Slow going

Well, family issues taking more time than expected, as they always seem to do.

Have been feeling like crap the last few days, but forced myself on the rower tonight just to get out of the rut I seem to be in. Went 5×1k (or whatever it is my rower calls 1k) in 3:17-3:07-3:10-2:59-2:55 with my body fighting me all the way.

Started reading “Enter The Zone” last night. Still don’t think I’ll be going all out Zone, but a lot of interesting stuff! Also recieved my copy of “Starting Strength” today, just leafed through so far, it sits next in the queue after “Enter…” (oh, and “Sixty Days and Counting” by Kim Stanley Robinson)

More pull-ups spotted in the entertainment industry: Episode 2 of Bionic Woman, impressive even though the arm is supposed to be “bionic”.

It Ain’t Nothin’ To Me

Workout for 20080701

5K row 17:04 146.8 cal

That would put me at #17 for this season at Concept2s ranking for all categories. I don’t think so! I timed with a stopwatch as well as the rower computer so I guess there’s something wrong with the distance measure. Still, as a baseline it’ll work.

I will do the workout I planned yesterday, it just didn’t fit into todays circumstances.

Watched “I Am Legend” Cool, Will Smith does pull-ups, and is a scientist who’s not a dork or a super villain. A bit cheesy overall, but what major release isn’t

I Won’t Back Down

According to my plan I was supposed to go up against Fight Gone Bad yesterday. Yeah right. I don’t have the necessary equipment, nor could I be bothered to come up with suitable replacement excercises on the spot. This one requires a bit of planning ahead. So I ended up with about twenty minutes on the rower, doing ad-hoc intervals and feeling like shit. I won’t post any numbers because I don’t really trust my rower computer.

Next FGB

Now, for the next FGB(full version here, I will scale):

Three rounds of:
Wall-ball, 20 pound ball, 10 ft target (Reps)
Sumo deadlift high-pull, 75 pounds (Reps)
Box Jump, 20″ box (Reps)
Push-press, 75 pounds (Reps)
Row (Calories)

• I need a 20# or similar ball. Could make one, but would prefer to buy. Locally, 10Kg balls cost upwards of $250, that’s a bit steep. Foun a 5Kg one at $75, a lot better.
• Can do SDHP with dumbbells, 16kg on each bar would do it.
• Box jump, no problem.
• Push-press with DB’s ok.
• Rower I have, but as mentioned I don’t really trust its computer. I did a 2K row earlier that would have put me in the top20 on c2.com. I don’t think so. Another issue is the placement. The rower is inside, where there is no room for wall-balls and not really for push-preses either. This requires thinking.

For today the plan calls for a rest day. I think I’ll call yesterday the rest day and rather put in some real work tonight. Might pick an earlier Wod, any suggestions?

Tomorrow

3 rounds for time of:
Run 800 meters
1.5 pood Kettlebell swing, 21 reps
95 pound Thruster, 21 reps
21 Pull-ups

Subbing as usual DBs for both kettelbells and barbell, then scaling heavily, this one is doable.