Tag: Airdyne

3 Weeks Remaining

My back was definitely much tighter last night after the workout and even felt sore to the touch on the left side. Out to the garage after 2pm and just in time before the mailman delivered some new toys.

Warm-up

  • 3:00 Ski Erg (709m)
  • Thrusters
    • 6×45#
    • 6×95

Thruster Attack Week 7 Workout 2

Every 1:30 – 5 sets

  • 12 Thrusters (115#)

At the last-minute I decided to put on the belt due to how my back was feeling. Overall this was easier than last week, but my legs were really burning in the final 2 sets. Upper body held up better even though it’s been sore and tired.

Jumped on the Airdyne for 5:00 (1.46 miles) to flush things out and bring the heart rate down slower. Going to take it easy tomorrow.

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I got some nice bruises from the Friday hang snatches and my traps were sore. Took a couple of rest days for the holiday. Today was another birthday. Drove home from “up North” and rushed to the gym to lift with Alex at 4:30.

Warm-up

  • Bottom Squat Hold
  • Snatch Complex (3 Snatch DL + 3 Muscle Snatch + 3 Snatch Press + 3 OHS)
    • 2 Sets @ 20kg
    • 1 Set @ 40kg

Snatch

  • 1x3x50kg
  • 3×60
  • 2×70
  • 1×75
  • 1×80
  • 3x1x85
  • 2x1x80

I was fighting too much with 85 and didn’t want to hurt myself so I backed off.

Clean Pull

  • 3x70kg
  • 3×90
  • 3×110
  • 3x3x115

All hook grip. Oww!

Thruster Attack Week 7 Workout 1

  • 3 Cycles
    • 4 Rounds
      • 20s Thrusters (65#)
      • 10s Rest
    • 1:00 Rest

Went with 9 reps each set again. The damn timing app I was using starting throwing up some full screen ads during my rest going into the final cycle, and then locked up, so I may have gotten some extra rest. Still sucked though. Jumped on the Airdyne for 5:00 and did 1.44 miles to cool down.

Off Work Until 2017

Done working for the year. Looking forward to the time off and getting back into some better health routines going into the new year.

I can feel those muscle-ups and pull-ups in my upper body from last night. Out in the garage around 5:30pm. Warmed up thrusters with 6 reps at each of 45-85-105#.

Thruster Attack Week 6 Workout 2

Every 1:45 – 5 Sets

  • 12 Thrusters 125#

All unbroken!! My left arm was trying to give out starting with the 8th rep in the final set, so I tried to get more hip action into those last reps. I didn’t want to drop that bar.

Got on the Airdyne for 6:00 and went 1.59 miles to cool down.

Hugs

Lazy again yesterday. First week of the Thruster Attack that I’m not sore from the Tabata day. Went to the 5:30 class.

Warm-up

  • 3 Sets
    • 10 Mountain Climbers
    • 10 Air Squats
    • OH Banded Stretch
  • OHS
    • 8×45#
    • 8×75#

Went close grip on those warm-up OHS.

12:00 EMOM (alt)

  • 8 OHS (95#)
  • 8 T2B

Gymnastics – 5 Sets

  • 10 C2B Pull-ups (5-5)
  • 10 Decline Push-ups (24″)

Conditioning

10:00 AMRAP

4-8-12-16-20-24-28-30

  • Goblet Squats (20#)
  • Weighted Box Step-overs (20#, 20″)

Used a medicine ball and never put it down. Finished the full round of 24, then 28 squats and 2 of the step-overs. Talk about a leg pump. Jumped on the Airdyne for 5:00 to flush my legs and went 1.34 miles.

Oh Thrusters

Went in before the 5:30 class.

Warm-up

  • 2:00 Airdyne
  • Thrusters
    • 5×45#
    • 5×95#

Thruster Attack Week 3 Workout 2

Every 1:30 for 8 Sets

  • 8 Thrusters (135#)

Went the 2 extra sets this week again when I felt fine after the 6th set. Used a rack and wore my belt. Wasn’t really up for more squatting, but jumped in with class.

Overhead Squats

1 second pauses. I also went close grip since I wasn’t going heavy.

  • 3×45#
  • 3×65
  • 3×75
  • 3×95
  • 3×115
  • 3×135
  • 3×145

I was getting light-headed on the last two sets, so decided not to do the metcon.

Conditioning

2,000m Row

Kept a steady pace around 2:00/500m and slowly took a second off the pace here and there. Finished at 7:52.

I gave a sneak peak last week at a new interface for the Airdyne AD2 I’ve been building. I’ve been writing a series of posts over on my main blog about the process and published part 5 today, which shows the first version.

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

Before the Lions game and feast I got in a workout.

Accessory

10 Sets

  • 20 DB Curls (15#, alternating)
  • 10 Push-ups

Not all go-go, but I just kept going from one movement to the other.

Conditioning

10:00 Air Dyne – 300 FY

Not easy with my quads as sore as they are. 28 calories shy of my PR with 330 calories and 3.96 miles according to the Airdyne AD2 display. With the Raspberry Pi replacement I’m building on it the numbers were very accurate. The distance difference is only a matter of which second recording was stopped, and the calories calculations need a little more testing and tweaking to get right. Less than 2% off on the calories, which in reality might only be a rounding difference in the code.

Pi AD2 v1

Attack Bonus

My legs are really sore again. Laying certain ways in bed with the pressure on them hurt. Out in the before heading up north for the holiday.

Warm-up

  • 5:00 Air Dyne – 1.487 miles
  • Thrusters
    • 5×45#
    • 5×95
    • 5×115

Thruster Attack – Week 2 Workout 2

  • EMOM 10 – 6 Thrusters (135#)

I used a rack this week, which was much better. Work the belt again like I did in week 1 to be safe. It already felt really tight from the last 2 days. Felt “great” so I did 2 extra minutes again. Didn’t get dizzy within minutes either like I did last week with the sets of 5. Rested 10 minutes and then…

Conditioning

8:00 AMRAP

  • 10 cal Ski Erg
  • 25 Zeus Double Unders

On paper I had 15 calories, but I forgot how long they take on the skier so during that first round I adjusted the plan. Never missed with the Zeus but damn does that thing send your heart rate sky-high! I got through 5 rounds, 10 cals, and 12 dubs.