Becoming an Athlete

Strength is going the right direction at the right pace. 1) Goodmorning: 45 x 10; 105 x 8; 115 x 8; 125 x 8 2) Overhead press: 105 x 8; 115 x 8; 125 x 8 3) Front squat: 145 x 8; 155 x 8; 165 x 8 4) DB plank row: 10s x 8; 15s x 8, 8 5) Reverse curl: 60 x 10; 65 x 10, 10 I did this workout a day earlier than scheduled because I had the time and wasn't too sore. I may get a conditioning workout in on Saturday if I'm feeling up for it. That'd be a lot better than waiting till Monday.

Good grief! The weather was about 10 degrees cooler than normal, a mere 96 farenheit, but it still sucked to be running a mile for time. I haven't run consistently in a few months. My fiance runs often, but I was not about to get my ass handed to me at the track, in front of my kids, by a hottie who I out-weigh by 70lbs and is 8 inches shorter than me!!!! Well, it all came down to will; not fitness. I turned in an 8:30 mile, and my fiance came in at 8:32. 30 seconds later she was goofing off with the kids and I was hugging the trash barrel in case I hurled my tacos. In my defense: the tacos were homemade, using turkey meat; pretty healthy. Final tangent: Fresh serrano peppers are NOT great pre-workout nutrition. Final results: MMAdrian: 8:30 mile his fiance: 8:32 mile It'll be about 6 weeks before I do this WOD again. I hope to cut it down to a flat 8 minutes by then.

Monday 27th was the first true workout. The numbers aren't impressive but I pushed hard enough t get a little queazy post-workout. 1) Goodmorning: 85 x 10; 95 x 10; 105 x 10 2) Overhead press: 95 x 10; 105 x 10; 115 x 8 3) Front squat: 115 x 10; 135 x 10; 145 x 10 4) Plank row: 10s x 8, 10, 10 each side 5) Reverse curl: 55 x 12, 12; 60 x 12

Nothing structured; just a bunch of swimming with the family. I usually warm up with a couple of laps submerged. I suppose my distance is about 20 yards under water before I come up for air. I did 4 laps using normal freestyle - crawl stroke, then 2-3 laps of breast stroke.

I'm sticking to my 2 week A,B,A B,A,B split. Today way the warm-up workout for the 4 week intro phase. 1) Goodmorning: 65 x 10; 85 x 10; 95 x 10 2) Overhead press: 85 x 10; 95 x 10; 100 x 10 3) Front squat: 95 x 10; 115 x 10; 135 x 10 4) Plank Row*: 10s x 6, 6, 6 per arm 5) Reverse curl**: 55 x 12, 12, 12 *Plank Rows: My back is plenty strong, but my core is not. I could have used significantly more weight in a supported or bilateral row, but my abs were holding me back. Better to go slow, get my core up to par, than to let ego take over and suffer a setback. I'll stick with the 10lb dumbbells till I can get 10 per arm. **Reverse curls; I'm not sure what happened to my left forearm, but it hurts. As with plank rows, I'm going light and progressing slowly.

With the lead up to vacation and pending wedding, I haven't done much lifting. We did plenty of hiking in Rocky Mountain national park, but I haven't done any lifting in 5 or 6 weeks. Tonight, 23 JUL, will be my first session in ages. I'm nervous to see how deconditioned I am.