and because like most other podunk local racers; I constantly hold myself to this unrealistic standard of my fittest ever condition. That's right, all kinds of unnecessary monkeys are being placed on my back by yours truly. 'Cuz that's how I roll.

But I held on and finished my routine. The plank was hard as hell again, that's going to take some time to bump back up to 2x180 seconds.

So then I managed to heroically (overly dramatically?) drag myself up to the cardio loft, I got on a trainer and just stood there for like five minutes! Serious. I am such a head case!

Thank goodness once I got going it was easier and easier to keep it up. Exertion seems to reduce one's ability to focus on stressful things. Which is probably why I find riding so cathartic come to think of it. Even if I can't work out my problem on a ride, at least I'm more at peace with it when I finish up. No such luck lately unfortunately.

Tomorrow is another day. Here's hoping I cope a little better. This blows.

Equipment:

Clothing:

cardio | core

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 1:03:27 PM (Pacific Daylight Time, UTC-07:00)