cheapo's log

[cheapo]

Week 65

Monday, June 22, 2009
D1L7:
18 rounds PR (-11 cf. previous D1L6, -11 cf. previous L6 PR)

I really wanted to get my first Level 7 workout under my belt, and that I have done. My result shows a certain lack of motivation, which I think is due to not wanting to set the bar too high: it would be a bummer to get, say, 25 rounds on my first D1L7 followed by 20 rounds on the next D1.

Still 18 rounds of D1L7 gives 72 pull-ups, which is only 15 less than the 87 I managed in my 29 round D1L6 PR.

4 pull-ups is enough for me to try kipping, but not really enough to "find" my kip (it usually takes me 5 or 6 reps to get kipping smoothly), so these 4 pull-ups are my least efficient.

Sets of 8 push-ups become hard very quickly.

Thursday, June 25, 2009
D2L7:
Untimed.

8 pull-ups is enough that I should be able to get my kip going.
Too bad I can't!

Saturday, June 27, 2009
D3L7:
9'45" PR (+4'53" cf. previous D3L6, +4'53" cf. L6PR)
Pull-ups: 40 (20-8-4-4-2-2)
Push-ups: 80 (20-10-10-10-10-10-5-5)
Squats: 80 (30-20-20-10)

I did manage to get my kip going here, sorta. Good, but not great. It was also encouraging to find myself able to kip on the second set. Up til now, I've always exhausted myself in the first set.

[cheapo]

Week 66

Monday, June 29, 2009
D1L7:
22 rounds PR (+4 cf. previous D1L7, +4 cf. previous PR)

I had better luck with kipping today.

A comparison:
L6D1 PR
= 29 sets × (3 × pull-up, 6 × push-up, 10 × squat)
= 87 pull-ups, 174 push-ups, 290 squats

L7D1 PR
= 22 sets × (4 × pull-up, 8 × push-up, 12 × squat)
= 88 pull-ups, 176 push-ups, 264 squats
= 101% of L6D1 pull-ups and push-ups and 91% of L6D1 squats

So, except for squats, I've equalled my PR for L6, which is super cool, because, while today was a challenging workout, it did not feel as hard as 29 rounds of L6D1.

Photos.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009
D2L7:
Untimed.

Kipping is getting better, but these proper kips are harder than the cheat-y kips I was doing before!

Saturday, July 4, 2009
D3L7:
Skipped.

Mom visiting, many things to do and places to go.

[cheapo]

Week 67

Monday, July 6, 2009
D1L7:
Skipped.

Mom still visiting.
Utterly exhausted from attending daughter's horse show on Sunday.




Wednesday, July 8, 2009
D2L7:
Untimed.

Rushed home from work.
Worked out without warmup.
Barbecued sausages between sets.
Fed son dinner. (Was breathing too heavily to eat, myself.)
Off to little league baseball game with son and wife.
Played catch with wife.
Also played a little catch with son.

Saturday, July 11, 2009
D3L7:
8'20" PR (-1'25" cf. previous D3L7, -1'25" cf. previous PR)
Pull-ups: 40 (20-10-3-3-2-2)
Push-ups: 80 (20-14-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-4)
Squats: 80 (40-20-20)

Shaved off a decent amount of time!
I could have used better form.
The drive to make a better time (at the expense of form) is very strong.

It has been sunny here for the past few days, after almost a month of rain, clouds, and fog. What a joy!

[anubis]

Nice work fellow Dartmouthian! Couldn't even imagine the rigors of a L7. That weather did truly suck the life out of me. We better get a decent "rest o' the summer" or I might have to move!

[cheapo]

Week 68

Skipped.
Visiting my dad in Sag Harbour, NY.

Week 69

Skipped.
Traveling part of the week on business.

Week 70

Monday, July 27, 2009
D1L7:
Skipped.

Sigh.

Thursday, July 30, 2009
D2L7:
Untimed.

Back on the horse.
Push-ups are hard.
I think I need to try some weighted push-ups to build my capacity.

Saturday, August 1, 2009
D3L7:
8'36" (+16" cf. previous D3L7, +16" cf. previous PR)
Pull-ups: 40 (24-6-3-2-2-2-1)
Push-ups: 80 (26-10-6-8-6-6-6-4-2-3-3)
Squats: 80 (40-16-4-14-6 ?)

I've got some pictures coming too.

[cheapo]

Updated photos.

[cheapo]

Week 71

Skipped.
Visit from my brother, his wife, their son.

Week 72

Skipped.
On vacation in Cape Breton.

Week 73

Skipped.
Back, in town, but omigosh so much to do! Also, it is incredibly hot!

Week 74

Skipped.
Will I ever work out again?

Week 75

Monday, August 31, 2009
D1L7:
18 rounds

Back at it. Again.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009
D2L7:
Untimed.

Whoooo...so much pain!

Saturday, September 5, 2009
D3L7:
Skipped.

Don't remember why.

[cheapo]

Week 76

Skipped.
Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Week 77

Monday, September 14, 2009
D1L7:
19 rounds (+1 cf. previous D1L7, -3 cf. previous PR)

With all these skipped workouts, I am happy to see that I am only 3 off my PR.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009
D2L7:
Untimed.

Whoooo...so much pain!

Saturday, September 19, 2009
D3L7:
8'36" (+16" cf. previous D3L7, +16" cf. previous PR)
Pull-ups: 40 ()
Push-ups: 80 ()
Squats: 80 ()

I've got some pictures coming too.

[mrRed]

How's the progress going?

[cheapo]

Week 78 - 82

Skipped.
Soo-o-o-o-o-oooooo-ooo-o busy.

Week 83

Monday, October 19, 2009
D1L1:
58 rounds PR (+22 cf. previous D1L1, 22 cf. previous PR)

Having missed just over a month, and having been less than consistent in the two months prior, I decided I should start over.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009
D2L1:
Skipped.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
D3L1:
1'01" PR (-2'57" cf. previous D3L1, -2'57" cf. previous PR)
Pull-ups: 10 (10)
Push-ups: 21 (21)
Squats: 21 (21)

One minute, one second LOL.

Onward to L2!

[cheapo]

Week 84

Monday, October 26, 2009
D1L4:
37 rounds PR (+12 cf. previous D1L4, +12 cf. previous PR)

I had planned to work my way up through the levels from 1 back up to 7, but I decided that I didn't want to do Levels 2 and 3, because, while they increase the push-ups and squats, they pull-ups stay the same. This would result in me doing fewer pull-ups than last week on Day 1 Level 1.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
D2L4:
Untimed.
First Day 2 in aaaaaaaaages. Wasn't very hard. If I win Day 3 this (I damn well better!), I'll be jumping up to Level 6. It took me 6 months to beat Level 6 last time. I hope it takes far less time this go-round.

Saturday, October 31, 2009
D3L4:
2'14" PR (-2'14" cf. previous D3L4, -2'14" cf. previous PR)
Pull-ups: 20 (20)
Push-ups: 41 (31-5-3-2)
Squats: 41 (41)

Zoink.

[cheapo]

Week 85

Monday, November 2, 2009
D1L6:
25 rounds (-4 cf. previous D1L6, -4 cf. previous PR)


(Sorry for the messy drawing.) It shows that my recent spate of PRs has come to an end and that my level of fitness and the intensity of the workout have reached a balance.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
D2L6:
Skipped.

Saturday, November 7, 2009
D3L6:
6'50" (+2'58" cf. previous D3L6, +2'58" cf. previous PR)
Pull-ups: 32 (22-4-2-2-2)
Push-ups: 64 (31-5-3-2)
Squats: 64 (41-?-?)

I did the pull-ups in a minute, but it took 4'20" to do the push-ups. They absolutely killed me!

[cheapo]

Week 88

Monday, November 23, 2009
D1L6:
26 rounds (+1 cf. previous D1L6, -3 cf. previous PR)

Another multi-week layoff.
Oh, life.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009
D2L6:
Skipped.

Saturday, November 28, 2009
D3L6:
6'50" (-0'25" cf. previous D3L6, +2'33" cf. previous PR)
Pull-ups: 32 (20-4-3-3-1-1)
Push-ups: 64 (25-10-5-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-3)
Squats: 64 (40-24-7-3)

I need to stop skipping D2.
Without D2, my ability to do more than 20 push-ups, or to do more than 10 push-ups in sets done after the first, is reduced.

[cheapo]

Week 97

Monday, February 1, 2010
D1L6:
17 rounds (-9 cf. previous D1L6, -12 cf. previous PR)

Back after a 9 week layoff. Oof.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010
D2L6:
Skipped.

Saturday, February 6, 2010
D3L6:
8'52" (+2'02" cf. previous D3L6, +4'35" cf. previous PR)
Pull-ups: 32 (16-4-3-3-2-2-1-1)
Push-ups: 64 (16-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-2)
Squats: 64 (40-16-8 )

Tough.
But good to be back at it.

I turned 40 today.

[cheapo]

Week 98

Monday, February 8, 2010
D1L6:
22 rounds (+5 cf. previous D1L6, -7 cf. previous PR)

Better.
Did the first 5 rounds with full extension and no kip on the pull-ups.
After that it was a free-for-all.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
D2L6:
Skipped.

Saturday, February 13, 2010
D3L6:
Skipped