So Far, So Good...

February 5

Run
  • 1h 00m
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Treadmill, 3MPH @ 9%, 24Hour North.

February 4

Sport
  • Aqua Aerobics
  • 40m

February 3

Bike
  • 30m
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Cooldown, on Recumbant.

Strength
  • 1h 35m

Don't Look Back Routine.

Warm Up Military Press Machine 20 @ 20lbs, changing grip at 10. Leg Press 20 @50-60lbs Hanging Knee Raise 20 Bench Press 20 @ 20lbs+ Body Weight (Kind of a strange machine but I like it) Standing or Lying Leg Abduction 30 X Each Side Hamstring Curls 20 @ 25lbs Leg Extension 20 @ 20lbs Lat Pull Downs 20 @ 50lbs Plank - 40Secs Moving Side Planks- 12 X Each Side Moving 6-inch Leg Raise 60 Incline Back Extension 8-10 Shoulders Lateral Dumbell Raise 20 @ 8lbs Forward Dumbell Raise 20 @ 8lbs Bent Over Dumbell Posterior Flys 20 @ 5lbs Dumbell Military Press 20 @ 8lbs Military Press Machine 20 @ 40lbs, changing grip at 10. (Sometimes my right shoulder- Fractures of Collar Bone and Scapula- fails before I get to 20 Reps, at which point I drop the Weight to 30 or 20lbs and finish out) (I've occasionally put the External Shoulder Rotation here, but it's a recent addition, and I've rarely remembered to do so. It's fine after the Chest work too.) Upright Rows 20 @ 8lbs External Shoulder Rotation 20 Each Side @ 20lbs Legs Hamstring Curls 20 @ 35lbs Leg Extension 20 @ 30lbs Leg Press 20 @ 110-120lbs Crunch Machine-Hip Flexors 20-30 Sitting Adduction 20 @ 55lbs +Squeeze Chest FreeMotion Cable Chest Machine 25 @ 50lbs Flys 20 @ 60lbs Machine Assisted Dips 10 Chest Machine 20 @ 40 (plus body weight) Incline Bench with Leg Raise 20 @ 40lbs Lying Leg Abduction 30 X Each Side Hip Extensions/Gluteal Kickbacks 30 Each Side Lats/Rows Freemotion Lat Machine (more of a side pull down) 20 @ 40-50lbs Lat Pull Down 20 @75lbs (Sometimes Freemotion Row 20 @ 40-50lbs) Incline Back Extensions 20 Dumbell Reverse Curls 25 @ 8lbs Shrugs/Reverse Shrugs 15 Each Way @ 8lbs Anterior Tibialis (Shin) Lifts 60 @ 8lbs Side Bends 40 w/2 8lbs Dumbells Dumbell Reverse Curls 25 @ 8lbs Shrugs/Reverse Shrugs 15 Each Way @ 8lbs Upright Rows 20 @ 8lbs Anterior Tibialis (Shin) Lifts 60 @ 8lbs Wrist Lifts 25 Each Way @ 5-8lbs Crunch Machine 20 Hanging Knee Raise 20 Wall Jumps X 20

February 2

February 1

Run
  • 40m
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Walk to/from lunch with Wife.

January 31

Strength
  • 1h 30m

Don't Look Back Routine... which looks something like this below-

Meanwhile, a good January. Highlights- 9Hours of Monster Hill Route Biking outside, 16Hours of Lifting.

For context, I'm over 50, with fairly diffuse goals, having excelled at Sprint Tris in my 30s, taken about a decade off, then more recently done distance Biking, Ironman, and in 2011 PR'd at several long run distances, including the Pikes Peak Ascent. I harbor the idea of a 50miler, but have so many bio-mechanical issues the fact is, I can barely run at all. This routine, and the planned progression into more Core-Specific Lifting next month, are my hope of continuing a Multi-Sport Lifestyle. In 2012 I hope to do more Distance Biking, Swim More, and if possible again PR in the Pikes Peak Ascent... but I'll scrap the running if my legs/lower body give me any trouble and just work on things this year and Swim and Bike or maybe go Short Course Tri again to "Spread the Stress". I maintenance lift during the season, but am trying to 'get strong' overall right now. I find the key is to have high-enough intensity to bring on the Human Growth Hormone (as opposed to people I see who oughta go home and take a nap). So during the Fall I was just 'Practicing for Lifting' or 'Pretending to Lift', but in Jan it's been "On", and it's been very effective. It's still full-body single sets (no Split Routine or Breakdowns), less weight, higher reps- 20-30 a set. Maybe if I ever truly can't run at all, I'll drop down to heavier, lower-rep sets and see about 'Getting Big', but for now it's about just not losing Muscle Mass, which most people who move to Altitude do. I do a once around warm-up set of several exercises, and it all goes something like this: Warm Up Military Press Machine 20 @ 20lbs, changing grip at 10. Leg Press 20 @50-60lbs Hanging Knee Raise 20 Bench Press 20 @ 20lbs+ Body Weight (Kind of a strange machine but I like it) Standing or Lying Leg Abduction 30 X Each Side Hamstring Curls 20 @ 25lbs Leg Extension 20 @ 20lbs Lat Pull Downs 20 @ 50lbs Plank - 40Secs Moving Side Planks- 10-12 X Each Side Moving 6-inch Leg Raise 50 Incline Back Extension 8-10 Shoulders Lateral Dumbell Raise 20 @ 8lbs Forward Dumbell Raise 20 @ 8lbs Bent Over Dumbell Posterior Flys 20 @ 5lbs Dumbell Military Press 20 @ 8lbs Military Press Machine 20 @ 40lbs, changing grip at 10. (Sometimes my right shoulder- Fractures of Collar Bone and Scapula- fails before I get to 20 Reps, at which point I drop the Weight to 30 or 20lbs and finish out) (I've occasionally put the External Shoulder Rotation here, but it's a recent addition, and I've rarely remembered to do so. It's fine after the Chest work too.) Upright Rows 20 @ 8lbs External Shoulder Rotation 20 Each Side @ 20lbs Legs Hamstring Curls 20 @ 35lbs Leg Extension 20 @ 30lbs Leg Press 20 @ 110-120lbs Crunch Machine-Hip Flexors 20-30 Sitting Adduction 20 @ 55lbs +Squeeze Chest Flys 20 @ 60lbs FreeMotion Cable Chest Machine 20 @ 50lbs (need to check weight, it may just be "5 Plates" or something) Machine Assisted Dips 8-10 Incline Bench with Leg Raise 20 @ 30-40lbs Lying Leg Abduction 30 X Each Side Hip Extensions/Gluteal Kickbacks 30 Lats/Rows Freemotion Lat Machine (more of a side pull down) 20 @ 40-50lbs Lat Pull Down 20 @75lbs (Sometimes Freemotion Row 20 @ 40-50lbs) Incline Back Extensions 16-20 Dumbell Reverse Curls 25 @ 8lbs Shrugs/Reverse Shrugs 15 Each Way @ 8lbs Anterior Tibialis (Shin) Lifts 60 @ 8lbs Side Bends 30-50 w/2 5-8lbs Dumbells Dumbell Reverse Curls 25-30 @ 8lbs Shrugs/Reverse Shrugs 15 Each Way @ 8lbs Upright Rows 20 @ 8lbs Anterior Tibialis (Shin) Lifts 60 @ 8lbs Wrist Lifts 20-30 Each Way @ 5-8lbs Crunch Machine 20-30 Hanging Knee Raise 20 Wall Jumps X 20

January 30

Bike
  • 2h 12m
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Monster Hill Route.
Officially, 62 for a high today.
Included Blodgett at the end of Woodmen, and the usual Allegheny & Wall O' Flying W.
Down GOG to Sinton and over to find the trail.
Trail to Nevada, then fooled about at the light but finally went Up Mount View (past Stars on Mallow, etc.) and down Hancock to Trail. (Need to go past Hancock to?) Good thing too, because Trail under construction and blocked off west of Hancock.
Man that whole trail needs re-asphalted.
Any guesses? 5 years?
Prolly not before I'm done using it.

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