09/09/2008
Lifting
Back still sore so no good lifting
5 min row, light to see how the lower back is. Seemed ok rowing
Pull ups
5
5
5+10kg for 3 sets. Last one was a 4 and then a 1 though. Annoying because I ended up letting go. On the other 2 sets the 5th was a bugger but I hung on throughout the set. Every single rep was from a 2-3s dead hang (arms fully locked out, shoulders up high and under tension).
5@bw
The weighted belt they have is good. I wish I knew where my maximuscle one was. I had to wait, admitedly not long, to get the gyms belt.
Dips
6@bw
5@25 for 3 sets. All the way down until full stretch in shoulders per rep. First set locking out the 5th was difficult, but the 2nd and 3rd sets felt ok. Next time will be 27.5 for 5, then I'll shoot for 30 before I drop down to 25 and go for some 8's
Shrugs-careful because of lower back
8@40
8@60
8@80
8@90
20s hold@100
10 min bike ride. 5 min warm up on spin bike when it became available and then 8 tabata intervals.
I downloaded a torrent file that is set up with about 15 different interval mp3 tracks, varying in length and rest. There are some taku interval sets in line with the article he did (phase 1 2 and 3 A and B), tabata rounds 6, 8, 12, and 32 with some MMA ones that are 10 tabata's with 1 min rest for 5 rounds (5*5 rounds with 1 min rest).
Some cross fit rounds on there as well (for example 2 min on, 90s off for 5 rounds and variations with the hardest one being 5 rounds of 3 minutes with 30 s rest. All of those cross fit ones have a beep every 30s).
Very handy. I might burn to a few discs and leave them at the thai boxing gym
5 min warm down
50 sit ups to test the back and some back raises off the ground. Not too bad, bit sore today
edit- I'm going to try and get up to 20 bike tabatas and see how my back goes and start getting some running tabatas in.
I have bought myself a forerunner 305 minus (I think) the HR monitor off ebay (damn you ebay for taking money i don't have). So when I get that and work out how to use it I will start doing some timed runs and try and get some 400 m trail runs with interval settings on
Should be........'fun'. If it doesn't have a HR belt, I will be annoyed but think twice about getting one. The thing is