Thursday, May 30, 2013

300 meters & Week 23, Day 2

300 Meter Sprint

Just one run today.. and I finally broke the 50 second mark with 49 seconds! 

DB Flat Press

65's/5, 70's/4, 80's/3, 90's/2, 95's/1, 100's/1, 105's/1, 95's/8

All 3 flat benches were taken, so I was more or less forced to do flat DB presses. I didn't really want to, but oh well. Better than standing around waiting for a bench to open up.

The set of 8 @ 95 was a grinder, but I battled through.

Ladder

Dips                         3  6     9  12   15  12  9     6  3
Chinups                   2  4     6   8    10   8   6     4  2
Pushups                   5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10 5
Leg Raises               3  6     9  12  15  12   9     6  3 

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Week 23, Day 1

Squat

153/5, 173/4, 203/3, 233/2, 273/1, 283/1, 293/1, 273/5


Ladder

Bodyweight Squat    5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10  5
Situps                       5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10  5
Chinups                    2  4     6   8    10   8    6   4   2
Pushups                    5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10  5

Good workout; spent afterward!

Monday, May 27, 2013

1.5 mile

11:13

Huge day- knocked another 15 seconds off! I thought big time decreases like that were a thing of the past!

My goal is very much within reach now.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

300 meters

Wet conditions. No excuses.

a) 50 seconds
b) 55 seconds
c) 57 seconds

Totally gassed afterwards.

Was hoping to get below 50 seconds, but twas not in the cards today. :/

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Week 22, Day 2

DB Incline Press

60's/5, 70's/4, 80's/3, 85's/2, 95's/1, 100's/1, 105's/1, 95's/5

The incline bench was taken, so I decided to do DB inclines. I haven't done these in a while. They felt good.

Ladder

Dips                         3  6     9  12   15  12  9     6  3
Chinups                   2  4     6   8    10   8   6     4  2
Pushups                   5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10 5
Leg Raises               3  6     9  12  15  12   9     6  3  

Unfortunately, there was a rainstorm tonight so I couldn't train the 300 meters. My plan is to do them on Saturday and a 1.5 mile run on Monday.




Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Week 22, Day 1

Deadlift

188/5, 228/4, 278/3, 298/2, 318/1, 328/1, 348/1, 318/5


Ladder

Bodyweight Squat    5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10  5
Situps                       5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10  5
Chinups                    2  4     6   8    10   8    6   4   2
Pushups                    5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10 5

Very good workout.. deadlifts felt strong; ladder is improving- doing less rest-pause each time.

Monday, May 20, 2013

300 meters

Three runs:

a) 51 seconds
b) 52 seconds
c) 55 seconds

I want to try to get to 47 seconds on the first run. Need to practice these more. Will do them again this week instead of a 1.5 mile run.

I'll do a 1.5 this weekend at some point.

Off to basketball.....

Friday, May 17, 2013

Week 21, Day 2

Bench Press

137/5, 152/4, 167/3, 197/2, 207/1, 227/1, 237/1, 197/8


Ladder

Dips                         3  6     9  12   15  12  9     6  3
Chinups                   2  4     6   8    10   8   6     4  2
Pushups                  5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10 5
Leg Raises               3  6     9  12  15  12   9     6  3  

Good workout- had a lot of energy.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Week 21, Day 1

Squat

153/5, 173/4, 203/3, 233/2, 273/1, 283/1, 293/1, 273/5

First few sets felt great, so I decided to bump up the weight a bit. Haven't done 273/5 in a minute, as the kids say. On the third rep, I came off of my heel quite a bit. Managed to sit back better on reps 4 and 5. I will chalk this up to rust.


Ladder

Bodyweight Squat    5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10  5
Situps                       5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10  5
Chinups                    2  4     6   8    10   8    6   4   2
Pushups                    5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10 5

Still killer, but slowly improving.

Monday, May 13, 2013

1.5 mile

I was concerned about how I would do today because I haven't tested this in a week and I had a weekend of a lot of bad eating and drinking.

Happily, I was able to knock off another 5 seconds and do it in 11:31.

Also, I wasn't as spent at the end as I was last week. Strange.

Headed over to the gym to play basketball in a few......

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Week 20, Day 2

Incline Press

137/5, 147/4, 162/3, 187/2, 192/1, 202/1, 212/1, 187/8

I forgot if the last set was like the flat bench press, where I was supposed to do 8 reps, or if it was like the other exercises, where I was supposed to do 5 reps. I guessed it was 8 reps, but I was wrong. Oh well. I will do 5 reps next time.

Ladder

Dips                         3  6     9  12   15  12  9     6  3
Chinups                   2  4     6   8    10   8   6     4  2
Pushups                   5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10 5
Leg Raises               3  6     9  12  15  12   9     6  3  

* Better than last week, but still pretty brutal.

Conditioning 

I played basketball last night for a couple of hours. I won't be able to test my 1.5 miles this weekend because I am going away. I will try to get at least some good walking in, though. On the off chance I can run, I will bring my running shoes and stop watch.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Week 20, Day 1

Deadlift

183/5, 223/4, 273/3, 293/2, 313/1, 323/1, 343/1, 313/5


Ladder

Bodyweight Squat    5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10  5
Situps                       5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10  5
Chinups                    2  4     6   8    10   8    6   4   2
Pushups                    5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10 5

Ladders are killers! I did a better job this week with it, though!

Monday, May 6, 2013

1.5 mile

11:36 today......another 12 seconds knocked off! Getting closer and closer to my goal of ~11:00.

Going to play basketball for about an hour in a little bit.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Week 19, Day 2

Bench Press

137/5, 152/4, 167/3, 197/2, 207/1, 227/1, 237/1, 207/2 into 187/6

The last set was supposed to be 8 reps. After the second rep with 207, I knew I would never make 8, so I stripped off 20 pounds and did 6 reps with 187.


Ladder

Dips                         3  6     9  12   15  12  9     6  3
Chinups                   2  4     6   8    10   8   6     4  2
Pushups                   5  10  15  20  25  20  15  10 5
Leg Raises               3  6     9  12  15  12   9     6  3  

One word to describe the ladder: BRUTAL.

Two words: UTTERLY BRUTAL.

Conditioning

Basketball last night for 2 hours. I was completely spent afterward- had the light headed feeling for most of the last game that I played.

I'm going to Boston tomorrow for the weekend for my father's 70th birthday. While I am very much looking forward to the trip, I won't be able to train my 300 meters or 1.5 miles until I return.