This Whole Week Was Different
This whole week was different. It started out with a normal gym workout on the legs last Monday. I stacked the Smith machine with too much weight and pulled a muscle in my back. That set the stage for the rest of the workouts for the week. It wasn't until Friday that my back felt normal again.
I got in a good run on Town Lake Trail before the storm rolled through last night. I ran right past that tree in the photo that fell from the wind today or last night. Although windy today at 30 mph, I still got out and did a 20-mile ride with a friend. His route included a lot of neighborhood streets which kept the speed low but included enough hills to call it a workout.
Monday's going to change things a little. I've joined a group kind of like crossfit that includes exercises from that program, as well as exercises from the P90X program. We'll also collaborate on other routines we find here and there. I think the others in the group are following the workouts to the letter for each day. I'll have to move them around and try to blend them into my triathlon prep. So far I don't think anything is coming from the "300" exercise program but who knows...maybe. If you haven't checked what the actors and stunt folks did to get ripped for the movie 300 you have to check it out. Google 300 or go to YouTube.com and search for the 300 videos. Pretty intense.
As I can't afford to lose another week for pulled muscles, I'm done for the season for heavy weights lifting until next winter.
Labels: 300, crossfit, exercise, P90X, YouTube
Snow = Trainer
Nothing but the trainer for the last few days. Well trainer and P90X. We've hit the six weeks in Austin, between Jan. 15 and March 1 where the weather doesn't want to cooperate with outdoor activities. That's alright by me as it forces a break in the routine. This also means more cardio being put into the routine. Weight of 186 is back down to 177, 12 BF is back down to 10.6.
I've been taking a break from daily statistics, times, etc. I'll be posting those again starting next week.
Labels: cardio, P90X, snow, trainer
A Triathlon Christmas
Santa must've picked up the
USAT rosters and found my name because I got lots of triathlon booty for Christmas. A new
Giro Atmos helmet, a
Speedo skin suit, weights and a
healthstation. What's a healthstation you ask? It's a fancy way of saying a weight scale that can also calculate your body fat, body water, and muscle mass.
I wasn't prepared for the numbers the healthstation flashed at me the first time I stepped aboard. I was still close to the 10 percent body fat which was good. But I also was close to the weight when I started this whole program, 184. The difference, my body's atoms have shifted from fat to muscle. In the last week, more fat atoms have been added but they should come off in the next week or so with more cardio. I guess what is hard to get used to is having a different body for triathlon than the one I had for the marathon. For the marathon, I got down to 154 and there wasn't a whole lot of muscle there. Now it's 184 with some definition here and there and definitely some more muscle.
Yesterday, I switched over to the P90X yoga routine. It was more intense than my normal routine. My glutes were screaming for rest by the end of it. But it really got my heart rate up and I could feel it stretching areas that needed some work. So now I'm including two P90X routines weekly; back and chest and the yoga routine.
Labels: Giro Atmos, healthstation, P90X, triathlon
