So... 10x400m sprints hurt... 2 minutes rest between each one. The problem for my goal was that it didn’t actually eat too much of my hour of exercise for my goal. It hurt, and right after, maybe even still now, my legs hated me! So, with my legs out of the equation early today I had lunch and then hit the 20 minutes of my arms and shoulders work, which felt tough today. 35 minutes and some seconds done... and I was beat.
Just got back from a 30 minute walk that lit up my active 10s for the day... job done. Tomorrow I may not have much left... but my personal marker can wait for the next month if it has to... I’ll see how it goes, but I will maintain my active every day 2019 at least.
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Congratulations to you UNM on having completed a excellent workout with those runs and arm exercises, that will really help you with your running, they say if don't break sweat and are not absolutely knackered at the end of a workout it has not been all that successful, however, after today's workout you seem very tired indeed, that workout was brilliant, well done.
I think sometimes we just have to make a call, I wanted to do a long walk and my leg exercises today but physio Monday. 17km Tuesday and four hours wearing heels yesterday my leg were shot today so I just did the leg workout and waived the walk, I think I will benefit for it tomorrow, it is so easy to overdo it when trying to stick religiously to a schedule rather than listening to what our bodies are telling us, Take care of yourself. Rfc x
Strangely my legs feel great this morning, but I’m going to take an easy day. I’m proud that I got to 11 hours of my goal and I think starting to restrict my calories this last week may be a factor. I’m going to go back a little and build from there again... maybe I’ll be ready by May. Running plan doesn’t have many sprint sessions in, but when they do appear it’s never going to be an easy day. I think some gentle yoga today and a recovery run tomorrow, and as it’s parkrun day I’ll be putting in my first time with no walking, won’t be going hard though, sub 40 will do me nicely.
I admire you.. I work on my exercises but I don't push to the point of exhaustion. I know I have done them..but I am not shattered.
On reading AlMorr 's reference to the fast that if you, "...don't break sweat and are not absolutely knackered at the end of a workout it has not been all that successful..." then i am not doing enough?
I have my routine of weights.. yoga... cycling, walking etc etc..and they have, as my running has evolved, evolved also, been developed and been extended.. I have added other ones as I have identified weak areas.. .
I am odd I think, ( no comments please), e.g. I don't get hot and really sweaty when I run... however far... in my HM I was pink and warm, but not overly sweaty... ( sorry too much info)...and it is the same with exercise ? Breathing changes, etc etc and my body tells me I am working hard but maybe I am not pushing enough?
Sorry this ended up as me asking questions... hope the legs are feeling better now
I rarely push like that session yesterday morning... and though I do love the sprints, I’m glad they’re only every couple of weeks, and looking forward to tempo intervals, 4x1k is probably going to be more fun and quicker to recover from.
I think you’re on the right lines though... not pushing to exhaustion is the best way to do it most days. I was reading about bodybuilders pushing to the point of muscle failure... that’s not for me! I consider my exercise routine and effort levels with @IannodaTruffe’s words in my head, and apply the 85% comfortable rule to all sessions now, not just running... and your slow and steady comes into my head when I’m using dumbbells, I’d rather control the movement and do it perfectly than hit a number of reps.
I think in retrospect I should have done yesterday’s work in reverse order... nice walk, upper body work and then exhausting sprints would have been easier!
It sounds like you’re in that zone to me... one of my local parkrunners was talking about marathon training and said he likes to finish with a shine from sweat and not dripping in the stuff. I think that going to your limit and not pushing hard against it is probably better to move that limit... speed is built on slow runs, racing makes you slower next run... and I can apply that logic to all my fitness activities.
I think honestly there are different types of training. When I was much younger at 19 I was a bodybuilder working up to competition standard. The sort of training I was doing then was far different to anything I would do now. Younger muscles can take such a punishment I am not sure my older muscles could. (Now That is not me saying you are old) I am just saying we adjust as we change through our lives, I know on Body building circuits it is still no pain no gain but I think the other disciplines have changed their focus. I never used to sweat at all, it was lovely then I had my thyroid issues and out of the blue I had to contend with sweating terribly, it has been a steep learning curve for me and would love to go back to my non sweaty days 😀. I think what you are doing sounds perfect and obviously working for you. Happy S&Fing. Rfc x
Thanks you. This helps...just knowing I am not the only non sweating person...
Gosh, you have done so much and so many different types of exercise . And each time working and coming back even stronger!
I think what you say is true, and something I had not really thought very deeply about. But my muscles are older.. although I don't always feel it and that is why I do listen to my body...( I don't like what it says sometimes... It told me I needed to do twenty more squats this morning...Hmmm...but I did them
The exercises my physio have given me are brutal 😀💪, but I swear I can feel them building my muscles on a daily basis. What has shocked me is the lack of range I have had and because of that limited strength in my legs. Your running legs will thank you for those squats 😀. Rfc x
That's amazing sir. I've ran 4 times this week. 5k, 3k, 6.5k and 4k. I was meant to leave car at work. Yesterday and cycle home, then cycle. Into work and bring car home as I have to collect son from footie after work. I had to listen to my body yesterday. It just said no lol. So rest day today for me (just work) then cycle to work Saturday and then have a 70k cycle planned for Sunday.
I've cme to the conclusion I don't like doing weights. I prefer to do them with the pt as I seem to enjoy them better. I don't have to think if that makes sense. Now my duathlons are over and I've taken my 2 week break ill be going back to my fitness classes I used to do Mon wed and Friday. I do miss them. So pt every other week, fitness classes, running and cycling all in 7 days. Think I need a 8th lol
I don’t particularly like weight sessions as I get bored... so I can see a PT would be an advantage there. I’m doing this 20 minute routine every other day and so far I’m good with it, no single exercise lasts more than a minute, and my arms are worked from all angles. I’m thinking that I’ll stick with the routine and when it gets easy I’ll up the weight rather than finding a longer routine. The other one I did was all good until the push-up burpees... I’m not in any hurry to repeat that session 😂
Sounds like a great week you’ve had there... and that’s some cycle ride you got lined up for Sunday. Have a great one, and enjoy getting back to those classes.
Oh them burpess. I refuse to do them. Yeah I'm looking forward to it as well. It's bixercise on Monday which is great craic. Have hardly done anything on the bike this week. So big one on Sunday if I can. Not. Working so got most of the day to get it done. Enjoy your weekend mate
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