The not too serious get fit thread

[Ducatista]

I think I was mad at my coach for the first time ever.  There is a workout called Grace that is 30 clean and jerks.  It is done close to your maximum reliable clean and jerk.  My max reliable clean and jerk is 95 lbs, so I do this one at 85 lbs.  Yesterday, the workout was:

400m run
power cleans
pull ups
push press

21-15-9

So beginning each round, you do the run, and then it totals 3/4 mile run and 45 each power cleans, pull ups, and push press.  We did it at the weight we use for Grace.  This is entirely messed up, because with Grace, you just dump from overhead and then you're set up for your next clean.  Not so in this workout.  You have to clean it up to your shoulders for the push press, not to mention it's 1.5 times the number of reps as Grace AND has the extra pull ups.  I think I did 10 bonus cleans.  I was ready to kill my coach.  It took me 18:08.  I tore my hand open on the pull ups.  I wasn't winded at all.  I just was failing lock out at the end.  I did lock out every rep, though.  It was probably the hardest I've ever pushed myself in strength.  You know it's the suck when pull ups are the "break" in the workout. 

Oh, and after a long strength stagnation, I hit a couple new dead lift personal records today.  I pulled 215 for a new 5 rep max and 225 for a new 1 rep max.  This was with the torn hand.   

[DesmoDiva]

Just 8 days until my Triathlon!! 

Training has been going great.   


I love my Louis Garneau trisuit.  Have been doing one workout a week in it. 

[ducrider45]

Jeeze, her dirtbike weighs 225?

Im 230lbs, what you tryin to say?

[ducrider45]

This thread has me motivated! I start today! I just went to the doctor last week and all is well.
7/30/01-231 Lbs. Start!


I will keep you posted.

[Jammen]

Still on the wagon! Been climbing pretty consistently, and made it up my first V4! Still pretty stoked.   

Slacked off a bit though, lost motivation to get up at the ass crack of dawn every morning to work out.
Might be time to kick myself in the ass and get going again.   

[somegirl]

Slacked off a bit though, lost motivation to get up at the ass crack of dawn every morning to work out.
Might be time to kick myself in the ass and get going again.   

Yeah, what happened to our century?

[Monster Dave]

We bought his and hers road bikes two weeks ago and have been really loving them! We looked all over and after we got past the sticker shock for the cost of new road bikes, we bought these:

His:


Hers:


The weather has been so terribly hot in Phoenix that we've really been enjoying riding up north in Flagstaff. The elevation change goes from 1500 feet above sea level in Phoenix up to 8000 in Flag, so it makes for nice weather and also works our cardiovascular systems nicely!

We're training pretty hard and valuing the effect of Glutamine to help get over being sore.  Ultimately, our first goal is to take part in the annual Tour de Tucson race in November. Annually there are typically 9000 cyclists who take part in the race! Tucson is a really popular destination for serious cyclists to train.

Since we've been doing so much exercise over the last few months I built a database to keep track of calories burned for the various things that we do (cycling, spin classes, weights, jogging). Here's a sample of what we're using:



It's really helped a lot to keep track of my caloric burn and to actually see the pattern that I'm establishing. 

Keep up the great work everyone! 

[somegirl]

We bought his and hers road bikes two weeks ago and have been really loving them! We looked all over and after we got past the sticker shock for the cost of new road bikes, we bought these:

Very nice!

We're training pretty hard and valuing the effect of Glutamine to help get over being sore.

A lot of it is just getting your muscles used to it, but also make sure you are replenishing your electrolytes as you ride, especially if it is hot out.

[GAAN]

yoga

I hurt

[TiNi]

yoga

I hurt

it's a good hurt though, right? 

[GAAN]

anyone seen my walker?

[DesmoDiva]

I think Jess traded it in for her whip.   

[Randimus Maximus]

We bought his and hers road bikes two weeks ago and have been really loving them! We looked all over and after we got past the sticker shock for the cost of new road bikes, we bought these:

His:


Hers:


The weather has been so terribly hot in Phoenix that we've really been enjoying riding up north in Flagstaff. The elevation change goes from 1500 feet above sea level in Phoenix up to 8000 in Flag, so it makes for nice weather and also works our cardiovascular systems nicely!

We're training pretty hard and valuing the effect of Glutamine to help get over being sore.  Ultimately, our first goal is to take part in the annual Tour de Tucson race in November. Annually there are typically 9000 cyclists who take part in the race! Tucson is a really popular destination for serious cyclists to train.

Since we've been doing so much exercise over the last few months I built a database to keep track of calories burned for the various things that we do (cycling, spin classes, weights, jogging). Here's a sample of what we're using:



It's really helped a lot to keep track of my caloric burn and to actually see the pattern that I'm establishing. 

Keep up the great work everyone! 

Nice job on the his and hers bikes!

Are you guys still riding with the toe clips, or have you switched to clipless pedals yet? 

[JBubble]

I think Jess traded it in for her whip.   

It gets him motivated to do the yoga.

[Statler]

your bakasana looks like crap!

< jbub cracks whip >   

< eeyore falls on nose >