There Will Be Sweat

Probably some blood too. No tears though. Never tears.

This is my training log.

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Cold Sprints

It was a crisp, clear 28 degrees this evening so I jogged over to Washington Park for some below-freezing sprints:

  • 10 pushups
  • Sprint 50m

Repeat 10x

Total time: 7:01. The bulk of the time was spent resting on the pushups - my pushups need work. The low sweat index is a result of the cold weather.

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The Mayor is in!

Got out for my first workout since becoming a dad! Went to Washington Park between feedings and diaper changes for a quickie:

  • 1 Burpee
  • Sprint 50m
  • 10 Pullups
  • Jog backwards 50m
  • 2 Burpees
  • Sprint 50m
  • 9 Pullups
  • Jog backwards 50m
  • 3 Burpees
  • Sprint 50m
  • 8 Pullups
  • Jog backwards 50m
  • 4 Burpees
  • Sprint 50m
  • 7 Pullups
  • Jog backwards 50m
  • 5 Burpees
  • Sprint 50m
  • 6 Pullups
  • Jog backwards 50m
  • 6 Burpees
  • Sprint 50m
  • 5 Pullups
  • Jog backwards 50m
  • 7 Burpees
  • Sprint 50m
  • 4 Pullups
  • Jog backwards 50m
  • 8 Burpees
  • Sprint 50m
  • 3 Pullups
  • Jog backwards 50m
  • 9 Burpees
  • Sprint 50m
  • 2 Pullups
  • Jog backwards 50m
  • 10 Burpees
  • Sprint 50m
  • 1 Pullup
  • Jog backwards 50m

Total time: 14:36. This probably should have taken about 10 minutes, but I got really winded. Need to get back into it, clean up my diet, and get better rest. In order to get my workouts in over the next few month, they’re going to have to be brief, intense, and close to home (Washington Park or the basement).

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Wrecktangle

I meant to go push some weight today, but I accidentally locked myself out of my apartment. Headed over to Washington Park instead and designed a workout around running around the perimeter of the park:

  • 10 Box Jumps
  • Run ~50m
  • 10 Situps
  • Run ~150m
  • 10 Pullups
  • Run ~50m
  • 10 Pushups
  • Run ~150m

Repeat 4x

Total time: ~14 min. Hey, I didn’t have my gymboss, so I timed it on my cell phone. I felt pretty sluggish throughout and didn’t really have my wind today.

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Enhanced Interval Training

What’s this — a beautiful Sunday afternoon and there are no park-closing events at the turf field on Washington Park? Look out kids!

  • Sprint 50m
  • Bear Crawl 25m
  • Crab Walk 25m

AMRAP in 15 minutes

Score: 11 rounds. The timer actually beeped before I finished my last round, but I finished a few seconds later. This one always sucks and leaves me with some nice blisters on the heel of my hand.

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Triathlon Prep

Trying to incoporate biking into my conditioning workouts:

  • 2 miles on stationary bike
  • 20 pullups

Repeat 3x

Total time: 16:03.

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Be Like Zach

Trying to be like Zach and become a better biker. Become a better person.

  • 3 min on stationary bike
  • 30 pullups
  • 30 pushups
  • 2 min on stationary bike
  • 20 pullups
  • 20 pushups
  • 1 min on stationary bike
  • 10 pullups
  • 10 pushups
  • 30 sec on stationary bike
  • 5 pullups
  • 5 pushups

Untimed, since Frank is holding my timer hostage.

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Old Stone House 10

After getting stuck at work all night, I headed out to the turf field behind the Old Stone House for a quick workout. Set this up like the Jailhouse 10, but I sprinted the width of the turf field (about 50m) between sets:

  • 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Burpees

No gymboss, so this was untimed. Finished with 100 pushups (10 x 10). The good news is my wrist felt fine.

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Bikemanship Redux

Cooked up a quick circuit after my front squatting:

  • Bike 1 mile
  • 5 Man-Makers (35lb)
  • 10 Knees-to-Elbows
  • Bike .75 mile
  • 5 Man-Makers (35lb)
  • 10 Knees-to-Elbows
  • Bike .5 mile
  • 5 Man-Makers (35lb)
  • 10 Knees-to-Elbows
  • Bike .25 mile
  • 5 Man-Makers (35lb)
  • 10 Knees-to-Elbows

Untimed since I forgot my timer today. I sure was sweating good though.

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Interval Challenge

Headed to the Red Hook track for one Ross’s cruelest inventions: the Interval Challenge:

  • 12 Burpees
  • 24 Pushups
  • 36 Bodyweight Squats
  • 400m Run

Repeat 4x

Total time: 18:32, which is a PR, but felt slow as hell. The runs were just way too slow.

Previously: 4/2/08

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Enhanced Interval Training

  • Sprint 50m
  • Bear Crawl 25m
  • Crab Walk 25m

Repeat 12x

This is a gasser. Did this on the turf field at Washington Park. No timer today, so I just went as fast as my little legs could carry me. The bear crawls and crab walks are really awful.

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Rage Intervals

I noticed a crossbar on the fence around Washington Park that was perfect for pullups, so I cooked up this little circuit to get my rage out:

  • 10 Handstand Pushups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 1 Pullup
  • Sprint 50m
  • 9 Handstand Pushups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 2 Pullups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 8 Handstand Pushups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 3 Pullups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 7 Handstand Pushups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 4 Pullups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 6 Handstand Pushups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 5 Pullups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 5 Handstand Pushups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 6 Pullups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 4 Handstand Pushups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 7 Pullups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 3 Handstand Pushups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 8 Pullups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 2 Handstand Pushups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 9 Pullups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 1 Handstand Pushup
  • Sprint 50m
  • 10 Pullups

Total time: unknown. My gymboss went on the fritz and I didn’t have anyything handy to reset it. I’m estimating the sprint across the turf at Washington Park to be ~50m, which is the closest estimate I can get based on Google Maps. The HSPUs slowed me down and the ROM was questionable on all of them. The fence around the park isn’t ideal for these.

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Rainy Day Workout

Trapped inside due to the weather, so I headed downstairs to the sweaty little basement.

  • 100 Rope Turns
  • 10 Kneeling Wheel Rollouts
  • 100 Rope Turns
  • 20 Lying Hip Swings
  • 100 Rope Turns
  • 30 Situps

Repeat 5x.

Total time: 24:28. Tried to maintain the sprint-in-place jump rope style throughout and when I got in the groove I motored through it. The LHS were the hardest part by far.

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Bikemanship

Designed an impromptu workout to work on my bikemanship:

  • Bike 2 miles
  • 5 Man-Makers (35lb)
  • Bike 1.5 miles
  • 5 Man-Makers (35lb)
  • Bike 1 mile
  • 5 Man-Makers (35lb)
  • Bike .5 mile
  • 5 Man-Makers (35lb)
  • Bike .25 mile
  • 5 Man-Makers (35lb)

Total time: 18:17. My bikemanship needs a lot of work.

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Shoulder Scorcher

  • 50 Double Unders
  • 25 Pushups

Repeat 4x

Total time: 7:45. I was short on time and I seem to have lost my gymboss in Hawaii, so I gave this one another crack. My double unders felt better than last time, but the pushups were awful. Sets of 10 and 5 after the second set, just like last time.

Previously: 9:30 on 8/23/08.

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Frozen Track Workout

  • 10 Pushups
  • Sprint 50m
  • 10 V-ups
  • Jog backwards to start

AMRAP in 20 minutes.

I finished 16 full rounds…I think (I’m a terrible counter). The v-ups were the toughest part here - felt really good on the pushups and the sprints.

Did this at the track at McCarren Park because I was encouraged by the talk of this being the warmest day of the year. The original plan was to do the Interval Challenge, but that Top Chef high-rise blocked out the sun on half of the track and it was still covered with snow, so 400m sprints were right out. Oh, and it was still cold as fuck.