cheapo's log

[KTG]

Still an inspiration! Great job!

[cheapo]

Week 202

• Monday, January 30, 2012
  D1L6:
  • 24 (+2 cf. previous, -7 cf. PR)
    I had a cold over the weekend, and I left work early today, but I still worked out.
    
    I went hard and sacrificed a little form to get more rounds. Hot, sweaty, gasping for breath: that's how it should be!
  Wednesday, February 1, 2012
  D2L6:
  • Skipped.
  Saturday, February 4, 2012
  D3L6:
  • 07:45 (-0:54 cf. Previous, +02:51 cf. PR)
    
    Pull-ups: 32 (16-6-5-3-2)
    Push-ups: 64 (26-10-8-5-5-5-5)
    Squats: 64 (64)
    
    I love the race-against-the-clock aspect of SimpleFit, but, despite my best intentions, I do find I sacrifice form to beat the clock. I did so, a little, today.

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[cheapo]

Week 203

• Tuesday, February 7, 2012
  D1L6:
  • 25 (+1 cf. previous, -6 cf. PR)
    I turned 42 yesterday.
    
    I workout in my living room. Some days, I come home from work, ready to squeeze in my workout before supper, and there's a nice hot fire going in the woodstove...and I have no choice but workout right in front of it.
    
    Today was one of those days. It was HOT!
  Wednesday, February 8, 2012
  D2L6:
  • 05:06
    
    01:06
    01:03
    00:59
    01:00
    00:58
  Saturday, February 4, 2012
  D3L6:
  • 07:29 (-0:16 cf. Previous, +02:35 cf. PR)
    
    Pull-ups: 32 (18-4-4-4-2)
    Push-ups: 64 (32-6-8-6-6-6)
    Squats: 64 (64)
    
    Pull-ups had a lot of body movement, but good range of motion. Everything else was fine.

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[Benhamine]

Happy belated b'day!

[cheapo]

Thanks!

[cheapo]

Week 204

• Monday, February 13, 2012
  D1L6:
  • 25 +1 (±0 cf. previous, -6 cf. PR)
    Harrumph.
    I thought I had done 24 rounds last week, so this week I aimed for 25.
    As it turns out, I did not recall correctly, and had, in fact, done 25 last week.
    
    Bummer.
    
    On the plus side, I did do one extra round after the buzzer.
  Wednesday, February 15, 2012
  D2L6:
  • 04:59
    
    01:03
    01:04
    00:58
    00:58
    00:56
  Saturday, February 18, 2012
  D3L6:
  • 07:09 (-0:20 cf. Previous, +02:15 cf. PR)
    
    Pull-ups: 32 (16-4-4-4-2-1-1)
    Push-ups: 64 (20-12-10-8-6-6)
    Squats: 64 (51-13)
    
    I am feeling stronger than I have felt in a while. Despite this, pull-ups had a lot of body movement, and only so-so range of motion. Push-ups had compromised ROM too.

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[ButtSmack]

Great workout, I find your progress photos inspiring.

Just wondering if you've ever found the squats to be the movement which limits your workouts, or have your always met your numbers.

[cheapo]

Week 205

• Monday, February 20, 2012
  D1L6:
  • 26 (+1 cf. previous, -5 cf. PR)
    I beat last week and achieved my best result since April 12, 2010.
    
    Pull-Ups: 78
    Push-Ups: 156
    Squats: 260
  Wednesday, February 22, 2012
  D2L6:
  • Skipped.
  Saturday, February 25, 2012
  D3L6:
  • 07:05 (-0:4 cf. Previous, +02:11 cf. PR)
    
    Pull-ups: 32 (16-4-3-3-3-2-1)
    Push-ups: 64 (32-10-6-6-5-5)
    Squats: 64 (64)

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[cheapo]

Week 206

• Monday, February 27, 2012
  D1L6:
  • 27 (+1 cf. previous, -4 cf. PR)
    
    Pull-Ups: 81
    Push-Ups: 162
    Squats: 270
  Wednesday, February 29, 2012
  D2L6:
  • Skipped.
    I've been busy at work, plus the ongoing public transit strike means I get home from work late.
  Saturday, March 3, 2012
  D3L6:
  • 07:05 (+00:36 cf. Previous, +02:48 cf. PR)
    
    Pull-ups: 32 (14-6--2-1-2-2-1)
    Push-ups: 64 (27-5-10-4-5-3)
    Squats: 64 (lost track, but it was something like 50-14)

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[vontrapp]

I like the way you annotate your workouts. If you don't mind I kinda did the same with my logs. LOL

[cheapo]

Week 207

• Monday, March 5, 2012
  D1L6:
  • 23 (-4 cf. previous, -8 cf. PR)
    
    Pull-Ups: 69
    Push-Ups: 138
    Squats: 230
    
    I decided not to try to beat last week's result (27). Instead, I focused on using good form.
  Wednesday, March 7, 2012
  D2L6:
  • 05:12
    
    01:07
    01:04
    01:02
    01:00
    00:59
    
    
    All with good form.
  Saturday, March 10, 2012
  D3L6:
  • Skipped.

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[KTG]

Great times! Maddog and I were reflecting on the tendency we have both experienced of seeing the D2 times drop over the sets. It's interesting that you have the same thing.

[cheapo]

For me it's two things that result in the improving times:

1. Getting more warmed up (higher heart rate and respiration, warmer muscles) as I go through the workout.
2. Getting better at the movements too.

Both of those could really be described as "getting warmed up," but I like the distinction between being physiologically warmed up (Item 1) and being mentally and proprioceptively warmed-up (Item 2).

[cheapo]

Week 208

• Tuesday, March 13, 2012
  D1L6:
  • 25 (+2 cf. previous, -6 cf. PR)
    
    Pull-Ups: 75
    Push-Ups: 150
    Squats: 250
  Friday, March 16, 2012
  D2L6:
  • 04:51
    
    ??:?? (I'll assume it was 01:00.)
    00:58
    00:59
    00:57
    00:57
    
    
    All with good form.
  Saturday, March 17, 2012
  D3L6:
  • 06:43 (-00:22 cf. Previous, +02:26 cf. PR)
    
    Pull-ups: 32 (18-5-3-3-2-1)
    Push-ups: 64 (34-10-7-6-4-3)
    Squats: 64 (50-14)

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[cheapo]

Week 209

• Monday, March 19, 2012
  D1L6:
  • 27 (+2 cf. previous, -4 cf. PR)
    
    Pull-Ups: 81
    Push-Ups: 162
    Squats: 270
    
    (click images to enlarge)
    
    
    I am not thrilled about how heavy I look these days.
  Wednesday, March 21, 2012
  D2L6:
  • 06:12
    01:10
    01:12
    01:15
    01:18
    01:17
    
    Slower times because I was bringing my chest to the bar. In fact, I was aiming to bring my sternum to the bar, but mid-chest was the best I could manage. Why? Because I read this advice from Ido Portal.
  Saturday, March 24, 2012
  Four Years of SimpleFit!
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  Sunday, March 25, 2012
  D3L6:
  • 07:02 (+00:19 cf. Previous, +02:45 cf. PR)
    
    Pull-ups: 32 (18-4-3-2-3-1-1)
    Push-ups: 64 (24-10-10-6-7-7)
    Squats: 64 (64)
    
    Not great form on pull-ups or push-ups. :/

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