The infamously boring workout is back, hopefully to be finished in much less time than before. Last attempt a few months ago put me at approx. 43 minutes. I threw in many breaks, probably more to rest my mind than my body. For this round, I timed my first 100 and tried to keep that pace through the rest of the sets, with only a few seconds of rest in between 100s. Not surprisingly, I beat my last attempt by nearly 13 minutes.
1000 Air Squats
31:30
Count of Monte Cristo was on TV during this one. A good movie can keep your mind off of things, but it can also be dangerous because you may lose count.
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Friday, August 6, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
A whole lot of reps...
Early afternoon
The culmination of an awesome weekend, and I was left not wanting to aggravate my ankle after running 5 miles yesterday. I took out the Vibrams and took a short job over to Sutcliffe Park, which is only 300 feet from where Brigid and I might be living shortly. I was looking for an adequate pullup bar. Many of the parks in the area have been installing "fit tracks": walking tracks approximately a quarter mile long with various structures aimed at improving overall fitness. You can find pullup bars, parallel bars, balance beams, etc. A crossfitters dream. I headed over in the middle of what can only be described as an April paradise. Ironically, my ankle felt like old times and I was tempted to push it further. But if I want to even think about a competitive summer, I had better take it easy until I'm feeling 100%. I had the following workout thrown together.
7 strict pullups on the minute for 10 minutes (first 3 rounds I started at 5 rounds because I didn't want to overdo it). Followed immediately by:
15 chest-to-deck pushpus on the minute for 10 minutes.
Kipping pullups practice
And then the kicker: 1000 air squats for time
43:06
I broke down the air squats into rounds of 100. Mental toughness is defintely a factor. I wouldn't say that the workout was excruciating, but it was tough to keep count and focus on finishing. After about 20 minutes, I couldn't believe I was only half way through. It was mentally draining. I'm sure I'll be feeling this for the next few days.
Workout comments: I wanted to get some muscle endurance workouts into my training plan over the next few weeks. This defintely fits the bill. I also needed to work on my pullups, since I seem to be seeing no improvement in this particular area, although I don't really put a whole lot of time into them.
Nutrition: decent, nothing to brag about.
Body: I woke up adequately rested, having done no resistance training yesterday. Ankle felt great.
The culmination of an awesome weekend, and I was left not wanting to aggravate my ankle after running 5 miles yesterday. I took out the Vibrams and took a short job over to Sutcliffe Park, which is only 300 feet from where Brigid and I might be living shortly. I was looking for an adequate pullup bar. Many of the parks in the area have been installing "fit tracks": walking tracks approximately a quarter mile long with various structures aimed at improving overall fitness. You can find pullup bars, parallel bars, balance beams, etc. A crossfitters dream. I headed over in the middle of what can only be described as an April paradise. Ironically, my ankle felt like old times and I was tempted to push it further. But if I want to even think about a competitive summer, I had better take it easy until I'm feeling 100%. I had the following workout thrown together.
7 strict pullups on the minute for 10 minutes (first 3 rounds I started at 5 rounds because I didn't want to overdo it). Followed immediately by:
15 chest-to-deck pushpus on the minute for 10 minutes.
Kipping pullups practice
And then the kicker: 1000 air squats for time
43:06
I broke down the air squats into rounds of 100. Mental toughness is defintely a factor. I wouldn't say that the workout was excruciating, but it was tough to keep count and focus on finishing. After about 20 minutes, I couldn't believe I was only half way through. It was mentally draining. I'm sure I'll be feeling this for the next few days.
Workout comments: I wanted to get some muscle endurance workouts into my training plan over the next few weeks. This defintely fits the bill. I also needed to work on my pullups, since I seem to be seeing no improvement in this particular area, although I don't really put a whole lot of time into them.
Nutrition: decent, nothing to brag about.
Body: I woke up adequately rested, having done no resistance training yesterday. Ankle felt great.
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