- Monday, February 15, 2010
D1L6:- 23 rounds (+1 cf. previous D1L6, -6 cf. previous PR)
One better than last week.
Pictures.
- 23 rounds (+1 cf. previous D1L6, -6 cf. previous PR)
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Week 104 - 2 YEARS!
Week 104 - 2 YEARS!
- Wednesday, March 25, 2010
D1L6:- Skipped. (-21 cf. previous D1L6, -29 cf. previous PR)
Really, last Saturday's workout (L6D1) was the start of this cycle, so I didn't really skip it.
Really.
D2L6:- Untimed.
Why have I dodged Day for so long?
BECAUSE IT'S HARD, THAT'S WHY!
D3L6:- Skipped
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- Skipped. (-21 cf. previous D1L6, -29 cf. previous PR)
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Week 105
Week 105
- Tuesday, March 30, 2010
D1L6:- 25 (+4 cf. previous D1L6, -4 cf. previous PR)
Whhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeew.
Pull-ups got crappy.
Push-ups got hard.
The 25th set was started with only 12 seconds left on the clock, and finished about 45 seconds later. But I am counting it.
Pictures.
D2L6:- 6'24"
I did it for time. First time doing so in ages.
I thought I should time it, because I have been finding the big sets on Day 3 very challenging.
A timed Day 2 is good transition between the smaller (but more numerous) sets of Day 1 and the huge (and solitary) sets of Day 3.
D3L6:- 8'09" (-0'43" cf. previous D3L6, +3'52" cf. previous PR)
Pull-ups: 32 (16-6-3-3-2-2)
Push-ups: 64 (20-10-10-4-4-4-4-4-4)
Squats: 64 (36-20-8)
Ea-a-a-rrrrrrrrr-ly in the m-o-O-o-r-ning!
Weak on push-ups,
To beat Day 3, I've got to be able to do half or more of the prescribed push-ups in my first set.
On the plus side, this is my first week with all three workouts in a long time.
- 25 (+4 cf. previous D1L6, -4 cf. previous PR)
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Week 106
Week 106
- Wednesday, April 7, 2010
D1L6:- 29 (+4 cf. previous D1L6, ±0 cf. previous PR)
That was pretty awesome!
Doubly so because I did it with gout in my right big toe and a bruised left knee.
I was only aiming to beat last week's count by 1 or 2 sets.
Beating it by 4 and tying my PR was a delightful surprise!
The Gout
I have had it before, but only had it diagnosed about a year ago. Typically it was fairly mild and struck my right (?) ankle, but the last two flare-ups have been in my big toe.
I felt a twinge on Sunday night and sensed the incipient attack, but, as I was cozy in my bed, I forgot about it by morning. Monday night was different. I was up half the night with my throbbing toe. I was annoyed because I had a hockey game at 6:30 Tuesday morning and didn't want to miss it.
When my alarm went off at 5:30, I got up, got dressed, and wondered what to do.
Gout is the accumulation of uric acid crystals in the tiny blood vessels of the extremities. Since it sounds like a circulatory issue, I decided to try to walk it off. I called the dog and went out to try to walk it off.
The first 100 yards were brutal. I was clenching and unclenching my fists and teeth, sometimes moaning, and I felt like crying. I considered turning back. But it got a little better. After fifteen minutes I was doing OK! I could wiggle my toe a bit and my limp was much reduced. Once I got home, I loaded my gear into the car and headed out to hockey.
I arrived just a few minutes late, changed, and stepped onto the ice. I had a fall in the first few minutes, and I had to skate more "gently" than usual, but I had a gooood time.
The Knee
No, it wasn't hockey.
It was something much, much stupider.
I was building a fire in our woodstove. I had a couple of pieces of 1×8 pine about 8" or 10" long. I decided to break them in two for use as kindling. I took the first and whacked it on my right knee...too gently. I tried again, a little harder, but still not hard enough. Third time. Harder yet. Success.
I still had one piece left and my right knee was now fully tenderized, so I decided to give it a go with my left. And I wasn't going to fool around with half-assed attempts. I was going to drive my knee THROUGH THAT BOARD!
Instead, I wound up hopping around the living room, intact board in hand.
I got it burned anyway.
Pictures.
D2L6:- 5'02"
Fasterrrr!
D3L6:- 6'21" (-1'48" cf. previous D3L6, +1'29" cf. previous PR)
Pull-ups: 32 (20-6-3-2-1)
Push-ups: 64 (20-12-8-6-6-4-2)
Squats: 64 (40-12-10-2)
Shaved nearly two minutes off last week's time.
Quite pleased.
- 29 (+4 cf. previous D1L6, ±0 cf. previous PR)
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Week 107
Week 107
- Monday, April 12, 2010
D1L6:- 31 (+2 cf. previous D1L6, +2 cf. previous PR)
Another great workout.
I don't know why working out has gotten easier.
I feel more energetic.
It could because it is spring and the days are longer and sunnier.
It could be because I am eating a little less and am cutting out most carbs and limiting sweets.
Pictures.
D2L6:- 4'45"
A leeeetle faster!
D3L6:- 4'53" (-1'27" cf. previous D3L6, +0'01" cf. previous PR)
Pull-ups: 32 (22-4-2-2)
Push-ups: 64 (32-10-10-6-6)
Squats: 64 (40-12-7-5)
Did it!
- 31 (+2 cf. previous D1L6, +2 cf. previous PR)
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Week 108
Week 108
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- Monday, April 19, 2010
D1L7:- 21+1 (+3 cf. previous D1L6, +3 cf. previous PR)
The problem with beating Level 6 is that one must then do the Level 7 workouts!
I was aiming for 24 rounds, because that would give me a total of 96 pull-ups, just over the number of pull-ups I did on my last D1L6 (93). (23 rounds would put me just under).
In any event I managed only 22.
(21 complete rounds and 1 completed after the buzzer.)
Still, a good number and 3 better than my previous PR from last summer!
Pictures.
D2L7:- 7'12"
Yergh!
D3L7:- 8'47" (+0'54" cf. previous D3L7, +0'27" cf. previous PR)
Pull-ups: 40 (12-10-6-5-1-3-2-1)
Push-ups: 80 (20-16-4-10-10-10-5-5)
Squats: 80 (44-24-12)
I had trouble getting my kip going which resulted in a low rep count for the first set of pull-ups.
...and 80 of anything is hard!
- 21+1 (+3 cf. previous D1L6, +3 cf. previous PR)
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Re: Week 108
Simply amazing.
Week 108
D3L7:4'53" (-1'27" cf. previous D3L6, +0'01" cf. previous PR)
Pull-ups: 32 (22-4-2-2)
Push-ups: 64 (32-10-10-?)
Squats: 64 (? )
Did it!
eyow!
Didn't notice the dates. Good luck on Saturday.
cheapo wrote:Not yet!
The white text in my logs is for workouts scheduled for a given week.
I haven't done them yet.
I edit the white text and turn it black once the workout has been done.
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Bernie's Gentlemen's Hockey Tournament
I played the first game of my first ever hockey tournament last night.
Of the 15 guys on our roster, I had only played with 4 or 5 before, so, when I entered the changing room, I was sizing everyone up, nervously anticipating meeting the gaze of the guy who would know I had no place there...
But it didn't go like that. The team's organizer/coach asked me to be assistant manager which meant I was charged with collecting $50 from each player and with filling out the game sheet. That was cool, because it gave me the chance to meet a lot of the guys, which put me at ease.
The game was fast. We were outpaced and outclassed. The clock was left running once we were down by 5 points and the score wasn't updated after we were down by 6 or 7. After the game there was beer in the change room and upstairs in the rink's clubhouse. Two beer and a slice of pizza put me well over my Lose It! calorie budget for the day, but it was worth it.
I do it all again tonight.
Of the 15 guys on our roster, I had only played with 4 or 5 before, so, when I entered the changing room, I was sizing everyone up, nervously anticipating meeting the gaze of the guy who would know I had no place there...
But it didn't go like that. The team's organizer/coach asked me to be assistant manager which meant I was charged with collecting $50 from each player and with filling out the game sheet. That was cool, because it gave me the chance to meet a lot of the guys, which put me at ease.
The game was fast. We were outpaced and outclassed. The clock was left running once we were down by 5 points and the score wasn't updated after we were down by 6 or 7. After the game there was beer in the change room and upstairs in the rink's clubhouse. Two beer and a slice of pizza put me well over my Lose It! calorie budget for the day, but it was worth it.
I do it all again tonight.
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Week 109
Week 109
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- Monday, April 26, 2010
D1L7:- 24 (+2 cf. previous D1L7, +2 cf. previous PR)
Got my 24 rounds!
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96 Pull-Ups
192 Push-Ups
288 Squats
Pictures.
D2L7:- 6'14" (-0'58" cf. previous D2L7, -0'58" cf. previous PR)
Yergh!
D3L7:- 7'02" (-1'45" cf. previous D3L7, -1'18" cf. previous PR)
Pull-ups: 40 (26-6-4-4)
Push-ups: 80 (30-12-10-7-7-4-4-3-3)
Squats: 80 (44-16-13-7)
I am kipping better, but I am cheating on straightening my arms at the bottom of the movement.
- 24 (+2 cf. previous D1L7, +2 cf. previous PR)
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