Pilgrim1312 log
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Rosencrantz1
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Awesome!
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Congratulations on the solid move up! Those are all great times/numbers! Congrats, too, on the weight loss! Nice work!
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Week 34 level 6
D1. 22 rounds on rings for pullups.
D2. About 16 minutes, still slow reps with a pause at the top and bottom of each rep.
D3. 8:33. I did the pullups at 10,6,6,5 and 5. Pushups started with 27, then petered out with much smaller sets. Squats were straight through, though the pace slowed considerably around #40.
On Tuesday I will be getting blood drawn for a physical. I am interested to see how the diet and exercise have affected blood sugar and cholesterol. Those have been trending badly the last few years.
D1. 22 rounds on rings for pullups.
D2. About 16 minutes, still slow reps with a pause at the top and bottom of each rep.
D3. 8:33. I did the pullups at 10,6,6,5 and 5. Pushups started with 27, then petered out with much smaller sets. Squats were straight through, though the pace slowed considerably around #40.
On Tuesday I will be getting blood drawn for a physical. I am interested to see how the diet and exercise have affected blood sugar and cholesterol. Those have been trending badly the last few years.
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Level 6, week 35.
D1. 25 rounds, pullups on rings. I am going to try to eke out 27 next time.
D2. Around 15-16 minutes. I enjoy going very slowly for each rep on these days. I am keeping the rest period to two minutes from now on. Takes a while, but a nice change of pace.
D3. 7:17. I surprised myself here. Over a minute off from last week. Did 12, 8, 6 and 6 for pullups. Push ups started with 24, I planned on doing 16 after that but had to make smaller sets. Squats felt better this week.
Weight is now 175 +/- a pound. Just turned 42. I don't have the nerve yet to post photos like Cheapo does.
D1. 25 rounds, pullups on rings. I am going to try to eke out 27 next time.
D2. Around 15-16 minutes. I enjoy going very slowly for each rep on these days. I am keeping the rest period to two minutes from now on. Takes a while, but a nice change of pace.
D3. 7:17. I surprised myself here. Over a minute off from last week. Did 12, 8, 6 and 6 for pullups. Push ups started with 24, I planned on doing 16 after that but had to make smaller sets. Squats felt better this week.
Weight is now 175 +/- a pound. Just turned 42. I don't have the nerve yet to post photos like Cheapo does.
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Wow, that week showed really good improvement for times! I am thinking about scaling down rest periods for every week I stay on the same level, maybe 30 seconds a week, or maybe just take it down to a flat 2 minutes.
Will you continue with 2 minutes for when you move up a level? I guess D2 is more about strength, and not about time, so can't hurt? How hard was the transition?
Will you continue with 2 minutes for when you move up a level? I guess D2 is more about strength, and not about time, so can't hurt? How hard was the transition?
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Thank you, art50. If and when I level up my D2 rest period will probably go to three minutes. Shortening the rest periods will come over time and incrementally. I wouldn't care if I didn't think somehow that doing so will help cut down the D3 time. I suspect it might.
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Nice work, Pilgrim! (from a fellow 42-year-old level-6er)
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Those are great numbers!
The way I've been doing the D2 breaks on the last two levels is to do strict 3 minute breaks until I get the total exercise time down to 5 minutes. Then I'll go down to strict 2 minute breaks. If I get it down to 5 minutes again, I'll shorten the breaks further. This provides another nice intermediate goal for the D2 workout in between the long struggle to level up.
The way I've been doing the D2 breaks on the last two levels is to do strict 3 minute breaks until I get the total exercise time down to 5 minutes. Then I'll go down to strict 2 minute breaks. If I get it down to 5 minutes again, I'll shorten the breaks further. This provides another nice intermediate goal for the D2 workout in between the long struggle to level up.
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Week 36, level 6
D1. 21 rounds. Slept poorly and didnt have coffee. Felt crummy going into the workout.
D2. Untimed
D3. 6:39. I like the time drop. Did pullups 12, 10 and 10. Pushups were 24, 20, 10 and 10.
Cholesterol came in at 129! Very pleased.
D1. 21 rounds. Slept poorly and didnt have coffee. Felt crummy going into the workout.
D2. Untimed
D3. 6:39. I like the time drop. Did pullups 12, 10 and 10. Pushups were 24, 20, 10 and 10.
Cholesterol came in at 129! Very pleased.
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Those are great pull-up sets! Congrats on the Cholesterol!
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Week 37', level 6.
D1. Got a stomache flu or food poisoning. Very sick and skipped working out.
D2. Again, about fifteen minutes. I am going to start timing these again.
D3. 6:13, a good improvement.
Still chugging along.
D1. Got a stomache flu or food poisoning. Very sick and skipped working out.
D2. Again, about fifteen minutes. I am going to start timing these again.
D3. 6:13, a good improvement.
Still chugging along.
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Week 38, level 6
D1. 22 rounds. I know I could have done at least a little better. I did keep my form pretty strict on all reps.
D2. About fifteen. Very strict form, slow and controlled. I didn't need to break the push-up position on any of those. Usually I feel like taking a break during push-ups on the fourth and fifth rounds.
D3. 5:17. I surprised myself and did the pull ups 20, 6 and 6. I also got through the push-ups quicker by shortening breaks. I think if I knew how close I was I might have found it in me to bust them out quicker. I really want those 17 seconds!
D1. 22 rounds. I know I could have done at least a little better. I did keep my form pretty strict on all reps.
D2. About fifteen. Very strict form, slow and controlled. I didn't need to break the push-up position on any of those. Usually I feel like taking a break during push-ups on the fourth and fifth rounds.
D3. 5:17. I surprised myself and did the pull ups 20, 6 and 6. I also got through the push-ups quicker by shortening breaks. I think if I knew how close I was I might have found it in me to bust them out quicker. I really want those 17 seconds!
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Week 39. L6
D1, 27 rounds. I was determined to increase my D1 number, inspired by the likes of Rosencrantz. I used a Kettlebell timer app on my iPad. I set the work periods at 45 seconds with 0 second rest periods for 27 cycles. I set another timer for 20 minutes, just to make sure. Having the big iPad relentlessly chugging along with the countdown kept me more focused. I found if I sped throug the reps, I could get about 14 seconds to catch my breath. If I took my time, I didn't get as gassed but had to immediately begin the next round. Next week I will set the work periods at 42 seconds, which should give me 28 rounds after 20 minutes. As long as I stay on L6, I will whittle it to 40 second work periods.
D1, 27 rounds. I was determined to increase my D1 number, inspired by the likes of Rosencrantz. I used a Kettlebell timer app on my iPad. I set the work periods at 45 seconds with 0 second rest periods for 27 cycles. I set another timer for 20 minutes, just to make sure. Having the big iPad relentlessly chugging along with the countdown kept me more focused. I found if I sped throug the reps, I could get about 14 seconds to catch my breath. If I took my time, I didn't get as gassed but had to immediately begin the next round. Next week I will set the work periods at 42 seconds, which should give me 28 rounds after 20 minutes. As long as I stay on L6, I will whittle it to 40 second work periods.
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Cool approach; glad it helped. And, thanks for the kind words!
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Week 39
Level 6
D3 4:56.
Pull-ups. 16, 16
Push-ups. 20,10,10,10,5,5,4
Squats. 64
I got very short of breath during pull-ups. Knowing I came so close last week gave me the extra shove to get through the rest. I kept the push up breaks very short, 3-4 deep breaths. Now that level 6 is in the bag, I'm taking a week at level 3 then going to level 7. We had our first dusting of snow in my area. Can't wait to get skiing again.
Level 6
D3 4:56.
Pull-ups. 16, 16
Push-ups. 20,10,10,10,5,5,4
Squats. 64
I got very short of breath during pull-ups. Knowing I came so close last week gave me the extra shove to get through the rest. I kept the push up breaks very short, 3-4 deep breaths. Now that level 6 is in the bag, I'm taking a week at level 3 then going to level 7. We had our first dusting of snow in my area. Can't wait to get skiing again.