Yesterday: Just the physio - for the Knee injury. Decided that was the last visit as it is improving. Still a bit swollen, but he worked it hard, so it was too sore to do anything in the evening.
Today: Nothing. Too much work to do. Up at 6am. Home for 10:30pm. Just some gentle exercises for the knee.
Did 14 length swim monday for 31 mins, 5 mile bike ride tuesaday morning and a 10 length, 27 min swim today. I am hoping the swim times will start to tumble as i get swim fit and improve my technique.
A small run tomorrow morning and a swim in the eveining.
Cycled to work this monring - again a new fastest time - will stop competing against myself and do some proper training now I know my bike is good.. (18 miles)
@Conehead - "The Norseman" - a large Scandinavian neighbour? not sure that counts as training...[:D]
Extra long physio session (which hurt more than any training ive done recently) where i was told i have to undergo treatment, stretching and muscle building before completely changing the way i run if i want to carry on running!
Damn my defective genetics, my mum wont be getting a mothers day card this year! Still i can still swim so might have to turn my sights to the channel. So another hour swim this afternoon
80 minutes as fast as possible. Once again I did not use the computer so I don't know what distance/average speed I actually did.However going by feel I was fast probably 42-44kMh pace.
Felt quite strong, I reccommend blasting it for the first 3 minutes and then you settle to a fast pace
Meant lso to post best wishes Clarkey30. I'm sorry to learn that your injury is quite bad. Like other posts have stated keep positive - you can still swim, and if you work at it you'll possibly develop a gait that will get you around the run in much the same way as I developed a swim style that gets me over the course
@blinkybaz: I've discovered that a softer ball is much harder for a superman than a firmer one; so, try one that is blown up hard to start with.
Yesterday. Gym. 10 min warm up on the bike. Then Intervals on the rowing machine. 4 x 300m, wtih 1 minute rest. 3 Sets of these, with a 2 - 3 min rest between each set. Tried a little run on the treadmill - but knee still too sore for that. Weights, focusing on leg strength. Knee improving, Will probably risk a little run at the weekend. I can't wait.
First day on rehab exercises so three sets of then of squats, lunges and single leg squats all without weight followed by lots of stretching.... and a mile swim, pulling.
But when the veteran times were adjusted for age I actually came 3rd!!
So.. the moral victory was mine but I did not get the medal.
It was quite funny because these guys are all ex-internationals and the morals of winning medals and being the fastest were severely questioned when it came to the medal presentataions!
Regardles of all that My training today has to be counted as 50 minutes of paddling and then 14. odd racing
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Today: Nothing. Too much work to do. Up at 6am. Home for 10:30pm. Just some gentle exercises for the knee.
A small run tomorrow morning and a swim in the eveining.
@Conehead - "The Norseman" - a large Scandinavian neighbour? not sure that counts as training...[:D]
1 min Step ups
1 min Press ups
1 min Lunges
1 min Seated row
1 min Jump squat's
1 min Shoulder press
3 min rest
X 3
Today - Interval training
5 min Warm up
40 mins Running (3 mins @ 85% / 1 min @ 65%)
20 mins Cycle
Core: 50 Crunches
Oblique plank
40 Crunches
Oblique plank
30 Crunches
I tried that suoerman on the swiss ball amdf my god its hard. It really works the core though.
Some light core work later
Damn my defective genetics, my mum wont be getting a mothers day card this year! Still i can still swim so might have to turn my sights to the channel. So another hour swim this afternoon
80 minutes as fast as possible. Once again I did not use the computer so I don't know what distance/average speed I actually did.However going by feel I was fast probably 42-44kMh pace.
Felt quite strong, I reccommend blasting it for the first 3 minutes and then you settle to a fast pace
@blinkybaz: I've discovered that a softer ball is much harder for a superman than a firmer one; so, try one that is blown up hard to start with.
Yesterday. Gym. 10 min warm up on the bike. Then Intervals on the rowing machine. 4 x 300m, wtih 1 minute rest. 3 Sets of these, with a 2 - 3 min rest between each set. Tried a little run on the treadmill - but knee still too sore for that. Weights, focusing on leg strength. Knee improving, Will probably risk a little run at the weekend. I can't wait.
I did manage at 35 min swim session working on technique.
Finished the night off with 20 mins core!
2k swim
9k run
2 times bike commute=64k total.
Nothing special, but hey, they call it recovery week for a reason!![8D]
Cheers mate, really appreciated!
45mins spinning before work - New music so it was really hard again [:D]
3.5 mile walk at lunch - I know not real training
cycle home - took the "long cut" so 18miles
cycled to work (10.4m) then straight off the bike a run (2.8m) - my first brick of the season....
3.5m walk at lunch
Evening:-
Bodypump followed directly by spinning = 2 hours in the gym....
tired now...
20mins Resistance/Weight training
Celebrate later. Catch me on the wall of shame then!!!! Red wine here we come.
But when the veteran times were adjusted for age I actually came 3rd!!
So.. the moral victory was mine but I did not get the medal.
It was quite funny because these guys are all ex-internationals and the morals of winning medals and being the fastest were severely questioned when it came to the medal presentataions!
Regardles of all that My training today has to be counted as 50 minutes of paddling and then 14. odd racing
Great fun!