Tuesday, December 11, 2007
| Hrs. Sleeping: | 6 |
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| Time of Day: | 6:00 am |
| Distance: | 10 flights |
| Total Time: | 40 min? |
| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | clear, cold (upper 30s), dry |
| Workout Type: | stairs |
| Breakfast: | |
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| Course: | Howe Street |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | I showed up and no Jim... :( So I started down and luckily met RC at the bottom. Turns out Jim was feeling like crap and had sent me a text but I didn't see it in time.
Oh well, the workout must go on.
At first I felt pretty fresh. And that stands to reason as I had done squat for the past two days. But then as the workout went along I got slower and more out of breath. We alternate waling up and running up and by the 4th runner (which is flight number 8) I was hating life. By the top my breathing was extremely labored... On the way down from number 9 RC was saying that sometimes it's easier for him to do stuff fast to get it over with quickly. Martin did not catch that clue...
Starting up the 10th flight RC exploded out of the starting gate. Usually it's me that gains on RC and Jim as the workout gets longer but not today. Half way up I was already a little behind and for the first time ever I had to stop running and walk the last three sections of the upper part. Ouch.
By the time I got to the top my wind pipe felt like it was the size of one of those stirring straws you get at coffee shops. I sat down on the wall but started having a panic attack as my breathing was not getting any easier.In fact, it felt like I was asphyxiating! I had to lie down on my back to open up my throat and get some air - that was the only thing that helped.
Man, I hate that feeling of gasping for breath and not getting any. Big time. I'm hoping it was some freak thing and won't hit me that hard again. |
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Saturday, December 08, 2007
| Hrs. Sleeping: | 6 |
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| Time of Day: | 9:00 am |
| Distance: | |
| Total Time: | 2 hours |
| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | upper 30s to low 40s, sun, windy at times |
| Workout Type: | outdoor exercise class with adventX |
| Breakfast: | banana, yogurt, granola, some energy drink |
| Lunch: | 2 eggs, cheese, bread butter, cereal, milk, about 6 truffles from Trader Joe's |
| Dinner: | |
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| Course: | EXT Discovery Park |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | Not so hot today... I think Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday did not let me recover. It's okay, this is not the time of year when I want to be rested for the weekends but man, it's harder when you are not tip top.
We did a lot of running today and not so much circuit training. That's usually okay with me but even that was hard today. Jim K was there again and I can usually beat him in the runs if they are longer but today he beat me in all but the last effort.
This guy showed up that had just done a 3:10 marathon and I thought he would blow my doors in but not so. He must have been holding back?
The wind was fierce on our timed run along the water today and it could have been a 'record' if not for that resistance. John told us the record was something like 3:55 and we did something under 4:30 so that was nice anyway. I kind of pulled ahead of the group a bit after the start and then passed me. I had to dig deep to hang on to him until the finish!
This park is so great for this kind of thing! |
| Equipment: | I wore tights today because I was a little cold last week but I hate them. I always feel like the crotch is getting baggier and baggier as the class progresses. They did keep my knees warm though - maybe you just need to pay that price. |
Friday, December 07, 2007
| Hrs. Sleeping: |
6 |
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| Time of Day: |
5:30 am |
| Distance: |
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| Total Time: |
60 min |
| Total Ascent: |
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| Weather: |
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| Workout Type: |
weights | core |
| Breakfast: |
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| Lunch: |
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| Course: |
| push-ups |
3x15 |
| seated row |
3x15 - 90 lb |
| shoulder press |
3x14 - 25 lb |
| lat pull down |
3x15 - 90 lb |
| plank |
3 min |
| other core |
3x20 leg lifts, 3x50 steam engines, 3x20 twisters, 3x15 sit-ups on the incline board |
| back extensions |
20 straight, 20 twisting - 25 lb | |
| Results: |
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| Comments: |
No legs today! I did core with Thom W again and he just kills it... He had that incline board ALL the way up on the top notch and I was gasping for air after like the eighth rep. I'm sore. |
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Thursday, December 06, 2007
| Hrs. Sleeping: | 6 |
| Pulse (waking): | |
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| Time of Day: | 5:30 am |
| Distance: | |
| Total Time: | spinning - 45 min |
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| Weather: | |
| Workout Type: | core | spinning |
| Breakfast: | cereal |
| Lunch: | |
| Dinner: | |
| Workout Food: | water |
| Course: | |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | I felt like I had to catch up with all the core work I have been missing so I did. I did all my planks, twisters, leg lifts and back extensions with 25 pounds.
Spinning was super. After warming up we did five 5 min efforts with ever increasing resistance until the last minute when we dialed it down and tried to speed up. Good stuff. |
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| Hrs. Sleeping: | 7 |
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| Weight: | 4:45 pm - 181 |
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| Time of Day: | gym - 5:00 am
CycleU indoor TT - 4:45 pm |
| Distance: | |
| Total Time: | gym - almost 2 hours!
CycleU indoor TT #1 - about 15:25?
CycleU indoor TT #2 - about 15:45? |
| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | |
| Workout Type: | weights | core | CycleU indoor TT |
| Breakfast: | |
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| Course: | | push-ups | 3x15 | | seated row | 3x15 - 90 lb | | shoulder press | 3x15 - 25 lb | | lat pull-down | 15, 14, 12 - 90 lb | | incline leg press | 20x90 lb, 20x180 lb, 15x360, 12x410 lb, 12x410 lb | | hack squat | 15x90 lb, 15x120 lb, 15x120 lb | | lunges | 20x70 lb, 20x90 lb, 20x90 lb | | leg extensions | 15x175 lb, 15x195 lb, 15x195 lb | | leg curls | 12x90 lb, 15x105 lb, 15x120 lb | | plank | 2 min | | other core | 30 ball passes, 20 twisters | |
| Results: | official CycleU results |
| Comments: | Yeah! Now that was a weight workout.
Several weeks ago I did legs with Thom W and a few days ago we decided to try and do it again. We're pretty equal (when it comes to legs anyway) and so this was great. I was able to jump right into his workout and use the same weights and do the same amount of reps. Of course I was at the gym way too long buy hey, I'll figure it out.
At the indoor TT I was really worried that the weights would make me pay a big price and totally die but it was not as bad as I thought. Sure, I felt the effects of the gym but I was able to do okay.
In the first race Ian M just killed it. He says he's about eight pounds lighter than last year and is stronger to boot. Nice. I went out too hard and faded quit a bit towards the end. In the second race everyone was taking it easy or something and I was in the lead at the half way point. Then came the big hill and Ian soared into the lead. Dustin V was also holding back but started to gain on my as I faded again. With about two minutes left he sensed he could catch me and put in a huge effort. With a few seconds to go he caught me and I had to push like hell just to hold him off. Which I managed to do by just three seconds. I was done. |
| Equipment: | Bianchi Volpe, 38/50, 12-25 |
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
| Hrs. Sleeping: | 4 |
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| Weight: | 180 |
| Body Fat: | 9 |
| Time of Day: | |
| Distance: | 8 flights |
| Total Time: | 35 min |
| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | mid 40s? damp at times, light wind |
| Workout Type: | stairs |
| Breakfast: | yogurt, protein powder, jam, granola, banana |
| Lunch: | artichoke dip, pita chips, carrots, piece of pizza, 2 handfuls of almonds |
| Dinner: | sautéed veggies, pot stickers, veggie shau mai, glass of wine |
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| Course: | Howe Street |
| Results: | |
| Comments: | Today Jim K, RC R and I were going to do nine flights and instead Jim decided to mix it up a little... On our eighth flight we ran up two sections and then came back down one, repeat until you get to the top. It was a nice change of pace.
And it was comparatively balmy out today! What a change from Saturday when it dumped snow and then Sunday and most of Monday when it dumped rain.
I was so groggy this morning. five hours of sleep two nights ago and four last night... not good. |
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Monday, December 03, 2007
| Hrs. Sleeping: | 5 |
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| Weight: | 179 |
| Body Fat: | 8 |
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| Workout Type: | pushups |
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| Course: | 3x15 |
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| Comments: | That's right, 45 pushups is exactly what I did today.
Man, I feel like the proverbial big, fat slob... I woke up and had NO motivation to go to the gym. And it's absolutely dumping rain outside. So after dicking around for 1.5 hours I finally figured I might try something at home. Well these pushups are as far as I got. So there. No core, no nothing. |
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Saturday, December 01, 2007
| Hrs. Sleeping: | 5 + 1 (I took Shelley to the airport at 4:15 and when I came home I managed to sleep about one more hour) |
| Pulse (waking): | |
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| Time of Day: | 9:00 am |
| Distance: | |
| Total Time: | 2:15 |
| Total Ascent: | |
| Weather: | mid 30s, partly cloudy, relatively calm |
| Workout Type: | outdoor exercise class with adventX |
| Breakfast: | 6:30 am - cereal |
| Lunch: | 12:00 pm - 3 scoops Endurox
1:00 pm - cereal |
| Dinner: | 6:30 pm - The Information School (where I work) had their Christmas party tonight so I dutifully gorged myself on everything. Excess, it's not just a funny word with lots of consonants it's a way of life. |
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| Course: | EXT at Discovery Park |
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| Comments: | Once again Jim K was there so this class was great! I was not sure if I was dressed warmly enough and although my knees did turn kinda blue I felt totally fine the entire time.
We did lots of circuits today. And then we did some circuits - sheesh. We went to the upper sand pit, and did a circuit there.
ASIDE - a 'circuit' in this context means 10 reps of 10 exercises at 10 different stations and you kinda run/jog from station to station.
Then we did another. Next came some core work on the bluff and then we ran down to the beach and while the slower groups were heading off on the flat timed run we did this amazingly hard exercise. We stood on one leg, untied our shoe, took off our sock, put it in the shoe and hopped on one foot across the parking lot, touched a wall and then hopped back and put on our shoe AND tied it without ever putting out foot down. Then we did it with the other leg. I could not believe how much my legs were shaking after that.
Now it was time to run down and back the trail and then two more circuits on the beach. Then we did the timed run UP THE HILL back to the bluff. Ouch. Jim and I resolved to not start like insane people and the pace was actually very civil. About half way up I pulled ahead and ended up finishing in just under five minutes which really surprised me. I thought I'd be slower for sure.
More core on the bluff, more exercises in the sand and then jog back to the very top of the park for "100 of any exercise you want" according to John C. Jim, Lana and I decided on pushups and steam engines, alternating sets of 20 until we hit 100.
Crap, I am so done. |
| Equipment: | thick SIR socks, running shoes, shorts, 2 long sleeve tops, cycling cap, fleece gloves |
Thursday, November 29, 2007
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| Time of Day: |
5:30 am |
| Distance: |
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| Total Time: |
45 min |
| Total Ascent: |
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| Weather: |
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| Workout Type: |
core | spinning |
| Breakfast: |
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| Results: |
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| Comments: |
Man I was sore from those leg exercises yesterday. Really sore. Like it hurt to sit on the toilet sore. Nothing like doing lunges after taking, oh I don't know, maybe a year off?
Anyway, spinning was great. We started out with 14 15 sec sprints! Then the class got hard. |
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
| Hrs. Sleeping: |
6 |
| Pulse (waking): |
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| Difference: |
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| Weight: |
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| Body Fat: |
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| Time of Day: |
5:30 am |
| Distance: |
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| Total Time: |
60 min |
| Total Ascent: |
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| Weather: |
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| Workout Type: |
weights | core |
| Breakfast: |
smoothie |
| Lunch: |
handful of almonds, some toasted soy beans, fish burrito, water |
| Dinner: |
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| Workout Food: |
water |
| Course: |
| leg curls |
3x15 - 135 lb |
| leg extensions |
3x15 - 155 lb |
| hack squat |
12x90 lb, 12x120 lb, 12x140 lb |
| lunges |
20x70 lb, 20x90 lb, 20x90 lb |
| leg curls |
12x105 lb, 12x120 lb, 12x120 lb |
| push-ups |
3x12 |
| plank |
2x180 sec straight, 60 sec right side, 60 sec left side |
| other core |
30 ball passes, 20 bicycles, 20 twisters |
| back extensions |
20 straight, 20 twisting - 25 lb | |
| Results: |
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| Comments: |
Well, after my first two exercises I walked into the other room and bumped into Tom W who was also doing legs and finished his workout with him. We did three sets of hack squats on the machine and then three sets of lunges on the squat machine. And leg curls again. :)
I'm gonna try to focus on legs more Wednesdays... not heavy, just more exercises. Tom started out with the incline leg press and so this would add two exorcizes. That would be good I think. |
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